High school singer-songwriter tuki. has been recognised by Guinness World Records following her sold-out show at Nippon Budokan, her first-ever performance in front of a live audience. The concert, titled NIPPON BUDOKAN ～Exploding Desire for Recognition～, set the record for the largest number of tickets sold for a first publicly announced, ticketed live concert by a solo J-pop artist, with 8,503 tickets sold.
Held on February 11th, the performance featured all 21 songs from her catalogue to date, including ‘HYURURIRAPAPPA’, ‘Damashiai’ and ‘Bansanka’, which she previously performed at the 2024 NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen. An official Guinness World Records adjudicator confirmed the certification after the concert.
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tuki., who performs without revealing her face, began playing guitar at 13 before uploading performances of her original songs and covers to TikTok. Her 2023 debut single ‘Bansanka’, written at 15, rose through the charts, and she became the youngest solo artist to surpass 100 million streams. In 2025, she released her first full album ’15’ and the drama theme ‘Damashiai’, while her cumulative streams have now exceeded one billion.
WOWOW will broadcast and stream footage from the Budokan concert in April.
tuki. will hold additional performances of Exploding Desire for Recognition on March 4th at Zepp Osaka Bayside, and March 11th–12th at Zepp Haneda in Tokyo. She will then embark on her 1st ASIA TOUR 2026, with dates in Taipei, Seoul and Hong Kong running from April to May.
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15
Release Date: 08/01/2025
Label: The Lunar Landing Plan / Sony Music Labels
Stream: Spotify | Apple Music
CD: Regular Edition | Limited Edition
