Morning Musume '23 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~glad quarter-century~ at Nippon Budokan

Morning Musume '23 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~glad quarter-century~ at Nippon Budokan (モーニング娘。'23 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ～glad quarter-century～ at 日本武道館) was Morning Musume '23's one-day spring concert at Nippon Budokan. It was held on June 26, 2023. The concert also commemorate the group's 25th anniversary since their formation.
The concert was broadcasted live on TBS Channel 1.https://twitter.com/tbschannel/status/1668166253259653121 It was also available for live viewing in different cinemas across Japan.http://helloproject.com/news/16067/
The concert was released in DVD and Blu-ray on February 7, 2024. The Blu-ray also include a backstage video and a second disc featuring the group's performance at the rockin'on presents ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2023 festival held on August 13, 2023.
==Setlist==
;Opening Act 
#MC - OCHA NORMA
#Chotto Joucho Fuantei?... Natsu - OCHA NORMA
;Main Show
#OPENING
#Happy birthday to Me!
#Are you Happy?
#Hana ga Saku Taiyou Abite
#Sou ja nai
#What is LOVE?
#MC
#1998-2010 Medley
##Morning Coffee - Kitagawa Rio, Okamura Homare, Yamazaki Mei, Sakurai Rio
##Daite HOLD ON ME! - Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria, Haga Akane, Yokoyama Reina
##Manatsu no Kousen - Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Ishida Ayumi, Oda Sakura
##LOVE Machine
##Happy Summer Wedding
##Ren'ai Revolution 21
##The☆Peace!
##Do it! Now - Ishida Ayumi, Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria, Kitagawa Rio, Yamazaki Mei
##AS FOR ONE DAY - Fukumura Mizuki, Yokoyama Reina
##Namida ga Tomaranai Houkago - Haga Akane, Okamura Homare, Sakurai Rio
##Osaka Koi no Uta - Ikuta Erina, Oda Sakura
##Ambitious! Yashinteki de Ii jan
##Kanashimi Twilight
##Resonant Blue
##Nanchatte Ren'ai
##Seishun Collection
#MC
#Futsuu no Shoujo A - Haga Akane, Yokoyama Reina, Kitagawa Rio
#Daisuki Dakara Zettai ni Yurusanai - Oda Sakura, Nonaka Miki
#Daisuki 100manten - Fukumura Mizuki, Ishida Ayumi
#Nani wa Tomo Are! - Ikuta Erina, Makino Maria, Okamura Homare, Yamazaki Mei, Sakurai Rio
#MC
#2011-2022 Medley
##Kono Chikyuu no Heiwa wo Honki de Negatterun da yo!
##One・Two・Three (updated)
##Help me!! (updated)
##Ai no Gundan
##Password is 0
##Oh my wish!
##The Vision
##Jealousy Jealousy
##A gonna
##Jinsei Blues
##Junjou Evidence
##Teenage Solution
##Swing Swing Paradise
#MC
#Souda! We're ALIVE (updated)
#Utakata Saturday Night!
#MikanENCORE
#HEAVY GATE
#MC
#Yoshi Yoshi Shite Hoshii no
#Dokka~n Capriccio
#Koko ni Iruzee!
==DVD/Blu-ray Tracklist==
==Featured Members==
*9th Gen: Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina
*10th Gen: Ishida Ayumi
*11th Gen: Oda Sakura
*12th Gen: Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria, Haga Akane
*13th Gen: Yokoyama Reina
*15th Gen: Kitagawa Rio, Okamura Homare, Yamazaki Mei
*16th Gen: Sakurai Rio
*17th Gen (introduction only): Inoue Haruka, Yumigeta Ako
;Opening Act"6/26(月)モーニング娘。'23 日本武道館公演 オープニングアクトのお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2023-06-08.
*OCHA NORMA
**Saito Madoka
**Hiromoto Ruli
**Ishiguri Kanami
**Yonemura Kirara
**Kubota Nanami
**Tashiro Sumire
**Nakayama Natsume
**Nishizaki Miku
**Kitahara Momo
**Tsutsui Roko
==Concert Schedule==
Date	Venue 	Prefecture	Doors Open	Concert Starts
6/26	Nippon Budokan	Tokyo 	17:00 	18:00
==Trivia==
*The concert was announced on April 28, 2023.
*The concert also serve as the final date of their 2023 spring concert tour Morning Musume '23 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~glad quarter-century~.
*Haga Akane revealed in an MC that Ikuta Erina was responsible for the costume designs, as well as contributed to the set design."モーニング娘。’23、デビュー25周年ツアーで“グループ最多曲数”全45曲パフォーマンス 新メンバーもお披露目＜glad quarter-century at 日本武道館＞" (in Japanese). modelpress. 2023-06-26. Ikuta clarified in a later blog that she designed the white dresses and the camouflage outfits, but not the silver costumes exclusive to the Budokan encore. https://ameblo.jp/morningmusume-9ki/entry-12809677978.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
*It was announced during the concert that Morning Musume would release a new Best Selection album in August, with new song "HEAVY GATE" featured on the release.
*It was also announced that Inoue Haruka's member colour would be Mint Green, and Yumigeta Ako's would be Pure Red.
*The opening of the Hello! Project 25 Shuunen Kinen Shin Member Audition was also announced.
*The concert gathered around 9,000 people at the Nippon Budokan venue.
*A total of 45 songs were performed (including the medleys), being the most amount of songs performed by the group in a concert.
*Former Morning Musume member Sayashi Riho attended the concert.
==References==
==External Links==
*Concert Schedule: Hello! Project (archived), UP-FC
*Goods
*Discography:
**DVD: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
**BD: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
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