REVIEW · Concerts & Live

sis’ First Solo Concert in Japan: Four Voices and 14 Songs at KIWA

Published 2025-03-08 · Updated 2026-10-27 · CROSSWAVE EDITION

SEOUL — Trot unit sis (SIS/T), gaining popularity in Japan, successfully held its first solo concert at KIWA in Tokyo’s Tennozu Isle on March 2. Celebrating the Japanese remake release “Ai no Battery,” the show conveyed the group’s musical vision and passion to fans.

Music Across Generations and Borders

From opening to finale, sis followed its concept of music across generations and borders, presenting varied genres. Fourteen songs crossed eras and cultures, combining familiar trot, city pop, older pop and a new digital single in a rich musical program.

The sis Concert Program

SETLIST14 TRACKS

Concert setlist

Performance order

Dancing Queen
Ai no Battery
Stay With Me
U, Fu, Fu, Fu,
Memory Glass (AI ASAHI solo)
Goodbye My Love (RIHOKO TARA solo)
Angel Night (KANO MIYU solo)
Kimitachi Kiwi Papaya Mango da ne. (MAKOTO. solo)
DING DONG Kudasai
Vacation
I’m in the Mood for Dancing
The Rose
Ai no Battery (Korean version, encore 1)
Aoi Sangoshou (encore 2)

“DING DONG Kudasai,” a Japanese remake of the trot song “Sarangui Choinjong,” was introduced to fans at the concert. The group’s second single was then scheduled for April, and Japanese fans’ anticipation was evident in the enthusiastic response.

Trot Girls Japan unit sis (SIS/T) at its first solo concert in Japan, supported by enthusiastic fans · Venue photograph from the original article

Solo Voices and Unit Harmony

Individual solos added particular emotion. KANO MIYU unveiled “Angel Night” as a solo performance, sharing her own sensibility. “This song contains my feelings just as they are. I am truly happy to share it with you at this moment today,” she said emotionally.

Emotional Encounters with Fans

Japanese and Korean fans cheered throughout. Some traveled to Tokyo to see KANO MIYU and the other members, filling the venue with enthusiasm and anticipation of a special encounter. Korean-language cheers during the concert moved members to tears. These moments deepened their fan connection and reflected support in both countries.

Afterward, leader MAKOTO. said through tears, “A year ago I could not have imagined this sight. I am truly happy thanks to the fans who helped us come this far, and I will keep bringing you emotion through music without giving up.”

First solo concert at KIWA, March 2, 2025 · Official Nippon Columbia press photograph

Expanding Possibilities Internationally

sis comprises KANO MIYU, MAKOTO., RIHOKO TARA and AI ASAHI, four distinct performers who all reached at least the semifinals of Trot Girls Japan. MIYU and MAKOTO. competed against leading Korean trot singers on MBN’s Korea–Japan King of Singers competition and attracted further attention on its follow-up Korea–Japan Top Ten Show. Their performance videos each exceeded one million YouTube views, demonstrating strong interest.

Reaching Trot Fans Worldwide

Following the first solo concert, sis was scheduled to appear in Tokyo on March 30 at the Trot Girls Japan concert “Kawa no Nagare no Youni.” The group was also preparing the digital single “DING DONG Kudasai,” aiming to strengthen its presence among trot fans in Japan and worldwide.

VIDEO · YOUTUBE