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The group ILLIT decorated the main stage of the large-scale festival. Placards engraved with the faces and names of ILLIT were seen throughout the concert hall, realizing their hot popularity.
ILLIT participated in the Rock In JAPAN FESTIVAL 2025 (ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2025, hereinafter 'RIJF') held at Soga Sports Park in Chiba City, Japan on the 14th, and performed a total of 11 songs live.
'RIJF' is one of Japan's four major rock festivals, celebrating its 26th anniversary this year, and boasts a large scale that attracts more than 200,000 people every year. On the second day of the festival, ILLIT took the main stage (GRASS STAGE), which can accommodate about 40,000 people, and filled the audience.
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よ止まれ, who appeared with a grand opening to mark the beginning of the magic, opened with a fresh and lively performance of the title song 'Toki Yo Tomare' (original よ止まれ/Toki Yo Tomare) of Japan's first single released on the 1st. It was then heated up with Swing versions 'Tick-Tack' and Nu-Disco versions 'Lucky Girl Syndrome', which were arranged to suit the festival atmosphere. On the stage of 'Almond Chocolate', which was loved on the local music charts in the first half of this year, a shout erupted as soon as the prelude played.
ILLIT's live skills and control of the stage stood out. They reinterpreted the dance song 'Cherish (My Love)' with an intense rock sound, showing off their outstanding singing skills in front of the standing microphone, giving off a different charm. On the stage of 'I'll Like You', 'Topping', they approached the audience and sang and interacted. ILLIT is confident in his live performance with the band, so let's enjoy it together. We will pour all our energy into it," he shouted, heating up the scene.
In the performance of 'oops!', it was spectacular by creating a scene where people who filled the scene turned towels in unison to the lyrics of the chorus. As if to respond to this, the ILLIT raced the high-level choreography with powerful energy on the stage of 'jellyous', and tens of thousands of audiences cheered during 'Borrowed Cat (Do the Dance)', 'Magnetic', and the concert hall became a frenzy.
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After 40 minutes in a row, ILLIT said, "The audience's energy today is tremendous. The atmosphere is as good as I expected," he said, admiringly. The members secretly hung a magic spell on you while singing " Only lucky things will happen to everyone now," he said, exciting the audience.
According to Hive Music Group label Belief Lab, interest in ILLIT's performance in Japan is increasing. In the popular TBS entertainment show 「'Night Brunch', which aired on the 10th, they highlighted their first Japanese fan concert"2025 ILLIT GLITTER DAY IN JAPAN". The live performance performed on NHK's representative music broadcast 'Venue101', which appeared on the 13th, is also receiving favorable responses from local fans.
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