Tomohiro Kamiyama had a question for his fans: what should they shout when calling him back for an encore? He offered several options, but the audience at Zepp Haneda had already made up its mind. They wanted “G.O.D.”
He protested. Wouldn’t that make it sound as though he were their god? Every attempt to suggest something else met the same answer. Eventually, an embarrassed Tomohiro accepted defeat.
That playful exchange captured the warmth of the opening night of Tomohiro Kamiyama 1st LIVE TOUR 2026 INPUT⇄OUTPUT on September 18. His first solo tour felt like a chance to spend time with ‘Kamichan,’ sharing the memories that brought him here.
Meeting the boy behind the performer
With most fans standing (and uchiwa prohibited), green penlights filled the venue. Upstairs, seated fans looked out over the glowing crowd.
The opening film imagined Tomohiro being created inside a science-fiction laboratory. DNA-like cells appeared before a human figure emerged inside a chamber, surrounded by sound systems blasting music. When the artist appeared onstage in red, the experiment seemed to come to life.
His stage presence was immediate. Singing, rap and dance revealed different sides of his artistry, while six dancers brought further energy to the stage. The tour’s theme of genkai toppa, breaking through one’s limits, was evident in the range of performances he had prepared.
Some of the most memorable moments came from looking back. “Kamichan no Memories” revisited his solo project, WEST.’s debut, his entry into the agency and his childhood encounter with Ultraman. The retrospective invited fans to revisit the discoveries that first made him want to perform.
One performance depicted his audition, complete with “Tomohiro 71” across his chest and a delighted celebration of passing. Material from his Junior and 7 WEST. years prompted familiar hand movements from fans who had carried those memories with them too.
During “Just like dancing”, childhood footage played alongside his live dancing. Seeing the young Tomohiro and the adult performer together gave the tour’s title a touching meaning. Everything he had absorbed over the years was finding its way back out through music and movement.
Memories carried through music
The acoustic performance of “Nijiiro no Uta” brought a gentler atmosphere. His first solo song, it returned to the stage approximately 12 years after he performed it in Naniwa Samurai Hello TOKYO!! in February 2014. Hearing it within this portrait of his life gave the track a particular tenderness.
“Tokyo” offered another personal connection. Footage of family holidays and WEST. concerts accompanied Tomohiro’s song about leaving familiar surroundings and finding his direction. Its images of roads, brakes and a steering wheel reflected the uncertainty of moving forward while trying to remain true to oneself.
Having moved to Tokyo myself to take on new challenges, I felt seen in those words. The mix of hope and uncertainty felt familiar, and hearing Kamichan sing about continuing despite not having all the answers gave me encouragement to keep going too.
The people who shaped him also had a place in the show. In “Metamorphosis”, SUPER EIGHT’s Shota Yasuda, who wrote and composed the song, appeared in the accompanying video. A spoken passage about Tomohiro Kamiyama’s name drew on words contributed by his mother.
Between songs, the mood was much less solemn. Kamichan admitted that his hands had trembled while putting in his contact lenses before the show. His repeated water breaks became a running gag, with even a drink interrupted by chatter and delighted audience reactions.
He also taught fans hand choreography, reminding them to watch their penlights so they would not hit anyone nearby. The movements proved surprisingly complicated, adding another cheerful challenge to the evening.
A view to treasure
When the main performance ended, the crowd immediately delivered its promised “G.O.D.” chant. The encore brought WEST.’s music into the room, drawing an enthusiastic response. Afterwards, fans kept calling until Kamichan appeared once more.
He joked about wanting to give fan service despite the absence of uchiwa and checked on those seated upstairs. Then he told the audience he would never forget the view before him. It was truly a treasure.
He would keep growing, he promised, before adding that growing taller was unlikely. He would have to grow in his heart instead.
It was a fitting farewell to a concert that made room for both ambition and affection. INPUT⇄OUTPUT introduced Tomohiro Kamiyama’s individual musical world while letting fans recognise the familiar warmth of Kamichan within it.
The nine-show tour visits Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka, with approximately 22,000 attendees expected, and concludes at Zepp Namba (OSAKA) on October 15.