M!LK's Taichi Shiozaki Takes Over Wakayamashi Station Signage for "M!LK Nippon Genki Hanabi 2026"! Life-Sized Panels Appear & Sightseeing Train "Medetai Densha" Interior Also Features Taichi Shiozaki!

Medetai Densha (5 train sets)

Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (President: Tomoyuki Kajitani, hereinafter "Nankai Railway") will decorate Wakayamashi Station with decorations of Taichi Shiozaki, a member of the five-member dance and vocal group "M!LK" and a native of Wakayama Prefecture, in conjunction with the "M!LK Nippon Genki Hanabi 2026" event.

As part of "M!LK Nippon Genki Hanabi 2026," where M!LK collaborates with fireworks festivals in each member's hometown, Wakayama Prefecture, Taichi Shiozaki's home prefecture, will collaborate with the "Wakayama Port Festival Fireworks Display" held on July 25 (Sat.). A special program featuring a collaboration between fireworks and M!LK's music is planned. As part of this collaboration, from July 17 (Fri.) to August 3 (Mon.), Wakayamashi Station, adjacent to Wakayama Port Station (the closest station to the Wakayama Port Festival Fireworks Display), will be decorated with station signage and life-sized panels, taking over the entire station with M!LK and Taichi Shiozaki. Furthermore, from mid-July, M!LK will take over the interior hanging advertisements and poster frames of the five "Medetai Densha" sightseeing trains running on the Kada Line, which are themed after sea bream.

Nankai Railway, together with M!LK, will energize Japan's summer this year through the decorations at Wakayamashi Station.

About Wakayamashi Station Takeover

- Dates: July 17 (Fri.) - August 3 (Mon.), 2026

- Location: Nankai Railway Wakayamashi Station

- Contents: Station signage decoration, installation of life-sized panels, etc.

About Medetai Densha Taichi Shiozaki Specification

- Period: Sequentially from mid-July 2026 (planned)

- Train Schedule: Please check the special Medetai Densha website (URL: https://www.nankai.co.jp/kada/medetai.html). ※Operation may be changed suddenly due to train availability.

- Target Trains: 5 Medetai Densha train sets: "Sachi," "Kai," "Nana," "Kashira," "Kanata"

- Operating Section: Wakayamashi Station - Kada Station

Medetai Densha Sachi Medetai Densha Kai

Medetai Densha Nana Medetai Densha Kashira Medetai Densha Kanata

Website

※Details of the collaboration, including the period for the Taichi Shiozaki specification inside the trains, will be announced on the above website as soon as they are decided.

About the 74th Wakayama Port Festival Fireworks Display, Reiwa 8 (2026) Fiscal Year

- Date: July 25 (Sat.), 2026, 20:00 - 20:50 (planned)

- Launch Venue: Wakayama Port, Central Pier, Ton-Ton Berth (approx. 10-minute walk from Nankai Railway Wakayama Port Station)

※M!LK members will not appear.

Website

M!LK Profile

Formed in November 2014. A five-member dance and vocal group consisting of Hayato Sano, Taichi Shiozaki, Shunta Sono, Jutaro Yamanaka, and Jinto Yoshida, all affiliated with Stardust Promotion. The group name signifies "being able to be dyed into any color."

They are expanding their activities beyond music to include dramas, movies, stage plays, and modeling.

[Reference: M!LK Nippon Hanabi Taikai 2026]

Collaboration with fireworks festivals in each M!LK member's hometown. In Wakayama Prefecture, Taichi Shiozaki's hometown, the Wakayama Port Festival Fireworks Display held on July 25 (Sat.) will be the collaborating event.

<Event Overview>

1 Fireworks Festival Music Collaboration

A special program is planned where fireworks will collaborate with M!LK's music.

2 Mini Festival Event "Ring Toss Game"

A ring toss game will be set up, offering original prizes that can be enjoyed by both children and adults.

[Wakayama Venue]

Date: Saturday, July 25 and Sunday, July 26, 2026, 11:00 - 20:00

Venue: Wakayama Castle Sunanomaru Plaza (20-minute walk from Nankai Railway Wakayamashi Station)

3 Station Takeover

Stations near the fireworks venue will be taken over by M!LK.

※M!LK members will not appear at any of these events.