f5ve's Sold Out USA Debut at Subculture Party Ignites LA
- subculture world.
- May 20
- 2 min read
On May 17, Subculture lit up Los Angeles with a night that rewrote the rules of pop spectacle. Held at the legendary Catch One, the event marked the long-anticipated U.S. debut of Japan’s rising girl group f5ve—an explosive, full-sensory experience that felt more like a futuristic ritual than a concert.
From the moment the group stepped on stage, the energy in the room hit another plane. Screaming fans packed into the main room, fists in the air, ready for lift-off. f5ve—Sayaka, Kaede, Ruri, Miyuu, and Rui—delivered a tightly choreographed set packed with strobe-lit theatrics, cyber-sweet harmonies, and beat drops that rattled the walls. Tracks like “Lettuce” and “Magic Clock” sent shockwaves through the crowd, but the real eruption came when surprise guests Dorian Electra and Count Baldor stormed the stage mid-set.
F5VE X SUBCULTURE PHOTOGRAPHY BY SUP3RDREAMER
The duo remixed f5ve’s fan-favorite “UFO” into a high-velocity, sugar-rush club banger—transforming the room into a neon vortex of movement and screams. It was a moment that couldn’t have been engineered—pure chaos, pure joy, pure Subculture.
In a neighboring room, electronic provocateurs underscores and umru were simultaneously throwing their own celebration—a special extended set to commemorate the release of their latest collaborative single, “PopLife.” With a shared instinct for bending sound into catharsis, the two tag-teamed the decks with a set that was glitchy, euphoric, and beautifully unhinged—an ideal parallel universe to f5ve’s main-stage debut.
Subculture once again proved why it’s the beating heart of the next era in nightlife. With lineups that collide global talent and local edge, and moments that feel like cultural reset buttons, it’s more than just a party—it’s a movement. And on May 17, that movement pulsed with the voice of f5ve.
If you missed it... don't worry. Subculture takes New York this Friday & returns to LA for Subculture PRIDE in June.
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