March 11, 2024
Hibino Corporation“Immersive LED System” debuts at YOASOBI’s concert tour: ZEPPTOUR 2024 “POP OUT”
— Creating a novel immersive experience that draws the audience into the world of music byfusing physical reality with immersive 3D content —A next-gen LED display system from Hibino Corporation (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO:Teruhisa Hibino), the “Immersive LED System” was featured at ZEPP TOUR 2024 “POP OUT,” a concert tour by
the musical act YOASOBI affiliated with Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
The tour, which wrapped up on Saturday, March 9, delivered a novel immersive experience to the roughly 25,000
fans who attended a total of 12 shows held at six Zepp venues across Japan, enveloping them in 3D content
intertwined with the music.
The Immersive LED System is created by U.S. company Liminal Space (*1), for which the “Ghost Tile,” a threedimensional LED technology, is licensed by Hibino Corporation to use in its operational activities. This concert tour
fused the live music performance, 3D scenery, and 3D effects into an immersive entertainment experience byleveraging the combination of the Immersive LED System with real performers, objects, lighting, and other physicaland digital elements.
(*1) Liminal Space (www.liminal.space), a technology and media company that designs and builds unique immersive experiences
for customers, using its proprietary, next-generation spatial display technology.

1Hibino Corporation’s hibino visual Div. provides large-scale video services, including the renting, installation andoperation of large-scale video display systems, such as LED display systems for concert events. Since the COVID19 pandemic, we began offering video services that seamlessly fuse virtual elements with physical reality, such asvirtual production (*2) directed by Junichi “IMO” Imokawa, Director and Managing Executive Officer, and stage
production for online environments using XR technology. As it is expected that “Mixed Reality (a fusion of thephysical world and virtual world)” and the resulting “space with a sense of immersion” will become a key feature forlarge-scale video services going forward, in November 2023, we established “Hibino Immersive Entertainment Lab”
an R&D center for pursuing entertainment experiences filled with a sense of immersion. Initiatives are underway tocreate “Mixed Realty” through combining the new Immersive LED System, which is expected to feature incommercial productions from this spring, with other technologies.
(*2) Virtual production: This refers to a new video production technique that projects a virtual world onto a high-definition LED
display as a background creates naturally composited images in real-time using a filming process that seamlessly integrates theforeground subjects with the background.

The concept of “POP OUT” was used for YOASOBI’s concert tour. YOASOBI, which started out publishing its
music in the world of the internet, aims to express “a wish to jump out from various frameworks” in a multitude ofelements, such as expressing YOASOBI popping out from the internet and performing in real life at the Zepp venues,
which offer up-close experiences. By their nature, these live music venues already boast an up-close sense of distance.
But to make this an even more intimate experience and to create moments where YOASOBI could be felt up close,
YOASOBI paid a visit to the “Hibino Immersive Entertainment Lab,” which pursues immersive experiences using
the latest technology, and a decision was made to conduct a pilot introduction of the Immersive LED System, whichenables revolutionary expression in 3D spaces. This led to the realization of the novel immersive-type entertainment
experience to provide that popping-out expression for the debut performance in Japan.
The Immersive LED System has impressive dimensions with a width of 14.4 meters and height of 4.8 meters (width3,840 pixels × height 1,280 pixels) and a pitch (distance between LED elements) of 3.75 mm. This system wasinstalled across the full width of the stage, matching the line of sight from the audience area, and was curved inward
to create a shape that gently surrounded the stage. Three kinds of 3D glasses were provided: adult size (standard type),
child size, and a clip-on type for glasses-wearing audience members.
The 3D show was adopted for five songs in the middle of the concert, and Hibino Corporation participated in thecontent production. For two of those songs, “Biri-Biri,” which was the first song of the 3D show, and “Kaibutsu(Monster),” which was the following song, Liminal Space and Hibino Corporation worked together under thedirection of Junichi “IMO” Imokawa, Director and Managing Executive Officer, in order to produce a thrilling
immersive experience that demonstrated the maximum limits of the Immersive LED System’s 3D effects that werepossible within the limited production time, and Hibino Immersive Entertainment Lab tested and fine-tuned the 3Deffects.

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Scene from the song
“Biri-Biri.” Looking
through the 3D glasses,
the viewers experienced
voxel art flying in wavelike motion above theheads of the artists andthe audience, creating thesensation of plunging
into a world that sprawls
far into the screen.

A majestic book emerged within the stage space. As its cover, inscribed with “POP OUT,” unfolded, the world ofYOASOBI, based on a concept of “novel into music,” exploded into a 3D space. The audience was drawn into thePOP OUT world alongside the artists. “Biri-Biri” drew its inspiration from fantasy realms and from the upbeat
electropop that captures the essence of a video game soundtrack. It was a well-executed live performance on a virtual
stage set within a voxel art world.

Scene from the song
“Kaibutsu (Monster).”
Looking through 3D
glasses, viewers see thevisual effect of anairborne monster
approaching.

The song “Kaibutsu (Monster)” skillfully melded the imagery of a monster baring its fangs with abstract objects intime with the rhythm to convey a world of momentum and darkness. The sense of depth in the 3D space was furtheraccentuated with fog effects.
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On social media, the 3D show elicited comments ofsurprise at “such amazing dimensionality,” likening
it to a “real pop-up book” and expressing awe at“how lifelike the show’s 3D objects seemed” and“what a powerful impact the performance had.”
There was also praise for the “synergy between theperformers and the technology,” and it was evenheralded as “the future for live music venues.”
Until now, the use of 3D at events has been limited,
but the Immersive LED System has overcome
certain problems of traditional stereoscopic imaging technology, such as narrow field of view. Through such
advancements, over 2,000 fans were able to share in the experience, fostering a sense of unity among the audience.

● Comment from YOASOBI members
Thanks to the contributions of hibino visual Div., we were able to pull off fantastic live
performances. Our live entertainment show marked the first time this technology wasimplemented in Asia. We actually had the opportunity to preview the technology
ourselves before the live event. We meticulously discussed with the production team
how to enlarge the stereoscopic imagery to the maximum extent possible for the actual
venue and audience’s sense of distance, spending time considering the placement ofvisuals and monitors and the like. As a result, our show was able to embody the essenceof our tour title “POP OUT.” Also we have received overwhelmingly positive feedback
from both the audience and those involved in the production. We are profoundlygrateful for the opportunity to expand the scope of YOASOBI’s live performances.
Thank you very much.

● Commercial operations to commence from April 1 for short- and long-term rentals
With the success of this pilot introduction, Hibino Corporation will begin commercial operations of the Immersive
LED System from Monday, April 1. The system is well-suited to various needs, ranging from short-term rentals forconcerts, industry shows and sporting events to long-term rentals for theme-park attractions and the like. Service forthis system will be comprehensive, guiding customers from system design through to the content production. At
present, worldwide, the Immersive LED System stock for rental is held exclusively by the Hibino Group.
Hibino Corporation will continue to pursue technological innovation and its challenges as a leading company in thefield of visual entertainment, and through Hibino Immersive Entertainment Lab, undertake initiatives to create novel
live entertainment experiences filled with a sense of immersion.
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