Summer without restrictions.
Many music events are held in various places.
From the 20th, the summer outdoor festival "Summer Sonic" will be held for the first time in three years.
However, calling and responding to artists is prohibited as a countermeasure against infection.
How do fans try to convey their thoughts to artists?
Let's take a look at the festival live situation of the corona misfortune.
Summer Sonic after 3 years
The outdoor music festival "Summer Sonic", nicknamed "Summer Sonic"
, was canceled due to the new corona, but this year, after taking measures against infection, it will be held in Makuhari, Osaka and Chiba for the first time in three years. It would be held.
Popular artists from Japan and abroad will participate and will be held for two days from the 20th.
Of these, at the Maishima venue in Konohana Ward, Osaka, preparations such as making a special stage were progressing.
At the venue, in addition to measuring the temperature at the entrance and separating the stage and food areas, even during the live performance, after keeping the distance between the participants, ▽ contact such as cheers and high touches, ▽ call and response, etc. are prohibited. I am going to take action.
The popular rock band "King Gnu", who declined to perform at another music festival last week due to the poor health of its members, will return from this Summer Sonic.
On the other hand, "YOASOBI" announced on the 18th that it was discovered that a member was infected with Corona, and that it would decline to appear at Summer Sonic.
At the site, we are continuing to search for a live performance while taking measures against infection.
Live in various parts of Osaka "I want to speak out"
What do the fans think about live performances where you can't speak?
In Osaka, for three days from the 19th, EXILE's live is being held at Kyocera Dome, and King & Prince's live is being held at Osaka-jo Hall.
When I talked to the fans near the venue...
(Men and women in their 30s, EXILE fans)
"We've been fully prepared since the morning! Of course it's more fun when the cheers go up, and I really want to make a fuss, but just being able to see them live and hear them sing is enough. Don't speak. Go to"
(Female King & Prince fan)
"First of all, when I sit down, I disinfect everything from the touched area. Also, the penlight has the member color, so I feel like I'm desperately waving it."
(Another woman who is a King & Prince fan)
"I'll do my best to keep it from being cool and yelling
.
"
"In my heart, the tension is so high. It's sad that I can't speak, but I can hear the voice of the person himself, so I think that's possible. I want to protect and enjoy
Desperately endure even if you want to speak out!
I heard a lot of voices that I want to have fun while taking care of the infection.
What are the voice rules?
What are the rules for speaking out live?
In fact, according to the government's "basic coping policy", it is allowed to hold "loud events" if the capacity of the venue is set at 50%.
For example, if the venue is 3000 people, it means that it will be held with 1500 people or less.
Of course, it is important to keep a distance between spectators, and the basic policy is to keep a distance of 2 meters if possible, or at least 1 meter.
In fact, in some soccer games with stadiums at 50% capacity, vocal cheering is allowed.
live is recovering
There was a summary of data about the situation of live performances and festivals.
Pia Research Institute, which is researching the live entertainment market, estimated the "market size" from ticket sales.
According to it, the market size in 2019 before the corona crisis was 629.5 billion yen, but in 2020 it decreased by 80% to 110.6 billion yen.
Pia Research Institute evaluates it as "a devastating blow".
However, in 2021, the market size has recovered to nearly half of what it was before the corona crisis, partly due to the recovery of economic activity and support from the government.
According to Pia Research Institute, it is expected to recover to 517.6 billion yen in 2022, about 80% of the pre-coronavirus scale, and to return to the pre-coronavirus scale in 2023.
Yuko Sasai, director of Pia Research Institute, said, "It's not going back to normal, but I think it's getting back to life. Even in the corona crisis, know-how to implement infection control measures has been accumulated, and fans are enjoying themselves while taking measures against infection. It's been established little by little," he said.
time for spectators to return
However, he said there are some concerns.
Post-coronavirus ticket prices tend to include costs for measures against infection, and the actual number of spectators has not returned to pre-corona levels, and it is expected that it will take even more time for the number of spectators to recover. That's what it means.
Director Sasai said, ``It is important to continue performance activities, and it is important that it is widely recognized that safety is taken into consideration and infection control measures are taken thoroughly. I think," he said.
Music pop box office size ranking (January to June 2022)
Finally, I would like to introduce the live performance data for the first half of this year.
According to Pia Research Institute, Mr.children, who held a tour to commemorate the 30th anniversary of his debut, ranked first in the box office scale in the first half of 2022.
It is said that there was a revival of national tours around domes, stadiums and arenas.
1st Mr.children
657,000 2nd Ksi-My-Ft2 528,000
3rd King & Prince 506,000
4th SixTONES 417,000
5th Johnny's WEST 403,000 6th Sutopuri
366,000
7th Masaharu Fukuyama 32.9
8th place KAT-TUN 312,000 people
9th place Official HIGE DANdism 291,000 people
10th
place
Yuzu 281,000
people