Izumi Minami Sings 11 BUMP OF CHICKEN Ballads on Guitar, Adding a Self-Called Encore

RIOT MUSIC — Izumi Minami performed 11 ballads by BUMP OF CHICKEN, accompanying herself on acoustic guitar, in a singing stream on Monday night. She had planned 10 songs, then added one more as what she called a self-encore.

The set began with “Colony” and moved through “Hana no Na,” “Embrace,” “Hanashi ga Shitai yo,” “Gravity,” “Spica,” “Nagareboshi no Shotai,” “Rem,” “Arrows” and “Ginga Tetsudo.” The encore was “Taiyo.” Minami fingerpicked most of the evening and explained that she wanted a quiet, subdued program. She introduced “Rem,” which comes from an album released more than 20 years ago, by pointing listeners to the live version from last year’s tour as well as the studio recording. She said last month that she had sung all 137 of the band’s songs, and she opened the night joking that her unsteady spirits were not from drinking and might be down to eating too many mandarin oranges.

“I got really choked up myself.” — Izumi Minami, after the final song

She said the timing was tied to BUMP OF CHICKEN’s concerts in Tokyo on the next two days. Once the last song ended, she said she had been moved herself and that she loved the band.

After the set, Minami announced that her first full album is in production and that a one-man live will be held on Feb. 12, 2027. She said details on both would come in November. She also said a stream planned for the next day had been moved to midday on Saturday, Oct. 31, so there would be no stream on the 27th. A singing stream is set for 11 p.m. on the 28th.

In chat, viewers filled the screen with clapping and applause emotes after nearly every song, and the busiest minutes followed the performances. The stream also received five Super Chats or Stickers.