syudou, the beauty of honesty shown on the dream stage: "I will continue to expose myself unabashedly.

syudou held "syudou Live 2025 'Aesthetics'" at Nippon Budokan on May 31, 2025.
For syudou, the Budokan has been his goal ever since he started his live activities. What he showed on this dream stage was the "aesthetics" that he has always maintained.

When it was time for the show to begin, four dancers wearing masks and holding flags appeared on stage with the band members. As the opening video, which looked back on the band's history, played and the excitement of the audience grew, syudou popped up on stage to loud cheers and applause.
The opening number was "Hindrance," a turning point song released in 2018 that brought syudou, then still an office worker, into the spotlight. syudou sang powerfully, jumping up and down and spreading his hands wide. The audience was packed to the top. The chorus of "La la la la~" echoed in the chorus. It was quite a passionate atmosphere.

Today is the stage of my and everyone's dream, my longtime ambition, a one-man live performance at the Budokan. I would like to toast with this song first. The next song was "Hebereke Junkie. The band members were joined by Kuboty (Guboty), Kuboty (Guboty) and Kuboty (Guboty), and the audience was treated to a fast-paced rap song, "Handling Caution. The band members were Kuboty (G), Holliemam (Dr), Ryohei Nagashima (B), and Yasunori Motizuki (Key), a lineup that has remained unchanged since their first show, and the stage set was impressive with the flamingo icon that symbolizes syudou shining in the background, and a gorgeous circular lighting truss spread overhead in multiple layers. The glittering lighting also created a sense of stage dynamism.

After greeting the assembled audience and rubbing eye drops on them during the MC, a move familiar to the fans, syudou received a round of applause and asked the audience, "Will you join us to the end? He continued with the vertical rock number "reversal" and the dark melody of "call boy" before rushing to the center stage to shout "Atashi".

In the song "In the Back Room," they performed the lyrics, "I wanted to do this song at the Budokan, too," and after the phrase "Sleepless nights and regrets that won't go away, over and over and over again, but here I am singing it," the audience shouted "Budokan! and a loud cheer was generated.

During the MC session, syudou also spoke of the strength of his desire to perform at the Budokan, saying, "I lived near the Budokan until six months ago because I wanted to perform at the Budokan." He also revealed an episode in which he was mistaken by a security guard for a prowler when he climbed an overpass from Kudanshita station and stared at the Budokan on a late-night run.

The next song "Flamingo" and "Lifeline," which was performed in a version that began with an arrangement of just piano and song, were followed by a song that was filled with emotion. The middle part of the show continued with numbers expressing syudou's creed, including "Shameless," in which he revealed his feelings about his creation. The new song "On a day when your heart catches a cold," which was released just a day before the Budokan concert, is one such song. I've always tried to write songs that are honest to how I'm feeling at the time," he said. I put what I was thinking about recently into this song," says syudou. The performance was met with applause.

As darkness falls, the vision shows interludes of SYUDOU facing a computer, walking the streets, and drinking. The second half began with "I did it. syudou appears in a suit and tie lying on a bed brought on stage, then gets up and starts singing. The following song "Workout" began with him sitting on a chair facing a computer on a desk. Walking out from the flower aisle to the center stage, syudou looked up at the audience and said, "I feel like I wrote this song to see this view," showing a deep emotion on his face.

Syudou, who said that he had met many people over the past five years since he was a company employee, said, "I think the person I should be most grateful to is Hatsune Miku," followed by "Bitter Chocolate Decoration," a duet with Hatsune Miku, "in honor of my beloved Vocaloid culture, Hatsune Miku. She then performed "Bitter Chocolate Decoration" as a duet with Hatsune Miku.

The last half of the show featured a series of energetic numbers. The audience waved their towels around during "Love Trip Summer" and the audience united in a singalong during "Gingiragin". During the impulsive rock number "Aikiru Yuu," sung with a guitar in his hand, the audience head-banged along with syudou during the guitar solo, and during "Gamble," the audience shouted "Oi! Oi! The climax of the day's excitement was generated by the chants of "Oi!

After finishing the song, syudou announced, "I have kept the aesthetics of facing my feelings honestly. It takes courage to expose our shortcomings, but I believe that the relationship formed through this aesthetic can be so strong and big, as seen from the stage," he said with deep emotion.

The last song of the show was "My Minority," a song he said he wrote to share with everyone the road ahead after the Budokan. I'm not a great person, but I'm going to continue to expose myself unabashedly! and then syudou began to sing. The phrase "La la la la la without mixing" was sung in unison by all the members, and silver confetti danced in the air. After creating a dramatic moment, syudou exited the stage.

Syudou appeared for encore to thunderous cheers and said, "We have a special guest! and introduced Mori Calliope. She performed "Sin and Honey" as a duet with Mori Calliope, who appeared in the vision. Mori Calliope, who performed a clever rap, finished the song and said, "Thank you for inviting me!　I've been a fan of syudou since 2018, so the Budokan concert was really nice, emo, and moving," she said happily. I think I can go anywhere from now on. I'd love to see your next live performance in the U.S.," he exhorted.

Syudou showed a sense of accomplishment, saying, "I have made it this far without flirting or giving in, just the way I am. The audience showed their enthusiasm with psyllium and fists. The audience showed their enthusiasm in the form of psyllium and fists. and the audience responded with loud cheers. The show ended with great excitement.

For syudou, the live performance at the Budokan must have been the culmination of his career to date. However, in the last MC, syudou said, "I still want to sell more. I want to go further, I want to be popular, I want to make money, I want to go to places I have never been, and I want to have a lot of fun. It is probably his "aesthetics" to express such honest thoughts in a frank manner.

It was an evening that made me look forward even more to the view that lay ahead.

Text by Nasuke Shiba