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ZERI JAPAN, a non-profit organization that will exhibit the private pavilion “BLUE OCEAN DOME” at the Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai, will hold the “BLUE OCEAN FES.” on Sunday, June 8, 2025.
The venue is the “EXPO Arena (Matsuri)”, an outdoor event space located within the Expo site (Yumeshima, Osaka) that can accommodate up to 16,000 people. The main stage will be lit up with a live performance called “FM802 SPECIAL LIVE”, which is a tie-up with FM802, which has a strong base in the Kansai region of 2 prefectures and 7 counties, with a population of 20 million.
In keeping with the concept of “BLUE OCEAN DOME,” which has the theme of reviving the ocean, the live concert will feature artists who evoke the image of the ocean and artists with ties to Osaka and Kansai. Artists scheduled to appear include singer-songwriter MINMI from Osaka Prefecture, as well as Def Tech and Rina Katahira, whose songs and activities are deeply connected to the ocean, and will liven up the venue with a special live concert.
The venue will also feature food and drink booths, including food trucks offering a wide variety of seafood delicacies, as well as exhibitions and sales of products made from recycled marine plastic and workshops. Through music, food, workshops and more, we are planning an event where participants can have fun while also reaffirming the importance of the ocean.
In addition, the choir “Neo☆Stars,” which was formed mainly by 80s idols who are symbols of Japanese “energy,” will also appear on stage. They will liven up the BLUE OCEAN FES. with songs that will make you think of the sea.
June 8th, the day “BLUE OCEAN FES.” will be held, is World Oceans Day, which was proposed at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992 and officially established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2008 with the aim of protecting the marine environment. Events related to marine environment protection are held in many countries and regions as a day for people around the world to reaffirm the connection between people and the ocean and the importance of the ocean, and to engage in conservation activities. BLUE OCEAN FES. will be held by ZERI JAPAN’s “BLUE OCEAN DOME” in conjunction with “World Oceans Day,” a day when people all over the world think about marine protection. Please keep an eye out for this marine environment protection event that will be launched from the Expo Osaka-Kansai.
Neo☆Stars will make a special appearance at the “BLUE OCEAN FES.”
to be held on World Ocean Day on Sunday, June 8, 2025!
Neo☆Stars Power Chorus at EXPO
ZERI JAPAN, a non-profit organization that will exhibit the private pavilion “BLUE OCEAN DOME” at the 2025 World Expo (hereinafter referred to as the Osaka-Kansai Expo), will hold the “BLUE OCEAN FES.” on Sunday, June 8, 2025.
The venue will be the “EXPO Arena (Matsuri),” an outdoor event space located within the Expo site (Yumeshima, Osaka) that can accommodate up to 16,000 people. The choir “Neo☆Stars,” formed mainly by 80s idols, will make a special appearance at this BLUE OCEAN FES. A special stage entitled “Neo☆Stars Power Chorus at EXPO” will be held, with songs that will send your thoughts to the sea, and a chorus will liven up the BLUE OCEAN FES.
Neo☆Stars is a choir formed mainly by 80s idols who are symbols of Japanese “energy”, and they aim to connect people through chorus and create a world where no one is left behind. They are also a unique team that works on both the fronts of entertainment and social contribution.
The performers scheduled to appear are Miki Asakura, Kaori Tsuchiya, Megumi Watanabe, Tomomi Nishimura, Minako Tanaka, Yuka Onishi, Hikomaro, Junichi Nitta,Takahiro Yamamoto, D・Z Minowaman, Mai Nakagawa, Emiko Kiyosawa, DUC (Dreamers Union Choir) members (Taro Kijima, Nanako, TYPHOON-KANNA, Hiiro Tominaga, Kokeshi, Haruko, YANMAR), and Genki Haga (percussion).
Scheduled to appear
Date and time: Sunday, June 8, 2025, 12:45-13:30
Venue: Future Life Zone EXPO Arena “Matsuri”
Admission is free. However, you must purchase an admission ticket to the Osaka-Kansai Expo before coming to EXPO Arena “Matsuri”.
June 8th, when “BLUE OCEAN FES.” will be held, is “World Oceans Day,” which was proposed at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992 and officially established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2008 with the aim of protecting the marine environment. Many countries and regions hold events related to marine environment protection on this day, when people around the world reaffirm the connection between people and the ocean and the importance of the ocean, and engage in conservation activities.
“BLUE OCEAN FES.”, held by the private pavilion “BLUE OCEAN DOME” in conjunction with “World Oceans Day,” when people around the world think about marine protection, is attracting attention as a marine environment protection event emanating from the Osaka-Kansai Expo.