"18 FES" this year features Vaundy! Creating something with "Honki" (seriousness) alongside 1,000 members of the 18-year-old generation
The event by NHK and Vaundy, "Vaundy 18 FES," will be held in Tokyo in November.
"18 FES" is an event NHK holds with the "18-year-old generation," those aged 17 to 20. Artists listen to the various thoughts of the 18-year-old generation, create a new song, and perform it together with 1,000 members of the 18-year-old generation in a one-time-only performance.
The theme for this ninth installment is "Honki." They will solicit videos from the 18-year-old generation across Japan expressing "Honki," and Vaundy will create a song based on these videos. Addressing the 18-year-old generation, Vaundy called out, "Let's create something of the highest quality together. This time, the theme is 'Honki.' No matter how unskilled you are, by sweating, working hard, becoming completely absorbed, and tackling it so seriously that you can't see anything around you, I believe that people around you will also find that figure appealing." "I believe that anything is more fun if you treat it like a job, so I want all of you to come prepared to work!"
The performance featuring Vaundy and the 1,000 selected members of the 18-year-old generation is scheduled to be broadcast on NHK General TV at a later date. Applications for participation are being accepted on the official "Vaundy 18 FES" website.
Vaundy Comment
This is Vaundy, and I'll be doing the 18 FES.
I hope this experience becomes one of the brightest moments in everyone's lives.
Let's create something of the highest quality together.
This time, the theme is "Honki." No matter how unskilled you are, by sweating, working hard, becoming completely absorbed,
and tackling it so seriously that you can't see anything around you,
I believe that people around you will also find that figure appealing.
Let's show our resolve, get serious, and create this 18 FES together.
I believe that anything is more fun if you treat it like a job,
so I want all of you to come prepared to work! I'm waiting for you!
Source: Music Natalie
*This content has been translated from Japanese into English using machine translation. We apologize for any mistakes in the current version, and will update accordingly.