Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra will celebrate their 30th anniversary in 2019, and what better way to kick off their new year than announcing an appearance at Lollapalooza Chilie next year which will be held on March 29 to 31.
Overseas performances from Japanese ska and jazz band have centred around Central and South America. If you attended one of their solo shows in Mexico you would have been part of a whopping crowd of 5,000. The band even performed on the main stage at Rock al Parque 2018 in Columbia to 60,000 people. Now, the 9-piece band are set to hit Chilie for Lollapalooza.
Before they do however they will first perform at PA’L NORTE 2019, a 2-day music and art festival in Monterrey, Mexico. They are part of a line-up consisting of big names such as Arctic Monkeys, Kings of Leon and Santana.
As we make headway into the new year, information on Japanese artists performing outside of Japan continues to roll out. This first article covers Japanese artists set to perform concerts overseas in the first half of 2019.
・Perfume
The global popularity of multi-platinum electro J-pop group Perfume is clear for all to see, with their latest album Future Pop released back in August charting in at No.1 in 20 countries across the world. And now, international fans in the US and Asia will be excited to hear that the trio are set to hit a city near them in March and April this year.
Full Details:https://www.moshimoshi-nippon.jp/138536
・SID
SID announced at their 15th anniversary tour Ichiban Suki na Basho 2018 that they are set to perform four dates in Asia.
Full Details:https://www.moshimoshi-nippon.jp/144270
■InformationSID 15th Anniversary ASIA TOUR “THE PLACE WHERE WE LOVE MOST 2019”
2019/2/15 @ Legacy Taipei, Taipei
2019/2/20 @ MacPherson Stadium, Mongkok, Kowloon, Hong Kong
2019/2/22 @ BANDAI NAMCO SHANGHAI BASE DREAM HALL, Shanghai
2019/2/24 @ Tango Live House, Beijing
SID Official Website: https://sid-web.info
・Kenshi Yonezu
Kenshi Yonezu took the charts by storm in 2018 breaking many records with a string of singles. While riding this wave of success, it has been announced that Yonezu will embark on his first ever arena tour which begins today on January 19. Two dates in Shanghai and Taipei have been added to the tour.
Full Details:https://www.moshimoshi-nippon.jp/158468
■InformationKenshi Yonezu When The Spine Becomes Opal
2019/3/19 @ Mercedes-Benz Arena, Shanghai
2019/3/30 @ National Taiwan University Sports Center, Taipei
Kenshi Yonezu Official Weibo: https://www.weibo.com/u/6888753808?is_hot=1
Kenshi Yonezu Official Website: http://reissuerecords.net/
・Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra
Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra celebrate their 30th anniversary this year, and what better way to kick off it off than performing at Lollapalooza Chilie in March. Before they do however they will first perform at PA’L NORTE 2019, a 2-day music and art festival in Monterrey, Mexico. They are part of a line-up consisting of big names such as Arctic Monkeys, Kings of Leon and Santana.
Full Details:https://www.moshimoshi-nippon.jp/146658
■InformationLollapalooza Chile
Location: O’Higgins Park, Chile
Date: March 29, 2019 – March 31, 2019
Event Page: https://www.lollapaloozacl.com/PA’L NORTE 2019
Location: Monterrey, Mexico
Date: March 22, 2019 – March 23, 2019
Event Page:https://www.palnorte.com.mx/
Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra Official Website: https://www.tokyoska.net/
・Taichi Mukai
Taichi Mukai is in the midst of his 2018-2019 "Pure Tour" to promote his newest album PURE. The artist is gaining much attention not just in Japan but across Asia too. Mukai is set to perform in Asia for the first time beginning on March 22.
Full Details: https://www.moshimoshi-nippon.jp/155274
■InformationASIA TOUR 2019
2019/3/22 @ THE WALL TAIPEI, Taiwan
2019/3/24 @ Megaport Festival, Taiwan
2019/3/29 @ Jiangjinjiu, Beijing
2019/3/30 @ HOULIVE, Shenzen
2019/3/31/ @ Modern Sky Lab, Shanghai
2019/4/6 @ HANATOUR V-Hall, South Korea
Taichi Mukai Official Website: http://taichimukai.com/
・HYDE
HYDE started his solo music career up again last year and has various planned for 2019. He performed at L’Arc-en-Ciel's 2018 Christmas live show "L’ArChristmas" and will embark on an Asia tour in March.
■Information
ーHYDE WORLD TOUR 2019 ASIAー
2019/3/27 @ Shanghai
2019/3/29 @ Beijing
2019/3/31 @ Chengdu
2019/4/2 @ Hong Kong
2019/4/4 @ Taipei
*Ticket details TBA.
HYDE Official Website: https://www.hyde.com
・GARNiDELiA
GARNiDELiA released Kyoki Ranbu on September 26 this year, an album compiling every song from their internationally acclaimed online dance series including their hit song Gokuraku Jodo. The pop rock duo have announced that they will embark on their biggest Asia tour to date including shows in Hong Kong and Singapore.
Full Details:https://www.moshimoshi-nippon.jp/150236
■Informationstellacage Asia Tour 2019 “Kyoki Ranbu”
2019/3/21 @ Mynavi BLITZ Akasaka, Tokyo
2019/3/30 @ MacPherson Stadium, Hong Kong
2019/4/13 @ Zepp@BIGBOX, Singapore
2019/6/23 @ PENNY LANE 24, Hokkaido
2019/6/30 @ Namba Hatch, Osaka
2019/7/7 @ Diamond Hall, Aichi
2019/7/27 @ DRUM LOGOS, Fukuoka
GARNiDELiA Official Website: http://www.garnidelia.com/
・Wednesday Campanella
Wednesday Campanella is no stranger to performing solo concerts and at festivals outside Japan. The next place to be graced by KOM_I's incredible performance is Barcelona for the Primavera Sound music festival.
Full Details: https://www.moshimoshi-nippon.jp/150817
To all lovers of J-pop, J-rock and any kind of Japanese artist or band living outside Japan - if an artist is coming to a place near you, show your support and don't miss the opportunity to see them live.
Writer: Heir
Collaboration Music/ Music Video of CHARAN-PO-RANTAN & Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra Released
CHARAN-PO-RANTAN is made up of two sisters, known for singing in harmony while one plays an accordion. They will be releasing their new “almost” full album, “Torotomenashi” on January 18th, 2017. The music video for their new song “Otakebi” off of their album has been released today.
“Otakebi” is a collaboration song of CHARAN-PO-RANTAN and Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, a group that works for the same production company. They have worked together in the past at the “Tokyo Ska Jamboree” festival sponsored by Tokyo Ska Paradise. They have also collaborated on Disney songs, and finally, they were able to collaborate on an original song together.
The song has a very CHARAN-PO-RANTAN style, provocative and aggressive. With Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, it adds a passionate and energetic feel to the music. To keep the unique mood of the song, they played through the entire piece without stopping. It was almost a single recording. The music video was also filmed in one shot to portray the character of the music. It gives you the feeling of being at a live performance.
Don’t miss out on the new collaboration music video!
