Kiramune Music Festival 2025 DAY.2 Official Report

Kiramune Music Festival 2025" (commonly known as "Kirafes"), an annual gathering of male voice actors belonging to the Kiramune label, was held at Yokohama Arena on May 10 and 11, and we report on the performances on May 11.
A large, track-like aisle stretches from the main stage to surround the arena seats. There is also a center stage at the end of the flower aisle extending from the center of the main stage. After the opening movie, SparQlew heated up the audience with songs such as "Today, too, in a corner of the world," and Hiroyuki Yoshino followed with "Ore ga omae omae ga ore de" (I'm you and you're me) to get the audience excited. Takuya Eguchi performed a rock song, "I'm a Rock Star". Takuya Eguchi sang the rock number "Love Loser" in a cool and cool voice, and Tetsuya Kakihara sang the electro-rock song "Binary Star! Hiroshi Kamiya was impressive as he happily duetted with "Hareyon-kun" (the mascot character) on the new song "Happy Halation. Nobuhiko Okamoto followed with a brilliant dance performance, showing his own view of the world, and Daisuke Namikawa was the last to perform a solo corner in the first half of the show. He entertained the audience with his crisp dance performance of "Dawn" and "Koi Hanabi," both with a Japanese flavor, and finally the EDM song "LIGHT RAY.
All the members then gathered for a 10-member medley, which was performed by a trolley that took fans around the aisles of the first-floor stands.

The second half of the solo live started with Hiroyuki Yoshino. First, he sang "Ame no Arpeggio" with great passion, followed by his emotional voice in the last song "Discord. Takuya Eguchi followed, turning the Yokohama Arena into a huge banquet hall. The audience called out "(GUI GUI!)" with all their might, Okamoto and Kamiya intervened, and the audience got involved in the "dame dame" calls for the new song "Da x da x da (no dame dame dame)".
SparQlew calmed the heated audience with a cool dance performance, and showed their further evolution with two songs from their latest album "Dear," including "Coaster," with its beautiful harmony between the four members, and "Bang！！！！," with their synchronized dance moves. Uncle Bomb (Namikawa & Yoshino) showed off their usual entertaining skills. During "Panda Teacher," they were surrounded by a large number of extras, and when the extras were removed, they were dressed as stuffed pandas. It was quite surreal to see them singing and dancing in panda costumes. Hiroshi Kamiya sang "ironic truth" while running around the stage. Daisuke Namikawa followed with his sweet voice in "Propeller" and showed off his rock and dark world in "Dillinger. Nobuhiko Okamoto gave a one-of-a-kind stage performance that combined theater and live music. His performance of slaying countless demons in "HOLY HOLY" was a masterpiece, and the skit featuring Yoshino and Eguchi as the last boss was also well worth seeing. The last performer was Tetsuya Kakihara, who celebrated his 15th anniversary as an artist. He sang "MUSE'ic FIGHTER," "Blue Storm," and "Traveler" from his latest album, and his refined performance showed how far he has come.

For the encore, each member connected one chorus of solo songs, and the 10 members sang "Bokura no Deshaku Mirai" together to close the festival. Each member of "Kirafes 2025" showed off the unique stage presence that each of them displayed in their solo live performances. The live performances, in which the members appeared from all parts of the venue and performed at every corner, brought a lot of excitement and smiles to the fans who filled the venue.

Writer: Junichi Tsukagoshi
Photographers: Nozomu Tomita, Terumi Fukano, Yoko Yamashita