After years of selling out Yoshimoto ∞ Hall and Lumine the Yoshimoto, Brockin Japan returned in 2013 with a different footprint: a standing-room live house in central Shibuya, a house band, and guest slots reserved for working musicians. The August edition was not billed as a comedy show or a standard concert. It was a third thing — comedians performing original songs built for one night, with production values closer to a real gig than a variety corner.
Ticket links, prices, and door times below reflect 2013 only.
The concept in plain terms
Broadcast!! hosted and performed. Dozens of Yoshimoto-affiliated comedians signed on to debut material you would not hear at a normal music festival — because the material literally existed for this room and this date. The hook was sincerity wrapped in absurdity: funny people trying, in front of a live band, to make songs land.
The 2013 theme song “Sankatta ka Natsu!” (“参ったか夏！”) was already circulating on YouTube at publication time, sung by the hosts themselves. That clip functioned as both promo and tone setter — loud, self-aware, and committed.
Who was on the poster
The announced comedy side included:
- Broadcast!! (hosts)
- mckj (Korya Medetena / Oe)
- DOI — a reunion set with Grunge (Toyama), Inu no Kokoro (Oshimi), and LLR (Ito)
- Sakaisuto
- Trendy Angel
- Nishimura Hirocho
- Adachilds — billed as a one-night-only revival with Canary (Adachi), Panther (Mukai, Ogata), Jungle Pocket (Ota), Magical Lovely (Noda), and Ochanomizu Danshi (Shihashi)
- Jungle Pocket, Sisonnu, Ishibashi Hazama (Sakai), Wakatsuki Ryo, Spike
- Late additions RG and Tsubaki Onna
That list alone explains the crowd mix: manzai fans, idol-adjacent otagei regulars, and people who follow individual comedians’ side projects.
The “pro” guests and why they mattered
Brockin Japan’s 2013 twist was treating musicians as equals on the bill, not garnish between comedy slots.
- Shibata Takahiro (vocal/guitar) from three-piece band Wasureranneyo
- THE Rab Ningen, a five-member group built around a “love supremacy” concept
- hy4_4yh (Hyper Yo-Yo), described in the source as a “world’s most hype ticket idol”
Musical direction went to Kususe Takuya, whose credits ran from Hysteric Blue and Kuroyume through stage scores for productions such as Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de — more than ten theater projects a year at the time. Backing musicians would play live on the floor, which is why the announcement insisted this was a “majimena” (serious) music event despite the comedian front line.
Venue and ticket facts (historical)
- Event: Brockin Japan 2013 Summer Special — full subtitle about powering up, moving to a live house, calling professionals, sweating, and going big
- Date: 15 August 2013 (Thursday)
- Doors / start: 17:30 / 18:00
- Venue: Shibuya O-WEST (all standing)
- Address: 2-3 Maruyama-cho, Shibuya, Tokyo — O-WEST Building 2F
- Ticket price: ¥3,500 including one drink (¥500)
- Sales (2013): Ticket Yoshimoto, Ticket Pia (P-code 430-671), Lawson Ticket (L-code 32872), e+, O-WEST box office (03-5784-7088)
- Production: Yoshimoto Creative Agency
- Ticket Yoshimoto dial: 0570-550-100
- Venue site (historical): shibuya-o.com
How it fits Shibuya’s live map
Maruyama-cho clubs sit uphill from the scramble — close enough to share the same night-out gravity, far enough that you notice when the street noise drops. O-WEST and its sister rooms were part of the pipeline that fed Shibuya’s mixture and indie rock scenes in the 2000s and early 2010s.
If you are watching today’s crowd patterns on the Shibuya Crossing live camera, this 2013 bill is a reminder that a slice of that foot traffic eventually climbs toward live houses for standing-room bills that look nothing like a TV recording.
If a winter event weekend needs an outdoor day, skim day trips from Tokyo in winter.
What happened next in the series
The summer O-WEST edition preceded the December 2013 winter blowout at the larger TSUTAYA O-EAST — same host duo, bigger guest tier, longer runtime. Together they mark the year Brockin Japan fully committed to live-house scale rather than hall-style seating.
Confirm any modern Brockin Japan dates, venues, and lineups before planning a trip. This archive entry preserves the 2013 O-WEST announcement as Shibuya Channel reported it.
