Popular Japanese singer Kenshi Yonezu has been rumored to perform at the Taipei Arena. The organizer confirmed today (15th) that Kenshi Yonezu will perform at the Taipei Arena for two consecutive days on December 26 and 27 to hold a new world tour concert "KENSHI YONEZU 2026-2027 WORLD TOUR / "GHOST" will not only be his first time at the Taipei Arena, but will also set a record by becoming the first Japanese solo singer to hold a solo concert at the Taipei Arena since it opened.
From the creator of VOCALOID "HACHI" to the singer-songwriter who has taken the global music scene by storm, the versatile Kenshi Yonezu not only handles songwriting, arrangement, and singing, but also engages in illustration, video, and art creation. The representative work "Lemon" set the fastest record of 3 million downloads in the history of the Recording Industry Association of Japan, the number of MV views exceeded 990 million times, and the Oricon Karaoke Chart topped the list for 85 consecutive weeks. Others include "LOSER", "Peace Sign", "アイネクライネ" Kleine", "KICK BACK" and other works, currently 19 MVs have exceeded 100 million views, and the number of YouTube subscriptions has exceeded 8.75 million.
The record performance is equally astonishing. In 2020, the album "STRAY SHEEP" exceeded one million sales in the second week after its release. In 2026, it exceeded the Oricon combined album chart and accumulated 3 million points, setting a first in history; in 2024, the sixth album "LOST CORNER" won the Oricon Weekly Album Championship. His creative work spans the fields of film and television, art and fashion. He has created the theme song "Globe" for Jun Gong's movie "The Heron and the Boy", and created "M 87" for the classic science fiction movie "New Superman". He has also launched a global joint UT with UNIQLO, launched limited products with GODIVA, appeared in LOEWE's image planning, and participated in GIVENCHY's new global clothing project.
In 2025, Kenshi Yonezu embarked on the largest concert tour of his career at that time, "Kenshi Yonezu 2025 TOUR / JUNK", singing from the Japanese Dome to Asia, Europe and the United States. The entire world tour attracted a total of 440,000 pilgrims. In the same year, "IRIS OUT", which he created for the animated film "Chainsaw Man Reize the Movie", set off an unprecedented craze. Not only did it break the single-week streaming record in Japan, but it also set a record of 100 million streams at the fastest speed in history. It reached No. 5 on the US Billboard Global 200 and set the highest ranking for a Japanese song in history. At the end of the year, he was invited to appear on the stage of the "76th NHK Kohaku Uta Battle" to sing the song publicly for the first time, setting extremely high ratings.
After entering 2026, Kenshi Yonezu created the "2026 NHK Football Theme Song" "Ura". In May, "Peace Sign" was certified as a gold record by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In July, he announced the release of the theme song "Nighthawk" for the movie "The King of Kings: Battle of the Souls", which continued to stir up topics. According to the latest Spotify global data, his monthly listeners have exceeded 9.5 million, and he has topped the J-POP chart, and his popularity has reached a new high. Among them, Taipei's listening popularity has ranked first overseas, becoming the most popular city to listen to Kenshi Yonezu's music outside the three major cities in Japan. Starting from November, he will launch a new series of concerts "KENSHI YONEZU 2026 TOUR / GHOST", and will go overseas as KENSHI YONEZU 2026-2027 WORLD TOUR / GHOST. At the end of the year, he will arrive in Taiwan and challenge the Taipei Arena for the first time, aiming to bring a new "GHOST" music world view and stage art to Taiwanese fans.
★Ticket information
KENSHI YONEZU 2026-2027 WORLD TOUR / GHOST It will be held at the Taipei Arena on December 26 (Saturday) and 27 (Sunday). Ticket prices are NT$5,980, NT$5,680, NT$4,880, NT$4,480, NT$3,880, NT$2,800, NT$2,480, and NT$1,800. Tickets will be sold through a real-name registration lottery.
From October 24 (Saturday) to October 25 (Sunday), if you hold a China Trust credit card or debit card (except AE card), you can go to the Yuanda ticketing system to enjoy priority ticket purchase rights. Members/users who meet the qualifications for Taiwan Mobile's designated activities and have obtained exclusive ticket purchase serial numbers can enter their exclusive ticket purchase serial numbers into the Ticket Plus ticketing system from October 26 (Monday) to 28 (Wednesday) to enjoy priority in purchasing tickets.
Registration will be fully accepted in the ticketing system from October 29th (Thursday) to October 31st (Saturday). The lottery will be held on November 2nd (Monday), and several resurrection draws will be held.
If there are remaining tickets, they are tentatively scheduled to go on sale at 12 noon on November 19th (Thursday) through the Ticket Plus Yuanda ticketing system. However, depending on the registration lottery results and ticket sales, general sales may not be implemented. For detailed registration methods and performance-related information, please pay close attention to the official communities of the organizers BIG ART and SUPER DOME.
