Thanks for sharing, I've been a fan of the Tachibana band since the 2018 Rose Parade in Pasadena California. It has changed many things but its quality and innovation is always the best. They are for now the best ambassadors of Japan. I want to go back to Pasadena in January 2025 to see you again!!!
Please help to spread this awareness. For 2018 Rose Parade each KT band student and their alumni had to pay ¥40,000 (USD3,700) each from their own pockets just to go and provide FREE SHOWS to rich Americans. When KT Band won BEST BAND contest the band received only a USD2,500 cheque after spending US750,000 in total. I consider this exploitation of Young Girls and boys of KT SHS Band and their alumni. KT Band Students should either be fully sponsored or at least crowdfunded. if they are "invited" (=pressured) to go to RP2025. Unlike USA, KT band members had to pay nothing to go and perform in Taiwan in October 2022.