Ginza Sony Park was completed in August and is currently under construction before its grand opening. YOASOBI was one of the first to take notice of Ginza Sony Park. Inspired by the low-rise concrete building with its bold atrium space, we will be holding a limited-time program called "YOASOBI KEEP OUT GALLERY PRODUCED BY VI/NYL." A part of Ginza Sony Park, which is currently under construction, will be opened to the public for a special photo exhibition held in collaboration with YOASOBI. The exhibition will run from October 5th (Sat) to 14th (Mon, holiday), 2024, and admission will require prior application.
Ginza Sony Park is a rare exposed concrete building in the Ginza area, with a distinctive atrium space that seamlessly connects to the intersection. With five floors above ground (with a rooftop) and four below, it is deliberately built at half the height of a standard building in Ginza, creating space and a new landscape in the densely populated city as "Ginza Park."
One of the first to take notice of Ginza Sony Park (under construction) was YOASOBI, which will celebrate its fifth anniversary this October. Their first solo live performance, "KEEP OUT THEATER," held in 2021, was streamed from the construction site of the former Milanoza Theater (now Tokyu Kabukicho Tower), which garnered a great response. This time, "YOASOBI KEEP OUT GALLERY PRODUCED BY VI/NYL" is also a photo exhibition created by sneaking into Ginza Sony Park, where the "construction site" still remains. It is a special program born from the playfulness of both YOASOBI and Ginza Sony Park, which will open part of the building before its grand opening.
Visitors who apply in advance (first come, first served) will be able to see the shots and special movie that will be featured in the magazine "VI/NYL SUPER YOASOBI 5TH ANNIVERSARY BOOK," scheduled for release on October 30th, scattered across the exposed concrete floor of the venue. In addition, the "YOASOBI" sign, familiar from concerts, will be installed in the bold atrium space above ground that connects to the Sukiyabashi intersection.
Please come and see the new space currently under construction where Ginza Sony Park and YOASOBI come together.
<YOASOBI comment>
●Ayase
It was a very stimulating experience with all the costumes, studio sets, and filming I've never experienced before. I hope you'll come and see the wonderful photos we took here.
●ikura
We are very happy that they have produced such a packed special YOASOBI book and are even able to hold an exhibition.
I think you'll be able to see a variety of YOASOBI, so please look forward to it!
■ YOASOBI profile
YOASOBI is a "unit that turns novels into music" consisting of composer Ayase and vocalist ikura. Their debut song "Racing into the Night," released in November 2019, has exceeded 1.1 billion total streams for the first time in history. Their song "Idol," released in April 2023, reached number one on the US Billboard Global Chart. They have been active in various fields both at home and abroad, including appearing at the world's largest festival, Coachella Festival, in April 2024. In October, they will celebrate their 5th anniversary since their formation and will hold dome concerts in Osaka and Tokyo.
■ About the magazine "VI/NYL"
"VI/NYL" (by & nul) is a music and culture media launched in September 2021. The media's philosophy is "MOOD" and "TIMELESS", and it is not only sensitive to new things, but also always pursues the "essence" of things, picking up artists from all over the world without genre from a unique perspective. In the future, it plans to launch in Asia, Europe and the United States, and aims to "make the magazine a platform" and "brand the media" based on the global common language of "music", promoting a new style of global media business. "VI/NYL" will be widely developed, including magazines, websites, SNS, YouTube, Spotify, radio, events, merchandising, bookstores, art galleries, etc.
■ Event Outline
Name: YOASOBI KEEP OUT GALLERY PRODUCED BY VI/NYL
Date: October 5th (Sat) to 14th (Mon, holiday), 2024
Time: 12:00-20:00 (scheduled)
Location: Ginza Sony Park (5-3-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo)
Admission: Free, advance application required (first come, first served) *Applications open from 15:00 on Thursday, September 19th
Web: https://www.sonypark.com/ginza/038/ *Scheduled to be released on Friday, September 20th Organized by: Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Co-organized by: Ginza Sony Park Project
Sponsor: Caelum Co., Ltd.
■ How to apply for admission in advance
Please apply using the "Admission Pre-Application Form" button below.
Pre-entry application form
※ Important Notice
・Each person can apply for up to two people at a time.
・Please note that if you apply multiple times using the same address, all applications except the first will be cancelled.
・Each child under elementary school age must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
・Please apply for one person for elementary school students or older. Up to one preschool child per guardian may enter without applying.
・Your identity will be checked upon entry on the day, so please bring your ID.
・Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis and will close once the maximum number of spots has been reached.
・Cancellation or changes to the number of tickets cannot be accepted after the application has been submitted.
・The event may be canceled without notice due to natural disasters such as typhoons. In such cases, we will not be able to set a replacement date. In addition, we will not be able to compensate for travel expenses to the venue, transportation expenses, accommodation expenses, etc. Thank you for your understanding.
■ About the Ginza Sony Park Project
The Ginza Sony Park project is a project to rebuild the Sony Building, which has been a part of the Ginza area for over 50 years, with the concept of "a facility open to the city."
The Sony Building was built in 1966 by Akio Morita, one of the founders of Sony.
There was a 33-square-meter public space there that Morita called the "Ginza Garden," a symbol of "a facility open to the town." We wanted to carry on the founder's vision for the next 50 years, so we have been working on this project to expand the "Ginza Garden" into a "Ginza Park," creating a new rhythm for the town, making it more accessible to visitors and offering a variety of ways to enjoy it.
In order to keep the rebuilding process unique and worthy of Sony's name, the company adopted a two-stage process based on an innovative idea. In the first stage, instead of immediately constructing a new building, the company carried out an unprecedented experimental attempt to turn the site into a park while the building was being demolished (August 2018 to September 2021). As a result, the park has been visited by a total of 8.54 million people over a period of about three years, including during the COVID-19 pandemic.
After that, demolition and new construction will resume as the second phase, with the final form of the project, Ginza Sony Park, scheduled for completion in August 2024 and its grand opening in January 2025.
Sony Park official website and social media accounts
Web: https://www.sonypark.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ginzasonypark/
X: https://x.com/ginzasonypark/
Facebook: https://facebook.com/ginzasonypark/
YouTube: https://youtube.com/ginzasonypark/
@ginzasonypark #GinzaSonyPark
[Sony Enterprise Co., Ltd.] Press Release
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