Kiyoshi Hikawa's nationwide tour "KIYOSHI HIKAWA + KIINA. Concert Tour 2025~KIINA'S LAND~" starts on Thursday, May 8 at Westa Kawagoe!

Kiyoshi Hikawa's nationwide tour "KIYOSHI HIKAWA + KIINA. Concert Tour 2025 ~KIINA'S LAND~" opened at Westa Kawagoe on Thursday, May 8.

After a one-year and eight-month break, Kiyoji Hikawa celebrated his 25th anniversary last August with a revival concert, followed by theater performances, dinner shows, and an appearance on the "Kohaku Uta Gassen" (Red and White Singing Contest). The concert tour to be held in 2025, the 26th year since his debut, will be called "KIINA'SLAND" and will feature songs he wants to sing and show the world he wants to show regardless of genres such as enka, pop, and rock, clearly indicating his "current place" as an artist.

The venue was filled with 1,500 fans who had been looking forward to the show. Before the show began, the penlights were shaking violently and the audience was clapping their hands and shouting "Kiyoshi! and shouts of "Kiyoshi! The opening number was "Ryusho Houmai". Hikawa, dressed in a flashy golden costume, sang to a large scale sound and drew the audience into her world at once. The audience enjoyed a call and response to "Kiyoshi's Zundoko-bushi. Dressed in a crisp montsuki hakama, Hikawa sang "Oi Oikkake Otojiro" and a variety of other enka (traditional Japanese ballads).

Hikawa said, "I want people to enjoy the world of Kiyoshi Hikawa + KIINA. and the drama of one person on this tour." He then dismissed the unwanted gossip with a laugh, saying, "It seems people say I quit enka, but I don't remember quitting (laugh). He then said, "I will make this a concert where no one will be left behind," to which the audience gave him a big round of applause.

In the "Kizuna Maru" zone, she appeared in a stylish fisherman's costume on a boat named "Kizuna Maru" and sang her "favorite enka from the sea" (Hikawa), including "Kiyoshi's Soranbushi," and also sang a ballad provided by the lyricist, Nakanishi Rei, which she continues to sing with great expressiveness. She also sang ballads provided by lyricist Rei Nakanishi, which she continues to sing with great expressive power. She also enjoyed a good conversation with the audience, and surprised one of the fans on the third floor with a letter saying, "I may be far away from you, but my heart is connected with you.

The atmosphere of the venue changed completely and the audience entered the world of "Monster". They performed "Party of Monsters" (ending theme song for "Gegege no Kitaro: My Loved Rekishi Gegege" (Fuji TV) / CD release on June 4), a much talked about song released under the name of Kiyoshi Hikawa with t.komuro. As if to recreate the world of their music video, which has been viewed approximately 800,000 times (as of May 8), the audience felt the temperature of the venue rise as they danced and sang the rap-style song with intense intensity in the midst of the intense lighting. The performance ended with "Limit Breaking x Survivor".

For the encore, he appeared in a white tailcoat and performed "Walk," a song written by himself and composed by Naoto Kine (TM NETWORK). Then, "Let's have a little more fun together," he said, instructing the audience on the choreography of "Party of Monsters," which they sang along with and enjoyed.

Hikawa has launched a new fan club and named it, as well as this tour, "KIINA'S LAND" by himself. In an interview before the concert, she explained her intention: "There have been many natural disasters, such as the Corona disaster, and people are often saddened by the sadness in the world. I chose this name because I wanted to create a "place" like Disneyland, where people who come to my concerts can feel excited, positive, and ready to start living again tomorrow. The new fan club and the title of the first concert tour this year is "KIINA'S LAND. I will make it an important "place" with songs from various worldviews, wearing various costumes, and sparkling, where you and I can be excited. The fan club and concerts are an irreplaceable 'place' for me, where I can form bonds with you and cherish those bonds.

KIYOSHI HIKAWA + KIINA. Concert Tour 2025 ~KIINA'S LAND~" will be held at 27 concerts in 12 cities throughout Japan until November.

(Photo: Aya Iwamoto)