JYP Entertainment–signed boy group NEXZ will hold their first arena tour in Japan.
NEXZ (Tomoya, Yuu, Haru, Soken, Seita, Huey, Yuki) recently announced via their official social media channels that they will hold their first arena tour in Japan and their second live tour, "NEXZ LIVE TOUR 2026," this May. NEXZ's first arena tour will be staged four times: May 30 and 31 at Tokyo National Yoyogi Gymnasium Arena 1 and June 12 and 13 at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka.
On Jan. 1 this year, NEXZ released a video introducing various projects they will carry out during 2026, NEXZ "NEXTEP 2026." In that video they announced a special arena tour in Japan, and they will meet local fans starting in Tokyo this May. Tickets for this arena tour began advance reservations for W members of NEXZ's official Japanese fan club at noon on the 8th.
Last year NEXZ proved their popularity by successfully staging their first live tour in Japan, NEXZ LIVE TOUR 2025 "One Bite." They performed 18 times in 15 cities, and notably entered Nippon Budokan, the "mecca of Japanese performances," about a year after their official local debut, drawing about 18,000 spectators over two days and receiving enthusiastic responses.
In February they released a video work documenting the Budokan performance, NEXZ LIVE TOUR 2025 "One Bite" in Nippon Budokan, which ranked No. 1 on the Oricon weekly music DVD & BD ranking (based on the Feb. 16–22, 2026 tally). It added significance as the group took first place for the first time in their history on Oricon's weekly music rankings across eight categories — combined singles, combined albums, singles, albums, digital singles (single tracks), digital albums, streaming, and music DVD & BD.
All seven members of NEXZ, a "stage gourmet group" known for solid performance skills across multiple genres, are drawing keen anticipation for what they will newly present on their first arena tour. Ahead of the tour, NEXZ will hold a solo performance in Hong Kong as part of their special concert, NEXZ SPECIAL CONCERT < ONE BEAT >, on March 28 and 29, and they are also preparing for their first Asia tour since debut this year.
[Photo] JYP Entertainment, Sony Music Labels Inc. (Japan)
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