Press Release

The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition (hereinafter referred to as “the Association”) is pleased to announce that the official theme song for Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan (hereinafter referred to as “the Expo”), titled “Kono Hoshi no Tsuzuki wo”, has been completed. This new song was written by our Expo Ambassador, KOBUKURO.
This theme song was revealed for the first time at the “1000 Days to Go!” event held at Universal Studios Japan on 18 July (Monday).
A sample version of the completed song is available on the official website of the Association.
In the future, the Association will use this theme song in various situations to promote the Expo through music.
Thanks to the generosity of KOBUKURO and others involved in the song, the Association will accept applications for use of the theme song on the official website of the Association in the future so that individuals and organisations other than the Association can use it free of charge for purposes that will raise excitement for the Expo.
We hope that as many people as possible will become familiar with this theme song and join us to make the Expo a success.


Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan Official Theme Song

KOBUKURO (Kono Hoshi no Tsuzuki wo) Lyrics and composition by KOBUCHI Kentaro and KURODA Shunsuke

KOBUKURO (musicians)
KOBUKURO is a duo by KOBUCHI Kentaro (Guitar & Vocal) and KURODA Shunsuke (Vocal). In 1998, Kuroda and Kobuchi, who were street musicians on the streets of Osaka, met and formed “KOBUKURO”. In 2001, they made their major debut with the single “YELL／Bell.” In 2005, they participated in the “56th NHK Red and White Year-end Song Festival” for the first time. They are a vocal unit representing Japan that is gaining popularity regardless of age or gender due to the beauty of its melody line and harmony. 
They also serve as ambassadors for Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan.

Messages from KOBUKURO
We have produced “Kono Hoshi no Tsuzuki wo” as the official theme song for Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan to be held in 2025. The melody is a simple tune that can be easily sung by children, adults, the elderly, and even foreigners visiting Japan for the first time ever for this Expo. The lyrics portray the expectations of the opening of the Expo in 2025 and the hopes beyond.

Fifty-five years after the Expo ‘70 held in Osaka, the Expo will come again, so we have incorporated in the song our respect and homage to that historic event.
We still have a desire that the quest for the future, life, and peace that humankind continues to pursue should be universal.
This Expo should portray a new vision for our lives and the continuing future of this planet.
A big event sent from Japan on a global scale. I hope this will be a song that will bring a lively breeze to the story that connects from the Expo ‘70.
KOBUKURO: KOBUCHI Kentaro, KURODA Shunsuke

Official theme song page (scheduled to open on 18 July [Mon.] at 20:00)
https://www.expo2025.or.jp/overview/themesong

*The official theme song is available for listening on this dedicated page.
*The application procedure for using the official theme song free of charge will be announced on the Association’s official website as soon as it is ready.