Paradox Live on Stage THE LIVE ~All ARTISTS~@7/27 (Sat) Stella Ball event report has arrived!! A total of 14 artists including Hiroki Sana, Ryota Takeuchi, Naotake Tsuchiya, and Naoki Takeshi gathered together!!

“Paradox Live on Stage THE LIVE ~All ARTISTS~” was held at Stella Ball on Saturday, July 27th, with a total of 14 cast members, including Hiroki Sana, Ryota Takeuchi, Naotake Tsuchiya, and Naoki Takeshi, taking part. We will be sending you a report on this event, which was packed with content, including a surprise performance of “RISE UP,” the opening theme song for the TV anime “Paradox Live THE ANIMATION,” which aired last October, as well as songs sung for the first time on “Paradox Live on Stage.”

■Introduction to the stage production “Paradox Live on Stage THE LIVE ~All ARTISTS~”
The original work for this stage play is the hip-hop media mix project “Paradox Live (commonly known as Pararai).”
In the story, set in the near future, hip-hop teams at the top of their respective music genres try to become No. 1 with their own music.
The video depicts the characters taking on stage battles. The authentic hip-hop music, featuring unique characters, has been well received, with the total number of views of the music videos published on the official YouTube channel exceeding 100 million. The project celebrated its fourth anniversary last November, and a TV anime will be broadcast in 2023, continuing to excite the hearts of heads (the nickname for fans).
The stage adaptation, “Paradox Live on Stage (commonly known as Paraste)”, premiered in September 2021, with the second performance, “Paradox Live on Stage vol.2”, scheduled for March 2023. Both the drama part, in which each team confronts their own trauma and clashes with their own way of life and beliefs in music, and the live part, which features a spectacular stage with loud sounds and powerful projection mapping images reminiscent of a club floor, have attracted attention. From “Paradox Live on Stage”, “THE LIVE” is a stage that focuses on the live part. Please pay attention to the live performance of the talented cast members with high singing ability and the enthusiastic stage that is truly “live”.

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“Paradox Live on Stage THE LIVE” delivers a powerful live stage performance where each member faces their own trauma and puts their belief in music to the beat. In past performances, two teams each, BAE x The Cat’s Whiskers and cozmez x Akukan Yatsura, have engaged in heated battles.

Now, the culmination of this project, “Paradox Live on Stage THE LIVE ~All ARTISTS~”, was held at Stella Ball. A total of 14 artists, including BAE (cast: Hiroki Sana, Mitsuji Konan, Riona Tatemichi), The Cat’s Whiskers (cast: Ryota Takeuchi, Yuya Asato, Kaito Hori, Ryu Teruyama), cozmez (cast: Naotake Tsuchiya, Naoki Osaki), and Akukan-Nutora (cast: Naoki Takeshi, Masahiro Kawakami, Nariya Inagaki, Tatsuyuki Kobayashi, Masaru Kamigoe), gathered together and thrilled the audience with their spectacular stage performance.

The first day’s[Morning Session]started with “Rap Guerrilla -Paradox Live All ARTISTS-” by ALL CAST. As this was the first standing live performance of “Paradox Live on Stage”, it quickly created a sense of unity with the heads. The cast members smiled with satisfaction at the cheers and interjections from the floor. After the four teams performed their songs with great enthusiasm, Paradox Devil (CV: Miyake Kenta) declared the opening and the “Anime Song Corner” started. The bad guys smashed the floor into a frenzy with their gangsta rap. They continued with the same momentum and moved on to “RISE UP” by ALL CAST. The heads cheered loudly at the sight of the 14 members delivering lyrics that connect with their respective backgrounds with high vibes. The cast members looked on with amusement as the heads responded to every word, leaving an impression.

“Hey, heads! Are you ready?” Suzakuno Allen (Sana Hiroki) called out, and each team once again performed a solo song. BAE thrust out their strongest Flag with “W△vin’ FL△g” as if to say, “We are the strongest.” The Cat’s Whiskers showed off their bond that has only grown stronger with their individual growth in “Ride Out.” Cozmez’s voice overflows with a hungry spirit in the bold lyrics of “Takin’ Over.” Akukan Yatsuto turns the floor into a festival with the summer-perfect song “TURN IT UP!!!!!! -Akukan SOUL FEVER-.” As proof that each team is taking on a new phase, they weave their own feelings into music.

Still excited, the MC was Akukan Nutara, the team in charge of the of this performance. One of the features of this “THE LIVE” is that each performance will have a different performance content, including the “changing corners”. The heads smiled as they watched the Akukan Nutara-esque moments, such as Masakuniyoshi (Kawakami Masahiro) showing off his muscles to get the crowd excited, and the other four leaving the stage to Iori Midoriishi (Takeshi Naoki) and playing at their own pace. Akukan Nutara are free-spirited, but when it’s time to make a decision, they make a decision. With Iori Midoriishi (Takeshi Naoki) saying, “Well, let’s go beyond our limits,” the group perfectly launched into “AKYR – Akukan Nutara – Go over da TRAP-“.

Not to be outdone, The Cat’s Whiskers raise the vibe. The penlights on the floor swing wildly as they shoot at the floor with “One Shot One Kill”. Cozmez holds the microphone to survive and sings “Back Off”. The Downer Twins, looking at each other and singing dope lyrics, drag the heads to the depths of hell. The heads are thrilled by the enthusiastic performance of “REBELLION -Akukan Natsura is still Burning-“, which signals “rebellion” in a tense atmosphere, and enjoy hip-hop freely with the three members of BAE in “F△Bulous”. Seeing this, Suzakuno Allen (Sana Hiroki) is so happy and excited that he interrupts Tsubame Natsujun (Kominami Kouji) and starts talking passionately about hip-hop, drawing the floor into a whirlwind of laughter. Witnessing the “miracle” that comes from hip-hop, the group’s unity is strengthened by the sight of each member talking about their “team bond.” “I think it’s a miracle that I can be with all of you HEADS. We will continue to love our music so that this miracle will continue forever,” Suzakuno Allen (Sana Hiroki) said in a heartfelt message, before all 14 members sang the original song for the stage, “Here We Go,” and left the stage.

Amidst the thunderous applause, the audience naturally started singing along for the encore. When the stage was lit up, Hokusai Seiki (Inagaki Nariya), Reo Maruyama (Kamigoe Masaru), Ryu Natsume (Hori Kaito), and Shiki Yamido (Kiyama Ryū) appeared and performed the special song “CHILLIN'”, which was created by the original Shuffle Team Project. They hugged each other and put their heads on each other’s laps, and the interaction that unfolded in a chill atmosphere was soothing.

Then, saying “A glimpse,” Suiseki Iori (Takeshi Naoki) appeared playfully. While he was livening up the floor by himself, Kanbayashi Yohei (Asato Yuya) also appeared from the wings of the stage and enjoyed communicating with the heads. When the two performed “Double Trouble,” the crowd erupted in the biggest cheers of the day. The floor went wild with excitement at the performance, which gave a glimpse of the bond between the two former buddies, even though they are from different teams. The excitement reached a climax with the fade-out, as they put their fists together while singing the lyrics “Now our paths are different, but our souls are one,” and the performance ended with all 14 members performing “Fight For The Pride.”

“Paradox Live on Stage THE LIVE ~All ARTISTS~” featured the largest number of songs in Paraste’s history, and the passionate energy of each artist made the hearts of heads dance. Streaming tickets are on sale until 12:00 on Monday, August 12, 2024. Each performance has different content, so please enjoy it as many times as you like.

“Paradox Live on Stage THE LIVE ~All ARTISTS~” Performance Summary
★Streaming tickets for all performances are on sale now!
https://paradoxlive-stage.jp/news/detail.php?id=1117715

★Performance details
https://paradoxlive-stage.jp/news/detail.php?id=1116087

■ Title
Paradox Live on Stage THE LIVE ~All ARTISTS~

■Schedule
Saturday, July 27, 2024
[Afternoon session]Doors open 13:30, performance begins 14:30
[Evening Session]Doors open 17:30, performance begins 18:30

Sunday, July 28, 2024
[Afternoon session]Doors open 12:00, performance begins 13:00
[Evening Session]Doors open at 16:00, performance begins at 17:00
*The number of performances and dates/times are subject to change.


July 27th (Saturday) Daytime Session: Bad Guys
July 27th (Sat) Evening Session: The Cat’s Whiskers
July 28th (Sunday) Daytime Session: cozmez
July 28th (Sun) Evening Session: BAE

■ Venue
Stella Ball
https://www.princehotels.co.jp/shinagawa/stellarball/

■ Streaming ticket

・July 27th (Sat) Daytime and evening performance tickets 3,850 yen each (tax included)
・July 27th (Sat) Day and Night Performances: 6,380 yen (tax included)
・July 28th (Sun) Daytime and evening performance tickets 3,850 yen each (tax included)
・July 28th (Sun) Day and Night Performances: 6,380 yen (tax included)
・July 27th (Sat) and 28th (Sun) Complete ticket for all 4 performances
Panoramic video (4 performances) & digital picture ticket included 11,000 yen (tax included)


① Panoramic video ② Digital picture ticket (will be distributed after the ticket sales period ends)
*Both bonuses are included only with the Complete Ticket
*There will be no live broadcast of the full view.
* Publishing the Digital Picture Ticket download link on social media, sharing the images with third parties, and commercial use are prohibited.


From 18:00 on Friday, July 12, 2024 to 12:00 on Monday, August 12, 2024


Each performance will be streamed live until 23:59 on Monday, August 12, 2024.
*Archived streaming will begin after each performance as soon as preparations are complete.
*The full-view video will be available for streaming on Monday, July 29th.
*There will be no archived broadcasts (catch-up broadcasts) after the above times.

■ Cast
BAE
[Suzakuno Allen]Hiroki Sana
[Tsubame Summer Seminar]Kouji Konan
[Anne Faulkner]Riona Tatemichi

The Cat’s Whiskers
[Naoaki Nishikado]Ryota Takeuchi
[Kanbayashi Ryohei]Yuya Asato
[Natsume Ryu]Kaito Hori
[Yamidou Shiki]Teruyama Ryū

cozmez
[Yadonoue Kanabata]Naotake Tsuchiya
[Yatonoue Nayuta]Osaki Natsuki

Thugs
[Suisei Iori]Takeshi Naoki
[Masahiro Kawakami]
[Masaki Hokusai]Nariya Inagaki
[Ito Satsuki]Kobayashi Tatsuyuki
[Reo Maruyama]Masaru Kamiyoshi
*Performers are subject to change.


■ Organizer
Avex Pictures Inc.

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