Kanjani 8 held a live concert at Tokyo Dome for their nation tour, “KANJANI∞ LIVE TOUR 2010→2011 8UPPERS“ on December 19th.

Since it’s a Christmas season, they placed a 26m high Christmas tree on the stage, and Ohkura Tadayoshi came out in a Santa Claus costume, while Nishikido Ryo in a reindeer costume. They performed a total 28 songs which were mainly from their latest album, “8UPPERS“, for an audience of about 55,000. During the concert, member Yokoyama Yu, who has lost his mother in May this year, told the audience, “There was something really hard on me this year, but the members always stayed with me. I love Kanjani 8.”


At the concert, there was an announcement that they will be singing a theme song for ongoing anime, “Crayon Shin-chan” starting in February, and also, the theme song for its upcoming movie, “Crayon Shin-chan Arashi wo Yobu Ougon no Spy Daisakusen” which will be released on April 16th. The details of the songs have not been revealed, but we will report on it when it is.


source: tokyohive