[Koda Kumi] The 197th Thread - Hits for Driving

[Corvina]

You're welcome, Karen!
Never paid too much attention to that, so I was curious, too.

Kuu is in the studio again today.
And she shared there might be something (coming) tomorrow.



The tour schedule?
Or what she's recording?
When the tour info was released last week, she did mention in her stories that this was only one information ban lifted.

[Xianghua]

Originally Posted by chocopockymaster

woooow Kuu aside, those a-nation lineups are a joke

I miss the good old days

Me too.
Aside from Ayu and Kuu I'm not interested in a-nation anymore.

[thinkingoutloud89]

AAA was probably scheduled tom but now only two of them are perrforming.

[tokyoxjapanxfan]

Originally Posted by chocopockymaster

woooow Kuu aside, those a-nation lineups are a joke

I miss the good old days

Seriously! I was like... what? Lol

I wonder if this’ll be the last one? Lol

[chocopockymaster]

This tour is a loooooot shorter and more centralized than I thought it would be I guess it makes sense if the design of the stage is such that it needs to accommodate two vastly different shows in the same day but i was hoping it would at least run through the end of the year!

[Corvina]

Tour dates announced!

「KODA KUMI LIVE TOUR 2019 re(LIVE)」

＜公演日程＞
9月14日（土）神奈川：カルッツかわさき（Black Cherry公演）昼公演
9月14日（土）神奈川：カルッツかわさき（JAPONESQUE公演）夜公演
9月15日（日）神奈川：カルッツかわさき（JAPONESQUE公演）昼公演
9月15日（日）神奈川：カルッツかわさき（Black Cherry公演）夜公演
9月16日（祝・月）神奈川：カルッツかわさき（Black Cherry公演）昼公演
9月16日（祝・月）神奈川：カルッツかわさき（JAPONESQUE公演）夜公演
9月21日（土）神奈川：カルッツかわさき（JAPONESQUE）昼公演
9月21日（土）神奈川：カルッツかわさき（Black Cherry）夜公演
9月22日（日）神奈川：カルッツかわさき（Black Cherry）昼公演
9月22日（日）神奈川：カルッツかわさき（JAPONESQUE）夜公演
9月28日（土）福岡：福岡サンパレス（Black Cherry）昼公演
9月28日（土）福岡：福岡サンパレス（JAPONESQUE）夜公演
9月29日（日）福岡：福岡サンパレス（JAPONESQUE）昼公演
9月29日（日）福岡：福岡サンパレス（Black Cherry）夜公演
10月1日（火）福岡：福岡サンパレス（Black Cherry）夜公演
10月2日（水）福岡：福岡サンパレス（JAPONESQUE）夜公演
10月9日（水）大阪：オリックス劇場（Black Cherry）夜公演
10月10日（木）大阪：オリックス劇場（JAPONESQUE）夜公演
10月12日（土）大阪：オリックス劇場（Black Cherry）昼公演
10月12日（土）大阪：オリックス劇場（JAPONESQUE）夜公演
10月13日（日）大阪：オリックス劇場（JAPONESQUE）昼公演
10月13日（日）大阪：オリックス劇場（Black Cherry）夜公演
10月14日（祝・月）大阪：オリックス劇場（Black Cherry）昼公演
10月14日（祝・月）大阪：オリックス劇場（JAPONESQUE）夜公演
10月24日（木）宮城：仙台サンプラザホール（Black Cherry）夜公演
10月25日（金）宮城：仙台サンプラザホール（JAPONESQUE）夜公演

26 dates in only 4 different venues.
It's called a super-special tour, "a tour for staying" which accommdates two performances in one day!
Don't miss the entertainment of Koda Kumi, which has evolved further before her 20th Anniversary.

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26 dates or better 13 pairs of concerts in only 4 different venues.

The 4 venues are
Culttz Kawasaki (2,013 seats),
Fukuoka Sun Palace (2,316 seats),
Osaka Orix Theater (2,400 seats) and
Sendai Sun Plaza (2,710 seats).

09/14 Culttz Kawasaki
daytime - Black Cherry
evening - JAPONESQUE
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09/15 Culttz Kawasaki
daytime - JAPONESQUE
evening - Black Cherry
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09/16 Culttz Kawasaki
daytime - Black Cherry
evening - JAPONESQUE
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09/21 Culttz Kawasaki
daytime - JAPONESQUE
evening - Black Cherry
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09/22 Culttz Kawasaki
daytime - Black Cherry
evening - JAPONESQUE
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09/28 Fukuoka Sun Palaca
daytime - Black Cherry
evening - JAPONESQUE
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09/29 Fukuoka Sun Palace
daytime - JAPONESQUE
evening - Black Cherry
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10/01 Fukuoka Sun Palace
Black Cherry
10/02 Fukuoka Sun Palace
JAPONESQUE
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10/09 Osaka Orix Theater
Black Cherry
10/10 Osaka Orix Theater
JAPONESQUE
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10/12 Osaka Orix Theater
daytime - Black Cherry
evening - JAPONESQUE
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10/13 Osaka Orix Theater
daytime - JAPONESQUE
evening - Black Cherry
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10/14 Osaka Orix Theater
daytime - Black Cherry
evening - JAPONESQUE
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10/24 Sendai Sun Plaza
Black Cherry
10/25 Sendai Sun Plaza
JAPONESQUE

Japanese fans are surprised about how short it is and that there are no Tokyo dates (Kawasaki is the next bigger city in the prefecture next to Tokyo) and no Nagoya/Shizuoka/Hokkaido dates.
Due to that and the double-concert-theme tickets will probably be hard to get or there will be quite a lot of fans who won't be able to go.
Already read a bunch of disappointed opinions by fans who can't go now.
They really went out there to create something more exclusive.
The tour barely runs a month.

Kuu wrote an extra message over LINE and Twitter.
She currently can't login into her Instagram account, so she can't post updates, she's really sorry about it.
They're working on the problem and she hopes it's not gone for good.

[KarenPang]

Just posted on Twitter a few mins ago

Instagram無事ログイン出来ました����みんなありがとーー！

https://twitter.com/KODAKUMINET/stat...40628533780480

And yeah very surprised there're no Tokyo , Nagoya dates for the re(LIVE) tour

Wouldn't surprise me if tickets will be extremely hard to get :@

For some reason I think the Black Cherry re(LIVE) performances will be much more higher in demand for fans wanting to see unlike JAPONESQUE re(LIVE) performances , I don't know

[kaled kalil]

It really feels like a residency, which I was expecting anyway. I'm very curious to see how they are going to accommodate the stage, specially since it's for two different tours. Since it won't be moved so much from city to city, they can do something over the top.

[lovethatkuu&ayu]

Interesting concept. I'm guessing avex is testing a theory with Kumi. That trip to Vegas makes a lot of sense. I wonder if she asked Gaga any questions during that meeting?

Tickets are most likely going to be difficult to get and I can understand why some fans are disappointed. The lack of dates in certain areas is odd, but then again not so much. I definitely think they chose those venues specifically to test this approach.

[thinkingoutloud89]

I try to apply for any osaka date

[kaled kalil]

I like how they thought about those who can only go to the evening concert or the daytime. Between dates it is mixed so it's not just Black Cherry during the evening or something like this.

[Xianghua]

I am mildly offended there are no Nagoya dates

[thinkingoutloud89]

so do you apply for each show a day or for both at the same time?

[KuuXAyu-fan]

With such a small tour I really wonder how they'll do justice to the BC and Japonesque tours with a limited budget.

[lovethatkuu&ayu]

Why would the budget be limited? There are 26 overall performances. Wasn't the DNA tour around 25 dates? The only difference is this show is based in 4 venues. With less money used on transportation and crew (which isn't cheap), that money can be spent on the show in other ways. I'm surprised avex never tested this approach years ago.

My guess is the shows will share certain aspects within the stage design, but overall will have completely different aesthetics in terms of visuals, costumes and presentation.

Keep in mind that THE ARTIST concert series was only in 2 venues and Kumi spent money on that show despite only 4 performances.

[jean-baptiste]

So many back to back dates worry me when thinking about the need to let vocal chords (and the body for that matter) rest appropriately. Six shows in three days sounds

Then again, it they aren't full 2-3 hour concerts as usual, it could be doable. That way I'm sure it's possible Kumi might even see it more as fun than taxing.

[ALfromHELLSING]

Thanks very much for the info on the tickets @Corvina, very useful and right in time for the new tour announcement. Not sure if I can make it this year but if I can that'd be awesome, cause I'd be able to make up for 2 past tours in one year and maybe even in just one day. Although, with so little dates and my poor luck with the lotteries, getting the tickets won't be easy.

A few questions regarding the tickets, if anyone could answer that would be great:
- If I win a ticket from someone on Yahoo Auctions Japan, can I still use it since I wasn't the one to win it? Or no personal info is printed on the ticket so it doesn't matter?
- How much Japanese do I need to know to get around the venue? E.g. print tickets, understand what staff tells me.
- I saw a few people posting backstage pictures with Kumi on their Instagram, do you need to win those too or they are available at the additional price to the Japanese FC members only?

[pedronekoi]

I can't believe there's no Tokyo But, anyway, would be very difficult to get Tokyo tickets ... I hope I can see the Black Cherry one!

[Corvina]

This whole tour is a a body of work.
I see why it is so short, cause doing so many dates in such a short time for more than a month would not guarantee vocals and body could stay in good shape. DNA Tour had 34 dates without CDL in 3.5 months and that was short already.
Or she could have spaced out the re(live) tour over several months with big breaks in between to properly rest in between - but I believe this tour is only meant as an intermezzo of sort before her 20th Anniversary starts this December.
And I bet they count on fans from Tokyo to come to Kawasaki - they probably took that hall for internal purposes like it will be better fitting for the stage or something. It's the only stop with only double concerts on weekends/holidays.

Originally Posted by thinkingoutloud89

so do you apply for each show a day or for both at the same time?

All concerts are listed as seperate dates, so you have to apply for every concert you wanna go to seperately even those on the same day.

Originally Posted by ALfromHELLSING

Thanks very much for the info on the tickets @Corvina, very useful and right in time for the new tour announcement. Not sure if I can make it this year but if I can that'd be awesome, cause I'd be able to make up for 2 past tours in one year and maybe even in just one day. Although, with so little dates and my poor luck with the lotteries, getting the tickets won't be easy.

A few questions regarding the tickets, if anyone could answer that would be great:
- If I win a ticket from someone on Yahoo Auctions Japan, can I still use it since I wasn't the one to win it? Or no personal info is printed on the ticket so it doesn't matter?
- How much Japanese do I need to know to get around the venue? E.g. print tickets, understand what staff tells me.
- I saw a few people posting backstage pictures with Kumi on their Instagram, do you need to win those too or they are available at the additional price to the Japanese FC members only?

You're welcome!
Regarding your additional questions:
- Regular tickets haven't got any personal information. FC tickets do have the name of the account holder who's won the tickets on them. But I've never seen them checking tickets for regular tours, seriously abosolutely never. Only for FC tours. So you'd be fine.
Besides if somebody wins 4 tickets e.g. his or her name will be printed on all 4 tickets even though 3 of those are for other people.
- Idk if the Lawson ticket machines are also displayable in English, so buying regular tickets is probably a bit hard without Japanese (online only Japanese for sure). But getting around the venues without Japanese is not a problem. Even buying goods if you're not too shy to communicate with hands and stuff, hahaha.
-Backstage meetings are always done through FC lotteries. But only for her Japanese FCs. They do accept foreigners as winners tho.

[thinkingoutloud89]

thank you Corvina...guess I gotta re-join the FC today!