12 Girls Band tours Japan after nine years

The 12 Girls Band toured in Japan from Sept 8 to 13 to celebrate its 15th anniversary.[Photo/Chinaculture.org]

The 12 Girls Band toured in Japan from Sept 8 to 13 to celebrate its 15th anniversary. The women gave a total of five performances in Tokyo, Nagoya and Kyoto.

The show in Tokyo featured the band's original music and their versions of music from other countries, including the traditional Chinese piece Horse Race and Japanese pop music band SMAP's Sekai Ni Hitotsu Dake No Hana (世界に一つだけの花).

It's been nine years since the band debuted in Japan and nine members of the original ensemble have left the group.

Established in 2001, the 12 Girls Band combines traditional Chinese musical instruments and modern music to create a new form of music.

Officials from the Chinese embassy to Japan attended the performance in Tokyo on Sept 12.