Kai’s ‘Kai Into the World’ Japan concert sells out successfully

Musical actor and crossover musician Kai successfully completed his world tour recital ‘KAI INTO THE WORLD’ in Tokyo, Japan on the 2nd.

This Japanese performance is part of a tour recital that has been held since May at Carnegie Hall in the United States, The Broad Stage in Los Angeles (LA), the Concert Hall of Chongqing University of Foreign Studies and Economics in China, and the Recital Hall of the Seoul Arts Center in Korea. He attracted a lot of attention as the first Korean musical actor to perform a world tour recital.

The Japanese performance of ‘KAI INTO THE WORLD’, which was held twice in total on the 2nd at Toppan Hall in Tokyo, Japan, was sold out at a phenomenal ticket sales rate after ticket opening, making KAI a global presence beyond Korea. made us realize its popularity.

During the Japanese recital performance, Kai passionately sang a total of 16 songs for about 90 minutes, impressing the Japanese audience who had been waiting eagerly for Kai’s performance. The performance was divided into a first part featuring musical songs that are considered world-famous masterpieces, and a second part focusing on original Korean musical songs loved in Korea and Japan.

The first part, which began with pianist Jae-cheol Cho’s overture performance of the musical ‘Phantom of the Opera’, included ‘Music Of The Night’ from the musical ‘Phantom of the Opera’, ‘Memory’ from ‘Cats’, and ‘Miss Saigon’. A total of 9 songs, including ‘Why God Why’ from ‘Les Miserables’, ‘Sweeny Todd’ from ‘Sweeney Todd’, and ‘Anthem’ from ‘Chess’. The song was selected and all songs were sung in English, and the original song’s elegant melody as well as emotion were delicately captured, drawing sympathy from the local Japanese audience.

In the second part, which followed, ‘Becoming King’ from the musical ‘Excalibur’, ‘Everyone’s World’ from ‘The Man Who Laughs’, ‘God’ from ‘Rebecca’, ‘Beethoven; He sang ‘Me Before My Fate’ from ‘Beethoven Secret’, ‘In Your Dreams’ from ‘Frankenstein’, and ‘Fate’ from ‘Ben-Hur’ all in Korean. In particular, among the 2nd part singing songs, the musical ‘Excalibur’, ‘The Man Who Laughs’, and ‘Beethoven; ‘Beethoven Secret’ and ‘Frankenstein’ are both works that Kai has appeared in, and have been considered the roles of his life, but as the opportunity to see the songs in their original language in Japan was extremely rare, they provided a thrilling thrill and overwhelming emotion to local audiences.

When Kai’s recital, which lasted about 90 minutes, ended with ‘Fate’ from the musical ‘Ben-Hur’ as the last song, the audience gave a standing ovation and enthusiastic cheers. Kai sings ‘Stars’ from the musical ‘Les Miserables’, ‘Beethoven; They responded to the audience’s love by presenting ‘Beethoven Secret”s ‘Love is Cruel’ and the drama ‘Lovers’ OST ‘Only with the Heart’ as encore songs. In addition, ‘Les Miserables’, the musical most loved by Japanese audiences, and ‘Beethoven’, a musical with special meaning, are on stage with the premiere cast; The song ‘Beethoven Secret’ was translated into Japanese and sung, giving Japanese audiences a special memory that will last forever.

Kai’s recital is said to have provided a unique experience, like watching a musical, with its dramatic composition. In particular, the Japanese performance of ‘KAI INTO THE WORLD’ is said to have completely excluded microphones and other loudspeakers, and was filled entirely with a piano and Kai’s voice, capturing the singer’s sincerity and sincerity. The audience who watched the performance also gave rave reviews, saying that they were able to feel the essence of the unique musical world of ‘Crossover Musician Kai’ who crosses classical and musical.

Kai said, “For the Japanese performance of ‘KAI INTO THE WORLD,’ I removed all the stage equipment, acting, and costumes, and recorded it with just my voice without a microphone so that the pure beauty of the musical music could be fully conveyed.” He said, “I was happy all the time preparing for the performance in Japan, which has special meaning to me. “I hope my song brings happiness to the audience who came to the performance,” he said, expressing his thoughts after the performance.

Kai, who successfully completed the Japanese performance of ‘KAI INTO THE WORLD’, plans to continue musical communication with audiences around the world in the first half of 2025 through this world tour, and will hold a solo concert at Lotte Concert Hall on the 16th. It is expected that he will continue his diverse activities as a crossover musician through ‘KAI IN FOUR’.