Fujii Kaze Opens Prema World Tour in Kaohsiung With 45,000 Fans and a Red Underwear Surprise

A stadium debut with a distinctly Taiwanese twist

Fujii Kaze opened his Prema World Tour at Kaohsiung's National Stadium on October 31, 2026, bringing an estimated 45,000 fans a show featuring 20 songs, a giant elephant, nearly 90 seconds of fireworks and an unexpected flash of red underwear.

The Japanese singer and songwriter became the first Japanese male artist to stage a solo concert at the venue, also known as the World Games Main Stadium. The performance began at 7 p.m. on Halloween and ran for almost two hours, launching his largest world tour to date.

The most widely discussed joke came during a conversation between Kaze onstage and a prerecorded version of himself playing a television host. When the screen character asked about his underwear, Kaze lowered his trousers to reveal bright red boxer shorts decorated with gold ingots, traditional symbols of wealth and good fortune.

The audience responded with screams and laughter. Afterward, fans searched online for the same design, and a listing priced at NT$87 sold out. Sales quantities were not disclosed.

The gag was one part of a concert that repeatedly connected a large international production with its host city. A film shot around Kaohsiung accompanied one song, while recordings of Kaze's voice and themed decorations greeted concertgoers on the city's transport network.

A seven metre elephant anchors the stage

Kaze arrived in a red jacket with pronounced shoulder pads over a glossy black outfit, opening with "Casket Girl" before joining the dancers for "I Need U Back." The opening placed choreography alongside his singing, setting up an evening that moved between dance sequences, instrumental performances and comedy.

A giant elephant standing about seven metres tall formed the stage's central landmark. Roads, desert scenery and radiating lights surrounded it, creating the retro American setting described by the production's "Prema World Show" concept.

A local production team helped build the stage presentation. Behind the performers, the scenery moved through blue skies and white clouds, sunset, stars and dawn. A large fan shaped lighting structure changed with the songs, giving the setting movement beyond the central elephant.

The concert brought together a performance lineup of 16, including six dancers, musicians and backing singers. Drums, guitar, keyboards, bass and wind instruments gave Kaze room to shift between fuller ensemble arrangements and passages led by his own playing.

The host asking the questions was Kaze himself

Kaze played several characters in the films shown between songs: a perfume advertisement lead, a weather presenter and a television host. The clips gave the concert a running comic thread, with the singer sometimes answering his own screen character from the stage.

The underwear exchange grew out of that format. The apparent interviewer was another performance by Kaze, recorded in advance. His response onstage turned the conversation about clothing into a visual joke that the stadium audience could follow immediately.

The bright red fabric and gold ingot pattern gave the moment a recognisable local reference. Gold ingots are a familiar symbol of prosperity in Taiwanese festive imagery, making the design an especially fitting choice for a playful appearance in Kaohsiung.

Kaze also greeted the crowd in Chinese with a casual good evening and a remark about how cute they were. Alongside the costume joke and the films, the greeting helped make the show's spoken interludes part of the entertainment.

Twenty songs, with space for saxophone and piano

Kaze changed into a suit during the middle of the concert, performing songs including "Choushi Nocchatte," "Nan-Nan" and "Hana." "Shinunoga E-Wa," one of his most familiar streaming successes, appeared with a new arrangement.

"It Ain't Over" received its first live performance, with Kaze playing saxophone himself. The moment added another instrument to a show that also featured his piano playing, singing and dancing.

He later wore a headscarf for "Prema," the song sharing the tour's name. Both "Prema" and "Michiteyuku" included Kaze accompanying himself on piano. During "Michiteyuku," audience members raised their phone lights, turning the stands into part of the visual presentation.

The concert's variety came from changes in how the songs were performed as much as from the song choices. A dance sequence could give way to piano, a wind instrument feature or a film, allowing the production to change pace within its nearly two hours.

Comedy moves from the screen onto the stage

"Matsuri" supplied another example of the connection between Kaze's filmed sketches and the live performance. An interlude depicted musicians running late because of a traffic jam. Wind players then arrived in a retro car, completing the joke onstage.

"Tsumi no Kaori" used repeated bursts of flame for a more forceful visual effect. Later, "Kirari" featured a dance break, while "Hachikō" carried the closing stretch forward with strong beats and vivid lighting.

The screen characters, vehicle entrance and changing scenery gave the production a recurring structure. Films introduced situations, and the live performers sometimes carried those situations into the music. For an audience spread across a stadium, those large, visible actions also offered focal points beyond the singer at centre stage.

Kaohsiung becomes part of Seishun Sick

For "Seishun Sick," Kaze brought the host city onto the stadium screens. He had arrived early to film around Kaohsiung, gathering scenes that mixed landmarks with ordinary moments in streets and parks.

The footage showed Lotus Pond, the Dragon and Tiger Pagodas, Beiji Pavilion, the Guomao residential community, Sanfong Central Street, the rooftop amusement park at the Dalee department store and the sunset at Sizihwan.

Kaze appeared in blue and white flip flops, ate a local breakfast and spent time with older residents. The film included him playing Chinese chess, dancing and singing karaoke in a park. Those encounters placed people and everyday activities alongside the city's better known sights.

Fans responded online by asking for the full film to be released, with some describing an emotional reaction to seeing Kaohsiung presented that way. The footage gave the opening concert something particular to its location: a familiar song accompanied by images of the streets and residents outside the venue.

The blue and white footwear also recalled Kaze's earlier Taiwan appearances. He had attracted attention for wearing the same familiar style of flip flops during a concert in 2023, making the Kaohsiung scenes part of a continuing relationship with Taiwanese audiences.

The concert experience starts at the station

Organiser KKLIVE extended the tour's visual identity into Kaohsiung before the show. Preparations over several months included themed wall coverings and platform graphics at World Games Station, as well as metro announcements recorded by Kaze.

The city installations also included themed pedestrian signals and a photo backdrop at Zuoying Station. Around the stadium, visitors encountered an entrance arch, floor graphics, large photo walls, cartoon versions of Kaze on balloons and flags attached to streetlights.

Those details connected several stages of the concert visit: arriving in the city, travelling toward the stadium and entering the grounds. Fans could hear Kaze's voice on public transport before hearing him perform inside the venue.

The NT$87 underwear sellout added a different kind of activity after the performance. An inexpensive clothing item became something fans wanted because of a brief stage appearance, extending the conversation beyond the music and into online shopping.

From childhood piano videos to a stadium audience

Kaze was born in Okayama, Japan, in 1997 and began learning piano at three. At 12, he started sharing performance videos online, building the early audience that preceded his professional recording career.

His cover performances drew wider attention in 2017. In 2019, he moved to Tokyo to pursue music and held his first solo concert. Taiwan appearances followed between 2023 and 2025, before the move to Kaohsiung's stadium for the Prema tour opening.

The sequence shows how much the scale of his performances has changed, from videos of a young pianist to a concert requiring musicians, dancers, films and a large outdoor stage. His own playing remained visible within that bigger production.

• 1997: Kaze was born in Okayama, Japan.
• Age three: He began learning piano.
• Age 12: He began posting performance videos online.
• 2017: His cover performances attracted wider attention.
• 2019: He moved to Tokyo and held his first solo concert.
• 2023 to 2025: He made repeated concert appearances in Taiwan.
• October 31, 2026: He opened the Prema World Tour at Kaohsiung's National Stadium.

Fireworks, a final message and a bicycle farewell

"Forever Young" closed the musical programme as fireworks lit the Kaohsiung sky for nearly 90 seconds. The finale brought the production's biggest outdoor effect to the final song, after an evening of changing lights, films and stage scenery.

Kaze, appearing again as the host in the final interlude, encouraged the audience to have the courage to know themselves and value their own worth. His closing message, translated from Japanese, was:

You yourself are love itself.

After the final song, Kaze rode an electric bicycle around the stadium, waving to fans across the seating areas. The circuit gave people farther from the main stage a farewell directed toward their part of the venue.

The ending brought together the two sides of the Kaohsiung opening: a stadium spectacle large enough for tens of thousands of people, and gestures built around personal humour and a connection with the host city. The bicycle lap followed the fireworks, just as park encounters and local breakfast scenes had shared the screens with the tour's elaborate stage world.

Key Points

• Fujii Kaze opened his Prema World Tour in Kaohsiung on October 31, 2026, before an estimated 45,000 fans.
• He became the first Japanese male artist to hold a solo concert at the World Games Main Stadium.
• The nearly two hour performance featured 20 songs, a lineup of 16 performers and a seven metre elephant installation.
• A comedy exchange with his prerecorded host character led Kaze to reveal red underwear decorated with gold ingots.
• "It Ain't Over" received its first live performance, with Kaze playing saxophone.
• A film accompanying "Seishun Sick" featured Kaohsiung landmarks, street scenes and interactions with local residents.
• The finale paired "Forever Young" with nearly 90 seconds of fireworks, followed by an electric bicycle farewell.