Teppei Koike begins his solo tour
Teppei Koike, one half of Japanese pop duo WaT, began the first leg of his solo tour with a concert in Sapporo, Hokkaido yesterday. Besides singing three WaT songs, Teppei also sang songs from his latest solo album 'Jack in the Box'.
He expressed he was a little nervous performing on his own. "It will be a challenge performing by myself." His partner, Eiji is in Europe filming the movie version of Nodame Cantabile. Teppei said that he had talked to Eiji on the phone prior to the start of his concert and was given words of encouragement. Both gave each other their support.
Teppei's nation-wide tour will have 19 stops, with an expected 40,000 viewers. At the end of the month his tour will stop at his hometown of Osaka. Many of his family members will be there to support him.
Original Source: Mingpao Translated By: sparkles_n15 @ asianfanatics.net
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