Rock band SOPHIA, who are celebrating the 30th anniversary of their major debut this year, and rock band SIAM SHADE, who are also celebrating their 30th anniversary, have formed a special unit called SIAMSOPHIA. It has been announced that the one-night-only live concert "2025 SIAMSOPHIA FINAL," to be held at TOYOTA ARENA TOKYO (Koto-ku, Tokyo) on October 13th, will be broadcast live on WOWOW. In addition, a lineup of special features for three consecutive months, including this live concert, has also been announced.
SIAMSOPHIA is a special unit formed by Mitsuru Matsuoka, the vocalist of SOPHIA, who will celebrate their 30th anniversary this October, and four members of SIAM SHADE, who also made their major debut in October 1995. All members of SOPHIA, as well as Eiki, Kazuma, Natchin, and Atsushi from SIAM SHADE, join the unit.
Their first live performance, "1995 SIAM SOPHIA - G," was held at Osaka-jo Hall (Chuo-ku, Osaka) on February Getsuku this year, and began with an unusual lineup: the nine members were shuffled on stage, and once the band members were announced, the performance continued as planned. SOPHIA and SIAM SHADE performed a collaborative performance covering each other's hit songs.
WOWOW will broadcast and stream the Tokyo performance on WOWOW Prime and WOWOW On Demand from 4:00 p.m. on October 13th under the title "Live Coverage! SIAMSOPHIA '2025 SIAMSOPHIA FINAL'."
The featured programs for November and December are as follows:
<Broadcast and Streaming in November> "SIAMSOPHIA '1995 SIAM SOPHIA - G'" = An edited version of the live performance held at Osaka-jo Hall on February Getsuku of this year. The comedy duo Garage Sale, who started their entertainment careers in 1995, the same year as the other two groups, served as the main MCs, and also performed as the legendary music unit Gaphia (Garage Sale + SOPHIA).
<Broadcast/Streaming in December> "SIAMSOPHIA '2025 SIAMSOPHIA FINAL' Special Edition" = A special edited version that includes live footage from TOYOTA ARENA TOKYO on October 13th, as well as exclusive interviews with the band members.
