Tour of Secret

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ASIA TOUR 2007 ~Tour of Secret~
Tour by Ayumi Hamasaki
Start date	March 10, 2007
End date	June 10, 2007
Shows	13 in Japan 1 in Taiwan 1 in Hong Kong 1 in Shanghai 16 in Total
Ayumi Hamasaki tour chronology
Arena Tour 2006 ~(miss)understood~ (2006)	Asia Tour 2007 ~Tour of Secret~ (2007)	TBA

Tour of Secret is the first international concert tour held by Ayumi Hamasaki, Japan's best selling female artist. The tour started March 10, 2007, and will end in late June. Ayumi will be preforming some of her older songs in Japan, and outside Asia, she will be performing songs from her latest album Secret to promote the album. Hamasaki is using the same stage, and many of the same props, and she did for her her 'BEST of CONTDOWN LIVE 2006 - 2007' concert. Hamasaki had two Shows in Japan, Followed by a show in Taiwan. Afterwords, there was a show in Hong Kong, then Shanghai, and ended up with 11 more shows in Japan.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Singapore and Beijing 1.2 Stop in Taiwan 1.3 Stop in Hong Kong 2 Ticket Sales 3 Tour Dates 4 Japan Airlines Dream Tour Project 5 Ayumi Hamasaki x Hello Kitty 6 Setlist 7 See also 8 References

[edit] History

Hamasaki first spoke of a possible tour in Asia during a press conference at a-nation tour 2006 (A Japan-wide tour of avex trax performers). Several months later, Hamasaki officially announced on CNN that her first tour in Asia would take place in 2007. This is what Hamasaki stated during the CNN interview:

“

Now I'm just thinking about Asia, because I have Asia tour next year from March to end of June. Of course Japan too. This show, it's going to be real cool, no doubt! I think so or I hope so! So.. but if people will listen, I will go anywhere in the world![1]

”

Shortly after the interview was aired, the tour dates were revealed on Hamasaki's official website.

[edit] Singapore and Beijing

Hamasaki's label was unable to schedule tour dates for Singapore and Beijing. According to the Singaporean news, no label there can afford Hamasaki to perform. Avex's CEO has also said on his blog that since Beijing is reconstructing their stadium for 2008 Olympic games, no venue is available for a stop.^[2]

[edit] Stop in Taiwan

Upon Ayumi's arrival in Taiwan, thousands gathered in Taiwan's international airport to get a glimpse of her on their own soil for the first time in five years. Hamasaki's arrival caused a large media frenzy. Although she had just travelled a long international flight, Hamasaki actually seemed more than delighted to be swarmed by fans and the media alike; constantly waving to fans and smiling for the cameras, all the while being surrounded by numerous bodyguards.^{[citation needed]}

Her concert itself also caused a huge stir in the media and fans. Various shops and stores throughout Taiwan decorated their stores with Ayumi-themed posters and signs. The media had a field day with Ayumi's concert; interviewing fans on the street, covering all unfolding events, and even filming the concert hall with helicopter shots. The show itself was the same as in Japan. During the encore, Hamasaki spoke primarily English with Mandarin and Japanese phrases in the conversation.^[3] She even sang a chorus of the finale "Who..." in Mandarin. It was even reported that Taiwanese mega-star Jolin Tsai as well as other Taiwanese superstars had attended the performance.^{[citation needed]}

In a recent press conference of Ayumi in Taiwan, she stated how much she loved Taiwan, and that she felt bad that she could only perform there once during her Asia tour. Upon hearing the news of how quickly tickets sold out in Taiwan, she stated that in the next Asia tour, she would like to perform in Taiwan seven times.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Stop in Hong Kong

Upon deperating Taiwan, she set off for Hong Kong.

[edit] Ticket Sales

As with most of Hamasaki's tours, most of the tickets were sold out within minutes. The tickets also sold surprisingly well in Asia. Tickets were sold out to the Taiwan concert in less than two hours.^[4]. Similarly, tickets were sold out in less than three hours in Hong Kong.^[5] This left numerous fans begging organizers for an additional performance date.

According to a press conference in Taiwan, Hamasaki apologized for only having one concert in there. She stated that she hopes to have a week's worth of concerts in Taiwan next time.

[edit] Tour Dates

Japan
Date	City	Country	Venue	Venue Capacity
March 10, 2007	Saitama	Japan	Saitama Super Arena	15,000
March 11, 2007	Saitama	Japan	Saitama Super Arena	15,000
May 9, 2007	Yokohama	Japan	Yokohama Arena	17,000
May 10, 2007	Yokohama	Japan	Yokohama Arena	17,000
May 19, 2007	Yokohama	Japan	Yokohama Arena	17,000
May 22, 2007	Nagoya	Japan	Nagoya Rainbow Hall	8,000
May 23, 2007	Nagoya	Japan	Nagoya Rainbow Hall	8,000
May 26, 2007	Yokohama	Japan	Yokohama Arena	17,000
May 27, 2007	Yokohama	Japan	Yokohama Arena	17,000
May 30, 2007	Osaka	Japan	Osaka-Jo Hall	16,000
May 31, 2007	Osaka	Japan	Osaka-Jo Hall	16,000
June 9, 2007	Fukuoka	Japan	Marine Messe Fukuoka	8,500
June 10, 2007	Fukuoka	Japan	Marine Messe Fukuoka	8,500
Hong Kong
Date	City	Country	Venue	Venue Capacity
April 7, 2007	Hong Kong	China	Hong Kong Coliseum	12,500
Taiwan
Date	City	Country	Venue	Venue Capacity
March 24, 2007	Taipei	China Taiwan	Taipei Arena	15,082
Shanghai
Date	City	Country	Venue	Venue Capacity
April 22, 2007	Shanghai	China	Shanghai Grand Stage

TOTALS
Total Dates	Total Venue Capacity
16	207,582+

[edit] Japan Airlines Dream Tour Project

A flyer listing the Asia Tour was handed out at the CDL 2006-2007, "Ayumi Hamasaki Asia Tour 2007 ~ Tour of Secret ~" There will be an JAL package from Japan to the countries, tour official website here: [1] Dates of the JAL package tour are Taiwan, March 23-25, Hong Kong, April 6-8, Shanghai, April 21-23.

Basically, this is a holiday package for Japanese fans to go spend a few days in another country and see Ayumi Hamasaki perform abroad.

[edit] Ayumi Hamasaki x Hello Kitty

A merging of Hello Kitty and the most famous female singer in Japan, Ayumi Hamasaki, has been made, and was first seen when the Tour of Secret goods became available on mu-mo on March 9, 2007. It is said they together "will make a new character". Ayumi is assumed to be depicted by her popular 'ayupan'. ("Ayu-Pan" is short for "Ayumi Panda".) In which she has large eyes that are said to make her resemble a panda. Ayumi, as the 'ayupan', is seen wearing the same clothes as Hello Kitty, overalls, with a bow on their heads. So far, we have seen a Mirror, and an ayupan of the Ayumi Hamasaki x Hello Kitty franchise. All other information on the Ayumi Hamasaki x Hello Kitty project between Sanrio and Avex is currently unknown. It is also unknown whether Ayumi Hamasaki x Hello Kitty will be released outside of Asia. This information was officially revealed on March 10, 2007 and came with a generally positive reaction from fans around the world. Also, there is speculation if there will be any Hello Kitty appearances during the shows, similar to how Ai Otsuka has had LOVE-CHAN appear on her stage before.

Hamasaki released a statement on her official website about the new character:

“

I am so happy to have the opportunity to do a collaboration with the kitty that I've loved since I was a little girl. Hello Kitty has a special place in the heart of girls everywhere, no matter their age or nationality. My ASIA tour starts on March 10, and I'll be performing not just in Japan but in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. We've created all sorts of tour goods as well as other Hello Kitty collaboration projects for the tour, and I hope you will enjoy them.[6]

”

[edit] Setlist

1. Labyrinth
2. evolution
3. Unite!
4. taskinst
5. 1 Love
6. until that Day...
7. M
8. appears
9. part of Me
10. Secret
11. kiss o' kill
12. Not yet
13. Surreal
14. Audience
15. Boys & Girls

-encore-

1. Jewel*
2. Seasons
3. Flower Garden*
4. Humming 7/4
5. Who...

*"Jewel" and "Flower Garden" was not played in Taipei, Taiwan; it was replaced by "Memorial Address" and "Independent", respectively.

[edit] See also

• Secret (Ayumi Hamasaki album)

[edit] References