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YUZU Begins Their First Asia Tour with Singapore
By Yian Lu / 29 Apr 2016 (Friday)
Japanese pop duo YUZU celebrating their 20th anniversary, will be having their very first Asia tour — YUZU ASIA TOUR 2016 Summer NATSUIRO! The tour will kick off in Singapore on 9 July 2016 at *Scape The Ground Theatre, followed by shows in Hong Kong, Taipei, Osaka and Tokyo. YUZU will also be releasing a Taiwan version of their latest album TOWA on 20 May 2016 and are confirmed to make a promotional visit to Taipei prior to the tour.
YUZU’s tour emblem and new artwork
Source: Avex Asia
The tour emblem illustrates lively monkeys holding Japanese fans, designed by Japanese artist Eri Okamoto, depicting YUZU jumping out of Japan. The new artwork was shot at the Shichirigahama Beach in Kamakura, Kanagawa, the same beach from their first single’s music video NATSUIRO, which they appropriately named the Asian Tour.
Check out the tour schedule as follows and don’t forget to mark on your calendars!
YUZU ASIA TOUR 2016 Summer NATSUIRO! - Singapore
Date: 9 July 2016
Venue: *SCAPE The Ground Theatre
Tickets on sale 13 May 2016 through SISTIC
VIP tickets are priced at SGD138, while general admission tickets are SGD118, both not inclusive of SGD4 SISTIC booking fee. For a limited period from 13 May 2016, Friday 10AM to 27 May 2016, Friday 11:59PM, get a pair of VIP tickets at SGD125 per ticket! Tickets must be purchased at the same time and are only valid for VIP category.
Hong Kong
Date: 12 July 2016
Venue: E-max Music Zone
Tickets on sale 5 May 2016 through CityLine
Taiwan
Date: 16-17 July 2016
Venue: ATT SHOW BOX
Tickets on sale 21 May 2016 through ibon
Osaka
Date: 25-26 July 2016
Venue: Zepp Namba
Tickets pre-sale* starts 16 June 2016
Tokyo
Date: 2-3 August 2016
Venue: TOYOSU PIT
Tickets pre-sale* starts 16 June 2016
*Pre-sale for official fan club YUZU NO WA: 16 June 2016, 12PM - 21 June 2016, 11:59PM (Japan Time)
Tickets will be on sale to public on 16 July 2016, 10AM (Japan time).
We want to play in Asia! This dream will finally be realized this year, on our 20th anniversary. The name of the tour, NATSUIRO, is our debut song and one that captures what we are about. We are hoping that these shows will be an introduction to all our fans seeing us for the first time. We are taking ourselves back to the beginning, viewing this as a new starting line in hopes that we will be able to deliver a worthy performance to all of you in Asia.
- YUZU
YUZU, consisting of Yujin Kitagawa and Koji Iwasawa, was formed in March 1996. They started their music career playing on the streets of Isezaki-cho in Yokohama, Kanagawa. In October 1997, they debuted with the release of mini album Yuzu no Moto, followed by their first single NATSUIRO, putting them in the spotlight. Their musical style is a combination of traditional folk and a catchy melody. Their aggressive live performances are praised as neo-folk and have achieved nation-wide acclaim. In recent years, the duo also produced music in various genres. Some of them were used as theme songs for popular Japanese anime, such as REASON and Hyouri Ittai for HUNTER×HUNTER and OLA!! for Crayon Shin-chan.
Remember to check out YUZU official website and YUZU official Facebook page too!