If you ever want to feel the power of a full wind band blasting your favourite Jpop songs from the idol 48 groups (hence TIUP! geddit?), and immerse yourself in a sea of sounds in the grandest fashion, these are the concerts for you. With over 20 songs in each concert, we are confident we've selected some classics that you don't want to miss.

Organised by Selangor & KL Orchestra & Choir (SKOC)

Venue: Dewan SJK (C) Chee Wen Subang Jaya, Selangor
Date: 24/08/2024
Time: 1:30PM

君はメロディー (You Are a Melody) (2016, arr. 2016)
Composer: you-me
Arranger: 郷間幹男 (Mikio Gohma)
Conductor: Yap Jian Ching

AKB48 celebrated their first 10-year anniversary in 2016 with the commemorative release of the 43rd single where many reputed graduated members returned to join the festive event and it represents a new chapter of the group. Unlike the usual practises of wearing modern clothes, AKB members, in this song, wore traditional costumes from the Edo period. With the pentatonic (five notes) scales in the beginning of the piece, it added an exotic feeling to the music.

It was later adopted by AKB’s sister groups overseas including Indonesia, Thai and Philippines in corresponding languages and remarkably is that the members have dressed up the traditional or even royal (Thai) costumes of their countries and this is a perfect example of their cultural localisation.