Press release of TWIN PLANET Co., Ltd. (2024.11.07) TWIN PLANET Co., Ltd. [Official Report] “Twin Planet 20th Anniversary Countdown Special Project” “Twin Planet Thanksgiving” October 30th (Wednesday) EX THEATER ROPPONGI As Twin Planet celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2026, a special countdown project “Twin Planet Thanksgiving” was held at EX THEATER ROPPONGI on Wednesday, October 30th. As the name of the event suggests, as a token of our gratitude, we will invite 750 people by lottery for free, and our talent and artists will gather together to perform on various stages. In addition, the grand prize was determined by the final judging of the largest national audition to date, “NEW DOOR AUDITION,” which was also held as a special countdown project. We will deliver the details of various events as an official report.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/25517/675/25517-675-dc65a90494c6f360dac6392bd6c9c0cf-3900×2431.jpg Second place on the live stage will be Ma’Scar’Piece, a trance idol who transforms the story by linking with the new area chain
“Shimokitazawa Area” of the music original character project “Den-Onbu” presented by Bandai Namco Entertainment. . The trio, who are known for their powerful performances in both singing and dancing, performed lively with cyberpunk sounds in the background for two songs, “Zero Gravity” and “Netsuden Bakusan.” The audience seats were also illuminated with red penlights, reflecting the worldview of the electronic music club.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/25517/675/25517-675-dd8f966553258460811f1de4ca723433-1304×870.jpg Next up will be the idol group Karena Ivory, produced by HoneyWorks Sound, which will hold auditions for new members this summer and now has 12 members. Changing the atmosphere in the venue with Overture, they performed their new song “Girls and Ivory” from their major debut album to be released on January 29th (Wednesday) next year, followed by “Good Morning on Friday,” “Fansa,” and “Kimi wa Shitsuki Shiki ni niru.” Performed 4 songs. Their clear dancing and singing voice, which came out from their pure white costumes, strongly imprinted on the audience the sense of unity of the new group as they prepare for their major debut.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/25517/675/25517-675-f873b555375c2c8bfbdd882d9172ef92-1304×870.jpg After the early live stage, special guest Chino Kikuma, a former Fuji TV announcer who is currently widely active as a lawyer and
commentator, looked back on Twin Planet’s company history. When we were founded in 2006, there was only one talent on staff, a long time ago, and over the past 18 years we have become a trend-setting “IP production”. As we approach our 20th anniversary, Twin Planet expressed its passionate desire to be a place where each member of our team can make their dreams come true, achieve what they want to do, and take on challenges.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/25517/675/25517-675-d7c5362bb9700ae272791f9668bee5de-2000×1333.jpg From here, the event will enter the collaboration stage of the variety show “All Night Fujiko”, which is broadcast every Friday at 24:55 on Fuji TV. Fujikoz will be joined by program MCs Nobuyuki Sakuma, Tetsuya Morita (Saraba Seishun no Hikari), Shunsuke Ito (Oswald), and 12 female university students who are regulars on the program, as well as Anna Murashige, who is also a regular, and other Twin Planet talents. Participate in “straight talk” and develop projects that put your body on the line.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/25517/675/25517-675-a5e5865bb4dedd1938c4c42093b4e9a4-2000×1333.jpg The stage performance, which included topics such as “Who seems to make the most money at the agency?”, will be aired on “All Night Fujiko” on Friday, December 20th.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/25517/675/25517-675-dc7d47c2f8a1547306c10510b3c0e15e-1304×870.jpg And many FM radio and “Shining! Under the narration of special guest Kay Grant, who has a god voice and is well-known for her narration of the Japan Record Awards, Twin Planet, which started in April of this year as a special countdown project for its 20th anniversary, held the largest-scale event ever. The final judging for the national audition “NEW DOOR AUDITION” has begun. The judges will be Startup Factory representative Osamu Suzuki, TV producer Nobuyuki Sakuma, Kodansha ViVi editor-in-chief Kumiko Karata, TWIN PLANET Co., Ltd.
representative director Kenji Yashima, and Twin Planet talent Nana Suzuki. These are gorgeous celebrities. In addition to the eight people selected from a total of 8,113 applicants: Sara Otaki, Arisaki Saifuku, Yūgaku Suzuki, Ayaka Takamura, Aoi Tsuji, Aika Higashi, Arina Hirota, and Kunta Yoshida, Fujiko’s Kaminishi Moe also made an emergency appearance and the finalists were announced. One by one, they performed their own way of promoting themselves on stage and talked about their aspirations to become the next generation stars.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/25517/675/25517-675-9d43a76f666de23f30aff2fe0b627a6d-3900×2431.jpg Once the finalists showed glimpses of their fresh talent, Fujikoz will perform their new song released that day, “Let’s start kissing”, a love song that depicts a love that begins on the dance floor, on the live stage that follows.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/25517/675/25517-675-2d3e70021ede7c3689c05b5f2052baf2-1304×870.jpg HoneyWorks sound produced 10-member idol group Nadeshiko Takamine makes a dashing appearance with Overture. They will perform their live standard live songs “Beautifully Ikiro” and “Kawaite Gomen,” and completely change the impression with their new song “Adrenaline Game,” which is included in their rocky 2nd single and is the ending theme song for Fuji TV’s TV anime “Fujin Naka Great Mission.” Also, the song “I’M YOUR IDOL” from the second single produced a beautiful harmony.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/25517/675/25517-675-c970116c143d8b0c51ff3dcf373636bd-1277×852.jpg Next, a special stage was set up in which Twin Planet collaborated with KIZASHI Co., Ltd., a national policy professional firm that promotes reskilling in the era of generative AI, and the guest was Chisato Kunimoto, CEO of Cynthialy Co., Ltd. Models Yoshiaki and Nana Suzuki, who are ambassadors for TGC RESKILLING SCHOOL, will be participating.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/25517/675/25517-675-a11d347b1aae0fb0fae32875cecd070b-1304×870.jpg In an era where AI is changing work styles in all areas, reskilling is an initiative recommended by the government, and when Mr. Kunimoto talked about the systems that can be used and the benefits and importance of “raising the level of skills”, he said, Introducing the activities that Yoshiaki is currently focusing on. Yoshiaki serves as an ambassador for “TGC RESKILLING SCHOOL” and declares that he will promote reskilling to the younger generation. Nana Suzuki talks about her recent work on reskilling, saying, “I think there are many people who are worried about what kind of job they should get, so I’m studying at school to become a career consultant who can support them.” “It’s not easy to learn as an adult, and I’m not good at learning, but I really enjoyed trying it,” she said, sharing an episode of how reskilling has enriched her daily life. Yoshiaki encouraged the younger generation to actively reskill by asking, “Please enter the TGC RESKILLING SCHOOL!” “TGC RESKILLING SCHOOL” special site: https://tgc-reskilling.com/
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/25517/675/25517-675-b951b72cfdfbcae91034954d1fbd5603-3900×2600.jpg The time has finally come to announce the results of “NEW DOOR AUDITION”. First, Manaka Higashi was selected for the “All Night Fujiko Award,” Yuuku Suzuki was selected for the “Special Jury Award,” and Ayaka Takamura and Aqua Tsuji were selected for the “Semi-Grand Prix.” Azuma said, “It’s typical of Twin Planet, and I think it will be an immediate hit on variety shows” (Nobuyuki Sakuma), Suzuki had “the votes were overwhelming in the judging” (Osamu Suzuki), and Takamura and Tsuji had “Both… I didn’t want to let them down, so I chose these two,” said Nana Suzuki.The finalists received high praise from the judges and seemed to be showing their individuality from an early stage. The grand prize winner was Saifuku Arisa, a 12-year-old first-year junior high school student from Osaka Prefecture who aspires to be a model. “I was so
surprised…I have no words. Thank you very much,” she said with joy. Kenji Yajima, CEO of Twin Planet, commented, “We felt a strong sense of her hidden strength and future possibilities.The judges unanimously chose her because we felt she had a future where we wanted to walk together.” will be awarded a prize of 1 million yen. Opportunities to spread out in a variety of activities with Twin Planet’s senior talents have expanded.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/25517/675/25517-675-8481ca71d4a11980be838fa09159d386-1304×870.jpg The finale will feature game illustrations such as the “Final Fantasy” series, animation character designs such as “Time Bokan Series Yatterman”, and commemorative T-shirts drawn by world-famous artist Yoshitaka Amano, who is expanding his art activities from various angles. It will be performed by a talent. The characters depicted are “Space Animal Plasuke and His Merry Friends”. Towards the 20th anniversary of our founding, an original character was born to accompany Twin Planet as we dream of further space. T-shirts will be given to all attendees as a token of our gratitude.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/25517/675/25517-675-b62d3e23b8800b5de0078da3a3da4412-3900×2431.jpg “Twin Planet Thanksgiving” featured free-spirited talks and performances that reflected the corporate culture that many
celebrities said was “a very free and relaxed office.” Nana Suzuki said, “This is the first time we’ve done something like this at Twin Planet, and we felt like we came together really well.The people who passed the audition came in, and we wrapped them up warmly and worked hard together. Anna Murashige said, “Now that we have more juniors, I want to make our agency even more great.Next time when we hold auditions, we aim to get 100 million applicants, and we hope that’s the best.” I want to keep the office bright and cheerful,” he said enthusiastically, making the audience feel at ease. Welcoming new members, Twin Planet will continue to lead the times as we approach our 20th anniversary in 2026.
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Shibuya-ku, Tokyo ・Official website: https://twinplanet.co.jp/ Founded in 2006. We are an “IP production” company that develops a wide range of businesses in the entertainment field with a focus on intellectual property. As part of our artist production business, we have produced talent such as “Nana Suzuki”, “Anna Murashige”, “Michi”, “Yoshiaki”, “Nako Yabuki”, “Ayumu Ito”, “New School Leaders” (joint management), etc. In addition to managing people who are active in all genres, including models, actors, and artists, we also plan and operate events and stores that utilize the IP of “Tabeko Doubutsu” and “Kuken Ranbu,” product production, and promotions and media
development. , provides services in various forms.