ABEMA will exclusively and free livestream the K-POP/J-POP hybrid festival in Sapporo on Sept. 26, 2026, featuring JAEJOONG, ME:I, and more.
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The K-POP & J-POP hybrid music festival “SBI MUSIC CIRCUS HOKKAIDO -DAYBREAK -,” to be held at Daiwa House Premist Dome in Hokkaido, will be broadcast live exclusively and free of charge domestically on “ABEMA” from 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 26, 2026. “SBI MUSIC CIRCUS HOKKAIDO -DAYBREAK -” is a large-scale music festival where luxurious artists active in Japan and overseas gather in Sapporo, Hokkaido, crossing the boundaries between K-POP and J-POP. Jaejoong, ME:I, Kep1er, izna, ELLY / CB (Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS), THE JET BOY BANGERZ, LIGHTSUM, cosmosy, H//PE Princess, and VAYONN will appear. In addition, Kaya and Resonance will appear as opening acts, and kamion and de_hana (from cosmosy) will serve as MCs. In particular, LIGHTSUM, which is being closely followed in the original documentary program “Re:Idol” being distributed on “ABEMA,” facing the major decision and conflict of restarting as a Japanese-style idol, will appear. Furthermore, H//PE Princess, born from a joint global audition between Japan and Korea, will also appear. In “H//PE Princess no High School! Princess,” their first own program distributed on “ABEMA,” they challenged a collaboration performance with Japanese high school dancers. Attention is being drawn to a one-night-only stage where these two groups, along with luxurious artists who transcend generations and national borders, gather. ■Program overview “SBI MUSIC CIRCUS HOKKAIDO -DAYBREAK -” Broadcast date: Saturday, September 26, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. Broadcast URL *There will be no missed broadcast distribution for this broadcast. Venue: Daiwa House Premist Dome (Sapporo City, Hokkaido) Performing artists: ME:I, JAEJOONG, Kep1er, izna, ELLY / CB (Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS), THE JET BOY BANGERZ, LIGHTSUM, cosmosy, H//PE Princess, VAYONN <OPENING ACT> Kaya, Resonance <MC> kamion, de_hana (from cosmosy) Organizer: SBI MUSIC CIRCUS Co., Ltd.
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