Sorafune has been chosen as the entrance song for the 79th annual High School Baseball Competition. (
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-The entrance song must not only have sold well but be popular with all ages as well.
-Last year's entrance song was [Seishun Amigo].
Taiyo no Fune: Plans for a World Tour (
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-Yamamoto Kansai revealed his plans to take [Taiyo no Fune] (which will be performed on Jan 13, 14 in the Tokyo Dome) on a world tour.
-The show has taken 3 years to plan, cost more than 1 billion yen ($8.4 million), and will have more than 2,000 actors.
-He wants to show Japan's energy in New York and Shanghai.
-Kansai Super Shows have taken world tours before, showing in Moscow, Hanoi, New Delhi
-Matsuoka was surpised to hear the news, but said he'd love to come along if the timing is right.