Real Akiba Artistz Thanksgiving Festival Reveals Free Live Events and Plushies
The festival served as a platform to announce concrete expansion plans for REAL AKIBA BOYZ, including nationwide free live events and merchandise, signaling the label's push beyond online presence into physical venues.
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REAL AKIBA ARTISTZ held its annual thanksgiving festival at CLUB CITTA' on June 14, 2026, featuring performances by all members including Tooshi, Aoto, Salt Communication, and the REAL AKIBA BOYZ units. The event closed with new announcements: simultaneous free live shows at three venues on August 1, puppet plushies of all nine REAL AKIBA BOYZ members, and a project targeting 1 million YouTube subscribers for the September 19 Akiba 3150 event.
The annual thanksgiving festival for REAL AKIBA ARTISTZ, held June 14 at CLUB CITTA', ran through a lineup of solo acts and group performances before ending with a batch of new information. Tooshi opened with a blue-lit set, followed by Aoto's anime-song DJ mix and a participatory song from Salt Communication that had the audience doing squats. Dance segments featured Tonari no One Room Disco, ROOTS/REAL AKIBA BOYZ, Ryu and Yuta, REAL AKIBA JUNIORZ, YUBINOWA, and ESPICE/REAL AKIBA BOYZ, the latter closing with a non-stop set from their recent tour.
After the performances, the label announced that REAL AKIBA BOYZ will hold simultaneous free live events on August 1 at three venues: ROOTS in Saitama, ESPICE in Nara, and Ryu in Ishikawa. Puppet plushies of all nine members will go on sale at GiGO. A new project aiming for 1 million YouTube subscribers was also revealed for the September 19 Akiba 3150 event.
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