Popular idol group Yoshimotozaka46 gave a special concert during the 11th Okinawa International Movie Festival. The cloudy weather couldn’t stop J-pop fans for pouring into Naha’s Umisora Park on the scenic oceanfront.

Yoshimotozaka 46 is produced by Yasushi Akimoto, who also created AKB48 and sister groups, and is named after Yoshimoto Kogyo, the entertainment company that organizes the Okinawa International Movie Festival.

The group includes several Yoshimoto comedians, including Yuriyan Retriever and Yoshiko, as well as many singers who passed the strict audition process. Like many large idol groups, it normally gives performances with 10 or 12 members. The concert as the 11th OIMF was special, as it included nearly all 46 members. It is also unique because it includes both female and male members.

The concert also included the first performance of the next single by Yoshimotozaka46. The song’s title “Konya wa eeyan” means “Tonight is nice” in the Osaka dialect. It will be released on May 8th, but fans got to hear it first at the 11th Okinawa International Movie Festival.

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