King & Prince:10th Anniversary Event: First Live Performance in 6 Years, Surprises, and Tears Over New Release Announcement

A special event commemorating the 10th anniversary of the popular anime series "KING OF PRISM (KinPri)" and the 1st anniversary of the release of "KING OF PRISM -Your Endless Call- Everyone Sparkle! Prism☆Tours (KinTour)" was held on June 28th at Keio Arena (Chofu City, Tokyo).

The event was held in two parts, day and night. The daytime session, "KING OF PRISM Pretty Boys SPECIAL THANKS PARTY!", was the largest-scale special screening event of the "KinTours" main feature ever. The nighttime session, "KING OF PRISM SUPER LIVE Prism☆Tours!", was a "KinTours" live performance, marking the first live event for the "KinPri" series in approximately six years.

◇Here comes the Guinness!

In the daytime session, the cast members split into two groups, and while watching the video, they looked back on "Kintsua" in a commentary format. The first group consisted of Junta Terashima (as Shin Ichijo), Taku Yashiro (as Kakeru Juoin), Takuma Nagatsuka (as Leo Saionji), Showtaro Morikubo (as Rei Kurokawa), Tatsuyuki Kobayashi (as George GS Takadanobaba/Asahi Mitaka), Seiichiro Yamashita Yamashita (as Shogo Yumekawa), Reo Tsuchida (as Koyoi Takase), Ryumaru Tachibana (as Mario), Gakuto Kajiwara (as Toma Ibuki), and Atsushi Tamaru (as Huey).

During the Prism Jump scene performed at the "Over The Rainbow" 1st anniversary live concert, which took place via a time machine, everyone tried their hand at "Prism☆Voice Acting." Tsuchida expressed his surprise, saying, "This is the first time I've seen a cheering screening from the front, and the cheering from this many people was amazing," while Kobayashi happily exclaimed, "I was overwhelmed! You all are the best!"

Regarding the "big three" of Rei Kurokawa, Sei Himuro, and Jin Norizuki, Morikubo recalled, "When recording Rei's show, I was directed to 'do it with more passion!' At the time, I wondered if it was too much, but the finished video was very powerful, and seeing everyone's cheering at the screening made the cast feel like we had to do even more." He also revealed, "I stood on stage with Shinichiro Miki (who plays Jin Norizuki) and Toshihiko Seki (who plays Sei Himuro) for the stage greeting, and there was a moment in the dressing room when the two of them were seriously talking about the characters they each represent."

Regarding their collaboration as "Pretty Boys," Kajiwara and Tamaru recalled, "We were surprised to see King of Prism's schedule. At first, we didn't even think we'd be appearing in Truth." Terashima added, "We felt a strong affinity between King of Prism and the other Pretty Series, which have built up a long history, and the story of KinTour, where we ride a time machine and look back on the past. I think the audience watching will be even more moved than we are. As expected of General Director Masakazu Hishida."

In the second half, the Soma Saito(as Yukinojo Tachibana), Tasuku Hatanaka(as Taiga Kagami), Masashi Igarashi (as Minato Takaryo), Yuma Uchida(as Yu Suzuno), Shouta Aoi (as Rui Kisaragi), Shunsuke Takeuchi (as Alexander Yamato), Satsuki Nakayama (as Ai Kannazuki), Kentaro Kawai (as Shinya Oedo), and Shotaro Uzawa (as Ushimitsu). The largest screening event in history was held, and Saito expressed his joy, saying, "It's like a miracle. Thank you!" Regarding the appeal of the "Callings" show, a pioneer of male prism shows, Aoi commented, "It's full of energy, isn't it? After about 14 years, their 3DCG show was finally realized at Kintza, and I think the fans were happy."

During the final scene of "BOY MEETS GIRL," Uchida commented with deep emotion, "It really is a great song." She continued, "It's deeply moving to see us all singing this iconic song, which is significant to both us and the Pretty Series, transcending the boundaries of different works." Regarding the ending theme, "Sparkling Days," Hatanaka said, "When the ending theme plays, I feel like I'm going to cry," and Igarashi added thoughtfully, "It makes me realize once again how much I love these members."

Finally, Terashima concluded by saying, "When I was first told about this event, I thought, 'King & Prince always come up with unexpected ideas.' The fact that there are people who approved this project and people who have gathered here, King & Prince is the best! I think we could probably apply to Guinness for some kind of record. Shin probably wouldn't say it, but... I feel like saying, 'Let's go for the Guinness World Record!'"

◇Gal Over the Rainbow Appears

The evening show, "KING OF PRISM SUPER LIVE Prism☆Tours!", began with Terashima appearing on a trolley. With a radiant smile, he sang "Daisuki Refrain." "TRI-UMviratuS" premiered "Feel Like dance -TRI-UMviratuS ver.-," and "SePTENTRION" energized the crowd with "Dramatic LOVE," one of the series' most famous songs.

The live performance featured collaborations unique to the show, such as Morikubo and Takeuchi singing "survival dAnce ～no no cry more～". When "DARK NIGHTMARE" appeared with the intro to "Get Wild," the fans erupted in cheers. Aoi and Nakayama sang a duet of "Koishisa to Setsunasa to Kokoro Tsuyosa to". Truth delivered a refreshing rendition of "BE TOGETHER".

The Pretty Boys' setlist was also impressive. WITH energized the crowd with "Gira Galactic Tightrope," DARK NIGHTMARE performed "DARKNESS SOUL," Tachibana sang "Chocolate Ice Cream Tornado," and TrutH sang "Don't be Afraid." As a surprise, Kojiko, Hiroko, and Kazuko from "Gal Over Rainbow" also made an appearance, filling the venue with laughter.

The production of the new theatrical anime film "KING OF PRISM-Tri-Star-Act-" was also announced, eliciting screams and loud applause from the audience. A teaser visual featuring Yukinojo, Kakeru, and Minato was also unveiled, bringing tears to Igarashi's eyes. "The moment I heard everyone's voices...!" she said, her voice choked with emotion, to which Yashiro and Saito offered warm words of encouragement, saying, "It's okay to cry," and "That's right." Saito added, "We've talked before about how we'd like to see more in-depth stories about the three of them..." to which the three shouted, "But it's just a 'teaser'!", "Production has just begun!", and "We don't know anything yet!" Finally, the entire cast performed "BOY MEETS GIRL," bringing the spectacular live performance to a close.