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BackYagi Yusei leads the army! FANTASTICS arrived at Songshan Airport and brought their deceased members to Taiwan
Yagi Yusei leads the army! FANTASTICS arrived at Songshan Airport and brought their deceased members to Taiwan
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Yagi Yusei leads the army! FANTASTICS arrived at Songshan Airport and brought their deceased members to Taiwan

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  • Japanese boy band FANTASTICS arrived at Taipei Songshan Airport on the 17th to prepare for their first overseas concert tomorrow.
  • Members Yusei Yagi and others showed their pro-people attitude to woo fans.
  • Daiki Sato and Keito Kimura even appeared with dolls symbolizing the late member Shota Nakao.

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Why It Matters

FANTASTICS has served as Taipei City Tourism Ambassador in 2021. This is the first time that FANTASTICS has held a special concert in Taiwan as a group.

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FANTASTICS' Daiki Sato (from left), Natsuki Hori, Natsuki Sawamoto, Yusei Yagi, Sata Nakajima, Reya Seguchi, Keito Kimura and Sekai appear at Matsuyama Airport. (Photo by reporter Wang Wenlin)

[Reporter Liao Lihui/Reporting from Taipei] The popular boy band "FANTASTICS from EXILE TRIBE" under Japan's LDH arrived in Taiwan in advance today (17th) to prepare for their first overseas concert "FANTASTICS LIVE 2026 in TAIPEI" to be held at Legacy TERA tomorrow.

FANTASTICS is composed of Sekai, Sato Daiki, Sawamoto Natsuki, Seguchi Reiya, Hori Natsuki, Kimura Keito, Yagi Yusei, and Nakajima Sata. They served as Taipei City Tourism Ambassadors in 2021. Among them, Sato Daiki and Sekai once followed their senior brother AKIRA to perform in Taiwan, and "national treasure-level handsome man" Yagi Yusei once performed in Legacy TERA held a special performance, but this was the first time that the group came to Taiwan to sing as a group.

FANTASTICS’ Yagi Yuzheng glasses dress up Yaoshoushuai. (Photo by reporter Wang Wenlin)

Today they took flight NH851 and showed up at the International Arrival Hall of Taipei Songshan Airport, attracting many fans to pick them up. Although it was their first time here, the members couldn't hide their excitement and waved hello everywhere. Yusei Yagi even showed his love for fans on his cheeks, which was quite cute. Daiki Sato and Keito Kimura appeared holding FANTARO dolls. The intention behind them was actually related to the late member Nakao Shota, and they hope to be with you all the time. Shota Nakao passed away from stomach cancer in 2018 at the age of 22.

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  • FANTASTICS will hold an overseas concert at Legacy TERA

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