Chō-genjitsu Dome Live explained

Concert Tour Name:Chō-genjitsu Dome Live
Artist:Yoasobi
Location:Japan
Number Of Legs:1
Number Of Shows:4
Attendance:170,000
Website:Official website
Last Tour:Yoasobi Live in the USA
(2024)
This Tour:Chō-genjitsu Dome Live
(2024)
Next Tour:Chō-genjitsu Asia Tour
(2024–2025)

The was the third Japanese concert tour and fifth overall by Japanese duo Yoasobi for their fifth anniversary commemoration since the formation. Comprised four all-dome shows, it began in Osaka on October 26, 2024, and concluded in Tokyo on November 10, and amassed 170,000 attendees.

Background and promotion

During their Pop Out Zepp Tour at Zepp Haneda on January 25, 2024, Yoasobi announced their upcoming concert tour, initially titled Dome Live 2024 to commemorate their fifth anniversary.[1] It scheduled to hold on October 26 and 27 at Kyocera Dome Osaka and November 9 and 10 at Tokyo Dome. Tickets for official fan club went from January 25 to March 10;[2] and lottery tickets from May 20 to June 10.[3] On August 29, the official tour title, Chō-genjitsu, and promotional poster were revealed.[4] According to the duo, the title, meaning "surreality", reflects on "the five years that have passed, and embodies the current Yoasobi that has emerged during that time."[5] In a Sponichi Annex interview, the duo expressed the meaning behind of title: "We spent those strange days feeling like reality was distorted, so we want to bring something exciting and unusual to this reality."[6]

The concert tours collaborated promotional campaigns with Namba Parks, Namba City, and Keihan Mall in Osaka and Miyashita Park in Tokyo.[7] [8] Sports Hochi published special newspapers, featuring Yoasobi on the front page, published on the concert dates at selected stores around Kyocera Dome Osaka and Tokyo Dome.[9] [10] Wowow will broadcast the final day of Tokyo show in December, as part of "Yoasobi Live Selection" to commemorate the duo's fifth anniversary.[11]

Concert synopsis

The concert starts with the opening video, which is interspersed with footage from Yoasobi's past live performances, accompanied by an ominous sound effect overlaid with the announcement and the claws and eyes of a giant monster appears from a crack in the LED screen before "Seventeen" begins and "Shukufuku" follows. Then, the duo's silhouettes suddenly transform, before moving on to "Kaibutsu". Finally, the entire stage, illuminated by pillars of fire rising from all over, comes into view. The show moves to Yoasobi and the band members, while a strange monster wriggles in to cut in with their song "Undead".[12]

Coupled with the urban background, Yoasobi sings "Halzion", "Mr." (first day) or "Suki da" (second day), and "Mō Sukoshi Dake". The sets are changed to the seaside with vending machines and benches on the left side for "Umi no Manimani", and starry sky for "Yasashii Suisei". After the documentary film looking back on the duo's activity, the reproduction of Ayase's temporary room at his sister's house, where he wrote Yoasobi's songs in their early career, is situated at the center platform, and the duo performs "Haruka" and debuts the unreleased track "New Me". After the duo leaves the stage, the band members—Zacro Misohagi (keyboard), AssH (guitar), Honogumo (drums), and Hikaru Yamamoto (bass)—give solo performances.[13] [14]

For the second part, Ayase calls Ikura the show will begin. She appears wearing an elegant veil and continues to sing "Yūsha", the a cappella version of "Ano Yume o Nazotte", "Sangenshoku", "Monotone", "Encore", and "Heart Beat". In the second day of Tokyo show, guitarist Satoru Taguchi and drummer Tatsuya Amano join the stage before perform "Ano Yume o Nazotte". Marked as a "climax" of the concert, Yoasobi performs "Loveletter", where the duo is in a hot air balloon, while "Adventure" in carts leap out of the stage in the festive atmosphere. The duo calls child dancers to go on the stage to perform "Tsubame" (Midories appeares on the second day of Tokyo show) and "Idol", which two songs are the complete opposite of the style, before aiming to be the one with "Gunjō"; Ikura marchs around the venue during the second verse. The concert concluded with the encore from "Butai ni Tatte" and "Yoru ni Kakeru".[15] [16] [17]

Setlist

This set list is representative of the show in Osaka on October 26 and 27, 2024. It is not intended to represent all shows.[18]

  1. "Seventeen"
  2. "Shukufuku"
  3. "Kaibutsu"
  4. "Undead"
  5. "Halzion"
  6. "Mr." (day 1) / "Suki da" (day 2)
  7. "Mō Sukoshi Dake"
  8. "Umi no Manimani"
  9. "Yasashii Suisei"
  10. "Tabun"
  11. "Haruka"
  12. "New Me"
  13. "Yūsha"
  14. "Ano Yume o Nazotte"
  15. "Sangenshoku"
  16. "Monotone"
  17. "Encore"
  18. "Heart Beat"
  19. "Loveletter"
  20. "Adventure"
  21. "Tsubame"
  22. "Idol"
  23. "Gunjō"
Encore
  1. "Butai ni Tatte"
  2. "Yoru ni Kakeru"

Notes

Shows

Date! scope="col" style="width:10em"
CityCountryVenueAttendance
October 26, 2024OsakaJapanKyocera Dome Osaka70,000[20]
October 27, 2024
November 9, 2024TokyoTokyo Dome100,000[21]
November 10, 2024
Total170,000

Personnel

Yoasobi
Band

Notes and References

  1. News: YOASOBI、自身初の単独ドーム公演の開催が決定 . November 1, 2024 . The First Times . January 25, 2024 . ja.
  2. News: YOASOBI、自身初となる単独ドーム公演開催決定 . November 1, 2024 . MusicVoice . January 25, 2024 . ja.
  3. Yoasobi . YOASOBI_staff . 1791398697202536508 . May 17, 2024 . いよいよ来週より #YOASOBIドーム どなたでもお申し込みいただける抽選先行スタート . November 1, 2024.
  4. News: YOASOBIドーム公演タイトルは【超現実】、EP『THE BOOK』シリーズ3作品がアナログ化 . November 1, 2024 . . August 29, 2024 . ja.
  5. News: YOASOBI、初のドームライブタイトルは"超現実" EP『THE BOOK』シリーズ3作のアナログ盤発売も . November 1, 2024 . Real Sound . August 29, 2024 . ja.
  6. News: YOASOBI 初ドームツアー、26日・京セラドームからスタート 空間全員に最高の熱量を届けたい . November 1, 2024 . . October 26, 2024 . ja.
  7. News: YOASOBI、結成5周年記念ライブ開催を記念して「メモリアルトレーディングカード」プレゼント施策が決定 . November 1, 2024 . The First Times . October 18, 2024 . ja.
  8. News: MIYASHITA PARKをYOASOBIがジャック! 世界観をイメージしたクリームソーダやアナログレコード販売 . November 1, 2024 . Travel Watch . October 23, 2024 . ja.
  9. News: The Hochi Shimbun . Sports Hochi . スポーツ報知「YOASOBI特別1面新聞」京セラドーム大阪周辺で10月26、27日発売 . November 1, 2024 . . October 25, 2024 . ja.
  10. News: スポーツ報知「YOASOBI特別1面新聞」東京ドーム周辺で11月9、10日発売 . November 9, 2024 . . November 9, 2024 . ja.
  11. News: YOASOBI : 結成5周年 WOWOWが3カ月連続特集 10月は無観客の初ライブ&インタビュー映像、MVコレクション 11月以降は日本武道館、東京ドーム公演の模様も . November 1, 2024 . . September 13, 2024 . ja-JP.
  12. News: YOASOBI、結成5周年記念した自身初のドーム・ライヴ「YOASOBI 5th ANNIVERSARY DOME LIVE 2024 "超現実"」2デイズ大阪公演を敢行 . November 1, 2024 . . October 29, 2023 . ja.
  13. News: YOASOBI、結成5周年を記念した初のドームライブ大阪公演2days敢行 . November 1, 2024 . De Colum . October 28, 2024 . ja.
  14. News: YOASOBI、自身初のドーム・ライヴ完走、4公演で約17万人動員 新曲「New me」配信&原作小説発売も . November 11, 2024 . CDJournal . November 11, 2024 . ja.
  15. News: 【ライブレポート】YOASOBI、5年の足跡を確かめる"超現実"の現実 . November 1, 2024 . Barks . October 28, 2024 . ja.
  16. News: YOASOBI、初ドーム4公演で17万人動員 ikura、5周年経て今後も「ワクワク」【セットリストあり】 . November 11, 2024 . . November 11, 2024 . ja.
  17. News: Shiba . Tomonori . <ライブレポート>YOASOBI、憧れの地で作り上げた【超現実】な世界――記念すべき初の東京ドーム単独公演 . November 17, 2024 . . November 13, 2024 . ja.
  18. News: 【ライブレポート】YOASOBI結成5周年記念、初のドームライブ2days大阪公演大盛況 . October 28, 2024 . The First Time . October 28, 2024 . ja.
  19. News: . 結成5周年を記念した、自身初のドームライブ「YOASOBI 5th ANNIVERSARY DOME LIVE 2024 "超現実"」を完走! . November 10, 2024 . . November 10, 2024 . ja.
  20. News: 結成5周年を記念した、自身初のドームライブ「YOASOBI 5th ANNIVERSARY DOME LIVE 2024 "超現実"」 2days大阪公演を敢行! . November 1, 2024 . Entameclip . October 28, 2024 . ja.
  21. News: Tamari . Akane . 5周年YOASOBIが初単独ドーム公演「ikuraとして生きていく覚悟を決めました」 . November 10, 2024 . . November 10, 2024 . ja.