Photo of Takuya Kimura's Fukuoka field. (Photo taken from IG)
[Reporter Liao Lihui/Taipei Report] Kimura Takuya held a "Checkpoint" concert in Beiliu today (13th) to celebrate his 54th birthday. All the fans sang a happy birthday to him. Kimura Takuya finally thanked everyone for their blessings in Chinese, which was quite touching. Kimura Takuya's second concert will be held at Beiliu at 6pm tomorrow evening.
After singing "Crazy in Love", Kimura Takuya showed a big heart on his head to the fans. He recalled that when he was invited to shoot a tourism promotional video for Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Tourism Bureau in 2015, he saw fans showing him a big heart on their head at the airport. "I couldn't understand this heart on the head at first. When I saw it for the first time, I thought, ㄟ? Why do people imitate a little monkey to me? Now I understand."
Because Taiwanese fans were too slow to catch on, Kimura Takuya once transformed into an instructor to give lectures. As performances came one after another, Taiwanese fans became more and more excited. Kimura Takuya admitted that he was very uneasy and stressed at first, "But I don't feel like that anymore. Now I enjoy it very much!"
Next, the atmosphere changed. Kimura Takuya was going to sit on the sofa and bring a lyrical song. Unexpectedly, the song Happy Birthday was played on the spot. Because the king celebrated his 54th birthday in Taiwan today, the organizer prepared a happy birthday cake for him. Kimura Takuya showed a big heart to the team. He laughed and said that he looked at the furtive expressions of the staff and thought, "How suspicious~" But when he turned around, he saw the cake, which surprised and delighted him. He even pretended to blow out the candles and ate a strawberry on the spot.
The backstage of the concert was filled with balloons to celebrate Takuya Kimura's 54th birthday. (Photo taken from Kimura Takuya IG)
He pretended to distribute the birthday cake to the fans, which made the fans scream. Kimura Takuya quickly complained: "No matter how you think about it, you can't give it to everyone!" He said that after the performance, the staff and performance team will enjoy the cake together. He is very grateful for everyone's blessings. He personally carried the cake to the backstage and told the staff not to knock it over. The King of Heaven blew himself up regardless of his image, with a strawberry stuck between his teeth, making everyone laugh.
The highlight of the performance was Kimura Takuya's performance of SMAP's divine song "The Only Flower in the World", which instantly made all the fans scream and follow Kimura Takuya in making the "1" sign, sending the audience into a frenzy. The warm atmosphere continued into the birthday celebrations for fans. Kimura Takuya invited everyone to pass on his sincere blessings to the birthday guests, "Convey your thoughts like 'Happy Birthday!', 'I hope you will always be healthy and safe in the future!' and 'Thank you for always being in this world!'"
The backstage of the concert was filled with balloons to celebrate Takuya Kimura's 54th birthday. (Photo taken from Kimura Takuya IG)
Nine birthday stars were selected on site to receive Kimura Takuya's blessing. Kimura Takuya's blessing was to sing and dance "UNIQUE" beside them. It didn't matter even if they were not chosen to go on stage. Kimura Takuya's team thoughtfully listed the names of the birthday stars who could not come on stage on the screen, allowing all 5,000 fans in the audience to celebrate their birthdays together.
Next, he sang SMAP's other divine song "SHAKE" and ONE OK ROCK's lead singer Taka's collaboration song "In the Light" tailor-made for Kimura Takuya, and bowed to the fans to express his gratitude. During the encore, Takuya Kimura sang "Take it easy", "I've Always Been Here", and "One and Only" to conclude the performance.
Kimura Takuya invited everyone to applaud all team members and fans, bowed at 90 degrees three times, blew a kiss, and took the microphone to say "thank you" in Chinese. On the screen, it was written in traditional Chinese: "Thank you for spending a wonderful birthday with me! Takuya." The first performance of more than two and a half hours ended.
