Takanori Iwata visits “Louis Vuitton” event and talks about his New Year’s resolution: “It will be a year to make a leap forward”.

Takanori Iwata of EXILE/J SOUL BROTHERS 3rd generation visited the opening event of “Louis Vuitton SS24 Men’s Pop-up Store” held in Shibuya, Tokyo on the 9th.

Men’s Creative Director Pharrell Williams is in charge of the Spring/Summer 2024 men’s collection and this pop-up store. The store features a wide variety of items including ready-to-wear, shoes, travel luggage, leather goods, accessories, sunglasses, and connected products, some of which are exclusive to the store in Japan.

Iwata, who is a “Louis Vuitton Ambassador,” said, “The atmosphere in the store is gorgeous. As a musician myself, I was excited to see the huge speakers in the space,” he commented with a smile. He showed off his short jacket and boot-cut pants, and introduced his outfit as “a little feminine, but with a touch of dandyism.

Looking back on the year 2023 as a “fruitful year” for J SOUL BROTHERS III, Iwata expressed his New Year’s resolution, “I want to keep the momentum from last year and make this year a year in which we can make even greater strides.

Also YUTA, a Japanese member of NCT 127, was present at the event, and a rare two-shot of the two meeting for the first time was shown on YUTA’s Instagram page.
In addition to YUTA, Kawamura kazuma of THE RAMPAGE, Iwata’s junior, also showed up at the event.