The group (G)I-dle appeared on their first live broadcast in Japan since their debut.

On the 31st, (G)I-dle surprised local fans by making a surprise appearance on the Japanese TBS morning variety program ‘Rabbit!’ (LOVE it!). ‘Rabbit!’ is a weekday morning variety program on the Japanese terrestrial broadcasting station TBS, and is a popular program that boasts high viewership ratings in Japan.

(G)I-dle‘s appearance was possible because ‘Rabbit!’ MC Akira Kawashima is a huge fan of (G)I-dle. Akira Kawashima went to (G)I-dle’s concert in Japan last year and even revealed on air that he was a fan. In particular, the production team made a surprise invitation to (G)I-dle to commemorate Akira Kawashima‘s 5th anniversary as the program’s MC.

(G)I-dle explained the reason for their first Japanese live broadcast appearance, saying, “We heard that MCs Kawashima-san and Tamura-san are huge fans of ours, so we really wanted to appear on ‘Rabbit!’.” At this, the cast, including Kawashima, smiled and showed their excitement at the unexpected visit from (G)I-dle.

After that, (G)I-dle energized the morning of the on-site panelists and viewers with a special live stage of their 6th mini album‘s title song ‘Queencard’ and their 2nd full album ‘2’I Hate Being Sick (Fate)’. The members then participated in a table tennis game with a bathtub in a prepared corner, making the scene laugh.

Earlier, on the 29th of last month, (G)I-DLE headlined the global music festival ‘mynavi presents The Performance 2025’ hosted by TV Asahi held at K-Arena Yokohama in Japan, drawing a hot response from the local audience.

Photo=TBS ‘Rabbit!’(LOVE it!)

Reporter Lee Seul-bi, Donga.com misty82@donga.com

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