Keiichiro Shibuya and the AI-powered android Maria appear in a newly commissioned original-music TV commercial.
Filmed at KAIT Plaza, designed by architect Junya Ishigami, the commercial also features special appearances by Charlotte Kemp Muhl and others. Nationwide broadcast begins on January 9, 2026.
Keiichiro Shibuya to Moderate Symposium on December 13 Exploring Next-Generation Artists and Art Management. A Public Cross-Disciplinary, Cross-Generational Discussion Featuring Takashi Ikegami, Shintaro Imai, Yoichi Umetsu, Hanna Saito, Rintaro Fuse.
A special feature on Keiichiro Shibuya is set to air on NHK WORLD JAPAN on Wednesday, November 19.
Keiichiro Shibuya’s “Android Opera” staged at Suntory Hall ends with a tearful standing ovation / Encore performance announced for next May at Osaka’s Festival Hall.
Charlotte Kemp Muhl to Appear as Guest in Keiichiro Shibuya’s Android Opera!
Program Notes Released in Advance.
ABEMA Documentary Year-end program “ANDROID OPERA”
An unprecedented opera starring an android. Follows the world challenge of musician Keiichiro Shibuya, who continues to create new music using the latest technology such as AI.
ABEMA Documentary” is ABEMANews’ unique documentary program. This time, we follow the world of Keiichiro Shibuya, a musician who continues to create cutting-edge works using the latest technology, including AI, and the upcoming Paris performance of an opera starring an android singing AI lyrics. The performers on this stage created by Shibuya will be Buddhist monks who sing the 1,200-year-old Buddhist music “shomyo. Will the unprecedented performance be a success despite unexpected problems? The film also covers Shibuya’s “new frontier” afterwards, and looks into the world of music using the latest technology he is aiming for.
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Program:ABEMA News
Dates:December 30th, 2023 3:30 PM~
URL:https://abema.tv/channels/abema-news/slots/8u5HVx2Au9bh2P
CAST
Shibuya Keiichiro (Musician)
Eizen Fujiwara (Koya Shomyo)
Shintaro Imai (computer musician)
and others
STAFF
TV Asahi, FLEX