The Tour of Misia 2007 Ascension
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The Tour of Misia 2007 Ascension was the eleventh concert tour by Japanese recording artist Misia
, in support of her album Ascension
(2007). Comprising a set list of songs from Ascension and previous albums, including two hip-hop and house medleys, the tour visited arenas nationwide for a duration of four months. The tour was announced on August 3, 2006, two days prior to the start of Misia's Hoshizora no Live III Music Is a Joy Forever summer tour. The Tour of Misia 2007 Ascension commenced in November 2006 and concluded three days after the release of Ascension, in February 2007. Initially scheduled to run for eighteen shows, an additional date was later added to the itinerary. Sponsored by OCN
, the tour drew an estimated audience of 160,000.
The concept for the show is described as "futuristic rhythm with a taste of nature." The stage resembled a floating octagon-shape mirror, adorned with 10,000 LED lights and overlooked by a giant pipe-made elephant head, reminiscent of the first press edition cover artwork of Ascension.
On April 6, 2007, WOWOW
aired a special titled The Tour of Misia 2007 in Yokohama Arena, which showed a TV edit of the tour's finale show.
Credits and personnel as per The Tour of Misia 2007 Ascension concert DVD.
MISIA (Japanese singer)
, commonly stylized as MISIA, is a Japanese R&B singer originally from Fukuoka. She debuted in 1998 on BMG Japan, but has since moved to Sony Music Japan's Ariola Japan imprint...
, in support of her album Ascension
Ascension (Misia album)
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(2007). Comprising a set list of songs from Ascension and previous albums, including two hip-hop and house medleys, the tour visited arenas nationwide for a duration of four months. The tour was announced on August 3, 2006, two days prior to the start of Misia's Hoshizora no Live III Music Is a Joy Forever summer tour. The Tour of Misia 2007 Ascension commenced in November 2006 and concluded three days after the release of Ascension, in February 2007. Initially scheduled to run for eighteen shows, an additional date was later added to the itinerary. Sponsored by OCN
Open Computer Network
OCN , or Open Computer Network, is the largest Japanese Internet service provider, with over 7 million subscribers. It is owned by NTT Communications Corp, one of the largest telecommunication companies in the world...
, the tour drew an estimated audience of 160,000.
The concept for the show is described as "futuristic rhythm with a taste of nature." The stage resembled a floating octagon-shape mirror, adorned with 10,000 LED lights and overlooked by a giant pipe-made elephant head, reminiscent of the first press edition cover artwork of Ascension.
On April 6, 2007, WOWOW
WOWOW
WOWOW was the first private satellite broadcasting and pay TV station in Japan. It has its headquarters on the 21st floor of the Akasaka Park Building in Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo...
aired a special titled The Tour of Misia 2007 in Yokohama Arena, which showed a TV edit of the tour's finale show.
Setlist
Tour dates
| Date | City | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| November 18, 2006 | Fukuroi, Shizuoka Fukuroi, Shizuoka is a city located in Shizuoka, Japan. As of February 2009, the city had an estimated population of 85,985 and a density of 792 persons per km². The total area is 108.56 km².-Geography:... |
Ecopa Arena Ecopa Arena Ecopa Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Fukuroi, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 10,000 and was opened in 2001.... |
| November 19, 2006 | ||
| November 25, 2006 | Rifu, Miyagi Rifu, Miyagi is a town located in Miyagi District, Miyagi, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 31,832 and a population density of 711.33 persons per km². The total area is 44.75 km².... |
Sekisui Heim Super Arena Sekisui Heim Super Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the Grande 21 Complex in Rifu, Miyagi, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 7,000 and was opened in 1997.- External links :*... |
| December 9, 2006 | Saitama City | Saitama Super Arena Saitama Super Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Chūō-ku, Saitama City, Saitama, Japan. Its spectator capacity is 37,000 at maximum settings.This main arena capacity is between 19,000-22,500 when events such as basketball, volleyball, tennis, ice hockey, gymnastics, boxing, mixed martial arts and... |
| December 10, 2006 | ||
| December 16, 2006 | Fukuoka Fukuoka Fukuoka most often refers to the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture.It can also refer to:-Locations:* Fukuoka, Gifu, a town in Gifu Prefecture, Japan* Fukuoka, Toyama, a town in Toyama Prefecture, Japan... |
Marine Messe Fukuoka |
| December 17, 2006 | ||
| December 23, 2006 | Sapporo | Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center |
| December 24, 2006 | ||
| January 6, 2007 | Nagoya | Nippon Gaishi Hall |
| January 7, 2007 | ||
| January 13, 2007 | Niigata | Toki Messe Toki Messe is a multi-purpose international convention center located in Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The center was opened on May 1, 2003 and contains a hotel, restaurants, an art museum, conference rooms, and the offices of several international organizations.... |
| January 20, 2007 | Kobe Kobe , pronounced , is the fifth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, approximately west of Osaka... |
World Memorial Hall World Memorial Hall World Hall or World Memorial Hall is a multi-purpose arena, located in the Chūō-ku Ward of Kobe, Japan. It has a maximum capacity of 8,000 people and is optimized for large-scale meetings, sport events, trade shows and concerts... |
| January 21, 2007 | ||
| January 27, 2007 | Osaka Osaka is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe... |
Osaka-jō Hall Osaka-jo Hall , or Osaka Castle Hall, is a multi-purpose arena, in the Kyōbashi area, of Osaka, Japan. The hall opened in 1983 and can seat up to 16,000 people... |
| January 28, 2007 | ||
| February 3, 2007 | Yokohama Yokohama is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu... |
Yokohama Arena Yokohama Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Yokohama, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 17,000 and was opened in 1989. The arena was modeled after US sports venue Madison Square Garden in New York City. It is a five minute walk from the closest subway station, Shin-Yokohama Station on the JR/Yokohama... |
| February 4, 2007 | ||
| February 10, 2007 |
Personnel
- Executive Producer – Hiroto Tanigawa
- Hip Hop Medley Producer – Megaraiders
- House Medley Producer – DJ Gomi
- Production Producer – Kazuhiko Igarashi
- Stage Manager(s) – Shuichi Majima, Ryoko Tsukahara, Mitsuru Morita
- Set Director(s) – Chihiro Natori, Hiromi Shibata, Teruhiko Kuroki
- Set Design – Yuko Kohga
- Steel Master – Nobuyuki Yoshimoto
- Costume Director – Kyoko Fushimi
- Knit Direction – Mayutan
- Knit Designer(s) – Jung-jung, Mindy, Risa Yuasa
- Sound Planner – Keiji Shigeta
- PA Operator(s) – Takashi Mitsui, Miyuki Tsuzuki
- Lighting Planner – Ikuo Ogawa
- Lighting Operator(s) – Masaaki Takahashi, Makoto Setoyama, Takashi Fujiwara
- Lighting Effect Planner – Seiichi Tozuka
- Lighting Effect Operator(s) – Nozomu Omae, Hiromi Iizuka
- Special Effect Planner – Takeshi Hagino
- Special Effect Operator – Kanako Chiba
- Equipement Technician(s) – Kazuyuki Okada, Keiji Tateishi, Takuya Kimura, Hiroshi Yamane
- Power Supply Operator(s) – Naotaka Tanimura, Yasutada Shibata
- Special Stage Set – Minoru Osada
- Camera System – Yasuhiro Shimizu, Ryuta Honma
- Transporter(s) – Setsuo Noto, Miwa Morioka
- Drums – Jun Aoyama
- Keyboards – Tohru Shigemi
- Bass – Takeshi Taneda
- Guitar – Kenji Suzuki
- Chorus/Organ – Kumi Sasaki
- DJ – Ta-Shi
- Dancer(s) – Stezo, Hyrossi, U-Ge, Michie, Hiro, Nada, Wadoo, Kota, Tatsuo, Soichiro, Gan
- Band Manager – Mari Koda
- Dancer Manager – Hiroaki Kusano
- Sports Trainer(s) – Yukinori Narushima, Takayuki Yumioka, Kayoko Nakagawa
- Wardrobe – Erina Ishihara
- Make Up – Kaori
- Hair – Yukimi Ueda
- Artist Manager(s) – Naoko Kobayashi, Toshiyuki Kimura
- Merchandising – Hiroshi Suzuki, Keisuke Sato, Rui Nishikawa
- Food Coordination – Masahi Mizukoshi
- Club MSA – Kyosuke Ogata, Tsutomu Yamashiro, Hiroko Goto
- Tour Coordination – Chieko Ishii, Tetsuro Ishihara
- Tour Coordination Assistant(s) – Kumiko Ohata, Kimie Ikeda
- Tour Sponsor(s) – OCN
- Promoter(s) – WESS, Kyodo Tohoku, Kyodo Hokuriku, Disk Garage, Sundayfolk Promotion, Sundayfolk Promotion Hizuoka, Kyodo Osaka, Kyodo Nishinippon
- Producer(s) – Yasunao Matsumoto, Hiroyuki Ishigaki
Credits and personnel as per The Tour of Misia 2007 Ascension concert DVD.