[Ayaka]Guest artists will appear in “Suntory 10,000 People’s 9th” to be held at Osaka Castle Hall on Sunday, December 1, 2024! "I'm looking forward to spending a special time with you! I'll do my best to sing!"

Ayaka will appear as a guest artist at “Suntory 10,000 People 9th” to be held on Sunday, December 1, 2024!

“Suntory 10,000 No. 9”, which began in 1983 and will be held for the 42nd time this year, is a concert in which 10,000 people sing Beethoven’s “Ninth”. Conductor Yutaka Sado will be in charge.

It has been decided that artist Ayaka will appear as a guest who will perform a song in the first part of this event. This year, with the theme “BIG LOVE Resonating Together – What a Wonderful Symphony,” we will welcome a choir of 10,000 people from 47 prefectures across Japan to Osaka Castle Hall, delivering powerful singing voices and harmony. Guest artist Ayaka will perform with an orchestra under the direction of general director Yutaka Sado, and will also perform a special version of the song sung with a choir of 10,000 people.

Tickets for this performance will go on sale to the general public at 10am on Saturday, October 26th. Please see the official website for details.

[Guest artist: Ayaka comment]

Being able to sing in the beautiful sound of the orchestra, being able to sing with Mr. Sado for the first time, and having 10,000 people singing together with me, and being able to have such a special time at the end of the year makes me feel so blessed. looking forward to it! I will do my best to sing!

[Guest Artist: Ayaka Profile]

Debuted in 2006 with “I believe”. Their first album “First Message” shipped over 1.4 million copies, and their best album released in 2009 also sold a million copies. “Nijiiro”, the theme song for the 2014 NHK morning TV drama series “Hanako and Anne,” continues to be a long-running hit. They actively perform live performances in a variety of styles, including small formations consisting only of guitar, piano, and singing, national tours with bands, dinner concerts, and symphonic concerts. Many of the songs he has released so far have been covered, and have been passed down from generation to generation.

■“Suntory 10,000 No. 9” Performance Overview

Performance name: Suntory 10,000 No. 9

Date: Sunday, December 1, 2024, starting at 3:00 p.m.

Venue: Osaka Castle Hall

General director/conductor: Yutaka Sado

Guest: Ayaka (singer), Seiya Kamei (pianist)

Reading: Kei Tanaka

Soloists: Soprano Yurie Takano Mezzo-soprano Mutsumi Taniguchi

Tenor Hiroaki Fueda Baritone Kazu Hirano

Performance: Hyogo Arts Center Orchestra

Chorus: Ninth Choir of 10,000 people

Host: Mayu Matsuoka, Masateru Mitsuhiro (MBS announcer)

Sponsor: Mainichi Broadcasting Co., Ltd.

Special Sponsor: Suntory Holdings Limited

Sponsored by: Kansai/Osaka 21st Century Association, Osaka Prefecture, Osaka City, Mainichi Shimbun, Sports Nippon Shimbun, Kansai College of Music Association,

Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Osaka/Kobe, Goethe-Institut Osaka/Kyoto

Price: 9,500 yen for reserved seats, 9,000 yen for standing seats (tax included) *Please refrain from admitting preschoolers.

Official site:https://www.mbs.jp/daiku/　

General release date: October 26, 2024 (Saturday) 10:00 a.m.

Sales office: Ticket Piahttps://w.pia.jp/t/suntory10000 daiku/[P code: 282 575]

Lawson tickethttps://l-tike.com/daiku/[L code: 55337]

eplushttps://eplus.jp/idaiku/　

*Up to 2 tickets per person.

December 14, 2024 (Saturday) 4:00-4:54 p.m.

MBS/TBS series, terrestrial/national network broadcast schedule

(Inquiries regarding the choir)

Suntory 10,000-person Ninth Office 06-6359-3544 (10:00-17:00 Mon-Fri)