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Kizuna Arena Tour
Kizuna Arena Tour (stylized as 2022 JO1 1st Arena Live Tour "Kizuna") was the first concert tour by the Japanese boy band JO1 in support of their second studio album, Kizuna (album) , ''Kizuna'' (2022). It began on September 3, 2022, at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname and concluded on October 23, 2022, at Ariake Arena in Tokyo, comprising 13 shows across five cities. The tour met with a positive review and attracted around 110,000 people. The Blu-ray/DVD recording of the last show was released on March 15, 2023, and topped the Oricon Music Blu-ray/DVD chart. Background On May 25, 2022, JO1 released their second studio album, Kizuna (album), ''Kizuna'', with the theme of "recognizing the bond one has with friends after overcoming hardship together". At the release event, JO1 announced their first arena tour of the same name in support of the album. The tour was the group's first headlining concert with a live audience and all eleven members participating, after having to limit their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kizuna (album)
''Kizuna'' (, stylized as ''KIZUИA'' or in all caps) is the second studio album by the Japanese boy band JO1. It includes selected songs from their past Extended play, EP singles, ''Challenger (EP), Challenger'', ''Stranger (EP), Stranger'', and ''Wandering (EP), Wandering''. Lapone Entertainment released the album in five physical editions on May 25, 2022, while the digital version was available two days earlier, with the Japan Hot 100 number-one song "With Us" serving as the main promotional single. The album features frequent collaborators like Full8loom, Alive Knob, Teito, Score, and Megatone, as well as new contributors like JYP Entertainment#JYP Publishing, Lee Woo-min (Collapsedone), Justin Reinstein, Purple Night, , among others. ''Kizuna'' was preceded by two promotional digital singles, "Dreamer" and "Move the Soul", as well as a six-day long out-of-home advertising campaign at Shinjuku Station, the world's busiest station. JO1 held two live events and promoted the album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marine Messe Fukuoka
in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ... is a collection of three separate buildings operated by the Fukuoka Convention Center Foundation. Fukuoka Kokusai Center The Fukuoka Kokusai Center opened in . A Sumo Tournament is held here every November. Many Grand Sumo Tournaments are held here and all attract many visitors. Marine Messe Fukuoka Marine Messe Fukuoka opened in for the 1995 Summer Universiade. One of its main uses is as an indoor sporting arena. The capacity of the arena is up to 15,000 people for sports events and up to 13,000 people for concerts. It hosted the 1999 Asian Basketball Championship, the 2001 World Aquatics Championships and the preliminary rounds during the 2006 Volleyball World Championship Japanese musici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fukuoka Convention Center
in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan is a collection of three separate buildings operated by the Fukuoka Convention Center Foundation. Fukuoka Kokusai Center The Fukuoka Kokusai Center opened in . A Sumo Tournament is held here every November. Many Grand Sumo Tournaments are held here and all attract many visitors. Marine Messe Fukuoka Marine Messe Fukuoka opened in for the 1995 Summer Universiade. One of its main uses is as an indoor sporting arena. The capacity of the arena is up to 15,000 people for sports events and up to 13,000 people for concerts. It hosted the 1999 Asian Basketball Championship, the 2001 World Aquatics Championships and the preliminary rounds during the 2006 Volleyball World Championship Japanese musicians Misia, Koda Kumi, and Ayumi Hamasaki commonly play here for arena tours. Fukuoka International Congress Center The Fukuoka International Congress Center opened in . Events Past events * 1997 Celine Dion - Falling into You: Around the World * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fukuoka
is the List of Japanese cities by population, sixth-largest city in Japan and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since ancient times. The area has long been considered the gateway to the country, as it is the nearest point among Japan's main islands to the Asian mainland. Although humans occupied the area since the Jomon period, some of the earliest settlers of the Yayoi period arrived in the Fukuoka area. The city rose to prominence during the Yamato period. Because of the cross-cultural exposure, and the relatively great distance from the social and political centers of Kyoto, Osaka, and later, Edo (Tokyo), Edo (Tokyo), Fukuoka gained a distinctive local culture and dialect that has persisted to the present. Fukuoka is the most populous city on Kyushu, Kyūshū island, followed by Kitakyushu. It is the largest city and metropolitan area west of Keihanshin. The city was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pia Arena MM
is a dedicated music arena in Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by Pia Corporation. Before the official name was decided, it was tentatively called "Pia MM Arena". History In July 2017, PIA, a ticket sales company, announced plans for a large-scale music arena with four floors and a seating capacity of 10,000 (when seated) in the 38th district of the Minato Mirai district (along Minato Mirai Boulevard). Construction by Sato Kogyo began in December of the same year and was completed in March 2020. The opening performance was originally scheduled for April 25, 2020, by Yuzu from Yokohama as part of their national arena tour, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic (other artists' performances were similarly postponed or canceled due to the declaration of a state of emergency under the revised Law Concerning Special Measures). The first audience-accessible performance was Ryo Nishikido's fan meeting (held on August 1 and 2 of the same ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanagawa
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the List of Japanese prefectures by population, second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-densest at . Its geographic area of makes it fifth-smallest. Kanagawa Prefecture borders Tokyo to the north, Yamanashi Prefecture to the northwest and Shizuoka Prefecture to the west. Yokohama is the capital and largest city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the List of cities in Japan, second-largest city in Japan, with other major cities including Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Kawasaki, Sagamihara, and Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Fujisawa. Kanagawa Prefecture is located on Japan's eastern Pacific coast on Tokyo Bay and Sagami Bay, separated by the Miura Peninsula, across from Chiba Prefecture on the Bōsō Peninsula. Kanagawa Prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, the most populous metropolitan area in the world, with Yokohama and many of its cities being ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yokohama
is the List of cities in Japan, second-largest city in Japan by population as well as by area, and the country's most populous Municipalities of Japan, municipality. It is the capital and most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a population of 3.7 million in 2023. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu. Yokohama is also the major economic, cultural, and commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area along the Keihin region, Keihin Industrial Zone. Yokohama was one of the cities to open for trade with the Western world, West following the 1859 end of the Sakoku, policy of seclusion and has since been known as a cosmopolitan port city, after Kobe opened in 1853. Yokohama is the home of many Japan's firsts in the Meiji (era), Meiji period, including the first foreign trading port and Chinatown (1859), European-style sport venues (1860s), English-language newspaper (1861), confectionery and beer manufacturing (1865), daily newspap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium
, also known as the for sponsorship reasons, is an indoor sporting arena located in Minato-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The arena was opened on 1996. From 1 March 2018 onwards, the arena was named as after Maruzen Intec secured naming rights for the arena. The name was changed to the current one in 2022 as Maruzen Intec renamed their company as Asue. This arena was built in Yahataya Park in the Osaka Bay area. The arena is all underground and the roof is covered with planting. History * June 1993 - Start to construction.大阪市中央体育館 Het architecture * April 1996 - Finish to construction. Naming history Uses The arena hosted several matches for the |
Osaka
is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the List of cities in Japan, third-most populous city in Japan, following the special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2.7 million in the 2020 census, it is also the largest component of the Keihanshin, Keihanshin Metropolitan Area, which is the List of metropolitan areas in Japan, second-largest metropolitan area in Japan and the 10th-List of urban areas by population, largest urban area in the world with more than 19 million inhabitants. Ōsaka was traditionally considered Japan's economic hub. By the Kofun period (300–538) it had developed into an important regional port, and in the 7th and 8th centuries, it served briefly as the imperial capital. Osaka continued to flourish during the Edo period (1603–1867) and became known as a center of Japanese culture. Following the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aichi
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,461,111 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefecture and Nagano Prefecture to the north, and Shizuoka Prefecture to the east. Nagoya is the capital and largest city of the prefecture. Overview Nagoya is the capital and largest city of Aichi Prefecture, and the fourth-largest city in Japan. Other major cities include Toyota, Okazaki, and Ichinomiya. Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya form the core of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, the third-largest metropolitan area in Japan and one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world. Aichi Prefecture is located on Japan's Pacific Ocean coast and forms part of the Tōkai region, a subregion of the Chūbu region and Kansai region. Aichi Prefecture is home to the Toyota Motor Corporation. Aichi Prefecture had many locations with the Higashiyama Zoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Issei Mamehara
, is a Japanese singer and actor. He debuted as a member of the Japanese boy band JO1 in 2020, after placing first in the first season of ''Produce 101 Japan''. He made his debut as an actor in 2021 and played Kamen Rider Chimera in the Kamen Rider Revice films. Early life and education Issei Mamehara was born on May 30, 2002, in Maniwa, Okayama, Japan. During his early years, he developed a passion for physical activities, participating in baseball, swimming, and sumo tournaments throughout his school life. Mamehara's interest in dance emerged during elementary school, inspired by his older sister's dance classes. This interest deepened when he became a fan of the boy band Generations from Exile Tribe after watching one of their televised performances, prompting him to enroll in a dance school in his second year of junior high. He specialized in 1990s hip hop dance and began teaching children at the same dance school by his freshman year of high school. Mamehara also gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junki Kono
is a Japanese singer and actor. He debuted as a member and vocal leader of the Japanese boy band JO1 in 2020, after placing ninth in the first season of ''Produce 101 Japan''. He was featured in SawanoHiroyuki Zks single "Outsiders" in 2022 and the Japanese voice dub for Jonathan in ''Snow White'' (2025). Early life and education Junki Kono was born on January 20, 1998, in Nara, Japan. As a child, he played football for his local Heguri Football Club. In 2018, he joined Horyuji Football Club as a midfielder. That same year, their team won the Kansai qualifying round of the 25th National Club Team Football Championships on September 9. Kono graduated from the Faculty of Policy Studies at Doshisha University. While attending university, he worked part-time as a security staff member at a concert venue, an experience that reinforced his desire to pursue a career as a singer. Alongside his native Japanese, Kono is learning Korean. Career 2019–2021: ''Produce 101 Japa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
