Morning Musume '23 Concert Tour Aki "Neverending Shine Show"

Morning Musume '23 Concert Tour Aki "Neverending Shine Show" (モーニング娘。'23 コンサートツアー秋「Neverending Shine Show」) was Morning Musume '23's autumn concert tour. The regular tour took place from September 16 to November 25, 2023.
The penultimate concert took place on November 28 at Yokohama Arena under the title Morning Musume '23 Concert Tour Aki "Neverending Shine Show" SPECIAL (モーニング娘。'23 コンサートツアー秋「Neverending Shine Show」SPECIAL). This concert featured several graduated members of the group as guests.
The tour finished on November 29, also at Yokohama Arena, with the Morning Musume '23 Concert Tour Aki "Neverending Shine Show ~Sanctuary~" Fukumura Mizuki Sotsugyou Special (モーニング娘。'23 コンサートツアー秋「Neverending Shine Show 〜〜」譜久村聖 卒業スペシャル), where 9th generation member and leader Fukumura Mizuki graduated from the group and Hello! Project."モーニング娘。'22 譜久村聖の卒業に関するお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2022-12-27.Fukumura Mizuki. "卒業公演の日程が決定しました🎓" (in Japanese). Instagram. 2023-09-30.
The Yokohama Arena concerts were available for live viewing in the cinemas across Japan"11月28日(火)、全国の映画館にて、モーニング娘。'23 コンサートツアー秋「Neverending Shine Show」SPECIAL ライブビューイング開催が決定！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2023-10-24."11月29日(水)、全国の映画館にて、モーニング娘。'23 コンサートツアー秋「Neverending Shine Show ～聖域～」譜久村聖 卒業スペシャル ライブビューイング開催が決定！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2023-10-24. and in two cinemas of Hong Kong and Taiwan,"モーニング娘。'23 コンサートツアー秋「Neverending Shine Show」SPECIALのライブビューイング開催が台湾・香港でも決定！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2023-10-29."モーニング娘。'23 コンサートツアー秋「Neverending Shine Show ～聖域～」譜久村聖 卒業スペシャルのライブビューイング開催が台湾・香港でも決定！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2023-10-29. with the "Fukumura Mizuki Sotsugyou Special" being also broadcasted live on CS TV Asahi Channel 1."「モーニング娘。'23 コンサートツアー秋「Neverending Shine Show 〜聖域〜」譜久村聖 卒業スペシャル」生中継決定！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2023-10-24.
A recording of the "Fukumura Mizuki Sotsugyou Special" concert was distributed at the HELLO! PROJECT STREAM. Tickets for the streaming distribution went on sale from January 12 to January 31, 2024; with the viewing period being from January 19 to January 31, 2024.
The Yokohama Arena concerts were released in two separate DVD and Blu-ray releases on May 15, 2024. The Blu-rays also include a live photo booklet and backstage videos. A live album of the "Fukumura Mizuki Sotsugyou Special" concert (excluding the MC parts) was released digitally on the same day."5月15日(水)『モーニング娘。'23 コンサートツアー秋「Neverending Shine Show ～聖域～」譜久村聖 卒業スペシャル』ライブ音源の配信リリースが決定！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2024-05-10.
The deadline to pre-order the M-line club and Hello! Project fanclub-exclusive solo angle Blu-ray of Fukumura from her graduation concert, titled Fukumura Mizuki on Morning Musume '23 Concert Tour Aki "Neverending Shine Show ~Sanctuary~" Fukumura Mizuki Sotsugyou Special (譜久村聖 on モーニング娘。'23 コンサートツアー秋「Neverending Shine Show ～聖域～」譜久村聖 卒業スペシャル), was on March 28, 2024, and it was released to fanclub members on May 2024."3/1（金）受付スタート　3月通販　公開！" (in Japanese). UP-FC. 2024-02-29."
==Setlist==
==DVD/Blu-ray Tracklist==
==Solo Blu-rays==
Solo Blu-rays for this concert are only sold to fanclub members. The DVDs/Blu-rays, unlike the regular concert DVDs/Blu-rays, focuses on just one member.
*Full Title: Fukumura Mizuki on Morning Musume '23 Concert Tour Aki "Neverending Shine Show ~Sanctuary~" Fukumura Mizuki Sotsugyou Special (譜久村聖 on モーニング娘。'23 コンサートツアー秋「Neverending Shine Show ～聖域～」譜久村聖 卒業スペシャル)
#OPENING
#OPENING
#Wake-up Call ~Mezameru Toki~
#HEAVY GATE
#Member Shoukai Performance (メンバー紹介パフォーマンス; Member Introduction Performance)
#Sexy Cat no Enzetsu
#Kimagure Princess (23 Ver.)
#What is LOVE? (23 Ver.)
#Ren'ai Destiny ~Honne wo Ronjitai~
#Only you
#Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe
#Itoshiku Kurushii Kono Yoru ni
#Genki Pikappika!
#Nanzansho Souzansho
#Guruguru JUMP
#Aki Urara
#Medley
##Mirai no Taiyou
##Wakuteka Take a chance (updated)
##Say Yeah! -Motto Miracle Night-
##What's Up? Ai wa Dou na no yo~
##Ikimasshoi!
##OK YEAH!
##Happy Daisakusen
#Suggoi FEVER!
#Wagamama Ki no Mama Ai no Joke (23 Ver.)
#Go Girl ~Koi no Victory~
#NamidacchiENCORE
#Neverending Shine
#One・Two・Three (23 Ver.)
#MC
#Maji Desu ka Ska!DOUBLE ENCORE
#MC
#I WISH
#MikanBonus Video 1
#HEY! MiraiBonus Video 2
#Making Eizou (メイキング映像; Making Video)
==Live Album Tracklist==
#Wake-up Call ~Mezameru Toki~
#HEAVY GATE
#Sexy Cat no Enzetsu
#Kimagure Princess (23 Ver.)
#What is LOVE? (23 Ver.)
#Ren'ai Destiny ~Honne wo Ronjitai~
#Only you
#Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe
#Itoshiku Kurushii Kono Yoru ni
#Genki Pikappika!
#Nanzansho Souzansho
#Guruguru JUMP
#Suki na Senpai
#Kanashiku Naru You na Rainy day
#Aki Urara
#Moonlight night ~Tsukiyo no Ban da yo~
#Medley (Mirai no Taiyou・Wakuteka Take a chance (updated)・Say Yeah! -Motto Miracle Night-・What's Up? Ai wa Dou na no yo~・Ikimasshoi!・OK YEAH!・Happy Daisakusen)
#Suggoi FEVER!
#Wagamama Ki no Mama Ai no Joke (23 Ver.)
#Go Girl ~Koi no Victory~
#Namidacchi
#Neverending Shine
#One・Two・Three (23 Ver.)
#Maji Desu ka Ska!
#I WISH
#Mikan
==Featured Members==
*9th Gen: Fukumura Mizuki (graduation tour), 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 (debut tour): Inoue Haruka, Yumigeta Ako
Guest Acts (11/28 only)
*1st Gen: Abe Natsumi
*2nd Gen: Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari
*4th Gen: Ishikawa Rika, Tsuji Nozomi
*5th Gen: Takahashi Ai
*6th Gen: Michishige Sayumi, Tanaka Reina
*10th Gen: Sato Masaki
*14th Gen: Morito Chisaki
Opening Acts"11/28(火)・11/29(水)モーニング娘。'23 横浜アリーナ公演 オープニングアクトのお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2023-11-02.
*OCHA NORMA (11/28 only)
**Saito Madoka
**Hiromoto Ruli
**Ishiguri Kanami
**Yonemura Kirara
**Kubota Nanami
**Tashiro Sumire
**Nakayama Natsume
**Nishizaki Miku
**Kitahara Momo
**Tsutsui Roko
*Hello Pro Kenshuusei Unit '23 (11/29 only)
**Matsubara Yulia
**Onoda Karin
**Hashida Honoka
**Murakoshi Ayana
**Uemura Hasumi
**Yoshida Hinoha
**Kamimura Rena
===Absentees===
*Inoue Haruka and Yumigeta Ako were absent from the September 16 concert due to being diagnosed with ."モーニング娘。'23井上春華 新型コロナウイルス感染に関するお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2023-09-14."モーニング娘。'23弓桁朱琴 新型コロナウイルス感染に関するお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2023-09-15.
==Tour Schedule==
Date 	Venue 	Prefecture	Doors Open	Concert Starts
9/16 	Harmony Hall Zama Dai Hall 	Kanagawa 	13:00 	14:00
9/16 	Harmony Hall Zama Dai Hall 	Kanagawa 	17:00 	18:00
9/30 	LINE CUBE SHIBUYA 	Tokyo 	13:30 	14:30
9/30 	LINE CUBE SHIBUYA 	Tokyo 	17:15 	18:15
10/7 	Sendai Sunplaza Hall 	Miyagi 	13:00 	14:00
10/7 	Sendai Sunplaza Hall 	Miyagi 	17:00 	18:00
10/8 	Oshu-shi Bunka Kaikan Z Hall Dai Hall 	Iwate 	14:00 	15:00
10/14	NHK Osaka Hall 	Osaka 	13:00 	14:00
10/14	NHK Osaka Hall 	Osaka 	17:00 	18:00
10/15	NHK Osaka Hall 	Osaka 	12:30 	13:30
10/15	NHK Osaka Hall 	Osaka 	16:30 	17:30
10/22	Matsuyama-shi Sogo Community Center Camellia Hall	Ehime 	12:00 	12:45
10/22	Matsuyama-shi Sogo Community Center Camellia Hall	Ehime 	15:30 	16:15
11/3 	Pacifico Yokohama Kokuritsu Dai Hall 	Kanagawa 	13:30 	14:30
11/3 	Pacifico Yokohama Kokuritsu Dai Hall 	Kanagawa 	17:30 	18:30
11/4 	Nippon Tokushutogyo Shimin Kaikan Forest Hall 	Aichi 	13:30 	14:30
11/4 	Nippon Tokushutogyo Shimin Kaikan Forest Hall 	Aichi 	17:30 	18:30
11/11	Shimane Kenmin Kaikan Dai Hall 	Shimane 	13:00 	14:00
11/11	Shimane Kenmin Kaikan Dai Hall 	Shimane 	17:00 	18:00
11/12	Ueno Gakuen Hall 	Hiroshima 	12:30 	13:30
11/12	Ueno Gakuen Hall 	Hiroshima 	16:15 	17:15
11/18	Houzan Hall 	Kagoshima 	13:00 	13:45
11/18	Houzan Hall 	Kagoshima 	16:45 	17:30
11/19	Fukuoka Sunpalace Hotel & Hall 	Fukuoka 	12:30 	13:30
11/19	Fukuoka Sunpalace Hotel & Hall 	Fukuoka 	16:30 	17:30
11/25	Sapporo Cultural Arts Theater hitaru 	Hokkaido 	13:00 	14:00
11/25	Sapporo Cultural Arts Theater hitaru 	Hokkaido 	16:45 	17:45
11/28	Yokohama Arena 	Kanagawa 	17:00 	18:00
11/29	Yokohama Arena 	Kanagawa 	17:00 	18:00
*Total: 29 Shows
==Gallery==
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==Trivia==
*This is the group's first concert tour since 2019 to be held separately from the other hall tours of Hello! Project.
*This is the also the first concert tour held separately of Hello! Project hall tours to not include Sato Masaki, Morito Chisaki and Kaga Kaede.
*The group's 73rd single, "Suggoi FEVER! / Wake-up Call ~Mezameru Toki~ / Neverending Shine", was announced in the last MC of the opening concert of the tour on September 16.
*The Yokohama Arena concerts, as well Fukumura Mizuki's graduation date, were announced on the September 30 concerts.Fukumura Mizuki. "卒業公演決定☆譜久村聖" (in Japanese). Morning Musume Qki Official Blog. 2023-09-30.
*At the November 25 concert, it was announced that following Fukumura Mizuki's graduation on November 29, Ikuta Erina would succeed Fukumura as the tenth leader of Morning Musume and Oda Sakura would succeed Ikuta as a new sub-leader alongside Ishida Ayumi."モーニング娘。10代目リーダーは生田衣梨奈、サブリーダーは石田亜佑美＆小田さくら" (in Japanese). natalie. 2023-11-25.
*During the November 28 and November 29 concerts, at the end of "Neverending Shine", Fukumura recreated the iconic "Fukumura Dash" (originally seen in their previous Yokohama Arena concert Morning Musume '14 Concert Tour Aki GIVE ME MORE LOVE ~Michishige Sayumi Sotsugyou Kinen Special~) by dashing from the centre stage alone to the rest of the group on the main stage for the next song, "Help me!!" (on November 28) and "One・Two・Three (23 Ver.)" (on November 29).
*Both Yokohama Arena concerts gathered around 12,000 people at the venue."モーニング娘。'23［ライブレポート］現役＆OGメンバーでカラフルなパフォーマンスを解き放った横浜の夜「みなさんと楽しい空間を作れてすごく嬉しかった」" (in Japanese). Pop'n'Roll. 2023-11-28."モーニング娘。'23［譜久村聖卒業コンサートレポート］全力で駆け抜けたアイドル人生、とびきりの愛を届けて終幕「きっと何年経っても“あの時はありがとう”って、思うと思います」" (in Japanese). Pop'n'Roll. 2023-11-29.
*Unlike the other graduation concerts, the members' messages to the graduating member were split between two concerts.
*Attendees of the 11/28 concert include Sayashi Riho, Suzuki Airi, Fukuda Kanon (with Oomori Seiko), , DJ KOO, and pianist harami_piano.
*Attendees of the 11/29 concert include members of ANGERME, Juice=Juice, Tsubaki Factory, BEYOOOOONDS and all of OCHA NORMA, Niigaki Risa, Michishige Sayumi, Sayashi Riho, Iikubo Haruna, Sato Masaki, Kudo Haruka, Ogata Haruna, Morito Chisaki, Natsuyaki Miyabi, Suzuki Airi, Takeuchi Akari, Miyazaki Yuka, Miyamoto Karin, Inaba Manaka, Michishige Saho and .
**Former SI☆NA member Nakayama Nana attended a live viewing of the event.https://twitter.com/yamada7dayo/status/1729838853811323187
*Due to the length regulation of the iTunes Store, the "Medley" track of the live album can only be purchased when buying the entire album due to the medley being 20 minutes long. In the other digital stores, the track can be purchased separately from the album.https://twitter.com/upfrontworks/status/1790572491993411622
==References==
==External Links==
*Tour Schedule:
**Regular Tour: Hello! Project (archived), UP-FC
**"Neverending Shine Show" SPECIAL: Hello! Project (archived), UP-FC
**Fukumura Mizuki Sotsugyou Special: Hello! Project (archived), UP-FC
*Goods: Regular Tour, "Neverending Shine Show" SPECIAL, Fukumura Mizuki Sotsugyou Special
*Discography:
**"Neverending Shine Show" SPECIAL:
***DVD: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
***BD: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
**Fukumura Mizuki Sotsugyou Special:
***DVD: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
***BD: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
**Live Album: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
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