[Event Report] ”JO1” takes to the stage as representatives of LAPONE artists! ”LAPOSTA 2025 Supported by docomo” press conference

On September 5, 2024, a press conference for "LAPOSTA 2025 Supported by docomo" was held in Tokyo.
The recently announced "LAPOSTA 2025 Supported by
"docomo" is the largest joint live concert by LAPONE artists to date. It will be held for about a week from Sunday, January 27th to Sunday, February 2nd, 2025.
It is a large-scale festival that will be held throughout Tokyo Dome City. Five groups, "JO1", "INI", "DXTEEN", "ME:I" and "IS:SUE", will perform at the Tokyo Dome.
It will not only be a live performance, but will also be the largest-scale entertainment event in Japan, taking over the entire Tokyo Dome City and creating a grander worldview.
Prior to the event, MC Kazuka Matsuda gave an opening speech in which she explained the history of LAPOSTA.
Next, representing the organizers, LAPONE Entertainment
CEO Choi Shinhwa further commented, "This is the third time LAPOSTA has been held.
Now that the number of fans has increased, we would like to expand the scale of the event and hold "LAPOSTA 2025 Supported by docomo."
He also expressed his passion to work with the cooperating companies to make "LAPOSTA 2025 Supported by docomo" a success.
And representing the LAPONE artists are the members of "JO1", Shosei Ohira, Ren Kawashiri, Takumi Kawanishi, Shoya Kimata, Aomi Kinjo, Junki Kono,
Keigo Sato, Ruki Shiraiwa, Shion Tsurubo, Issei Mamehara, and Sho Yonashiro appeared on stage and held a talk session. Regarding the event, they said, "The venue is even bigger than the last one and the one before that, the Tokyo Dome.
"We were given the wonderful opportunity to paint the city in LAPONE colors. We are very excited about it. We hope that everyone who comes will enjoy themselves," said Kawajiri, adding, "Tokyo Dome City
"So I'd like to power up even more! I'll show you how much I've improved!" Sato said, showing off his well-trained arms.
In addition, when asked what they would like to do at this event, Kaneshiro said, "Maybe we should play hide-and-seek in the whole of Tokyo Dome City?!"
Regarding the goal of 150,000 visitors in 1 day, Tsurubo said, "If we invite all the followers of the five artists, we might be able to achieve that goal! After that, NTT Docomo
Wakako Sakurai, Executive Officer of the Smart Life Company, took to the stage and spoke about the initiatives for this event, including the program STREAM, ticket giveaways, and content initiatives at Docomo shops.
In addition, Yoshikazu Kitahara, special advisor to Mitsui Fudosan and CEO of Tokyo Dome, gave a speech welcoming the event to be held at Tokyo Dome City, and also spoke about the current situation.
He also said that they plan to continue teaming up to hold events both in Japan and overseas. "We'll take over Tokyo Dome City for a week, and let JO1 go wild to the max, and then we'll be in Tokyo.
I hope you will create a new page for Dome City! ” He also gave a strong cheer. Finally, he said, “JO1 is about to enter its fifth year. At first, it was a big event like this.
"I never imagined that I would be able to do that. I'm really happy that LAPONE's family has grown and that we can create something together as a team of five." "I was told that it was okay to go all out, so
"We're going to go all out! We'll do our best, so please support us!" Yona said. CEO Choi said, "We were actually planning to have five teams on this stage, but our schedules didn't match up even once in a month.
However, the fact that we didn't have a single schedule conflict for a whole month means that everyone loves us. We have to work harder.
"We have to do this," he declared once again, and closed the event. During the final photo session, Tsurubo appeared wearing his jacket backwards, showing off his wild side.
They showed plenty of enthusiasm by showing their skills. For further information, please check the LAPOSTA 2025 Official website!
LAPOSTA2025 Official Website: https://lapone.jp/feature/laposta2025