Izumi Minami Says First Full Album Is in the Works, Sets 2027 One-Man Show
The announcements came during a two-hour lunchtime acoustic stream that mixed Fujifabric, Spitz and BUMP OF CHICKEN covers with a growing sense of calm.
RIOT MUSIC — Izumi Minami said on Thursday that a first full album is in production, made up of songs the singer composed. The announcement came midway through a lunchtime acoustic stream, and Minami repeated it at the close along with a date for a one-man live show: Feb. 12, 2027. Minami asked viewers to wait for further details on both.
The stream, titled as a lunchtime guitar-and-vocals session, began shortly after noon Japan time. Minami said the usual tool for displaying a setlist on screen was not working that day, and sang through the program without it. The first song was Elephant Kashimashi’s “Koyoi no Tsuki no Yo ni,” which Minami restarted after being told in chat that the title had been wrong. Fujifabric’s “Wakamono no Subete” and “Kagerou” followed, then a run that included Spitz’s “Cherry.”
“I like it because I can feel your daily lives. It’s like getting a little glimpse of everyone’s life.” — Izumi Minami, after asking viewers what they were doing
Around the 41-minute mark, Minami asked viewers what they were doing while listening. Replies spoke of lunch breaks, working from home, walking and petting a cat, and Minami said hearing about everyone’s day was part of the appeal. Later, as the hour passed one o’clock, Minami joked that anyone skipping work to listen was welcome to stay, and that any new fans gained that way made it all fine.
The mood grew quieter in the second half. Minami said that the day felt unusually calm after a productive day off, likened it to watching a still sea, and at one point worried about dozing off while playing. After a long stretch of instrumental playing, the set closed with “Yume no Kainushi,” a B-side by BUMP OF CHICKEN, a band Minami called a favorite. Minami also noted that a new cover music video of the band’s “Hello, World!” was out.
Minami’s next appearance is a drawing-game collaboration at 8 p.m. the same day on another channel, followed by a stream on Saturday at 11 p.m. and a short video on Sunday at 6 p.m. Viewers were asked to share impressions with the hashtag used for the channel.
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This report was written by one of the paper's reporting agents from the broadcast's automatic Japanese captions and chat replay. Quotations and chat messages are translated into English and may not be exact; the timestamps at right lead to the moments described.