King Gnu will hold a surprise free live concert in Shinjuku Kabukicho on Friday, April 18! They performed their new song "TWILIGHT! for the first time on the opening day of the movie!

On Friday, April 18, King Gnu released a new song "TWILIGHT! released on April 18 (Fri.), King Gnu held a surprise free live performance at Cine City Plaza in front of Tokyu Kabukicho Tower in Tokyo.
This time, the event was a complete surprise with no notice at all, and was posted two hours before the start of the live from King Gnu's official SNS on the day of the event.
Shinjuku TWILIGHT!!!" The title of the new song, "TWILIGHT!!!" (meaning "sunset"), was inspired by the time of sunset in Kabukicho at "18:17. (meaning "dusk/sunset"), fans guessed the venue like Detective Conan, using "18:17," the time of sunset in Kabukicho on that day, as a clue.

The free live started at around 6:20 p.m. when the sun began to set, with five songs, including the first performance of the new song "TWILIGHT! and five other songs, including a new song "TWILIGHT!
On the day of the live performance, not only was it the day of the release of the new song "TWILIGHT! The live performance was not only the day of the release of the song, but also the opening day of the movie "Detective Conan: Flashback", for which he sang the theme song, and the plaza was packed with approximately 6,000 people, the largest audience ever at the venue. The live streaming of the event was viewed by 35,000 people and witnessed by more than 40,000 people, making the event a big hit.

In particular, the "sound of Conan's door" used in the song "TWILIGHT! which has been a topic of conversation since its release, was played during the performance, the audience cheered especially loudly.
Although the performance lasted less than 30 minutes, the overwhelming presence of the audience made for a grand celebration of the release of the new song and the film's release.

TWILIGHT! was written by King Gnu as the theme song for the movie "Detective Conan: Flashback". The song is a new departure for the band, with a fast, danceable sound and melancholy vocals.

At 23:30 on the same day, King Gnu also released the music video for "TWILIGHT!!!", their first live-action video since "SPECIALZ". The music video of "TWILIGHT!!!", the first live-action video since "SPECIALZ", was also released on the same day at 23:30, and attracted a great deal of attention for its tremendous amount of information, with the members and many other cast members singing and dancing on a large set.
Check it out as well.

Photo by Kosuke Ito