To commemorate the release of Takahashi Yukihiro’s “WORLD HAPPINESS,” which will be released on Friday, June 6th, a release commemorative event has been decided to be held at Ochanomizu RITTOR BASE on the previous day, the 5th (Thursday). This event features Suzuki Keiichi, who has appeared on all WORLD HAPPINESS in various ways, including THE BEATNIKS, and Iio Yoshifumi, a producer and engineer who has worked on famous albums and hit songs by many top domestic artists, and will feature screenings of live footage, previews of the sound sources, and episodes from the time. Tickets will be on sale on a first-come, first-served basis starting today at 7pm.
It has also been decided that a T-shirt with a remake of the design from the time of the event will be released and a panel exhibition in Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka Fuku will be held. The panel exhibition will feature a number of valuable photos, which will be unveiled for the first time, and will be held at Tower Records Shibuya, Shinjuku, Nagoya Parco, Umeda NU Chayamachi branch, and Fukuoka Mitsukoshi, and T-shirts will be sold at each of the panel exhibition venues, Tower Records Online, and at the release commemorative event venues.
This work is a first-time package of invaluable audio and footage, including the solo name Takahashi Yukihiro, Yellow Magic Orchestra, HASYMO, METAFIVE, pupa, THE BEATNIKS, and special interviews with the band “WH13 Special Band The Osomatsu-kuns,” which were specially formed for the festival, and Takahashi Yukihiro. Please make a reservation as early as possible.
◆Event information
Talk and screening event to commemorate the release of Takahashi Yukihiro’s “WORLD HAPPINESS”
Thursday, June 5th, 7pm
Starring: Suzuki Keiichi, Iio Yoshifumi
Venue: Ochanomizu RITTOR BASE
Contents: Advance from “WORLD HAPPINESS,” which will be released on June 6th,
They will be listening to the excerpted audio sources, screening videos, and chatting about live shows.
Ticket sales location:https://t.livepocket.jp/e/654xi
Sales will begin on Friday the 23rd from 7pm
Ticket price: 2,500 yen
*First 30 people
◆T-shirts and panel exhibition information
・Tower Records Shibuya Store (Tokyo)
・Tower Records Shinjuku Store (Tokyo)
・Tower Records Nagoya Parco Store (Aichi Prefecture)
・Tower Records Umeda NU Chayamachi Branch (Osaka Prefecture)
Event period: Thursday, June 5th, 2025 – Sunday, June 15th, 2025
・Fukuoka Mitsukoshi 8th floor Space 8 (Fukuoka Prefecture)
Event period: Friday, June 6th, 2025 – Sunday, June 15th, 2025
*The event period varies depending on the store.
*The size, design, and number of items on display vary depending on the store.
・Tower Records Shibuya Store (Tokyo)
・Tower Records Shinjuku Store (Tokyo)
・Tower Records Nagoya Parco Store (Aichi Prefecture)
・Tower Records Umeda NU Chayamachi Branch (Osaka Prefecture)
・Fukuoka Mitsukoshi 8th floor Space 8 (Fukuoka Prefecture)
・Tower Records Online (scheduled to start sales from 11:00 on Thursday, June 5th)
https://tower.jp/article/feature_item/2025/05/23/4002
◆Digest Movie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3iKJgR5GxE
◆Release information
Takahashi Yukihiro/WORLD HAPPINESS
Release date: Friday, June 6th, 2025
Product number: COZB-2177-2181
Price: 22,000 yen (tax included)
Specifications: 4 CDs + BD + Luxurious Booklet (116P)
Special website: https://columbia.jp/worldhappiness/
Sales URL summary:https://TakahashiYukihiro.lnk.to/WORLDHAPPINESS_CD
Contents:
[CD]
DISC1
1. Jargon -What’s pupa-/pupa/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2008)
2. Unfixed Stars/pupa/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2008)
3. At Dawn/pupa/(WORLD HAPPINESS 2008)
4. Tameiki/pupa/(WORLD HAPPINESS 2008)
5. Sunny Day Blue/pupa/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2008)
6. Glass/pupa/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2008)
7. Creaks/pupa/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2008)
8. Anywhere/pupa/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2009)
9. dreaming pupa ~We Dream~/pupa/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2010)
10. Changing Skies/pupa/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2010)
11. Azalea ~May Light, The Road Without You~/pupa/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2010)
12. Mr. Epigone/pupa/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2010)
13. Meta/pupa/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2010)
14. Looking for Words/ Yukihiro Takahashi (In Phase WH ver.)/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2013)
15. Time to Go/ Yukihiro Takahashi (In Phase WH ver.)/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2013)
16.The Old Friends Cottage/ Yukihiro Takahashi (In Phase WH ver.)/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2013)
17. All That We Know/ Yukihiro Takahashi (In Phase WH ver.)/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2013)
18. World In A Maze/ Yukihiro Takahashi (In Phase WH ver.)/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2013)
19. Follow You Down/ Yukihiro Takahashi (In Phase WH ver.)/(WORLD HAPPINESS 2013)
DISC2
1. Dohro Niwa/THE BEATNIKS/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2012)
2. Ark Diamant/THE BEATNIKS/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2012)
3. THE BEATNIKS/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2012)
4. Go and Go/THE BEATNIKS/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2012)
5. No Way Out/THE BEATNIKS/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2012)
6. Inevitable/THE BEATNIKS/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2012)
7. Left Bank/THE BEATNIKS/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2012)
8. Total Recall/THE BEATNIKS/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2012)
9. Hanaichimonme/The Osomatsu-kuns/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2013)
10. I want to eat ramen/The Osomatsu-kun’s/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2013)
11. Tibetan Dance/The Osomatsu-kuns/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2013)
12. Split Spirit/METAFIVE/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2015)
13. Don’t Move/METAFIVE/ WORLD HAPPINESS 2015)
14. Maisie’s Avenue/METAFIVE/ WORLD HAPPINESS 2015)
DISC3
1. Tokyo Town Pages/HASYMO/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2008)
2. Wonderful To Me/HASYMO/(WORLD HAPPINESS 2008)
3. War and Peace/HASYMO/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2008)
4. Riot in Lagos/HASYMO/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2008)
5. Hello Goodbye/Yellow Magic Orchestra/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2009)
6. Rescue/Yellow Magic Orchestra/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2009)
7. 1000 Knives/Yellow Magic Orchestra/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2009)
8. The City of Light/Yellow Magic Orchestra/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2009)
9. Supreme Secret/Yellow Magic Orchestra/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2009)
10. Still Walking To The Beat/Yellow Magic Orchestra/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2009)
11. Firecracker/Yellow Magic Orchestra/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2009)
12. Lotus Love/Yellow Magic Orchestra/(WORLD HAPPINESS 2010)
13. Day Tripper/Yellow Magic Orchestra/(WORLD HAPPINESS 2010)
14. Ongaku/Yellow Magic Orchestra/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2010)
15. Tibetan Dance/Yellow Magic Orchestra/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2010)
DISC 4
1. Fire Bird/Yellow Magic Orchestra/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2011)
2. Seoul Music/Yellow Magic Orchestra/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2011)
3. Taiso/Yellow Magic Orchestra/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2011)
4. Cue/Yellow Magic Orchestra/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2011)
5. Rydeen/Yellow Magic Orchestra/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2012)
6. Solid State Survivor/Yellow Magic Orchestra/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2012)
7. Absolute Ego Dance/Yellow Magic Orchestra/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2012)
8. Gradated Grey/Yellow Magic Orchestra/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2012)
9. La Femme Chinoise/Yellow Magic Orchestra/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2012)
10. Cosmic Surfin’/Yellow Magic Orchestra/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2012)
11.Nice Age/Yellow Magic Orchestra/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2012)
12. Tong Poo/Yellow Magic Orchestra/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2012)
13. Open Heart – Magnetic Era -/Yellow Magic Orchestra/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2012)
14.Technopolis/Yellow Magic Orchestra/ (WORLD HAPPINESS 2012)
[BD]
Pupa
01. At Dawn 02. Creaks
HASYMO
1. Tibetan Dance 2. Tokyo Town Pages 3. The City of Light 4. Wonderful To Me
5. Supreme Secret 6. War and Peace 7. Riot in Lagos 8. RYDEEN 79/07 9. Cue
pupa
1. dreaming pupa ~We Dream~ 2. Changing Skies 3. 3. Azalea ~May Light, the Road Without You~
4. Anywhere 5. Mr. Epigone 6. Meta
Yellow Magic Orchestra
1. Lotus Love 2. Ongaku 3. Taiso 4. Behind The Mask 5. Firecracker
THE BEATNIKS
1. No Way Out 2. A little tulinda
Yellow Magic Orchestra
1. Fire Bird 2. Seoul Music 3. Graduated Grey 4. 1000 Knives
5. Cosmic Surfin’-Absolute Ego Dance 6. Tong Poo
THE BEATNIKS
1. Dohro Niwa 2. Ark Diamant 3. Go and Go 4. Inevitable 5. Left Bank 6. Total Recall
Yellow Magic Orchestra
1. Solid State Survivor 2. Nice Age 3. Open Heart – Magnetic Era – 4. Technopolis
Yukihiro Takahashi (In Phase WH ver.)
1. Looking for Words 2. Time to Go 3. The Old Friends Cottage 4. All That We Know
5. Follow You Down
WH13 Special Band The Osomatsu-kuns
1. Enamel 2. Dance Ha Sunda 3. Labyrinth 4. Firecracker
Yukihiro Takahashi with In Phase
1.World In A Maze
Takahashi Yukihiro & METAFIVE
1. La Femme Chinoise
METAFIVE
1. Albore 2 Maisie’s Avenue 3. Gravetripin’ 4. Luv U Tokio 5. Split Spirit 6. Don’t Move
Takahashi Yukihiro Special Interview ~Provided by: WOWOW 2013~
◆Profile
Born in 1952, from Tokyo. He has been active as a studio musician since high school, and joined the Sadistic Mika Band in 1972 while studying at Musashino Art University. Later, in 1978, he formed YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA (YMO) with Hosono Haruomi and Sakamoto Ryuichi, leaving behind a major influence both domestically and internationally, and in 1983 he “disbanded”. He then worked alongside his solo career, and worked in the unit THE BEATNIKS with Suzuki Keiichi, as well as pupa, which he formed with Harada Tomoyo and Takano Hiroshi. He also uses different names and works irregularly, such as SKETCH SHOW with Hosono, and HASYMO and YMO, in which Sakamoto joined SKETCH SHOW. As a solo artist, he has continued to release albums constantly since 1978’s “Saravah!”. In July 2013, they released their original album “LIFE ANEW,” featuring band sounds, along with the new band “In Phase,” featuring James Iha and others. In January 2014, the band “Takahashi Yukihiro & METAFIVE” will be holding a one-night special live performance, featuring five members: Koyamada Keigo (Cornelius), Sunahara Yoshinori, TOWA TEI, Gondout Mohiko, and LEO Imai. This stage was well received and has continued to appear at several live events since then. The film “Ghost in the Shell ARISE border: 4 Ghost Stands Alone” which was released in September of the same year, wrote the ending theme “Split Spirit,” and the following year, 2015, changed the group name to “METAFIVE.” In 2022, the company celebrated its 50th anniversary, and in September of the same year, an anniversary live performance was held featuring artists who are close friends. He passed away on January 11, 2023 at the age of 70.
