Kim Junsu Returns to Japan After 2 Years, Wraps Sold-Out Fan Concerts

By Jaewan, Ko

Sep 01, 2025

Kim Junsu Returns to Japan After 2 Years, Wraps Sold-Out Fan Concerts



Singer and musical actor Kim Jun-soo successfully completed the Osaka and Yokohama fan concerts, which reunited with Japanese fans in about two years, with all the tickets sold out for the fourth time.

Kim Jun-su's agency Palm Tree Island on the 1st 'XIA 2025 JAPAN FAN CONCERT: Journey to You' held at Grand Cube in Osaka on August 29 and Yokohama in Pacifico on the 31st"Leading a total of four performances to sold out, he once again proved his unwavering ticket power and solid position on the Japanese stage for the first time in about two years." The solo performance, which took place after a long wait for local fans, became an iconic stage in itself for the reunion with Japanese fans."

This concert is the first solo performance in Japan in about two years since the last 'XIA Fan Meeting Tour 'COTIME': The 20th Anniversary ('Coco Time'), and is even more meaningful in that both regions re-open at the same venue. As the news of the event alone drew attention, Kim Jun-su's sincerity in the title of 'Journey to You' raised expectations from local fans even before the performance and completed the moment of the waiting reunion by selling out all seats in the fourth inning.




Kim Junsu Returns to Japan After 2 Years, Wraps Sold-Out Fan Concerts
In addition, the performance, which took place under the title of 'Journey to You', was completed as a special journey made by Kim Jun-su himself to Japan for Japanese fans who have always visited Korea. As this fan concert is filled with new memories with fans and a variety of stages ranging from dance to ballads, it has been completed with another 'Travel' as its name suggests. Kim Jun-su opened the performance intensely by performing dance songs 'Hana' and 'Color Me In' with energetic performances.

Then, with the local MC, 'XIA's travel tastes', 'Click! Various corners such as 'Random Snap' were organized as a time to feel Kim Jun-su's daily life and taste more closely. Especially 'Mission! As if responding to the enthusiastic support of the fans after completing all the missions in Sharumble in Japan, he did not hesitate to go on the penalty challenge and expressed his extraordinary love for the fans. In addition, the VCR video featuring camping cooking challengers and ASMR showed Kim Jun-su's unique charm, making the atmosphere of the scene even hotter.

As it is a fan concert, live performances containing representative songs that encompass Kim Jun-su's past and present continued on the stage. It impressed fans who met again after a long wait of 'Xitizen', 'Fantasy', 'Nowadays', 'The twenty-first season will wait for you', a Japanese medley 'Eternal', 'Kimi Ireba(君がいれば)'. In particular, the Yokohama performance adds musical numbers to double the variety of performances with a set list that varies from region to region.




Kim Junsu Returns to Japan After 2 Years, Wraps Sold-Out Fan Concerts
After finishing the fan concert, Kim Jun-su said, "I wanted to make a special time as you waited for a long time of two years. I was really happy to come to Japan in person and meet the fans up close with this performance. We will do our best to meet our Japanese fans as soon as possible" expressed his appreciation. He then sang 'Sakuranbo (さくらんぼ)' with the fans and breathed with the audience to the end to perform a hot encore performance.

Kim Joon-soo, who proved his unwavering ticket power and solid position by leading all the Japanese solo performances in about two years to sell out, continued his first media exhibition since his debut, 「KIMJUNSU MEDIA EXHIBITION」 (VOICE: COLOR OF SOUND]" and a Japanese fan concert tour, filling up August with his extraordinary love for fans, leaving another meaningful record.

Meanwhile, Kim Joon-soo, who finished his Japanese tour successfully, will be on stage at the Busan Dream Theater with the role of 'Aladdin' in the musical 'Aladdin' until September 28th, and will meet with fans with a solo concert 'XIA 2025 CONCERT CHAPTER 2: Festa' at Jamsil Indoor Gymnasium for four days from October 9th to 12th.






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