～Onlyyoujin～

A packed auditorium of fans at The Warfield 
welcomed Jin Akanishi, whose Nov. 10 
San Francisco performance was part of 
his “Yellow Gold 3010 Tour.” 
Akanishi is the Japanese talent company Johnny 
and Associates’ first solo act and is actively 
reaching out to his fans in the U.S.

This visit was Akanishi’s second time 
performing in America, and his first time 
as an official solo artist. Fans noted that this tour 
was a general improvement from his last concert, 
“You and Jin,” that took place in Los Angeles earlier this year.

“He seemed to be doing a lot better than 
the last concert in L.A.,” said Casey Ogata, 
a fan who went to both the concert in L.A. 
and this one, part of a five-city tour across the U.S.

The concert featured the inclusion of more songs 
and other improvements. Concert goods such as 
photo books and posters were also available for purchase.

“There weren’t any goods sold in L.A. though, 
and we all complained there weren’t any. 
I’m glad to see them being sold here,” said Ogata.

Ogata, who has been a fan of Akanishi for more than two years, 
has known of him since his days in KAT-TUN. 
Her friend Ariel Chan has similarly been a fan of 
Johnny’s bands and had followed Akanishi’s previous group as well.

“It’s great that Johnny’s and Associates finally 
realized that they could come over here for concerts too 
and that there are fans waiting for them,” said Chan.

While still a part of KAT-TUN, which Akanishi officially 
left earlier this year to begin his solo career, 
he performed a concert at the Nokia Club in Los Angeles. 
The tickets were sold out almost instantaneously.

The concert featured Akanishi’s talents not only 
as a solo artist, but as a composer and producer as well. 
Most of the songs Akanishi performed, which contained R&B vibes, 
show a different aspect of Akanishi’s musical style.

Akanishi combines the bass-heavy music club 
and R&B music style with sharp movements reminiscent 
of the robotic yet smooth movements of Michael Jackson, 
along with the ever-present reprisal of the Yellow Gold Tour Overture r
eturned between songs and intermissions. 
Fans were also treated to three new songs in this tour, 
a selection of lighter pop songs entitled 
“Oowah,” “Body Talk,” and “Fifth Season.”

The concert featured a good mix of music with a steady beat 
that the crowd rode from start to finish.

Akanishi came out with the introduction of his emcees 
to do a series of robotic and sharp movements much 
to the cheers of the crowd. He drummed like a machine 
in “Christmas Morning” before he broke out of his robot persona 
and enticed the crowd to clap. He softened up his moves 
before finishing the latter half of his concert featuring 
a number of smooth moves by his dancers.

The concert had plenty of flow and plenty of variety. 
While Akanishi focuses on his fascination with American R&B, 
he had also included a section featuring a Japanese themed 
dance with oni (devil or ogre) masks and katana (swords).

The brilliant concert closed with one final reprisal of 
the overture as Akanishi and his crew took a bow one by one.

Akanishi’s tour started in Chicago and included stops 
in Houston, Los Angeles and New York. 
As a surprise performance, MTV’s Iggy also featured Akanishi 
on the Jumbo-tron at Times Square in a separate performance 
from the main concert he performed in New York. 
If the fans’ reaction to the U.S. tour is any indication, 
Akanishi will hopefully be back for another tour in short order.



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這也是去年的報導～～
國外都對仁的表演讚嘆有加呢^^