Event / Concert Nogizaka46 Saito Asuka Graduation Concert (2023/05/17-18)

Nogizaka46 Saito Asuka Graduation Concert

Date: 17-18 May 2023

Venue: Tokyo Dome

https://www.nogizaka46.com/s/n46/news/detail/66286

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Good news for oversea fans.
"Nogizaka46 Saito Asuka Graduation Concert" Inbound Tour

<Target countries and regions, sales web page>
・Korea (Travel agency: NAEIL TOUR (Nail Tour))
http://www.naeiltour.co.kr/tour/sub_main_basic.asp?subAreaCd2=A&step_area=30

・Thailand (Travel agency: PKG JOURNEY)
Sales will start soon

・Taiwan (Travel agency: Southeast Travel Agency)
Sales will start soon

・China (Travel agency: Ctrip.com)
Sales will start soon

・Hong Kong (Travel agency: EGL Tours)
Scheduled to start selling soon
https://www.nogizaka46.com/s/n46/news/detail/66329

 

Well I applied for both days via Mobame. Not counting on anything since my batting average has been garbage through Rakuten ticketing.

 

Might as well drop info about the opportunity open for overseas fans who want to visit Japan and see a Nogi concert: https://www.nogizaka46.com/s/n46/news/detail/66329?ima=1753&pri1=202304

 

How does this work and how much more then the regular concert ticket would it be?

 

I have no idea. It's only available to certain Asian countries: South Korea, China, Taiwan. Looks to be a travel package perhaps airfare, hotel, tickets to the concert, maybe a tour of Nogizaka related places: Jingu, Nogizaka street, Nogizaka station. I bet its different per country.

Click through to the information. Currently only see a South Korean link.

First come first served. So if you're in the target country and want to see a Nogi concert this maybe an easier way to obtain tickets. Tokyo Dome seating capacity is 42K. Each country may only have a couple hundred allocated per day...

 

Struck out again. I hate Rakuten ticketing

I feel for this Ashu wota

if the video does not show watch the video here

Don’t cry

if the video does not show watch the video here

 

Dang. Yeah. Rough missing out. I feel for the first wota since he's such a Asuka fan. I remember his utterly brutal video shortly after Asuka's graduation announcement, and I hoped then that he would get to see her one last time.

I guess we'll all get the consolation of a live stream. (crossing fingers)

 

I watched a lot of Sakamichi YouTubers and most of them didn’t win either. I hope there’s a second round. If not, maybe we’ll get both days streaming.

 

Anyone try this with any success? I applied for mobame 2nd round which is annoying af. I don’t see why Rakuten can’t automatically submit my initial application to 2nd round.

 

For international fan, if win the concert ticket, how to get past the ID check at the venue because issue like foreign passport not having any katakana name but spelled alphabetically?

 

At 2019 and 2020 (summer tour and 8th BD concert), I was used katakana name to spell(pronounce) my name/surname in rakuten ticket and able to pass ID check with Passport that use only english alphabet.

Anyway, Rakuten system also accept english character but only in Full-wide character format(you need to convert at some website) and able to input only 8 characters for Name ,Surname (total 16 characters). That not enough for many of Asian name(I'm Thai with 10 char in name and 18 char in surname). But it might ok, if the most of your name show on ticket. I have the same situation with individual handshake event that I input partial name char in english and it pass ID check.

/*Addition*/ I used this website
https://en.calc-site.com/letters/convert_full_half
select Half-wide character to full-wide character

 

thought about it. didn't bother to try. I hope to try for Summer Tour instead , as those outside Tokyo are relatively easier to get.

 

Yeah, I’ve come to that realization years ago. 2nd round results come out this Friday and I’m ready for impact.

Off topic, for those of you using JR unlimited pass they will increase price by 40% starting in October. Quite the significant hike.

 

Rakuten ticketing let me down once again. On to the live stream…

 

it'll be live streamed
details:-
Japanese: https://www.nogizaka46.com/s/n46/news/detail/66397?ima=2021&pri1=202305
Global: https://www.nogizaka46.com/s/n46/news/detail/66398?ima=2021&pri1=202305

 

^I've always wondered if there's a difference in streams between japanese and international? Do they have translations of the lyrics that broadcast? Is the chat any different? Is there a chat?

Anyhow, hope we get 2 different set lists...

 

cross posting
http://stage48.net/forum/index.php?threads/general-the-nogizaka46-thread.4806/page-662#post-1794945

 

The only streaming service for those outside of Japan is Stagecrowd? I always use ABEMA and it’s majority Japanese in live chat. Was wondering if it’s more international fans in Stagecrowd.

 

I doubt there's any stream difference between Japanese or Global, other than the language of the instructions and menu. it's just probably to separate the accounting or market share I would think. Stagecrowd is a Sony service so it's easier for them to make it accessible for markets outside Japan. Many of the other services are region locked one way or another

 

From previous live streaming, no different in broadcast. No english subtitle. International stagecrowd just easier for foreigner that not need to input Japanese address and Japanese phone number to sign-up like stagecrowd Japan account. Anyway, Asuka gradaution concert have special Inbound tour package for specific country (Thailand,Taiwan,HK,China,South Korea), so I'm not sure if they will have any english subtitle for this concert.I did not use Chat feature during live as I watch on TV, so I'm not sure if anyone chat in english or not.

Yes. For other streaming platform like ABEMA,Rakuten TV need Japanese VPN to access login page and streaming video.But for stagecrowd there is no restriction for both International and Japanese account. I also use Japanese account to watch some of Nogi live that not lists in Internation account(such as UnderLive) from Thailand.