{"rewrite":{"id":"r_af1bdced9769b477835a9808","clusterId":"c_97c2f4fa4d616b5aa30830ee","slug":"hoshimachi-suisei-to-throw-ceremonial-first-pitch-with-hatsune-miku-at-zozo-marine-stadium","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Hoshimachi Suisei to Throw Ceremonial First Pitch With Hatsune Miku at ZOZO Marine Stadium","summary":"Hoshimachi Suisei will throw the ceremonial first pitch at the July 20 baseball game between the Chiba Lotte Marines and Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks at ZOZO Marine Stadium. Hatsune Miku will appear on the stadium's video screens to cheer during the ceremony. The appearance is tied to a new commercial for Lotte's Coolish and Sō products, in which both sing the song \"Ao no Sumika\" by Tatsuya Kitani. The commercial was released on July 3. Additional promotions include a collaboration room at Lotte City Hotel Kinshicho and a train jack on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line. Suisei commented, \"I'll aim for a blazing fastball!!\" The game starts at 17:00, with doors opening at 15:00 and the first pitch scheduled around 16:40. The event is part of Lotte's sponsored game day titled \"A cold, blue summer has arrived. Coolish \u0026 Sō DAY.\" Crypton Future Media, the company behind Hatsune Miku, announced the appearance.","whyItMatters":"The ceremonial first pitch brings a VTuber and a virtual singer together in a live sports setting, extending a commercial collaboration into a public event at a professional baseball stadium.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe ceremonial first pitch at ZOZO Marine Stadium on July 20 will feature Hoshimachi Suisei on the mound and Hatsune Miku on the stadium\u0026#39;s vision screens. The event is part of Lotte\u0026#39;s \u0026#34;Coolish \u0026amp; Sō DAY\u0026#34; promotion for the Chiba Lotte Marines versus Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks game. The commercial that inspired the appearance, released July 3, shows both performers singing \u0026#34;Ao no Sumika,\u0026#34; a song written and composed by Tatsuya Kitani. Character design for the commercial video is by Nishiki Kope. Alongside the first pitch, Lotte is running a collaboration room at Lotte City Hotel Kinshicho and a train jack on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line. Suisei expressed enthusiasm in a statement, saying she would aim for a blazing fastball. The game starts at 17:00, with doors opening at 15:00 and the first pitch around 16:40. Crypton Future Media, which developed Hatsune Miku, co-announced the appearance.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Hoshimachi Suisei will throw the ceremonial first pitch at a Marines game on July 20, with Hatsune Miku cheering from the stadium screens. \"I'll aim for a blazing fastball!!\" she said.","twitterPost":"A new Lotte CM featuring Hoshimachi Suisei and Hatsune Miku singing \"Ao no Sumika\" leads to a live first-pitch event at ZOZO Marine Stadium on July 20. Suisei takes the mound; Miku appears on screen.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Hoshimachi Suisei and Hatsune Miku will appear together at the ceremonial first pitch of a Chiba Lotte Marines game on July 20. Suisei will throw from the mound while Miku cheers from the video screens. 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