2012/01/10

Sadistic News


The word is out: Tokyo Jihen have disbanded.
Through a series of messages from every member, posted on Kronekodow and the official band page, Tokyo Jihen announced the end of this Phase and also the band itself.

It is truly a sad day for every fan, including myself.
I can only find hope in believing that Shiina Ringo will not stop being a musician and continue her solo career.
But I'm not here to express my feelings on this matter, I have done it in other places.

Tokyo Jihen have announced a farewell tour to start next month. Tickets will be sold from January 13th to January 23rd, and the dates/venues are as follows:

February 14th
神奈川県 横浜アリーナ
Kanagawa Prefecture - Yokohama Arena

February 15th
神奈川県 横浜アリーナ
Kanagawa Prefecture - Yokohama Arena

February 21st
大阪府 大阪城ホール
Osaka - Osaka Jo Hall

February 22nd
大阪府 大阪城ホール
Osaka - Osaka Jo Hall

February 28th
東京都 日本武道館
Tokyo - Nippon Budokan

February 29th
東京都 日本武道館
Tokyo - Nippon Budokan

Price of the tickets will be 8888 JPY for all venues (approx. $115).

They will also participate in the January 20th episode of Music Station. A chance to promote color bars and talk about the disbanding, I'm sure. Hopefully also about the future.

13 comments:

  1. One of my dreams was to see them on one of their tours... I won't be on this last one either. :-/

    ReplyDelete
  2. Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

    ReplyDelete
  3. it's so sad,,,,,very very sad i'm crying T^T

    ReplyDelete
  4. so sad that this band would break up. :(

    ReplyDelete
  5. T_T can you please translate their farewell messages in their site?

    ReplyDelete
  6. My current schedule doesn't allow me for much more than what I'm already trying to do to cover this shocking news, but I do want to bring some translations regarding this issue to Sadistic Gossip. Expect them in the near future, hopefully :)

    I did find Ringo's message translated on tumblr, here's the link:
    http://razumikhin.tumblr.com/post/15666767309/fromjtoz

    ReplyDelete
  7. its just sad to read that. thanks razumikhin. A LOT!

    ReplyDelete
  8. I'm absolutely shattered by this news. I was hoping to see them live one day, seems like it's now or never. Any clue on where to go for tickets?

    ReplyDelete
  9. You can find all ticket options here:
    http://t.pia.jp/feature/music/tokyojihen/index.html

    It's gonna be hard work tho, good luck.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks loads! Now I gotta find someone who understands Japanese though

      Delete
  10. so it's now or never for me to see them live? it will turn my life upside down... Anybody saw this coming? I mean in the very near future

    ReplyDelete
  11. They're using the lottery system for the ticketing, like what Utada Hikaru did for the Wild Life concerts. Which means it's only open to Japan residents. I'm heartbroken, but I hope that what Kameda said is true and they might 'reopen the time capsule' one day.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. frack. i was seriously contemplating making the journey since coachella sold out.

      Delete