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2023.04.18 18:00

Japan showcase for the first time in 5 months where STAYC shared happiness with fans, thank you letter & promise to meet again

A detailed report on the revisited performance in Japan commemorating the release of the 2nd single in Japan!

Korean girl group STAYC, who released their second Japanese single "Teddy Bear -Japanese Ver.-", held "STAYC Japan 2nd Showcase 2023 'Teddy Bear'" in Osaka and Tokyo to commemorate it. In this article, we will report on the Zepp Haneda performance in Tokyo on April 10.

STAYC is a six-member group consisting of Sumin, Sieun, Isa, Seeun, Yoon, and J.

The showcase will be the first in about 5 months since the release of the debut single in Japan in November. The Japanese version of "Teddy Bear" is the latest song released in February in South Korea, and in addition to winning six music program crowns in the home country, it is still a long hit on major music charts after two months. They have achieved the best results in their career so far, and "Teddy Bear -Japanese Ver.-" is at its peak and has been released in Japan.

The showcase started with the Japanese debut song "POPPY". It was the first live event for STAYC to speak out, but when the fans in the venue shouted “3, 2, 1, GO!” In Korea, the Korean version of this Japanese song "POPPY" has been performed on music programs as the subtitle song of "Teddy Bear", making it a familiar song for Japanese and Korean fans. Continuing on to the 2nd Japanese single song "Stereotype -Japanese Ver.-", this song, which will be performed for the first time at this showcase, will cause even louder cheers from the audience. Based on the lyrics, "Don't look at me with colored glasses," the dance that looks like you're looking through glasses is cute.

This time it was a showcase, so in addition to the performance, there was also a talk and game corner. After the performance of the two songs, the six members who were called by the fans with a loud shout of "STAYC~" appeared on the stage again while waving their hands with smiles. He shows They show a slightly surprised expression in the heat of the venue.

When asked about the appeal of the new song "Teddy Bear", Sumin replied, "You can fully enjoy STAYC's cute concept and teen freshness." The natural Japanese made the audience go "Oh!" in admiration. And 'Teddy Bear' is a cheering song with a message of comfort and hope. I wanted to convey this message to Japan's SWITH (collective term for STAYC fans)."

The "Teddy Bear Challenge", where the chorus dance is performed on SNS, has become a hot topic. “The point is to dance in the shape of bear ears,” said J. When the fan imitated them and made a pose with bear ears, the 6 members smiled and said, "Cute~".

In the planning corner, "Members will tell you the charms of the members", digging deep into the individuality of the members in a relay format. J, the top batter, reveals Sumin's TMI (Too much information = petit information), "I became a roommate with Sumin's sister Sumin-unnie for the first time at the hotel in Japan this time, but I heard the sound of snoring." Then, Seeun, Isa and snoring information came out Seeun and Isa exposed snoring information one after another and burst into laughter. Yoon was told by Isa that "the shower time is long", and she explained in the demonstration that "I watch videos and listen to music while I'm in the shower, so it takes a long time." Yoon leaked about Sieun, "During the rehearsal, I she was like a child. When I we choreographed 'Stereotype', he she looked at my face and said, 'Hehe!' It's so cute.” Then, slender J was told by Sieun, “Actually, among the members, he she is the strongest.” Sieun said about J, "Actually, she's the strongest among the members. She's also good at arm wrestling." Then slender J made a "Power!" pose.

The third song they performed was "ASAP -Japanese Ver.-", the coupling track of their Japan debut song "POPPY". When Sieun called out, "Sing with me!", the voices of her fans grew even louder.

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| Expressing gratitude to fans with a letter

In the second half, the game corner was full of energy. First, try "Kendama". It's a game with a higher degree of difficulty for foreign women who put a ball on a platter and stab a ball with the tip of a sword. In the mission to succeed in placing the platter in 60 seconds, Yoon succeeded in the first practice and made the venue noisy. They succeeded one after another, but the fourth Sumin struggled and lost time. The final Isa went a little past the time limit, but she completed her mission as a venue judge. The sword tip version is OK if you can stab at least one person in 60 seconds. This was also easily cleared by Yoon in 4 seconds, and he got the Tokyo specialty "Ningyo-yaki" (Japanese Only)<sponge cake in various shapes filled with red bean paste> as a reward, but the members were also happy, saying, "We found a new talent."

The "Balloon Explosion Game", which was rumored to be "beyond the comedian" in the previous 1st showcase, will also reappear. While saying "I'm scared", he was they were full of motivation, and when he they took turns naming "Japanese cuisine names", he they started at a slow pace in order to be mean to the members behind him them. Maniacs such as “Ochazuke" <adding "o" to "chazuke" makes it a more polite expression> popped up, but as the balloon got bigger, the answer pitch increased, and it exploded at Seeun. Yoon, who answered "pudding", was also NG, and the two became a punishment game ended up playing a punishment game. He pPerformed cute lines such as "I don't know if I'm going to cry!" In the second round, the balloon Sumin exploded was holding exploded, but everyone showed cute lines and excited the fans.

The post-game performance was a Korean song corner. “RUN2U” started with Sumin's comment, “The next song is a song where you can feel the overflowing energy. Are you ready to run?” After encouraging the fans who sang the chorus together with “One more time!”, Yoon gave a powerful long tone with the refreshing “SO WHAT”.

The newly released song “Teddy Bear -Japanese Ver.-” is the Japanese version of the latest Korean song whose “Teddy Bear Challenge” video has been buzzing all over the world. Seeun gave a lecture on the “Teddy Bear Challenge” dance, “Rub your stomach twice and pop your ears!” When the fans at the venue danced together with STAYC's lead, the members also showed a satisfied expression.

Then, they were invited by the MC to introduce two special guests! mop. They are two super star characters named after "Teddy Bear" in the bear world appeared; Kumamon from Kumamoto Prefecture and Sanrio character white bear Mop<or see まるもふびより - Wikipedia, though both of links are Japanese Only>. The members are overjoyed by the contrasting two characters, the violent Kumamon and the self-paced Mop. STAYC, Kumamon, Mop, and fans in the audience filmed the “Teddy Bear Challenge” together. The members were also impressed by Kumamon, who went to be reflected in the camera alone and danced sharply, saying, “You're a pro!” and “It's a dancing machine!” Kumamon presented STAYC with a bouquet of gypsophila, which Kumamoto Prefecture produces the most in Japan.

At the end of the corner, there was also a reading of a letter from Sieun to the fans. When I she said, “It's exciting, isn't it?”, the audience cheered, “Do your best!”

“To my beloved SWITH, I prepared a letter because I wanted to express my feelings to SWITH in Japanese. How was the showcase? Did you enjoy it?, and released the second single “Teddy Bear” this time. We STAYC debuted in Japan with "POPPY" in November last year, and this time we released our second single "Teddy Bear". There is something I always talk about with the members of STAYC. It is because of SWITH that we are able to do our activities. I've never forgotten that, and I'm really grateful to SWITH for always welcoming us with so much love and giving us happiness and confidence. We will give it back so that SWITH can see it. We have a dream. It is to do a dome tour in Japan. I understand that it is not easy, but I will try harder. I really want to bring SWITH there. Our activities in Japan have just started. Thank you for your continued support of STAYC.” rice field. A big applause broke out from the audience.

At the end of the main part, the new song “Teddy Bear -Japanese Ver.-”. Surprisingly, in this song, there was also a present that allowed shooting with a smartphone, which made the fans happy.

At the encore, each member appeared in a remade T-shirt. After greeting each other, Sumin said, “I will come to Tokyo again, I promise! Please come to see STAYC again! It's the last song, please sing along!” The melody of “Birthday” began to flow, and the cake appeared. April 14th was a surprise for Yoon's birthday. When the fans sang “Happy Birthday” in Korean a cappella, the members were surprised, “Why can you sing in Korean?” Yoon said, “I was really moved. I didn't expect it, but I'm really happy that everyone congratulated me on the day of the last showcase in Japan!” Ver.-” and the showcase closed. Finally, they sang "Teddy Bear -Japanese Ver.-" again and the showcase closed. After the members left the stage, her their first STAYC fan meeting “2023 STAYC FanMeeting in Japan” to be held in July was announced as a surprise. became a case. It was a very satisfying showcase that delivered happy feelings to the fans until the very end.

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