Due to popular demand, additional tickets will be sold for the music stage “Gunma-chan Theater Concert 2024 ~ Gunma-chan’s Summer Festival ~” by Gunma Prefecture’s Publicity Director “Gunma-chan,” to be held on Saturday, August 3, 2024!

The “Gunma-chan Theater Concert” is a musical stage where children can enjoy a variety of songs and hand games, including popular nursery rhymes and kids songs, on the YouTube channel “Gunma-chan,” launched in February 2023 by Gunma Prefecture’s Public Relations Director, “Gunma-chan.”

This time too, the event will be enjoyable for a wide range of people, from families with small children, Gunma-chan fans, and those who are learning about Gunma-chan for the first time.

When tickets went on sale for the third performance to be held at Gunma Kaikan (Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture) on Saturday, August 3rd, there were more applications than expected, so it was decided to open up the equipment seats and sell seats on the second floor.

Comments have also arrived from cast members Nakano Miyu and Takahashi Karin, who voices Gunma-chan.

You can watch it on the Gunma-chan Theater Concert special website, so be sure to check it out!

1. Date
Saturday, August 3, 2024 Morning performance: 11:00 a.m. Afternoon performance: 2:00 p.m.

2. Venue
Gunma Hall (2-1-1 Otemachi, Maebashi City, 371-0026)

3. Contents
・Gunma-chan and friends will perform popular nursery rhymes and kids songs on the YouTube channel “Gunma-chan Theater Company,” Gunma-chan’s dance songs “∞ Ribbon wo Tight ∞” and “Minna no Gunma CHANCE!”, and liven up the venue.

Let’s sing, dance and have a great time together.

・Goods will be sold in the hall on the first floor of the venue.

4. Cast
　・Gunma-chan (voiced by Karin Takahashi)
・Aoma (CV: Aya Uchida)
・Mimi (CV: Yui Ogura)
・Takashi Deguchi (Big Brother Takashi)
・Miyu Nakano (Miyu Sister)
・Juju
・Gunma-chan Caravan Team

©Gunma Prefecture Gunma-chan

5. Application for viewing
(1) Tickets: All seats reserved. If there are a large number of applicants, a lottery will be held.
(2) Application period: Saturday, June 15, 2024, 12:00 to Sunday, July 7, 2024, 23:59
(3) Lottery results announcement date and time: Saturday, July 13, 2024, around 15:00
(4) Participation fee: 1,000 yen (tax included) for junior high school students and above, 500 yen (tax included) for elementary school students and below
(5) Application form: Lawson Tickethttps://l-tike.com/event/mevent/?mid=700044
*For details on how to apply, please see the special website for the “Gunma-chan Theater Concert” below.
(6) Gunma-chan Theater Concert Special Website URL
(URL:https://columbia.jp/gekidan-gunmachan/)

*For safety reasons, viewers on the second floor will be required to remain seated.
Please note that standing up and dancing is not permitted.

■ YouTube channel “Gunma-chan Theater Company” overview
“Gunma-chan Theater Company” is a YouTube channel where Gunma-chan, Miyu-oneesan (Nakano Miyu), Aoma, and Miimi provide fun videos of various songs and dances for young children, including nursery rhymes and hand game songs.

It began streaming on February 19, 2023, and has had a total of approximately 2 million views.

■ Performer information
Takashi Deguchi (Childcare Artist)

Born in Tokyo.
He was in charge of the choreography for Gunma-chan’s dance song “∞Tightly Hold the Ribbon∞”.
A childcare artist who uses her experience as a former nursery teacher to sing songs for children. As a label director, she directs the production of CDs and video content for children. She also writes the lyrics, composes the music, choreographs the songs, and directs the music videos herself. She also regularly uploads hand games and play songs to YouTube, which have been viewed over 100 million times in total. She is a self-produced multi-artist.
In 2023, he was in charge of choreography for the opening theme song “Zenryoku King” of the TV Asahi nationwide broadcast “Ousama Sentai King Oger”. He also composed and supervised the filming of the dance scenes.
Qualifications held include childcare worker, kindergarten license type 1, and certified babysitter.
　
Miyu Nakano (Actor)

Born in Kanagawa Prefecture.
She currently appears on the YouTube channel “Gekidan Gunma-chan” under the name “Miyu Onee-san.” She has appeared on stage since she was a child, appearing as Young Nala in the Shiki Theatre Company’s “The Lion King” from 2013 to 2015. Since then, she has appeared in many stage productions, including the musicals “SCORE” and “The Cats of Paris.”
In 2016, she began her activities as miyu in the girl group “amiinA”. She has appeared in festivals and numerous large events hosted by “amiinA” in various places, and participated in Japan’s largest idol festival “TOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL” for four consecutive years. After four years as “amiinA”, she is now active again as an actress, appearing in the musical “Jackie and the Mysterious Music Box” at Kuma no Gakkou, the stage play “The Curtain Rises” and the Nogizaka46 “5th Generation” version of the musical “Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon” 2024.

Juju (Akagi Gang)

Born in Gunma Prefecture.
She has been active as a member of Gunma Prefecture’s local idol group “Akagi-dan” for seven years, since she was five years old.
As the youngest Gunma special envoy, she promotes the attractions of Gunma both within and outside the prefecture.
As an idol, she performs at live shows and events every weekend, and also takes part in various community and social contribution activities, such as visiting elderly care facilities, spreading awareness of dementia as a Gunma Prefecture Dementia Ambassador, and participating in eco-activities several times a year in Akagidan Forest on Mount Akagi, where she plants trees with her fans and learns about how trees grow.
As an individual, he has worked as a magazine model, appeared in TV commercials, and acted in films.
In 2023, she was the main vocalist for Gunma-chan’s dance song “Minna no Gunma CHANCE!”