HYDE [INSIDE] LIVE 2025 WORLD TOUR Reside Report: Tokyo Present

Who would’ve thought I’d be calling this HYDE’s biggest present but? The insanity set off as “HYDE [INSIDE] LIVE 2025 WORLD TOUR” kicked off its first night time on June twenty first at Zepp Haneda, Tokyo left me with no different choice. The stage and viewers labored off each other, creating bombarding waves of vitality, as if the venue itself was alive and wild, roaring in marvelous unity, taking the aggressive live-style that HYDE has been endlessly in search of to its peak. And that’s not an exaggeration. After the discharge of his latest album in 5 years, “HYDE [INSIDE]” launched in October final yr, he set out on excursions “HYDE [INSIDE] LIVE 2024”, “HYDE [INSIDE] LIVE 2024 -EXTRA-“, “HYDE [INSIDE] LIVE 2024 WORLD TOUR”, touring nationwide throughout Japan, in addition to Asia and America. The most recent installment, “HYDE [INSIDE] LIVE 2025 WORLD TOUR”, expands the present in a 5 month tour throughout not solely Japan, but in addition South America, Asia, and Europe, making it his grandest scale world tour thus far. (The report under will embrace particulars from stated present. Warning for spoilers for these planning to attend the tour.)

Because the present begins at 17:06, a digital clock projected onto the stage’s black curtain reads “16:66”, filling the room with shouts of enjoyment as HYDE’s beloved satan’s quantity “666” emerges. Because the curtain rises, revealing a theatrical stage set whose idea has been handed down from the earlier home and worldwide tour named after the identical album title. Amongst the classical decorations, paying homage to a circus, a tall podium in the midst of the stage catches my eye. Because the band members make their approach in, of their traditional masks, the imposing temper hits its peak, and HYDE seems on the rostrum. The instant pleasure is explosive.

Opening the present was “LET IT OUT”, primarily the primary quantity on “HYDE [INSIDE]”. Growling out “Wake it up / Get it started now” in a low voice, it was the right phrase to instigate the insanity. As HYDE unfold his arms over the rostrum, transferring his fingers and urging the group to “go crazy”, the viewers answered in a sing-along with their fists excessive within the air. Although it’s been a complete eight months since HYDE’s final home present, “HYDE [INSIDE] LIVE 2024 -EXTRA-” held final yr October, the right concord of the second stuffed the hole.

“We’ve started this year again. Were you all waiting for me? Let’s let out everything you’ve built up inside here, today. We’re gonna go crazy together, Tokyo! Make this a fun night for me.”

After stepping off the rostrum, HYDE dropped aggressive numbers “AFTER LIGHT” and “I GOT 666” again to again, calling out to the viewers, engaging them, earlier than bursting into “DEFEAT”. Making a 180 from its glamorous, jazzy intro, this tune bared its fangs in the direction of its listeners, devouring them as HYDE tore off his half-mask to the squeals of the group. In the course of the particularly onerous and heavy “BLEEDING”, HYDE jumped on the massive barrel on the stage left, and placing his foot on the speaker as he roared out shouts, and in “TAKING THEM DOWN” HYDE leaned out into the ground from the stage, not backing down at the same time as waves of crown surfers pushed in the direction of him one after one other, taking a loud speaker and preventing again together with his sensational voice in an irresistible approach.

Gently soothing the delirium together with his piano’s sound, hico (Key.) performed an eloquent keyboard solo as an interlude, renewing the temper of the venue, and amid the solemn ambiance began “Tokoshie”. This was a self-cover of the tune initially launched because the ending theme for TV anime “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc” below the identify HYDE × MY FIRST STORY, and the band members have been in a position to convey out a heavier band sound from the unique, working wonders to embody the ambiance HYDE was in search of. The group was enchanted by HYDE’s distinctive vocalization, with its deep and dramatic reverb. Closely nuanced with Japanese sound, it’s little question this tune performs an necessary position within the present.

“The break is over. There’s no stopping us now. Are you ready? We’re all gonna become one and go wild together” declared HYDE, daringly, giving us not even a second to linger on “Tokoshie”. “Let me see your brains shaking!” he shouts as “6or9” begins, and on command with the phrases “3, 2,1”, the viewers jumps from a crouch. And simply as HYDE declared, the present go off right into a chaotic whirlwind. Astonishing together with his forceful lengthy shouts as he covers “Given Up” by Linkin Park, the ground spins right into a state the place something goes, from head banging to crowd browsing to moshing, however HYDE calls for “I want to see more chaos”, creating uncontrollable pleasure for “SOCIAL VIRUS”, and through “MIDNIGHT CELEBRATION II”, HYDE takes off his shirt, pouring pretend blood on his head and rampaging from one aspect of the stage to the subsequent, dripping darkish crimson in every single place.

The warmth grows, understanding no peak. However, one would possibly say the true spine of this tour lied inside “LAST SONG” which adopted. Because the title foreshadows, it’s the final tune on “HYDE [INSIDE]”, and the one ballad on the album. That tune, delicate at first, cheerful even, hyperlinks with the remoted emotions of the lyrics’ protagonist, and slowly fills with lunacy. As crimson mild shines and confetti fluttered down, he kneels on the stage, head coated in blood and bursting in intense feelings, HYDE’s soul crushing vocals and coronary heart stuffed efficiency may be the true embodiment of this work’s title itself, his “INSIDE” on show. Even when he falls to the bottom and goes out of view because the black curtains decrease, the viewers remains to be for a second. The applause and ovation to comply with was deafening.

As soon as extra, the curtain rises. However HYDE is nowhere to be seen. Because the band members keep the circulation with their splendorous enjoying, a sturdy ensemble comes collectively piece by piece. A troublesome voice singing out “This feels unreal to me” was the checkmate. The room involves life as we understand “it’s “PANDORA”!” and HYDE reveals up on the second flooring. A mic in a single hand, and a water gun within the different, HYDE makes his approach down the aisles as these on the primary flooring search for after him, and goals and fires on the viewers. The ambiance of Zepp Haneda (TOKYO) involves a boil at this shock.

After that, HYDE returned to the stage, introducing a brand new band member, miki (Ba.), who’s becoming a member of this tour. “I hope you’ll get along with him. All of my band members are so handsome. I’m not quite sure why we’ve got them all in masks haha” he brags to the viewers. Happening, he talks about how he thought he would spend 2025 specializing in music manufacturing and wasn’t planning on doing too many reveals, earlier than he realized, between music fests and different issues, the yr was crammed with stay reveals. “So I’m gonna make it a fun year for everyone. Will you join me for the ride?” he requested. “Well then can you get a little crazy again?” he laughs, and pulls out “Mugen,” which was initially launched below the identify MY FIRST STORY × HYDE, the opening theme for TV anime “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc”, bringing the temper again up because the present rolled to an in depth. “Don’t leave any regrets! Come on, I’m about to go around the globe! This is day one, show me the good stuff!” says HYDE as drops the final quantity, “SEX BLOOD ROCK N’ ROLL”. With that chaotic and exuberant finale, the curtains closed on the primary night time of the “HYDE [INSIDE] LIVE 2025 WORLD TOUR”. HYDE’s journey, and this tour, has solely simply begun.

Textual content by Yuko Honma