Iconic Japanese entertainer Takuya Kimura (木村拓哉) today announced a concert tour later this year covering five Asian cities, including performances at the Taipei Music Center on Nov. 13 and 14, saying he cannot wait to meet his fans.
Kimura is to celebrate his 54th birthday on Nov. 13.
Despite a 35-year career, the shows would be his first solo overseas concerts in Taipei, said BIG ART, the Taipei concert organizer.
Photo courtesy of BIG ART
Titled "Takuya Kimura Live Tour 2026 Checkpoint," the tour consists of nine performances in five cities — Hyogo, Fukuoka and Chiba in Japan, and Seoul and Taipei — from Sept. 9 to Nov. 23.
Kimura, also renowned as an actor in television dramas and films, plans to release an original album, titled Checkpoint, this summer, his first work since joining the music label C&C STAGE, the organizer said, quoting Kimura's announcement.
The album’s title not only echoes the theme of the tour, but also symbolizes Kimura reaching a new milestone on the way to the next stage of his career, BIG ART said.
In his statement on the new album, Kimura said he hopes the Checkpoint project will allow "everyone to feel the existence of 'me as seen by all of you' and 'all of you as seen by me.'"
He said he is continuing to produce songs so that his concerts can become places where audiences can fully enjoy themselves together.
"I received many calls from overseas fans asking, 'Can you come here?' [Thanks to that support,] I'm finally able to hold concerts overseas for the first time since starting my solo activities. I can't wait to meet everyone abroad," Kimura said.
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