Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan Official Theme Song
Official theme song to bring energy to the Expo
Listen, sing, dance—let’s raise our excitement for the Expo with the official theme song!
Kono Hoshi no Tsuzuki wo
Artist: KOBUKURO
Lyrics and Composition: KOBUCHI Kentaro, KURODA Shunsuke
Message from the two of 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.
KOBUKURO : KOBUCHI Kentaro, KURODA Shunsuke
KOBUKURO
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.