Inori Minase's first live tour "Inori Minase LIVE TOUR 2018 BLUE COMPASS" final performance report has arrived!

Inori Minase, active as a voice actress and artist, held her first tour "Inori Minase LIVE TOUR 2018 BLUE COMPASS" from June 9 with her 2nd album "BLUE COMPASS" released in May. During the four-city tour, Inori Minase sang not only songs from the album, but also songs themed around the coming summer, and the audience was excited to the very end.

Here is the official report from the final performance on July 1 at Makuhari Messe Event Hall, which was attended by approximately 8,000 people.

Official Report

The stage resembled a large blue and white compass, in keeping with the tour title. Following the opening movie, Ms. Minase appeared in front of the compass wearing a striped one-piece dress to the intro of "Heart Noiro", the first song on the album. Makuhari! Let's get excited! and the audience burst into loud and thunderous cheers.

In the MC session, she touched on her first tour and said, "Despite the name 'Pray for Water,' the weather has been good all through the tour! (laughter). Then he added, "Please make loud noises until the end! Now, let's start BLUE COMPASS!" The song "Ai mai moko" was performed as a cue to the audience. Since the song is the OP theme of "Tsurezure Children," a TV anime about unrequited love, pink penlights shone in the audience in addition to the light blue penlights, the theme color of Ms. Minase.


She changed into a yellow costume decorated with sunflowers and performed "Sho-Bee-Doo-Wap-Wap!" and "Cinematic Diary," enchanting the audience with her cute dance moves, including small jumps, light steps, and gestures to the lyrics.
During the MC, she reported that she could now skip. When she demonstrated it on stage, the audience surprised her by saying, "Oh! from the audience. She happily told the audience that she had been able to do it since she started dancing.

After saying, "I would like to sing summery songs," they performed "Natsu no Yakusoku" and "Natsu Yume. They sang refreshing songs that matched their sunflower costumes, smiling at the audience from time to time.


The second half of the live went on in no time. The atmosphere changed drastically when they changed into red costumes. During the song "Million Futures," the audience gave a loud call to the song, creating a sense of unity in the venue. The audience sang "Hoshikuzu no Kontrail" with a rock sound and mature expressions, and the excitement in the venue increased even more.
After the outro of "Sangatsu to Gunsei," the band changed quickly and performed "Arpeggio" in blue checkered costumes. The lyrics of this song featured the words "moon" and "star," and the stage was lit up like a starry sky behind and above Ms. Minase, creating the atmosphere of a night sky. During the song "Happy Birthday," the audience was asked to congratulate those born in July with the words "Happy Birthday! and congratulated those who were born in July.


After saying "The next song will be the last song," she told the audience that she would perform at "KING SUPER LIVE 2018" to be held at Tokyo Dome on September 24 (Mon., holiday) and in Taiwan on September 30 (Sun.), "There will be a place where I can see you all again with a smile, so let's work together until that day. The last song performed at the end of the show was "BLUE COMPASS," which is also the title of the tour. The audience was drawn into the song as she sang the lyrics one by one with moistened eyes, as if she were speaking to them.


The audience cheered for the encore, which was decided during the tour, as "Ee-no-rin! which was decided during the tour, echoed through the venue as they rode on a trolley to the aisle of the stands. Following "MELODY FLAG," Mizuse and the audience were shaking towels energetically when they sang "Ready Steady Go!
A happy announcement was made here: on October 17, their sixth new single and a live Blu-ray recording of the concert will be released at the same time. The audience was in a festive mood as she said cutely, "Please write 'October 17, Inori no Hi' (October 17 is Inori's day).


But there was one more surprise waiting for the audience. In response to the endless calls for "one more time," she said, "There is a song I have been practicing in secret." The song performed for the double encore was "Straight to Toumei," which was produced as a Kirin Lemon tribute project. The song was "Straight to Tomei," a Kirin Remon tribute project. The audience cheered especially loudly as it was the first time the song had been performed live and had not been packaged.

The final words of the song were "I'm so happy to have spent time with you all today! I love you all! and thanked the audience with a smile, bringing the 22-song show to a close.



<Setlist> Inori Minase
Inori Minase LIVE TOUR 2018 BLUE COMPASS
2018.7.1 Makuhari Messe Event Hall

1. heart noiro
2. dream buds
3. identity
4. ai mai moko
5. on the way on a journey
6. Shoo-Bee-Doo-Wap-Wap!
7. cinematic diary
8. natsu no yakusoku
9. summer dream
10. from now on.
11. Million Futures
12. Starry Wish
13. stardust contrail
14. sangatsu to gunsei
15. arpeggio
16. happy birthday
17. harmony ribbon
18. blue compass
ENCORE]
EN1. melody flag
EN2. Ready Steady Go!
EN3. sweet melody
W/ENCORE]
WEN: Straight to Tomei.

W/ENCORE] WEN. Straight to Tomei.
■6th single (title undecided)
Release date: October 17, 2018
Item number: KICM-1890
Price: 1,300 yen (excluding tax)
Special bonus: Treasure card

＜Included contents
01. title undecided
Lyrics: Yuho Iwasato Composition/Arrangement: Yusuke Kato
Theme song for a new smartphone game (tentative)
Other 3 songs to be included

LIVE Blu-ray "Inori Minase LIVE TOUR 2018 BLUE COMPASS
Release date: October 17, 2018
Item number: KIXM-340
Price: 7,000 (excluding tax)
Special bonus: special box, separate 40-page photobook, special trekkie card
Video privilege: Making of BLUE COMPASS TOUR

＜Video bonus: Making of BLUE COMPASS TOUR
Inori Minase LIVE TOUR 2018 BLUE COMPASS
July 1, 2018 at Makuhari Messe Event Hall

Second album "BLUE COMPASS
Release date: May 23, 2018

＜First Limited Edition (CD+BD)
Item number: KICS-93710
Price: 3,600 yen (excluding tax)
First pressing limited edition privilege: Special box, separate 40-page photo book
Enclosed benefits: special treacle card

＜Normal disc (CD)
Item number: KICS-3710
Price: 3,000 yen (excluding tax)
Special Treasure card

＜Included contents
01. heart noiro
　Words & Music: Haggy Rock Arrangement: Yusuke Shirato
02. Ready Steady Go!
　Lyrics: Seiko Fujibayashi, music composed and arranged by Ryutaro Fujinaga (Elements Garden)
03. identity
　Lyrics: Sarari Matsubara, music composed and arranged by Kengo Minamida
04. shoo-bee-doo-wap-wap!
　lyrics by Seiko Fujibayashi, music composed and arranged by Yosuke Yamashita
05. cinematic diary
　Lyrics: Yohei Matsui, music: Hideto Ishida, arrangement: EFFY
06. ai mai moko
Opening theme for the TV animation "Children of the past".
　Words & Music: Haggy Rock Arrangement: Yusuke Shirato
07. from now on.
　Words: Yoshie Isoya Composition: Takamitsu Ono Arrangement: Chihiro Tamaki
08. arpeggio
　Words & Music: Keisuke Yamazaki Arrangement: Yusuke Shirato
09. million Futures
The theme song for the new chapter of "Divergent Million Arthur" for iOS/Android
　Lyrics by RUCCA, music composed and arranged by Hitoshi Fujima (Elements Garden)
10. sangatsu to gunsei
　Lyrics/Composition/Arrangement: Ryutaro Fujinaga(Elements Garden)
11. sweet melody
　Lyrics: Minori Otaki, music composed and arranged by Kenichi Nagahashi
12. blue compass
　Lyrics: Yuho Iwasato, music: Noriyasu Uematsu (Elements Garden), arrangement: Hitoshi Fujima (Elements Garden)

<BD> (Limited First Edition Only)
MUSIC VIDEO
01. ai mai moko
02. Ready Steady Go!
03. Million Futures