KOKIA in flashback - 2007
After her performances in France last year, KOKIA returns to Paris in 2007 to hold two successful performances at Le Bataclan, with the recording of the concert ending up on her first own concert DVD later this year. She promotes her new album aigakikoeru, which gets its Japanese release this year, and draws 1,200 people to her Paris performances. It's a big success and draws attention in Europe, with Japanese musicians pioneering on the continent.
KOKIA has performed for charity causes over the years, and this year she releases the single Watashi ni dekiru koto ('the things I can do') as a charity single for the victims of the Chûetsu offshore earthquake that year.
She also directs a movie this year, Ojiichan no chuuripu ('Grandpa's tulips'), which she dedicates to her grandfather, as something permanent to leave an impression. An earlier song which she has never released, Grandfather's ship, was dedicated to him while he was still alive, as he was the manager of a shipbuilding company.
On a lighter note, this year also marks her second successful tie-in single: Follow the Nightingale, for the Nintendo DS game Tales of Innocence, which uses KOKIA-go ('KOKIA language') like she did before in Chouwa oto ('Sound of harmony') before.
◆ Lives and events ◆
January 19
In-store live in Paris (Paris, Fnac Italie 2)
January 20
KOKIA Live in Paris 2007 (Paris, Le Bataclan)
February 25
<Tasuke-ai ('love in help'), Yubari, LIVE> KOKIA 47 stories in Hokkaido (Zepp Sapporo)
※ Screening of the first KOKIA directed movie Ojiichan no Chuurippu ('Grandpa's tulips') and live performance
February 26
KOKIA Fure-ai ('love in touch') LIVE in Yubari (Yubari Hotel Shuparo)
※ Yubari International Student Film Festival 2007 event
March 3-4
KOKIA Live in Naeba Prince white notes (Naeba Prince Hotel Chatelaine)
April 7
KOKIA 47 stories in NARA Light up concert (Nara, Tsubosaka-dera temple)
April 15
ALWAYS' MUSIC LIVE
※BS Asahi live performance for raffle winners
May 3
ZIP-FM HOLIDAY SPECIAL AMERICAN EXPRESS presents RELAXING MOMENTS (Matsuzakaya, Nagoya store, south building, Organ plaza)
※ Live recorded performance by ZIP-FM
May 5
club ancoro 2007 (Tokyo Kinema Club)
※ Event limited to members of the KOKIA fan club, club ancoro
May 13
Sakae Minami music festival (Aichi, Yaba Park)
【KOKIA tour of 2007 Listen for the Love】
June 12 - Tokyo, Sogetsu Hall
June 21 - Osaka, Recital Hall
June 22 - Aichi, Imaeki Gas Hall
July 20
KOKIA 47 stories in FUKUOKA (Fukuoka Gate's 7)
August 6
Kashiwazaki concert Mirai ni habatake ('spread one's wings into the future') (in front of the Kashiwazaki public plaza)
※ Live performance in prayer for recovery from the Niigata-Chûetsu offshore earthquake. Sang while accompanied by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force East band, Watashi ni dekiru koto ('the things I can do') etc.
August 19
24 hour TV Ai wa chikyuu o sukuu ('love saves the world'), Nagaoka assembly hall KOKIA LIVE (Community square in front of Kome hyappyo no gunzou)
September 17
KOKIA presents Watashi ni dekiru koto ('the things I can do') concert (Kashiwazaki public plaza)
※ Commemorating the sale of Watashi ni dekiru koto. Also visited the local elementary school to mix in and perform before the concert.
October 3
Mizu no oto ('sound of water') Vol.11 (SHIBUYA O-WEST)
October 21
Soai University festival Blue Ocean Festival 2007 KOKIA Live (Osaka, Soai University, south harbor hall)
November 30
Eastern Army music festival 2007 Uta no chikara, burasu no chikara ('Strength of songs, strength of brass') (Wako public culture center Sunazalea)
December 22
Jump festa 2008 Yappari 'Tales of' stage ('After all') (Chiba, Makuhari Messe)
December 24
Marunouchi Music Cube Christmas Special KOKIA LIVE (Tokyo, Maru building, Maru Cube)
December 25
KOKIA 2007 Christmas Dinner concert ~1 nenkan no jibun e no gohoubi ni~ ('a reward to oneself after a full year') (Tokyo, Hotel Grand Pacific Meridian Palais Royal)
◆ Releases ◆
March 16
Release of the single Arigatou... ('thank you...') (Victor Entertainment)
※ Single cut from the best of-album 'pearl ~The Best Collection~.
The B-side, Utau hito ('singing people') is used as end theme for the theatrical release of the animated movie Furusato - JAPAN ('hometown').
May 5
Release of concert DVD KOKIA Live in Paris 2007 les couleurs de Paris (anco&co.)
※ First KOKIA concert DVD
May 23
Release of original album aigakikoeru (listen for the love) (Victor Entertainment)
September 16
Release of the single Watashi ni dekiru koto ('the things I can do') (anco&co)
※ Released 2 months after the earthquake disaster)
November 21
Release of the single Follow the Nightingale (JVC Entertainment)
※ Opening theme for the Nintendo DS game Tales of Innocence.
B-side say goodbye & good day is the end theme for the same game.
◆ Other releases ◆
January 17
Release of TV ANIMATION RED GARDEN ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK (Ponyo Canyon)
※ Original soundtrack for the TV animated series RED GARDEN.
Sang 5 songs: Ai~wazuka na omoide (‘indigo ~merely memories’), Katsu ~mabara na hikari (‘brown ~sparse light’), Kurenai ~negai (‘crimson ~wish’), Sumire ~you to tomo ni (‘violet ~together with the sun’) and Shiro ~watashi tachi no hibiki (‘white ~our sounds’).
◆ Other ◆
April 7
Opening of the theatrical release of the long animated film Furusato-JAPAN ('hometown')
※ Utau hito ('singing people') was used as end theme
◆ Videos with links to watch ◆
2007 thetrical release of long animated movie Furusato-JAPAN ('hometown'), end theme utau hito ('singing people')
【Trailer】Furusato-JAPAN
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