It has been announced that the final live performance of the all-female rock band SHISHAMO, to be held on June 14th in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, will be broadcast live on WOWOW. SHISHAMO, who made their CD debut in 2013 and have been a passionate force in the rock scene for 13 years, will end their activities with this live performance. WOWOW has also announced a lineup of special features for three consecutive months, including this live performance.
Formed in a high school light music club, SHISHAMO produced many hit songs after their CD debut in 2013, including "Boku ni Kanojo ga Dekita n da," "Kimi to Natsu Fes," and "Ashita mo." With their fast-paced, upbeat melodies and straightforward songs about the feelings of love and the courage to face tomorrow, they have enjoyed popularity, especially among young people. However, they will be ending their activities with a two-day live concert, "SHISHAMO THE FINAL!!! ~Thanks for everything~," to be held on June 13th and 14th at Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu (Todoroki Athletics Stadium) in Kawasaki City, the band's hometown.
Todoroki Athletics Stadium is a place the band has long dreamed of performing at. They had planned to hold a concert there twice before, but the first time it was canceled at the last minute due to a typhoon. The second time it was canceled again due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Finally, their wish to perform a live show at "Todoroki" in Kawasaki City, their hometown, is about to come true.
WOWOW will broadcast and stream live the second day's "GOODBYE DAY" event, titled "Live Broadcast! SHISHAMO THE FINAL!!! ～Thanks for everything～ GOODBYE DAY," on WOWOW Live and WOWOW On Demand from 5 PM on June 14th.
Other featured items are as follows:
<Scheduled to be broadcast/streamed in July>
"SHISHAMO NO BUDOKAN!!!": This broadcast and streamed footage of the concert held at Nippon Budokan (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) on January 4, 2016. SHISHAMO, who have dramatically increased their popularity since their CD debut and first solo live concert in 2013, their first nationwide solo tour in 2014, the Marcy Music Video Collection, and appearances at 10 summer festivals in 2015, finally achieved their first solo performance at Budokan. Two years after the release of their debut album, the average age of the members at the time was 20.4 years old. Tickets sold out in an instant.
"SHISHAMO NO OSAKA-JOHALL!!!": This broadcast and streamed footage of the concert held on June 25, 2016, at Osaka-jo Hall (Chuo-ku, Osaka City), which was SHISHAMO's first arena performance in the Kansai region. It unfolded alongside a video titled "SHISHAMO NO OSAKA-JOHALL!!! Osaka Story," which featured the members of SHISHAMO. An unreleased song (the single "Natsu no Koibito" released in September), which was scheduled to be recorded immediately after the concert, was also performed for the first time.
"SHISHAMO One-Man Tour 2017 Spring 'Tomorrow, We'll Pass Each Other on the Metro, a Magical Love'": This broadcast and streamed footage of the performance held at Nippon Budokan on March 31, 2017. SHISHAMO's spring one-man tour, held from March to June 2017, showcased a unique approach, traversing stages of varying scales: "Arena Edition" at 3 venues, "Hall Edition" at 7 venues, and "Live House Edition" at 9 venues. The Budokan live performance served as the finale of the arena edition. The tour's theme was "film." Teaming up for the first time with film director Seita Yamagishi, they produced four short films set in the "metro." The live performance featured a structure where video and live performance intersected.
<Scheduled to be broadcast/streamed in August>
"SHISHAMO NO BEST ARENA!!! EAST": This broadcast and streamed footage of the concert held on September 28, 2019, at Saitama Super Arena (now GMO Arena Saitama, Chuo-ku, Saitama City). This concert, held to commemorate the release of their first best-of album "SHISHAMO BEST" in June of the same year, was SHISHAMO's first solo performance at Saitama Super Arena. Packed with songs ranging from their early hits to unreleased new tracks, the performance showcased SHISHAMO's "past" and "future."
"SHISHAMO NO BUDOKAN!!! ~10 YEARS THANK YOU~": This broadcast and streamed footage of the concert held at the Nippon Budokan on January 4, 2023, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of SHISHAMO's CD debut. This was SHISHAMO's third time performing on the Budokan stage, following their solo concert in 2016 and their spring tour in 2017. Held on January 4th, the same date as their first Budokan performance, the concert was filled with a celebratory atmosphere for the 10th anniversary and was an intense live performance that showcased the achievements SHISHAMO has built up over the past 10 years and the band's growing strength, allowing viewers to fully enjoy the charm of SHISHAMO's music.
"SHISHAMO 10th Anniversary Final Live 'FINALE!!! -10YEARS THANK YOU-'": This broadcast and streamed footage of the performance held on November 11, 2023, at Pia Arena MM (Nishi-ku, Yokohama). Since entering their 10th anniversary year since their CD debut in November 2022, SHISHAMO has been energetically releasing works with various concepts and holding numerous live performances throughout the year, and this concert marked the culmination of that year's activities.
