"Shibuya 5G Entertainment Project" kick-off party + live experience event

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"Shibuya 5G Entertainment Project" kick-off party + live experience event

Along with the launch of the "Shibuya 5G Entertainment Project" that will entertain the entire city with 5G, the club event "Shibuya 5G Entertainment Project Kick-off Party" will be held on the night of January 24th (Friday). Is held.

At "CÉ LA VI Tokyo" in Tokyu Plaza Shibuya, which was the venue for the kick-off party, he has been active on the world stage since the 90's and is still the top ranker in the techno scene, the only techno god that Japan is proud of in the world. KEN ISHII gives off a unique presence.

As a DJ and beat maker, Licaxxx has gained tremendous support from young people as a new generation club icon who is also active as an editor and radio personality as well as music for fashion shows.

Licaxxx

And a former member of Underworld, known for the eternal anthem "Born Slippy" of the dance music scene, as the theme song of the youth movie "Trainspotting" that shines brightly in the history of youth culture from overseas in the 90's, DJ, producer, Darren Emerson, who has been a leader in the world club scene for a long time as a label owner, will appear.

Darren Emerson

On the day of the event, many celebrities such as key persons, models, and entertainers from the culture area with a wide range of genders and ages also visited. Visitors enjoyed the groovy dance music that enlivened the floor with commemorative photos, drinks and finger food at the photo booth set up in the venue surrounded by a gorgeous atmosphere.

The party that symbolizes 2020, which is like Shibuya that values diversity and is full of possibilities for new values and culture, is just right for the arrival of the 5G era and looks ahead of the era for KDDI (au) entertainment. It was a night where I could feel the posture.

uP !!! NEXT Keina Suda ~ Yosui ~ powered by au 5G

uP !!! NEXT Keina Suda ~ Yosui ~ powered by au 5G

And on Saturday, January 25th, an invitation-only live experience event "uP !!! NEXT Suda Keina-Yusui-powered" will feature Vocaloid P "Balloon" singer-songwriter Keina Suda at LINE CUBE SHIBUYA. by au 5G "was held.

At this event, which was held as part of a project to utilize au 5G and the entire city of Shibuya to liven up the live experience, the live venue LINE CUBE SHIBUYA and Shibuya MODI's "au SHIBUYA MODI" were connected by au 5G, and 5G. A new live entertainment experience was provided that took advantage of the "low latency" communication of.

Live entertainment experience

Participants of the event can interact with the production of the venue by operating the au 5G terminal that is transmitted in near real time along with the live image of LINE CUBE SHIBUYA displayed on the screen installed in "au SHIBUYA MODI". Participation.
A live experience in the 5G era has been realized, where you can enjoy the same excitement while synchronizing with the venue, regardless of the distance from live concerts held in remote locations.

These efforts reflect KDDI's commitment to entertainment and 5G measures committed to the value of the field. This time, au 5G's "low latency" communications helped open the door to new possibilities for live experiences with the latest technology.

In addition to the live experience, a full-scale audition of Keina Suda's latest song "Harudonari" and a plan to watch past music videos in AR according to the scenery of the city are also held in a specific area of Shibuya. Through a series of events, it became possible to experience the entertainment created by the interlocking of technology and the city.

In the future, in the "Shibuya 5G Entertainment Project", in conjunction with various events to be held in Shibuya from 2020, various demonstration experiments will be conducted to visualize new possibilities and raise them to the practical level by making full use of technology. I will continue.
In addition to aiming to create culture and new business models, we will build a platform where various companies and organizations can participate. By supporting creators and artists, we aim to realize the "City of Creative Culture" that Shibuya Ward advocates and to create new businesses together with participating companies.

How will the latest communication technology called 5G develop and evolve the entertainment culture of Shibuya, the “city of culture”? There are great expectations for the future efforts of the project.