WagakkiBand Concert Movie to be Shown at Sakura Con on April 3rd
WagakkiBand is the “New Sensation Rock Entertainment Band” that fuses Shigin (poetry
recitation, one of Japanese traditional performing arts), Wagakki (traditional Japanese musical
instruments) and Rock, already familiar with many US fans by their cover of Vocaloid classic,
“Senbon Sakura” which YouTube video exceeds 16 million views since January 2014.The concert movie premieres at Sakura Con includes the footages from their outstanding live show held last summer at Akasaka Blitz in Tokyo that was later released as live DVD boxset titled “Vocalo Zanmai – Dai Ensoukai” (absorbed in vocaloid – big live show). Their debut album, “Vocalo Zanmai” as well as the live DVD boxset will be on sale after the movie screening session at Sakura Con. The screening also includes IA/KAGEROU PROJECT Concert Movie as well.
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WHAT: WagakkiBand Concert Movie Screening @Sakura Con
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WHERE/WHEN: Sakura Con Room 4C-2
Washington State Convention Center
800 Convention Pl, Seattle, WA
April 3rd (fri) 9pm~
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ADMISSION: FREE
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ALSO: CD and DVD will be sold after the screening
WagakkiBand
WagakkiBand is the “New Sensation Rock Entertainment Band” that fuses Shigin (poetry recitation, one of Japanese traditional performing arts), Wagakki (traditional Japanese musical instruments) and rock. The band's first album released last April debuted at No. 5 on the Oricon Weekly Chart.
The music video of “Senbon Zakura”, included in the debut album, has been viewed more than 16 million times on YouTube and received a countless number of comments from all over the world. Their performance at “The 15th Japan Expo 2014”, held last July in France, attracted an audience of nearly 4,000.
Their latest single, “Ikusa/Nadeshiko Sakura” is the OP/EP of “Samurai Warriors” the anime adaptation of the same titled smash hit video game by KOEI. WagakkiBand is gearing up for the international live concert titled “WORLD PROJECT Vol.1".and its first stop is to Taiwan in May. Stay tuned for more update!
Music Video:
“Senbon Sakura”
“Ikusa”
Official Website: http://wagakkiband.jp/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/WagakkiBand
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WagakkiBand
YouTube: http://wagakkiband.jp/movie/index.php
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