Musical Live Shows and Marathons Share the Same Essence: "Let's Unite Together!""Challenge" is at the Core of Our Activities — We Want to Discover a Scenery That's Only Visible Once You Try the Tokyo MarathonTokyo Marathon 2026 DialogueMOS82MOS, the one-of-a-kind brass + dance (Brass + Dance) performance group, is gaining attention with their unique fusion of wind instrument playing and dance. Armed with a rare wind instrument lineup—tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, trombone, and trumpet—they've been taking the rock scene by storm since last summer with punk, melodic hardcore, and ska numbers. Miyu on trumpet and Lotta on tenor saxophone will make their full marathon debuts at the Tokyo Marathon 2026. Erna on trombone and AMI on alto saxophone will participate in the volunteer activities.https://mos.bitfan.id/moment when I suddenly thought, "Ah, this is really similar to pacing a solo live show."Miyu: Exactly!Lotta: Playing wind instruments uses a lot of breath. In a solo live show, it's about an hour and a half of holding breath, quick inhale, hold again, talking, singing, dancing... That sensation feels close to marathon running, and I want to share this with other wind instrument players. But there aren't many wind instrument players running 20km (laugh).Miyu: But really, since starting running, I've felt less tired during live shows than before. It has become really clear to me that if I can run for a certain duration, I can also make it through a live show.Miyu: My image of the Tokyo Marathon is being able to run through the streets of Tokyo a lot (laughs). The course passes many tourist spots, so I'm looking forward to it, and I've already done a lot of mental training just imagining the cheers along the way (laughs).Oshima RD: The Tokyo Marathon starts in front of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building and finishes at Tokyo Station on Gyoko-dori Avenue. As you said, it's a great course that passes many tourist attractions and historic sites in between. Running through the streets of Tokyo on your own feet will reveal scenery different from usual.It's not just the runners — it's created by everyone, including those cheering along the course, local residents, volunteers, and operating staff. Including runners gathering from around the world, it's the moment when everyone truly becomes one— that's what we express as "The Day We Unite." I'm sure you two will have many moments feeling the cheers and support from those around you, thinking "It's tough but let's keep going" or "I'm glad I ran," sharing the same feelings. That's "The Day We Unite." I envision it. Perhaps it's close to the feeling of becoming one with the audience at a MOS live performance.Lotta: Hearing that now, it feels like so many parts overlap with live shows. For me, I make efforts to stay pure-hearted, to not lie about anything in music or otherwise, to remain clear. I believe that through daily accumulation, the stage will come, and people will follow. That's why the cheers from people along the marathon course will feel like heartfelt support, and the effort to run comes from a genuine desire for challenge. So, I feel the essence of live shows and marathons is the same.Miyu: Our live shows are not just "listen to our music," but done with the feeling of uniting together. So, toward the actual performance, we aim to become one with the staff too, and live shows are something where the audience is there, our music is there, and we become one Miyu: In the group name MOS, M stands for "Music," O for "Omotenashi," and S for "Sisters." We formed right around the year when Tokyo was selected to host the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, with the hope of becoming a group that could offer omotenashi hospitality to everyone through music.Oshima RD: As members of MOS, what do you consider "omotenashi" to be?Lotta: Simply put, it's "delivering the sound." I always think about what it really means to "deliver."of Japan. We cherish that feeling in our live performances.Miyu: Playing wind instruments and running actually connect in terms of breathing and cardiopulmonary function, and I used to run a lot during club activities myself. That said, a full marathon is unknown territory. But I'm proud that Japan hosts one of the world's seven major marathons, and I wanted to take on this new challenge.Lotta: MOS has always embraced new challenges, like bradan and brass rock. "Challenge" is at the core of everything we do. This marathon challenge is the same — we want to discover the scenery and emotions that we can only experience by running it. And today, there's something I really want to share. While running long distances, there was a Miyu: We want people from overseas to experience it too, and omotenashi is the spirit
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