On 8th July 2012, Kanjani∞ attended the premiere for their first nationwide movie, "Eight Ranger", and announced that they will perform at Ajinomoto Stadium and Nagai Stadium this September! And just a week ago during the start of their own festival, "Bokura mo 8cchai, 8cchake Matsuri" at Makuhari Messe, Chiba (4th & 5th August), it was announced that they will also embark on an Arena Tour!
Check out the tour dates below:
KANJANI∞ LIVE TOUR!! 8EST ~Minna no Omoi wa Dou Nandai? Bokura no Omoi wa Mugendai!!~ (2012)
Ajinomoto Stadium (Tokyo):
15 Sept - 17:00
16 Sept - 17:00
Nagai Stadium (Osaka):
29 Sept - 17:00
30 Sept - 17:00
Ecopa Arena (Shizuoka):
27 Oct - 14:00, 18:00
28 Oct - 12:00, 16:00
Toki Messe Niigata Convention Center (Niigata):
3 Nov - 14:00, 18:00
4 Nov - 12:00, 16:00
Sun Dome Fukui (Fukui):
17 Nov - 14:00, 18:00
18 Nov - 14:00, 18:00
Hiroshima Green Arena (Hiroshima):
1 Dec - 14:00, 18:00
2 Dec - 12:00, 16:00
Sekisui Heim Super Arena (Miyagi):
8 Dec - 14:00, 18:00
9 Dec - 12:00, 16:00
Hokkaido-Ritsu Sougou Taiiku Center (Hokkaido):
15 Dec - 14:00, 18:00
16 Dec - 12:00, 16:00
Marine Messe Fukuoka (Fukuoka):
22 Dec - 14:00, 18:00
23 Dec - 12:00, 16:00
Nippon Gaishi Sports Plaza (Nagoya):
26 Dec - 14:00, 18:00
27 Dec - 18:30
Meanwhile, the "Bokura mo 8cchai, 8cchake Matsuri" is continuing at Intex Osaka today (10th), 11th and 12th August, from 8.30 AM to 9.00 PM for each day. This is a paid event.
In other news, Kanjani∞ held a fan event at Kyocera Dome on August 8th, titled "Matsubara Shinichi presents Sugohachi." The event went on for more than 2 hours involving a giant board game with many other games in-between. Towards the end, the group sang the no.1 most requested song (as voted by fans while applying for the event), "Osaka Romanesque". The results for the top 5 most requested songs are as below:
5. Mugendai
4. BJ
3. Cool magic city
2. Heavenly Psycho
1. Osaka Romanesque
During the encore, they sang their new song, "Aoppana", which is the theme song for member, Maruyama Ryuhei-starring drama on TV Asahi, "Boys on the Run."
Speaking of "Aoppana", the single will be released on September 5th in 2 versions! Here are the tracklist details:
Aoppana
2012.09.05 Release
■Limited Edition （CD+DVD）：TECI-836
¥1,470(tax in)
■Regular Edition（CD）：TECI-837
¥1,000(tax in)
LIMITED EDITION:
[CD]
1.Aoppana
┗TV Asahi midnight drama ｢Boys on the Run｣ Theme Song
Lyrics: Masuko Naozumi (Dohatsuten)
Music: Kamiharako Tomoyasu (Dohatsuten) / Arrangement: Ohnishi Shogo
2.Hana de Are
Lyrics & Music: GAKU
Arrangement: Kume Yasutaka､ GAKU
[DVD]
｢Aoppana｣ Music Clip + Making-Of
REGULAR EDITION:
[CD]
1.Aoppana
2.Hana de Are
3.8nen Mono
Lyrics & Music: Mashiko Tatsurou
Arrangement: Tsuri Shunsuke
4.Onboro Story
Lyrics & Music: TAKESHI
Arrangement: Kume Yasutaka
5.Aoppana (Original Karaoke)
6.Hana de Are (Original Karaoke)
7.8nen Mono (Original Karaoke)
8.Onboro Story (Original Karaoke)
So, no countdown dates for them this year. Either it will be added later, or they will be with others at Tokyo Dome, or worse, Kouhaku!
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