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Their 1st activity was a fundraiser which was hosted in front of the First Gymnasium at the Yoyogi National Stadium from April 1st to the 3rd. The slogan of the event was "Use our energy without using electricity". On the 1st day about 101.000 people came, on the 2nd day it was about 127.000 poeple and on the 3rd day around 161.000 poeple were there.<ref>http://momoedgewood.wordpress.com/2011/04/04/marching-j-attracted-almost-390000-fans-over-three-days/</ref> | Their 1st activity was a fundraiser which was hosted in front of the First Gymnasium at the Yoyogi National Stadium from April 1st to the 3rd. The slogan of the event was "Use our energy without using electricity". On the 1st day about 101.000 people came, on the 2nd day it was about 127.000 poeple and on the 3rd day around 161.000 poeple were there.<ref>http://momoedgewood.wordpress.com/2011/04/04/marching-j-attracted-almost-390000-fans-over-three-days/</ref> | ||
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| + | On April 7th it was announced that [[SMAP]]’s upcoming single, “not alone ~幸せになろうよ~ (Shiawase ni Narouyo)”, will be released as a charity single as part of this project.<ref>http://momoedgewood.wordpress.com/2011/04/08/smap-turn-drama-song-into-charity-single/</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 23:16, 10 April 2011
Marching J is a charity project from Johnny & Associates featuring all of its talents.
History
On March 30th, 2011, the talent agency Johnny & Associates announced, that they will release a charity project to help raise money for the victims of the earthquake and tsunami, that happened on March 11th. Johnny Kitagawa came up with the name Marching J with the 'J' standing for 'Japan' and 'Johnny's'. The meaning of the name is "The March we will not forget" and "Let’s walk together toward the recovery".[1]
Their 1st activity was a fundraiser which was hosted in front of the First Gymnasium at the Yoyogi National Stadium from April 1st to the 3rd. The slogan of the event was "Use our energy without using electricity". On the 1st day about 101.000 people came, on the 2nd day it was about 127.000 poeple and on the 3rd day around 161.000 poeple were there.[2]
On April 7th it was announced that SMAP’s upcoming single, “not alone ~幸せになろうよ~ (Shiawase ni Narouyo)”, will be released as a charity single as part of this project.[3]
References
- ↑ http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/03/johnny-associates-announces-earthquake-relief-project-marching-j-feat-all-talents/
- ↑ http://momoedgewood.wordpress.com/2011/04/04/marching-j-attracted-almost-390000-fans-over-three-days/
- ↑ http://momoedgewood.wordpress.com/2011/04/08/smap-turn-drama-song-into-charity-single/
