A Japanese drum team active in Matsusaka! Hibikiza Inasegumi 20th anniversary performance report

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Hello, this is Nishikawa from Sun El.

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A Japanese drum team based in Matsusaka City, Mie Prefecture.The influencer hitomi (Hitomi Matsumoto), who has over 800,000 followers on social media, is a member of this group.

hitomi (Hitomi Matsumoto)Mr.One of five Japanese music creators nominated for Music Creator of the Year at TikTok Awards Japan 2022Also, a talented person who won 2nd place on Tik Tok LIVE at TikTok Awards Japan 2022It is.

Hibikiza Inasegumi, to which hitomi (Hitomi Matsumoto) belongs, values interaction with the local community, performing at local festivals and events, and visiting nursing homes.

At MieL, we sympathize with their activities and have introduced them in articles.

Click here for articles related to Hibikiza Inasegumi that we have introduced so far.

This time it was held on Saturday, August 12, 2023 at Kuragi Cultural Hall in Matsusaka City, Mie Prefecture.Performance commemorating the 20th anniversary of the formation of Hibiki-za Inase-gumiWe will tell you about.

The excitement for this performance was not limited to only the local area, with people coming to see the performance not only from the local Matsusaka and Mie prefectures, but also from outside the prefecture, as well as viewers from overseas during the live broadcast that was held at the same time. .

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Every time the song ended, there was a storm of applause, and the two-hour performance was so powerful that it felt like it flew by.

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Nishikawa, who actually went to see the performance, will tell you about the 20th anniversary performance of Hibikiza Inase-gumi, which captivated the audience with their wonderful performance and ended with enthusiasm!

Touch your heart with Japanese drums! Looking back on the powerful and moving performance

The lobby was filled with excitement that day.

When I entered the lobby, I was greeted by smiling staff checking my tickets and a large number of flower stands.

The banners hanging there are also eye-catching. The banners had the names of those who sponsored this event and the names of their organizations written on them.

Going deeperHibikiza Inase-gumi goods and albums summarizing their activities by year are on display.It was done.

The album isContent that will remind fans who have supported Hibikiza Inase-gumi for a long time of their past memories and history.It seems that it was.

In addition, there was an exhibition where those who had recently become fans of Hibikiza Inase-gumi, or those who were attending a performance for the first time, could learn about the group's history.

On the whiteboard that separates the album corner from the aisle,Messages from Hibikiza Inase-gumi members are postedIt was done.

After hearing about Hibikiza Inase-gumi's passion for the performance, my expectations are even higher.

As I was about to head to the hall, I looked at the wall and saw an event announcement video playing.

This handles video contentDoki Doki Factory Co., Ltd.It was created by.

Kubo, the representative of Doki Doki Factory Co., Ltd., is a high school classmate and friend of the president and vice president of Sun-El.The video production began after Sanel agreed with the reasons and thoughts behind supporting Hibikiza Inase-gumi.

I want to watch the video and go see the performance! I hope that the people who watch the video will enjoy it, and that they will feel the same way about it.The result was a video that you would want to watch over and over again, even from the producer's perspective.

Since this is a video that I took the pains to create,With this in mind, Hibikiza Inase-gumi from Sun-El decided to install a projector and project images onto the entire wall of the lobby of the venue. Proposed and realizedIt has come to this.

This announcement videohitomi (Hitomi Matsumoto)'s facebookYou can see it here, so please take a look.

A powerful reverberating performance

At 6:00 p.m., when the show started, the hall, which had been filled with chatter, became silent as the hall went dark.

When the curtain rose to signal that the performance had begun, the audience's eyes focused on the stage, and the first thing they saw was...Hibikiza” characters.

Hibikiza Inase-gumi is made up of not only adults but also elementary school and junior high school students.
　
As the smoke was lit, the stage took on a fantastical atmosphere, and the first people to appear were children holding Denden Taiko drums in their hands.It was.

Then, the other performers slowly appeared in front of the Japanese drums, and the drums overlapped to begin the performance.

There were many children around my seat.There were also people who were fascinated by the sound and stared intently at the stage.

At first, I watched with a smile on my face, but before I knew it, I was so absorbed in the performance that I couldn't take my eyes off the stage.

At the end of each performance, applause is given, but during this time the performer quietly and quickly begins to move the Japanese drum.

Then the next song will be performed,The movement was so vivid that I was applauded even as I watched it move.

Each song is full of energy and transitions smoothly from song to song, ensuring that the audience's heart is not lost.

The uplifting vibrations of Japanese drums moved not only my body but also my heart, and I felt as if I was watching a story told through Japanese drums.

What impressed me was “Maple picking"is.

As the sound of Japanese drums echoed,Performers wearing Okame masks representing women appeared dashingly on stage, holding maple branches and fans as they gracefully danced and enlivened the music.

However, in the middle of the song, he seemed to turn away, but the next time he looked at me, his face changed to a Hannya mask expressing jealousy or resentment, and the powerful sound of Japanese drums echoed as if to express that emotion.

The sound was so powerful that it gave me goosebumps.

The performance that captivated the audience with its dignified performance was “horseback archery"is.

Yabusame is expressed by holding two drumsticks in the left hand like a bow and shooting an arrow with the right hand.

The performer who had been playing the Japanese drum with a smile on his face just a moment agoWhen you shoot an arrow, the sound of the drum turns into an invisible arrow, shocking the audience in this realistic performance.It was.

I could hear the sound of drums coming from behind me in the front seat! With that in mind, I turned to see a performer appear from the audience!

When I saw a performer asking the audience to clap, the audience clapped their hands as well, creating a sense of unity throughout the hall, giving me the feeling that we were performing together.

The fun time passed quickly, and the event ended with a greeting from Tomoko Matsumoto, representative of Hibikiza Inase-gumi.

The audience gathered in the lobby, looking like they were reluctant to leave, and could be seen calling out to the Hibikiza Inase-gumi members who were seeing them off, and talking to each other about their impressions of the performance.

Support the performance! Sanel's three initiatives

“I want people to know more about the appeal of Japanese drums!” “I want to cheer up many people!” “I want to deliver the sound of Japanese drums to people all over the world!”

We would like to empathize with and support Hibikiza Inase-gumi's passion, so we will be holding this performance at Sun El.3 supportsdid

Get excited for the actual performance! Produce performance LP

We have created a so-called LP (landing page) page for the 20th anniversary performance of Hibikiza Inase-gumi.

this isThe page that summarizes the performance information, such as the performance outline, how to purchase tickets, and live streaming, was created by Sanel.It is.

By creating the LP, we received positive feedback from those involved, who said, ``Event announcement information can be spread easily!''

Also, by making this LP available in English, I believe we were able to help Hibikiza Inase-gumi's goal of spreading the word ``from Matsusaka City to the world.''

Share your excitement in real time! Live streaming to the world

When I heard about this performance, I heard that hitomi (Matsumoto Hitomi) was promoting Japanese drums on social media and had many followers from overseas, so I thought it would be great if people from overseas could see this special performance as well. So, I planned a live broadcast to the world and proposed it to Hibikiza Inase-gumi.

We provided support as a conduit between Doki Doki Factory Co., Ltd., which handles video production, and Hibikiza Inasegumi, and realized live streaming.I did.

In addition, we prepared for the day by arranging the venue's streaming environment so that the live streaming could be completed successfully.

The live broadcast broadcast to the world on the distribution site ZAIKOIt was a success as expected, with access not only from within Japan but also from overseas!

For a week after the performance, we were able to watch the performance through ``archive streaming,'' so the members of Hibikiza Inase-gumi were also happy to be able to watch the performance.

In addition, since it is during the Obon period, those who have plans on the day or are returning home and are unable to visit the venue can watch Hibikiza Inase-gumi's performance via live streaming from their travel destination or home. it was good! There was a happy response.

Through live streaming, I felt that the connection between Japanese drums and people has expanded beyond the venue and around the world, and I felt the benefits of online play.It was also an opportunity.

In addition, the PV for "Asahi" made from the live streaming footage has been uploaded to hitomi's Youtube channel.

I want to support the local community too! Support that connects people, organizations, and companies

This time, Sun-El also supported the connection between Hibikiza Inase-gumi and local companies.

Through our activities in the local area, we have been working with companies and organizations that we have had relationships with.When we spoke to companies that were aiming to contribute to the local community in the same way as Sun-El, we found that they had a passionate desire to revitalize the local area.I was able to have a conversation with him.

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all the companies and organizations that took their valuable time.

If you go with Hibikiza Inase-gumi and tell them about the purpose of the performance and your thoughts, they will say, ``We would love to support you!'' and we will play a role in connecting Hibikiza Inase-gumi and local businesses. I think it was a very good experience for Sanel.

We would like to thank Kitayama Architecture Co., Ltd., Nipro Pharma Co., Ltd. Ise Factory, Bauhaus Co., Ltd., and Maruyoshi Co., Ltd. (in alphabetical order) for their cooperation.

summary

Hibikiza Inase-gumi's ``Playing the drum means hitting the heart.”, the desire to impress people with Japanese drums and to make them feel enriched is in common with Sun-El's corporate philosophy of ``Making the people involved happy.''

I agree with this idea and have decided to support SUNEL in any way I can, such as by helping with LP production, live streaming, and advertising activities.

As I hoped,We were able to connect Hibikiza Inase-gumi with people in the region and around the world, and this was a great achievement for SAN-EL as well.It is.

From now on, SAN-EL will of course continue to support Hibikiza Inase-gumi,Based on our corporate philosophy of making everyone involved happy, we aim to continue working to energize local communities and contribute to them.

We interviewed hitomi (Matsumoto Hitomi), who was introduced at the beginning and is also active as an influencer, about her impressions and thoughts about the performance.

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