SONGS OF TOKYO Festival 2020

SONGS OF TOKYO FESTIVAL 2020 is a music festival broadcasted by NHK WORLD-JAPAN on October 24, October 25, October 31, and November 1, 2020. It is the first THE iDOLM@STER performance to feature all five branches of the franchise: THE iDOLM@STER, Cinderella Girls, Million Live!, SideM, and Shiny Colors.

The performance was viewable on the NHK site until January 31, 2021.

Performance Details

Performers

• FRAME's Kentaro Kumagai, Takuya Masumoto, and Kento Hama
• illumination STARS' Hitomi Sekine, Reina Kondo, and Mineda Mayu
• Haruka Yamazaki, Ibuki Kido, and Miku Ito
• Ayaka Ohashi, Nanami Yamashita, and Eriko Matsui
• Eriko Nakamura, Azumi Asakura, and Yumi Hara

Set List

• Beyond The Dream (Sung by: FRAME)
• Spread The Wings!! (Sung by: illumination STARS)
• Thank you! (Sung by: Haruka Yamazaki, Ibuki Kido, Miku Ito)
• Star!! (Sung by: Ayaka Ohashi, Nanami Yamashita, Eriko Matsui)
• Jibun REST@RT (Sung by: Eriko Nakamura, Azumi Asakura, Yumi Hara)
• Nandodemo Waraou (Sung by: All performers)

During the performance, the previous and next group of singers would participate in the dance for a few seconds before going off-stage.

Discussion

Note: This is a transcript of the official translation by NHK.

Hosted by Shingo Murakami and Chiaki Horan.

Speaker	Dialogue
Narrator	This year marks 15 years since the idol producer simulation THE iDOLM@STER was released. THE iDOLM@STER brand continues to grow across various genres, including anime and film, with voice actors going out to successful singing careers. The game-originated content has become the pride of Japan! And just for today's performance, 15 idols representing 5 brands will come together on stage for the first time ever! Get ready to experience an unprecedented performance by THE iDOLM@STER!
(Performance)
Chiaki	Here's THE iDOLM@STER. Welcome!
iM@S	Thank you.
Chiaki	Could you introduce yourselves as your characters?
Eriko	"I'm Amami Haruka, reaching for the top! Everyone around the world... I can totally see you!" I'm Nakamura Eriko. I voice Amami Haruka.
Ayaka	"A new stage is starting for the idol Uzuki! Get on it with me and let's have fun!" I'm Ohashi Ayaka. I voice Shimamura Uzuki.
Haruka	"It's tons, TONS of fun to sing on stage! Being an idol is the best!" I'm Yamazaki Haruka. I voice Kasuga Mirai.
Kentaro	"Did our songs touch you? You're not alone. None of you." I'm Kumagai Kentaro. I voice Akuno Hideo.
Hitomi	"I'll make my fans smile like the warm sun!" I'm Sekine Hitomi. I voice Sakuragi Mano.
Shingo	I love how you can switch your voices!
Chiaki	You come back to reality instantly.
Shingo	That's a pro technique. It's amazing how you switch like that. What's special about the song you did?
Eriko	It was written especially for our 15th anniversary. It's our first song with a male character. And the five teams sing together, so it's a really special project. And we sang it for the first time today. We're delighted.
Shingo	You're the face of THE iDOLM@STER. Eriko is the leader. And the newest member is Hitomi.
Hitomi	Yes. I'm with Shiny Colors. I'd never auditioned before. This is my debut.
Shingo	You're on a roll!
Hitomi	Oh, stop!
Eriko	Lots of THE iDOLM@STER cast members became idols with their first auditions. That's true for me, too. It's like we're growing together.
Murakami	There are stories for every character.
Chiaki	THE iDOLM@STER also produces male idols. They're in a series called SideM. Their FRAME unit is super popular. Kentaro is a member.
Kentaro	We're a unit of former civil servants.
Shingo	In the story.
Kentaro	Yes, before our characters became idols. My character Hideo was a police officer.
Chiaki	If your idol was a police officer, does that increase your sense of justice? Does your character influence you?
Kentaro	The Hideo character I voice really loves pancakes. That has influenced me. I've always had a sweet tooth, but now I eat pancakes more than ever.
Shingo	You called it, Chiaki!
Chiaki	Did that happen naturally?
Kentaro	At first I started eating them because my character liked them. Now I look for pancake houses on my phone.
Chiaki	So you're turning into Hideo!
Shingo	You're possessed! Can't tell you apart!
Kentaro	He's the reason I'm here, so it's destiny.
Chiaki	Now let's hear from an international fan. Ryukku from Malaysia, where are you? I can see you're so excited to meet THE iDOLM@STER. So we went through hard times during 2020. When you listened to their songs, how did you feel?
Ryuuku	THE iDOLM@STER songs actually cheer me up, as well as a lot of fans around the world. Especially during this pandemic, I actually watched a lot of live streams by THE iDOLM@STER with all my friends and other producers around the world. Thank you for cheering everyone up and and comforting us.
Chiaki	How do you feel?
Eriko	It's great, isn't it? We are actresses who play idols. It's not just for us. Our work only has meaning when people appreciate us. So it makes me truly happy to know that we've cheered people up.
Shingo	And they're telling you right here.
Chiaki	Thank you, THE iDOLM@STER!
iM@S	Thank you!