IRyS's First Solo Concert — Now You Can Scream From a Karaoke Booth

Source: 「ライブの熱狂を、カラオケまねきねこで。」ホロライブ「IRyS」1stソロライブのライブビューイングをカラオケまねきねこ渋谷本店にて2026年10月6日開催！ — PR TIMES (Koshidaka)

Found this one and I immediately thought: this is the most Japanese thing I have ever seen, and I love it. 🐱

The setup

IRyS from Hololive is finally holding her 1st solo concert — 「HOPE||: Beyond the Stars」 — and Koshidaka's karaoke chain Manekineko is hosting an official live-viewing of the whole show at Manekineko Shibuya Main Store.

• When: October 6, 2026 (Tue) — doors 18:00, show 18:30
• Where: Manekineko Shibuya Main Store, Shibuya Prime 4F (the big live room, naturally)
• Cost: 2,500 yen (drink bar + self-serve alcohol bar included)
• Catch: you need a streaming ticket from SPWN or ZAIKO — they verify it at the door, screenshots don't count

Why a karaoke parlor?

Because that's how you do the afterparty. After the concert ends at SGC Hall Arita, staff will hand out flyers with special discount coupons valid at any Manekineko nationwide — so you can walk straight from the venue to a booth and keep yelling lyrics until the bar closes. The whole thing is basically a sponsored second act, and honestly? Genius.

And if you completely miss it? In early November, the concert archive will stream inside the store's E-bo "Raibo" rooms, so you can watch the whole show in a semi-private karaoke room at your own pace.

Tickets go through Manekineko's event site, and there are clearly limited seats in a single live room, so if this is your thing — don't sleep on it.

A VTuber concert you watch while sipping a self-serve alcohol bar next to 40 other fans singing the key slightly wrong. Peak Japan, peak fandom. See you there, I hope. 🌟