Chanson Singer Kumiko Announces Tokyo Opera City Concert on Friday, October 30, 2026, to Commemorate New Album 'Chansontic Songs Vol.2'!
To celebrate the release of her 2nd concept album 'Chansontic Songs Vol.2', chanson singer Kumiko will hold a special concert at Tokyo Opera City on October 30, 2026.
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Kumiko, a leading figure in the Japanese chanson world who continues to breathe soul into every word, is releasing her second concept album 'Chansontic Songs Vol.2: Weaving the Eras, Singing Stories' on May 27. Through her singing, this album redefines songs of various genres with a 'chansontic' interpretation. To commemorate this latest release, it has been announced that a concert will be held on Friday, October 30 at the Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall in Hatsudai, Tokyo. This performance will serve as the highlight of a nationwide tour celebrating the album's release, unfolding a dramatic stage—Kumiko's true essence—centered around the tracks from her new album.
■ Reproducing Last Year's Emotion—An Overwhelming Voice Unleashed at the Sacred Ground, Hatsudai
Last year in July 2025, at the same venue, 'Kumiko Special Concert 2025: Tonight, Chansontic Songs for You' captivated a full house, serving as the closing stage for her 70th anniversary year. Welcoming her close friend Yoshio Inoue as a guest, Kumiko's singing—from her signature songs to duets, pouring her soul into every single word—made it a night that truly showcased the 'essence of chanson'.
Standing once again on the Opera City stage after a year. This time, she welcomes the chorus group 'Baby Boo', who also participated in the album, to construct an even more profound and dramatic musical world.
■ Elevating Masterpieces that Color the Eras into 'Chanson'
The core of the chanson album releasing in May is the covers of the legendary chanson singer Yukari Kaneko, whom Kumiko deeply reveres. She tackles the great chanson hit from the end of the Showa era, 'Saikai (Reunion)', and the main theme 'Love Ballad' from the monumental Kadokawa film 'The Inugami Family'. The decadent and beautiful worldview established by Yukari Kaneko is depicted through Kumiko's mature expressive power.
Furthermore, newly recorded tracks such as Miyuki Nakajima's masterpiece 'Toki wa Nagarete (Time Flows)', 'Imjin River' which entrusts a prayer for peace, and her own roots 'Tsuioku no Ai (Reminiscence of Love)' and 'Yurei (Ghost)' are included. From the past to the present, masterpieces that continue to shine across genre boundaries are given new breath by Kumiko's voice.
A notable inclusion is the newly recorded 'Pierrot no Shinju (Pierrot's Pearl)', a new song left behind by the late Toshi. The chorus group 'Baby Boo' participated in this song, which symbolizes the spiritual nature of the album.
Kumiko's Comment
Following last year, I am holding an album release commemorative concert again this year on October 30 at the Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall.
A concert with classical instruments in an unadorned classical hall is...
■ Reproducing Last Year's Emotion—An Overwhelming Voice Unleashed at the Sacred Ground, Hatsudai
Last year in July 2025, at the same venue, 'Kumiko Special Concert 2025: Tonight, Chansontic Songs for You' captivated a full house, serving as the closing stage for her 70th anniversary year. Welcoming her close friend Yoshio Inoue as a guest, Kumiko's singing—from her signature songs to duets, pouring her soul into every single word—made it a night that truly showcased the 'essence of chanson'.
Standing once again on the Opera City stage after a year. This time, she welcomes the chorus group 'Baby Boo', who also participated in the album, to construct an even more profound and dramatic musical world.
■ Elevating Masterpieces that Color the Eras into 'Chanson'
The core of the chanson album releasing in May is the covers of the legendary chanson singer Yukari Kaneko, whom Kumiko deeply reveres. She tackles the great chanson hit from the end of the Showa era, 'Saikai (Reunion)', and the main theme 'Love Ballad' from the monumental Kadokawa film 'The Inugami Family'. The decadent and beautiful worldview established by Yukari Kaneko is depicted through Kumiko's mature expressive power.
Furthermore, newly recorded tracks such as Miyuki Nakajima's masterpiece 'Toki wa Nagarete (Time Flows)', 'Imjin River' which entrusts a prayer for peace, and her own roots 'Tsuioku no Ai (Reminiscence of Love)' and 'Yurei (Ghost)' are included. From the past to the present, masterpieces that continue to shine across genre boundaries are given new breath by Kumiko's voice.
A notable inclusion is the newly recorded 'Pierrot no Shinju (Pierrot's Pearl)', a new song left behind by the late Toshi. The chorus group 'Baby Boo' participated in this song, which symbolizes the spiritual nature of the album.
Kumiko's Comment
Following last year, I am holding an album release commemorative concert again this year on October 30 at the Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall.
A concert with classical instruments in an unadorned classical hall is...