"Net Dance" (original name: ミュージカルテニスの王様) is a series of musicals adapted from the popular shonen manga "The Prince of Tennis" written and illwritten by Japanese manga artist Xu Feigang. As the first attempt at "net dance", the new project "TEAMLive" has finally been launched.

"TEAMLive" held its first performance on Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at the theater "AiiA 2.5 TheaterTokyo" in Tokyo. Then, on June 27th (Saturday) and 28th (Sunday), the "musical "Prince of Tennis" TEAMLive SEIGAKU was held at the Kyoto Theater.

The theme of this performance was the "Tokyo Metropolitan Games Regional Qualifier Champion Report Party", which was actually a celebration party where everyone celebrated winning the regional qualifier championship together. The members of the Youth School Park took the stage collectively and brought a wonderful singing and dancing performance. At the upcoming "TEAMLiveFUDOMINE" performance to be held on Wednesday, July 29th, the members of Team Fudomine will also put on a wonderful performance.

On the first day of the performance, the crew organized special performances and interviews with the media and related people. Let's take a look at the day of the show and the questions the cast answered in interviews.

●The first solo live is majestic!

What makes this performance different from previous online dances is that it is a solo concert centered around the team. However, the wonderful performances that have been tempered are the eternal core of net dance. This time, in the form of a teamsolo performance, we have created a stage performance that can make the characters of each character that was previously unknown more vivid. Needless to say, the wonderful performance of the members who are familiar to the fans will definitely make the fans addicted to it.

The songs are popular from nostalgic tunes to intoxicating tunes. The opening song "VICTORY" and the finale "Challenge ~ 一qiē for victory" are so impressive to fans no matter which song they are. The songs sung will change depending on the performance, so you need to pay special attention to this.

In addition, the small performances with different content for each performance are also a great attraction. To avoid spoilers, I won't say much here, but the kind of show that the characters perform in their true colors can definitely hit your laughs. No matter how many times you go to see it, the only performance that you will find very satisfied with is the musical "The Prince of Tennis".

As mentioned at the beginning of the article, the theme of this performance was the "Tokyo Metropolitan Convention Regional Qualifier Champion Report Party" celebration. Audience members will be given a sticker with their name written on it when they enter the show, which they will need to fill out before the show starts. Once you have filled in the class and name, you will become a member of the Youth School who supports the Youth School members and participates in the celebration to help them celebrate. It may be fun to set yourself up as a relative of a member of the Academy. Anyway, the organizers hope that such a project will ignite the enthusiasm of every audience and heat up the stage.

This stage performance, which gave a new feeling to the long-standing musical "The Prince of Tennis", will be remembered by everyone no matter what. And the actors' challenge is just beginning now.

●What settings do you recommend for viewers?

After the rehearsal, Kazuki Furuta (Ryoma service in Echizen), Takuma Masaki (Kunimitsu service Tezuka), and Hayabusa Ishida (Shuiichiro Oishi) were interviewed by reporters. I would like to present you with a live transcript of the interview.

- First of all, please tell us about your enthusiasm for the performance.

Kazuki Furuta (hereinafter, Furuta): Since this is live, we will do our best to make everyone happy. We will do our best to put on a wonderful performance for everyone.

Takuma Chomaki (hereinafter, Akagi): It's live, so if we don't enjoy it ourselves, the audience won't be happy. Therefore, we will do our best to bring the audience to enjoy this form of musical.

Ishida Hayabusa (hereinafter, Ishida): The audience is all school related personnel (students), so it's best if everyone celebrates the local area with enthusiasm...... We'll try to make it enjoyable.

──What are the highlights of this performance?

Furuta: There will be songs that I haven't sung before, so I might surprise the audience. "I haven't sung that song before......"

Choki: Every day there are different parts of the performance, and there is a new experience every time. So I really hope you can see all the performances! That's also a highlight.

── What parts are different from day to day?

Furuta: We collect questionnaires from the attendees and decide who will speak based on the results.

Ishida: Because the audience is different for each show, we will make some changes accordingly. Please look forward to our changes when the time comes. The part of the original work that didn't have much ink and ink, we will also do our best to perform, which is also a highlight.

Furuta: I hope the audience can feel what we thought when we played the role.

──The first time there was only a solo performance by Seigaku, how did you feel?

Aki: Season 3 has just begun, and of course there were some uneasiness, but there were also great expectations. This is an innovation challenge for us.

Ishida: When I first heard the news, I thought, "It's only us young students who are performing...... but I feel enthusiastic. We had a different idea about the performance of TEAMLiveSEIGAKU than we did at the beginning, and now we want to show you our eagerness as soon as possible.

Furuta: I've always wanted to try live, and I'm really happy to be able to do it so early. The audience held glow sticks and sang and danced with us, which was the feeling that their dreams had come true early.

── Regarding the names and titles of the audience, what kind of settings do you recommend the audience to use?

Ishida: What are the recommended settings? …… What makes you happy when you write it?

Furuta: Karubin? (※ Karubin is Echizen Ryoma's favorite cat.) ）

Everyone: (laughs).

Furuta: The relationship with the audience is like with a pet (laughs). It's better if the audience can find a setting they like.

Ishida: If you're just happy, you're still family.

Choiki: I'm in the first class of the third year, so I'm happy if my classmates come. I want them to shine a flashlight (laughs).

Ishida: When my mother came, she was very happy.

Furuta: What if all of you were mothers? (laughs)

Ishida: It's getting complicated (laughs). What if it's all at all! Relatives are not bad, too.

- Finally, please send a message to your fans.

Ishida: If you're satisfied, it's a pleasure for us. In any case, please have fun.

Choiki: Every day, we think about how to express things that are not written in the original work. It's better to show the audience a different side of us. Teamlive is just getting started, and I hope you can enjoy it purely.

Furuta: It's been a while before the Fudoho performance, so next time I'll show you a different performance. In order to make this change feel so that everyone can feel it, we do our best every time we perform.

- Thank you very much!

◆ Performance information

Title: TEAMLiveSEIGAKU in the musical "The Prince of Tennis".

Tokyo Date: June 10 (Wed) ~ June 14 (Sun)

Venue: AiiA2.5 TheaterTokyo (*The performance has ended)

Kyoto Date: June 27 (Sat) ~ June 28 (Sun)

Venue: Kyoto Theater

Youth School lineup:

Echizen Ryoma (Kazuki Furuta), Kunimitsu Tezuka (Takuma Masaki), Shuiichiro Oishi (Hayabusa Ishida), Fujishu Assistant (Yuki Kamisato), Eiji Kikumaru (Reisei Honda), Ryosa Kanji (Ryosei Tanaka), Takashi Kawamura (Hiroshi Takikawa), Momotake (Hideto Majima), Kaoru Kaido (Hiroki Sana), Satoshi Horio (Hoshimo Shimo), Katsuro Kato (Tatsushi Shinohara), Mizuno Tsukashi (Shinona Shina)

Title: TEAMLiveFUDOMINE, the musical "The Prince of Tennis".

Tokyo Date: July 29 (Wed) ~ August 1 (Sat)

Venue: AiiA 2.5 TheaterTokyo

Kyoto Performance Period: August 8 (Sat) ~ August 9 (Sun)

Venue: Kyoto Theater

Fudo Peak lineup:

Tachibana Taisan (Sora Aoki), Ibu Fukashi (Kento), Kamio (Izaki Ryujiro), Ishida Tetsu (Nakamura Taro), Sakurai Masayashi (Yutaro), Uchimura Kyosuke (Takane Masaki), Mori Tatsuya (Kobayashi Tatsuya)