Japanese boy band Kanjani Eight have gone on a total of nine concert tours, all domestic, and several shows. In 2006, they went on their first tour F.T.O.N: Funky Tokyo Osaka Nagoya, at the three major cities the concert tour was named after. Upon the success of the initial tour, it was expanded into a national tour in the fall of that same year, performing at a total of 11 cities and 26 performances.[1] Winter of that same year, Kanjani Eight performed a national promo tour for the release of their single "Kan Fu Fighting".[2] performing at a total of six cities and performing twenty six times.
In 2007, Kanjani Eight begun their biggest national tour to date, the "Eh?! Honma?! Bikkuri!! Tour". The concert tour began in the spring of 2007 and ended in the fall of that same year, totaling at 113 performances in all 47 prefectures of Japan.[3] The concert tour also marked the first time in which a signed Johnny's talent performed in every prefecture of Japan in a single tour.[4] After the success of that tour in 2008, Kanjani Eight performed two national tours between May and August performing at a total fourteen cities and over fifty performances.[5] [6]
Kanjani Eight released Puzzle in 2009 and the national tour Puzzle in the summer of that year. Following up that tour in the winter of 2009, they returned to the Kyocera Dome and performed their first Countdown Live concert series.[7] [8] In the winter of 2010, Kanjani Eight performed their 8 Uppers concert tour, which also contained their second Countdown Live.[9] In 2011, Kanjani Eight performed their winter tour which consisted five cities for a total of ten performances. This tour also contained their third countdown live. In 2012, Kanjani Eight performed their 8EST concert tour, which was a total of 40 performances. This tour is noted for the fact that they performed at their first stadium and for that it did not include a countdown live.
| Year | Title | Duration | Number of performances | Tickets Sold | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | May 3, 2006 - June 4, 2006 | |||||
| The Funky Tokyo Osaka Nagoya tour was Kanjani Eight's first concert tour. It supported their debut album, KJ1 F.T.O. It was released on DVD in September 2006 titled "Heat Up | Concert Tour 2006 Funky Tokyo Osaka Nagoya LIVE at Yoyogi National Gymnasium" | |||||
| 2006 | September 9, 2006 - October 28, 2006 | |||||
| The National 1st Tour 2006 was Kanjani Eight's 1st national concert tour. It supported their debut album, KJ1 F.T.O. There was no DVD release. | ||||||
| 2006 | December 2, 2006 - December 29, 2006 | |||||
| The Kan Fu Fighting Zenkoku Tour 2006 Dai Ni-Dan was Kanjani Eight's second national tour and acted as a promotional tour to support the release of Kanjani Eight's single "Kan Fu Fighting". | ||||||
| 2007 | May 3, 2007 - September 30, 2007 | 660,000 | ||||
| The Eh | Honma!? Bikkuri | Tour was Kanjani Eight's third national tour and first ever tour that encompassed every prefecture in Japan. It began at Yokohama Arena and ended at the Okinawa Convention Center. This tour marked the first time that Kanjani Eight performed at Tokyo Dome. The tour supported the release of their sophomore album KJ2 Zukkoke Dai Dassō. A DVD titled 47 was released in December 2007 and was also followed up by a photobook titled "05.03-09.30 Kanjani∞ All Over Japan Tour 2007 Documentary Photobook" documenting the entire tour. | ||||
| 2008 | April 3, 2008 - May 18, 2008 | |||||
| The Eight da yo | Zen'in Shūgō tour was Kanjani Eight's fourth national tour. It mostly supported the singles released within the last two years as well as debuting original unit songs. This tour was the first of its kind not to feature the Kanjani Sentai Eight Ranger skits or have juniors as back up dancers. No DVD was released for this tour. | |||||
| 2008 | July 6, 2008 - August 31, 2008 | |||||
| The Wahaha | ! tour was the second extension from their spring tour of the same name. The tour was in support of the release of their single "Wahaha". No DVD was released for this tour. | |||||
| 2009 | May 10, 2009 - July 30, 2009 | |||||
| The Puzzle tour was Kanjani Eight's fifth national tour and in support of the release of their third studio album Puzzle. The tour begun at Hiroshima Green Arena and ended at Oita B-Con Plaza Convention Center. This concert was the return of the Kanjani Sentai Eight Rangers skits. It was released on DVD in September 2009. | ||||||
| 2010–2011 | October 30, 2010 - January 1, 2011 | |||||
| The 8 Uppers tour was Kanjani Eight's sixth national tour and in support of the release of their fourth album 8 Uppers. The tour's theme was based upon the movie that came with the album's release and in result did not contain the Kanjani Sentai Eight Ranger skits. The tour also contained their Countdown Live performance and was released on DVD March 30, 2011. The DVD also contained a photobook of photos from the tour as well as from their Countdown Live. | ||||||
| 2011–2012 | November 23, 2011 - January 1, 2012 | 470,000 | ||||
| The Big 5 Dome Tour Eight x Eighter " Sorry if it's not interesting " was Kanjani Eight's seventh national tour and in support of the release of their fifth album, "Fight". The tour's theme was based upon the album's theme of baseball and featured the band in baseball inspiration uniforms for the promotional material of the concert tour. This tour did not feature the fan favorite Kanjani Sentai Eight Ranger skits and instead replaced the usual thirty-minute performance with additional songs. The tour started at Sapporo Dome in Hokkaido and ended at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka. This concert also featured a countdown live, which was broadcast on Fuji Television's Johnny's Countdown, and featured as a digest on the DVD/Blu-ray release of that performance. The December 31t/January 1 performance was released on DVD and Blu-ray on March 21, 2012. | ||||||
| 2012 - 2013 | September 15, 2012 - January 1, 2013 | 880,000[10] | ||||
| The 8EST " Everyone how are ya feeling? Our feelings are infinite | " concert tour was a series of performances that was in support of the release of their first Best Of album, Eight x Eighter = 8EST (pronounced Eightest). It was also in celebration of their 8th anniversary that year. The tour started at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo, the largest venue the group has performed at to date, and originally was to end at Nagoya's Nihon Gaishi Sports Plaza. Though, slightly two weeks into the tour, additional dome performances in Osaka and Tokyo were added to the tour lineup. This marked the first time that the band had performed at a stadium, dome, and arena all within the same tour. The tour concluded itself at Kyocera Dome Osaka on January 1, 2013. This tour did not have a countdown live, as they were scheduled to appear at the 63rd Annual Kouhaku Uta Gassen. | |||||
| Year | Tour title | Date | Venue | Number of performances | Tickets Sold | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | KANJANI∞ LIVE TOUR JUKE BOX | November 8 - January 19, 2014 | Sapporo Dome Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome Tokyo Dome Nagoya Dome Kyocera Dome Osaka | 13 | 600,000[11] | |
| 2014 | Jyussai (十祭) | August 9 - August 24 | Ajinomoto Stadium Yanmar Stadium Nagai | 4 | 220,000[12] | |
| 2014 | Kanjanism LIVE TOUR 2014 - 2015 (関ジャニズム LIVE TOUR 2014→2015) | November 16 - January 12, 2015 | Sapporo Dome Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome Tokyo Dome Nagoya Dome Kyocera Dome Osaka | 13 | 600,000[13] | |
| 2015 | Kanjani8 Recital We Will Capture Your Heart (関ジャニ∞リサイタル お前のハートをつかんだる! | ) | July 18 - September 13 | World Memorial Hall Sun Arena sundome Fukui M-Wave Morioka Ice Arena Kagoshima Arena Sekisui Heim Super Arena Ecopa Arena | 24 | 230,000 |
| 2015 | Kanjani8 No Genki ga deru LIVE (関ジャニ∞の元気が出るLIVE! | ) | December 13 - January 17, 2016 | Sapporo Dome Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome Tokyo Dome Nagoya Dome Kyocera Dome Osaka | 14 | 650,000[14] |
| 2016 | Kanjani8 recital Manatsu no orera ha tsumi na yatsu (関ジャニ∞リサイタル 真夏の俺らは罪なヤツ) | July 30 - September 28 | Makuhari Messe Saitama Super Arena Wakayama Big Whale Nippon Gaishi Hall Okinawa Convention Center Asty Tokushima Toki Messe | 21 | 265,000[15] | |
| 2016 | kanjani's Entertainment (関ジャニ'sエイターテインメント) | December 10 - January 15, 2017 | Sapporo Dome Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome Tokyo Dome Nagoya Dome Kyocera Dome Osaka | 14 | 750,000 | |
| 2017 | kanjani's Entertainment JAM (関ジャニ'sエイターテインメント ジャム) | July 15 - September 10 | Sapporo Dome Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome Tokyo Dome Nagoya Dome Kyocera Dome Osaka | 14 | 650,000[16] | |
| 2018 | KANJANI'S EIGHTERTAINMENT GR8EST | July 15 - November 18 | Sapporo Dome Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome Tokyo Dome Nagoya Dome Kyocera Dome Osaka | 14 | 650,000[17] | |
| 2018 | KANJANI'S EIGHTERTAINMENT GR8EST in Taipei | September 22 - September 23 | Taipei Arena | 2 | 22,000[18] | |
| 2019 | Jyugosai (十五祭) | July 14 - September 3 | Sapporo Dome Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome Tokyo Dome Nagoya Dome Kyocera Dome Osaka[19] | 12 | 550,000[20] | |
| 2020 | UPDATE | November 6 - April 29, 2021 |
| Year | Title | Duration | Number of performances | ||
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| 2002–2005 | December 12, 2002 - December 25, 2002 December 18, 2003 - December 25, 2003 December 18, 2004 - December 25, 2004 December 16, 2005 - December 25, 2005 | ||||
| The Kanjani Eight Xmas Party series of concerts were performed at the Osaka Shochikuza theater for five years. The concerts were a mixture of skits and singing with a Christmas theme. Their 2004 performance was eventually released on DVD, titled "Excite | ", on March 30, 2005. | ||||
| 2006 | November 27, 2004 | ||||
| The Kansha ni ∞Eight in Tokyo Concert was a performance at the Tokyo International Forum in support of the release of their mini album and debut, Kansha ni ∞. | |||||
| 2006 | February 24–25, 2007 | ||||
| The Eh | Honma?! Bikkuri | Dome Concert in Osaka performance was a series of performances in their hometown of Osaka. | |||
| 2007 | December 30, 2009 - January 1, 2010 | ||||
| The Dome Concert series was a group of performances for the New Year Weekend. A segment of their December 31 performance was telecasted on Fuji Television's Johnny's Countdown Live. The performance was eventually released on DVD on March 31, 2010, titled as Countdown Live 2009 - 2010 in Kyocera Dome. | |||||
| 2012 | August 8, 2012 | ||||
| Matsubara Shinichi Presents Sugohachi was a free live performance for fans who won a lottery after purchasing the Ai Deshita and ER release. The performance featured singing and games focused on Kanjani Eight's eight years as a debut unit, hosted by martial arts master Matsubara Shinichi, an alter-ego of band member Subaru Shibutani. A digest of Sugohachi was released on the limited edition A release of Eight x Eighter = 8EST. | |||||
| 2012 | August 4–5, 2012 August 10h - 12, 2012 | ||||
| Hasai, or 8sai, was a festival celebrating Kanjani Eight's 8th anniversary. The tickets were available to the public through lottery and then eventually sold openly through ticket PiA until a week before the Tokyo performances as first-come, first-served. The took place at Makuhari Messe in Tokyo on August 4 and the 5 and concluded at Intex Osaka in Cosmosquare, Osaka City on August 10–12. The festival split up attendees into five groups (selectable by the attendee) which were assigned separate times to enter the event. The event had five portions, two of which involved a live and talk performance from Kanjani8 themselves. Throughout 8sai, Kanjani Eight played a series of games in front of a live audience to determine who would have center position on the next album release. The two worst performing members would have to go on a romantic date. The winner and losers of the games were determined on the last talk on August 12, 2012. A digest of 8sai, including all the games, was featured on the limited edition A release of Eight x Eighter = 8EST. The song that the winner was center on as well as the losers' date was featured on the limited edition B of the same release. | |||||