Yuki Shirase Announces Details of December Solo Concert, Riding the Hit of 'One Way'
Ballad singer Yuki Shirase, 31, announced details on the 8th of the solo concert she had previously signaled following the hit of her new single 'One Way.' The show is set for December 12 at Kyobashi Hall, with tickets going on sale in mid-October. It will be Shirase's first solo concert built primarily around original songs, after becoming known for her cover of 'the Shore Lullaby.'
As previously reported, Yuki Shirase released the original song "One Way" on the streaming service Minato on the 5th. The lyrics, which cast the one-way nature of the Yuragi as an unrequited love, caught on, and the song climbed the rankings almost immediately. Riding that momentum, details of the solo concert she had signaled were announced on the 8th.
The concert is set for December 12 at Kyobashi Hall. Tickets go on sale in mid-October, with pricing yet to be announced. Shirase has long been known for her cover of "the Shore Lullaby," but this will be her first solo concert built mainly around songs released under her own name. According to her management, the lullaby cover will appear on the set list, but strictly as one song among many — the concert as a whole will center on her original work.
At the announcement, Shirase said, "I'm nothing but grateful to the people who came to know me through the lullaby cover, but this time I want people to hear my own voice, singing songs I wrote myself." As previously reported, the lullaby's lip-taught lessons have stuck to a no-recording, meaning-undisclosed policy; no such constraints apply to this solo concert, and Shirase is expected to speak in her own words about the songs during the show.
Reaction in streaming comment sections and fan communities was immediate, with many writing that they had "been waiting for this" and could "finally hear Shirase doing original songs." A source at Shiosai Records said, "Without the hit of 'One Way,' this announcement might have come a little later. The song itself gave us the push."
