Four amazing guest groups, including Maki Goto, Sawayan, Yun, and Kuro-chan, have been confirmed to take part in the “Watermelon Dream Match – A dream match with your favorite idol!” to be held on the day!
The first real-life event for “Suika Game®,” developed and operated by Aladdin X Inc. (hereinafter referred to as Aladdin X), which provides products such as 3-in-1 projectors with integrated lighting, “Suika Game Summer Watermelon Harvest Festival,” will be held at Bellesalle Akihabara on Saturday, July 27th.
The main stage content will be the “Watermelon King No. 1 Championship,” in which the top eight people who passed the advance online qualifiers will gather at the venue as finalists to decide the winner, and the “Watermelon Dream Match,” in which people who win in advance lottery will form teams with special guests to play together on the day of the event.
And today, the four splendid guest groups who will be participating in the “Watermelon Dream Match – A dream showdown with your favorite idol!” have been decided.
① Maki Goto
Born on September 23, 1985. She was a member of the third generation of Morning Musume from 1999, and after graduating, she became a solo artist. In April 2020, she launched two YouTube channels, “Gomaki’s Guild,” which focuses on gameplay commentary, and “Gomaki and Ouki☆,” which provides beauty information, and her life-size lifestyle is gaining popularity.
②Sawayan
A pair of highly educated foreigners who promote and review everything related to Japan, including Japanese culture, tourist attractions, games, sports, and food, in a fun and unique way, using Japanese that is more fluent than any other foreigner.
③Yunsan
YouTuber/Talent from Aichi Prefecture
She is an influencer with over 2.6 million followers on social media, and is also active as a talent, appearing on various variety shows.
She also devotes herself to a wide range of hobbies, including games, Pokemon cards, cooking, cosmetics, and fashion.
④ Kuro-chan
Since April 2001, he has been performing with troupe leaders Yasuda and HIRO as “Yasuda Dai Circus.”
He currently appears regularly on several programs, including TV Asahi’s “Clonadal” and Chugoku Broadcasting’s “Rental Kuro-chan.”
He has been producing the idol festival “Kuro Fes” since 2020. He also has a multi-talented side, having published “Kuro or Shiro? Kuro-chan’s Style” (PARCO Publishing) in 2019 and “The reason why I, hated by the whole of Japan, will never get sick: You can imitate it right now! 30 Kuro-chan-style monster mental techniques” (Tokuma Shoten) in 2023.
MC: Hikaru Shinohara
The special guests and general visitors selected in advance will form teams and compete in a “Mixed Score Match” in which the four-person team consisting of the guest and the winner will all aim for the highest score, and a “Guest Battle” in which the guests from each team will battle it out one-on-one. The number of “support votes” on X will be counted until the event starts, and the team will be able to earn bonus points depending on their ranking in the number of votes.
○ How to apply to participate in the “Suika Dream Match”
From Monday, July 1st onwards, please quote and repost the announcement post on X with the following two hashtags. The application period runs from Monday, July 1st to Monday, July 15th at 23:59.
・Posts eligible for quote reposting: https://x.com/SuikaGame_jp/status/1807667955955564606
·hashtag
1) A hashtag for the event of the guest you want to support
Even if you quote and repost multiple times from the same account, all of them will be counted as votes. Please post as many times as you can using the hashtag of the guest you want to support.
guest | Guest event hashtag |
Maki Goto | #Maki Goto Dream Match |
Sawayan | #Sawayandreammatch |
Yunsan | #YunDreamMatch |
Kuro-chan | #KurochanDreamMatch |
2) I want to participate in the #SuikaDreamMatch
*Winners will be contacted via DM. Please follow the official Suika Game X account ( https://twitter.com/SuikaGame_jp ) and make sure you are set up to receive DMs before participating.
About the “Support Vote”
Please use the hashtags for the event of the guest you want to support, “#MakiGotoDreamMatch”, “#SawayandreamMatch”, “#YunDreamMatch”, “#KurochanDreamMatch”, and quote and repost with X. The voting period will run from Monday, July 1st until 18:00 on Wednesday, July 24th.
- Event Overview
The first real-life event for “Suika Game®,” “Suika Game Summer Watermelon Harvest Festival,” will be held at Bellesalle Akihabara on Saturday, July 27th.
There will be two main stage contents: the “Watermelon King No. 1 Championship,” where the top eight people who passed the online preliminaries will gather at the venue as finalists to decide the winner, and the “Watermelon Dream Match,” where people who won a pre-event lottery will team up with special guests to play together on the day of the event.
On the day of the event, there will also be a game experience booth where you can receive special giveaways, merchandise booths, and a photo spot. Be sure to check out Suika Game’s first real-life event.
*The stage content on the day will be live streamed on Suika Game’s official YouTube channel.
・Event name: Watermelon Game Summer Watermelon Harvest Festival
Date and time: Saturday, July 27, 2024, doors open at 10:00, performance ends at 19:00
・Venue: Bellesalle Akihabara
〒101-0021 Tokyo Chiyoda-ku Sotokanda 3-12-8 Sumitomo Real Estate Akihabara Building 1F
https://www.bellesalle.co.jp/shisetsu/tokyo/bs_akihabara/
Participation fee: Free
・”Watermelon Game Summer Watermelon Harvest Festival” official website: https://suikagame.jp/event/summer-festival-2024
・”Watermelon Game” official X account:
https://twitter.com/SuikaGame_jp
・”Watermelon Game” official YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTOKqKjGa69ftfs6jRJwmmw
・Suika Game official Instagram account:
https://www.instagram.com/suikagame_jp/
- About Aladdin X
The “Aladdin X” series, which includes the world’s first 3-in-1 projector “Aladdin X” (formerly popIn Aladdin) and the ultra-short-focus projector “Aladdin Marca” under the concept of “Turn your home into a magical living space,” has sold a total of 270,000 units (as of mid-May 2024) since its general release in 2018. The company also develops and provides the “Suika Game®.”
*Kaden Biz is a research institute and media specializing in the home appliance industry that was taken over by Cross Co., Ltd. from Rick Co., Ltd., which used to publish home appliance-related publications. The company has a history of over 30 years of domestic home appliance demand forecasts, and has been used by many manufacturers, home appliance retailers, and media. The survey results are calculated based mainly on shipment statistics published by various industry groups, taking into consideration the results of interviews with retailers and major home appliance manufacturers, survey results published by each company, and open data such as economic trends and consumer trends.
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