U-KNOW’s Japan-original arena tour starts Oct. 31, with a new digital single, “Kimi ga Iru,” and WOWOW broadcasts announced.
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The “U-KNOW PROJECT 26: SCENE #1 – EDIT” will finally be held, beginning with the Yokohama Arena performance on October 31. Under the title of U-KNOW PROJECT, the first concert by TVXQ’s Yunho (U-KNOW), which started in Korea, this is a Japan-original arena tour that has been produced and “edited.” As anticipation for the stage rises, the two-song digital single “Kimi ga Iru” was released ahead of the holding of “U-KNOW PROJECT 26: SCENE #1 – EDIT.” “Kimi ga Iru” is a jazzy medium ballad with a neo-soul feel. Yunho himself wrote the lyrics in Japanese (co-written), and like the previously released song “Kimi wa Saki e Iku,” it is an ambitious work in which he realistically sings and expresses his struggles and conflicts, with “you = another self.” And “Biscuit” is a playful electro-pop based on funky hip-hop. With the theme of the proverb “Risk it for the biscuit = take a bold risk for a big result,” it is a song that is very much like Yunho, who always seeks evolution as an entertainer and aims for even greater heights, and at the same time, you can feel that evolution from the simultaneously released “Dance Practice video.” Furthermore, WOWOW announced that it will broadcast the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Main Arena performance in January, and that the documentary film “ACTION YUNHO,” which approaches the behind-the-scenes of “U-KNOW PROJECT 26: SCENE #1” and Yunho’s true face, will be broadcast in December (first part) and February (second part), further heightening fans’ expectations. Release information Digital single “Kimi ga Iru” now available for streaming Stream here Performance overview “U-KNOW PROJECT 26: SCENE #1 – EDIT” Kanagawa: Yokohama Arena Saturday, October 31, 2026 OPEN 17:00 / START 18:00 Sunday, November 1, 2026 OPEN 15:00 / START 16:00 Osaka: Osaka-jō Hall Saturday, November 14, 2026 OPEN 16:00 / START 17:00 Sunday, November 15, 2026 OPEN 15:00 / START 16:00 Aichi: Kurokoku-kun Hall (formerly: Nippon Gaishi Hall) Tuesday, December 8, 2026 OPEN 17:00 / START 18:00 Wednesday, December 9, 2026 OPEN 17:00 / START 18:00 Tokyo: Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Main Arena Saturday, December 12, 2026 OPEN 16:00 / START 17:00 Sunday, December 13, 2026 OPEN 15:00 / START 16:00 *Opening/start times may change. WOWOW special here Related link TVXQ official website Release information Digital single “Kimi ga Iru” now available for streaming Stream here Performance overview “U-KNOW PROJECT 26: SCENE #1 – EDIT” Kanagawa: Yokohama Arena Saturday, October 31, 2026 OPEN 17:00 / START 18:00 Sunday, November 1, 2026 OPEN 15:00 / START 16:00 Osaka: Osaka-jō Hall Saturday, November 14, 2026 OPEN 16:00 / START 17:00 Sunday, November 15, 2026 OPEN 15:00 / START 16:00 Aichi: Kurokoku-kun Hall (formerly: Nippon Gaishi Hall) Tuesday, December 8, 2026 OPEN 17:00 / START 18:00 Wednesday, December 9, 2026 OPEN 17:00 / START 18:00 Tokyo: Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Main Arena Saturday, December 12, 2026 OPEN 16:00 / START 17:00 Sunday, December 13, 2026 OPEN 15:00 / START 16:00 *Opening/start times may change. WOWOW special here Related link TVXQ official website
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