Pentagon Kino's first move after standing alone

Pentagon's Kino, who set out on his own, took his first steps in Japan.

On the 22nd, Kino held a special live 'KINO's Housewarming party -Christmas Talk & Live-' (hereinafter referred to as 'KINO's Housewarming party') at Zepp Haneda in Tokyo, Japan and met with fans. About 1,600 audiences attended this performance, which was held over two sessions.

'KINO's Housewarming party' is Kino's first solo performance since establishing his one-man agency NAKED. In line with the title of the performance, the concept was to invite fans to Kino's housewarming party to commemorate the end of the year.

On this day, Kino presented a fresh arrangement of representative songs with a full band, and selected solo songs such as 'POSE', 'Poison', and 'How It Was', which received a great response from fans. Kino then performed a cover of Tatsuro Yamashita's 'Christmas Eve', leading fans to sing along. In particular, Kino unveiled for the first time the new song 'Fashion Style', which is scheduled to be released next year, and the unreleased songs 'Dancing on the road' and 'Everglow' in this special live.

Kino also held a special talk to share with fans his future, aspirations, and current thoughts on his new start after establishing NAKED. Kino expressed his gratitude to the fans who always support him through keywords he personally selected, such as 'standing alone' and 'letting go'.

At the end of the special live, Kino said, "It was truly a dream-like time. I'm happy to be able to perform the stage I've been dreaming of in my head for the past few months. More than anything, I'm happy to be able to meet the fans who wanted to see me. To everyone who made unforgettable memories. “Thank you,” he said.

Meanwhile, Kino will hold 'KINO: [BORN NAKED] LIVE IN SEOUL' at Musinsa Garage in Mapo-gu, Seoul on January 27th next year and continue to accelerate his solo activities.

Kim Se-ah, Ten Asia reporter haesmik@tenasia.co.kr