On October 31, 2024 (Thursday), the Tokyo performance of VK Blanka Hall Tour 2024 – Knightclub – was held at TOKYO DOME CITY HALL. This is the release tour for their new album “Knightclub”, which will be released on September 4th, and is the fourth stop in a hall tour that will include stops in Aichi, Hokkaido, Osaka, Tokyo, Miyagi, and Fukuoka.
This may be because fans are well aware that touring around Japan with a band is a valuable opportunity for Bikkeblanca, who has been frequently touring overseas on his own since 2023. TOKYO DOME CITY HALL is full. The enthusiastic audience, who filled the seats from the floor to the third floor, enjoyed Bikkeblanka’s performance.
Since this day was Halloween, Vickeblanca encouraged participants to dress up in costumes by selling “HALLOWEEN FACE STICKER” merchandise. Many in the audience came dressed in various costumes.
During the sound effects announcing the start of the performance, the band members also appeared in costumes such as Kyonshi and Dracula. The last to appear, Bikkeblanka, is wearing fox ears and a tail, and a red contact in one eye. The staff (roadies) who sometimes appeared on stage were also dressed as Alice or Shocker, as if to make sure they were careful.
During his overseas tours, Bikkeblanka places equipment such as synths and pads around himself in the center of the stage, and performs there, operates the equipment, and occasionally steps forward to play the guitar while performing live. is being carried out. Incorporating this form, his formation on this tour is to place synths and equipment on the left and right sides of a stand in the center of the stage, and perform while standing between them.
The setlist is centered around songs from their new album “Knightclub,” including “Snake,” “Never Run,” “High Love,” and “Old Rivals (A Self-Cover of “Rivals!”).” While singing while hitting the pad in a fixed position, moving around the stage with a hand microphone, going to the front and playing the guitar, singing loudly while playing the piano (keyboard), etc., the audience changes their expression in various ways depending on the song. Bikke Blanca continues to fascinate people.
A song in which Bikkeblanka and the audience continue to interact, a song in which hand claps and towel twirling spread throughout the audience, a song in which Bikkeblanca continues to wave politely in all directions of the audience in the middle of the song, and a break in the second half. The lead vocal was left to the audience, and the song had a loud sing-along, and even though it looked like he was just talking, the MC made you laugh for some reason–not just the vocalization and performance, but the moment. Watching them live, you can clearly see that they have clearly improved and become tougher as performers through their experience of overseas tours, including their facial expressions, movements, and demeanor at that moment.
I can’t do many things; all I can do is write songs and perform live as hard as I can, but if I keep doing that, I can improve my level, see new scenery, and convey new things. I think so. This year, our 8th anniversary, we will start something new and do our best to keep everyone excited and say, “Next time, we’ll do something like this!” or “We’ve created a song like this!”.
In the MC before the last song of the main story, Bikkeblanka declared this, and once again expressed his gratitude, saying, “Thank you very much for today, it was Bikkeblanka!” He also expressed his love, saying, “LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!”
There are only two remaining dates on this tour of “VK Blanka Hall Tour 2024 – Knightclub -”: November 23rd (Saturday/holiday) at Talknet Hall Sendai Main Hall in Miyagi, and December 8th (Sunday) at Fukuoka International Conference. Main hall. And on December 27th (Friday), “VK Blanka presents RAINBOW ROAD-號-” will be held at LINE CUBE SHIBUYA in Tokyo.
Two days later, on December 29th (Sunday), Vickeblanka’s appearance at “RADIO CRAZY”, which celebrates its 15th anniversary this year, will be held at Intex Osaka, and will be Vickeblanka’s last stage performance of the year.
TEXT BY Shinji Hyogo
PHOTO BY Taku Fujii
●LIVE
VK Blanka presents RAINBOW ROAD -號-
Reading: Vickeblanka Presents Rainbow Road – Gounosho –
Teaser:https://youtu.be/OA96iUbLPwA
Date: Friday, December 27, 2024
Venue: LINE CUBE SHIBUYA
OPEN/START: 18:00/19:00
Ticket price: All seats reserved Advance ¥8,000 (tax included)
*Quantity limit: 4 pieces
French Link VIP reserved seats advance sale ¥13,000 (tax included) *Details of VIP benefits will be announced at a later date (maximum purchase number is 2 tickets/accompanying members can also apply only for members)
Contact: DISK GARAGE https://info.diskgarage.com
●Album “Knightclub”
*The reading of “Knightclub” is “night club”
Release date: Wednesday, September 4, 2024
CD purchase link:https://vkblanka.lnk.to/Knightclub_CD
Download & Streaming:https://vkblanka.lnk.to/Knightclub
[AL+DVD]
Product number: AVCD-63614/B
Price: ¥6,500 (base price) + tax
Compatible with Sumapura
[AL+Blu-ray Disc]
Product number: AVCD-63615/B
Price: ¥6,500 (base price) + tax
Compatible with Sumapura
[AL]
Product number: AVCD-63616
Price: ¥3,000 (base price) + tax
Compatible with Sumapura
[French Link (Fan Club) Limited Edition]
*mu-mo SHOP (French Link OFFICIAL SHOP) exclusive product
Product number: AVZ1-63617~8/B
Price: ¥12,000 (base price) + tax
First production limited
Specifications: Sleeve specifications
Enclosed bonus: Luxurious photo book (52 pages)
Bundle goods: Long sleeve T-shirt
Compatible with Sumapura
[AL+DVD][AL+Blu-ray Disc]
(CD)
01. Yomigaeri (with Noriyuki Makihara & Ayaka)
02. Snake
03. High Love
04. Bitter (Days To Glitter Ways)
05. Daddy (Dying in NY)
06. Never Run
07. Byakuya *Theme song for the TV Asahi drama “Kasouken no Onna season 24”
08. White ≠ Colorless
09. See you soon
10. Old Rivals (A Self-Cover of “Rivals!”)
(DVD/Blu-ray Disc)
・“Never Run” Music Video & Making
・“Byakuya” Lyric Video
・Vicke Blanka presents RAINBOW ROAD -Den- (2024.5.4 at Osaka Festival Hall)
01. Slave of Love
02. Fabulous
03. If it’s a wolf
04. Want You Back
05. Snake
06. Never Run
07. Ponytail
08. This Kiss
09. Ca Va?
10. Revolution
[AL]
01. Yomigaeri (with Noriyuki Makihara & Ayaka)
02. Snake
03. High Love
04. Bitter (Days To Glitter Ways)
05. Daddy (Dying in NY)
06. Never Run
07. Byakuya *Theme song for the TV Asahi drama “Kasouken no Onna season 24”
08. White ≠ Colorless
09. See you soon
10. Old Rivals (A Self-Cover of “Rivals!”)
[French Link (Fan Club) Limited Edition]
(CD Disc-1)
01. Yomigaeri (with Noriyuki Makihara & Ayaka)
02. Snake
03. High Love
04. Bitter (Days To Glitter Ways)
05. Daddy (Dying in NY)
06. Never Run
07. Byakuya *Theme song for the TV Asahi drama “Kasouken no Onna season 24”
08. White ≠ Colorless
09. See you soon
10. Old Rivals (A Self-Cover of “Rivals!”)
(CD Disc-2) The Guide *Only included in[French Link (Fan Club) Limited Edition]
Song introduction comments included
01.Opening
02. Yomigaeri (with Noriyuki Makihara & Ayaka)
03. Snake
04. High Love
05. Bitter (Days To Glitter Ways)
06. Daddy (Dying in NY)
07. Never Run
08. Byakuya
09. White ≠ Colorless
10. See you soon
11. Old Rivals (A Self-Cover of “Rivals!”)
12.Ending
(Blu-ray Disc)
・“Never Run” Music Video & Making
・“Byakuya” Lyric Video
・Vicke Blanka presents RAINBOW ROAD -Den- (2024.5.4 at Osaka Festival Hall)
01. Slave of Love
02. Fabulous
03. If it’s a wolf
04. Want You Back
05. Snake
06. Never Run
07. Ponytail
08. This Kiss
09. Ca Va?
10. Revolution
●Tour
VK Blanka Hall Tour 2024 – Knightclub –
Reading: Vickeblanka Hall Tour Nisen Nijuyon Nightclub
September 27th (Friday) Aichi/Niterra Japan Special Ceramic Industry Civic Center Village Hall
Doors open/start 18:00/19:00
October 12th (Sat) Hokkaido/Sapporo Mutual Aid Hall
Doors open/start 17:00/18:00
October 16th (Wednesday) Osaka Orix Theater
Doors open/start 18:00/19:00
October 31st (Thursday) Tokyo・TOKYO DOME CITY HALL
Doors open/start 18:00/19:00
November 23rd (Sat) Miyagi Talknet Hall Sendai Large Hall
Doors open/start 17:00/18:00
Sunday, December 8th Fukuoka/Fukuoka International Conference Center Main Hall
Doors open/start 17:00/18:00
Click here for details
https://vickeblanka.com/news/detail.php?id=1116038
●Profile
VK Blanka
singer songwriter
In 2018, “Mashiro” attracted a lot of attention as a drama insert song and ranked 2nd on the iTunes general album chart. The opening song of the “Black Clover” series continues to be a long hit, and “Black Catcher” has been in the top 10 on Spotify’s “Most Played Songs by Domestic Artists Overseas” for three consecutive years since 2020, with a monthly listener count of 1.5 million. Breakthrough. All songs have been played over 500 million times on streaming services.
They have performed at events in Saudi Arabia, Italy, and France, and the number of overseas live performances has exceeded 5,000 people.
On Sunday, May 5, 2024, the new song “Never Run” with all English lyrics will be digitally released.
In Japan, “RAINBOW ROAD -Den-” will be held on May 4, 2024 (Saturday) at Osaka Festival Hall as the third event he launched. They have announced the implementation of the hall tour “VK Blanka HALL TOUR 2024”, which will start with the Nagoya performance on September 27th (Friday) and visit all six cities.
He is also actively performing live overseas, starting with a performance in Vancouver on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, and completing his first North American solo tour, visiting all 9 cities. In July 2024, they held a solo Latin American tour “VK Blanka Latin America Tour 2024” in Chile and Mexico.
French Link：https://vickeblanka.fc.avex.jp/
YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/c/VickeblankaTV
TikTok:http://www.tiktok.com/@vicke_blanka
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/itsvk
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