Japanese singer Takase Toya gears up for Manila concert

MANILA — Japanese singer-songwriter Takase Toya is bringing his Asia Tour 2026 to Manila later this week.

The musical night is happening on October 16 at Teatrino Promenade, Greenhills, with P-pop group KAIA’s leader Angela as surprise guest and with Japanese artist Fumiya Sato as the opening act.

Tickets are available here. 

This is the first time Takase will get to meet his Filipino fans, who have been requesting him to perform his music in the country.

“Actually, there have always been so many listeners from the Philippines asking me to come visit,” Takase said in a press release. “Whether through direct messages or replies to my posts, they have continuously been telling me, ‘Please come to the Philippines, please come.”

He also shared his hope that the concert will build a lasting relationship with his Filipino fans. 

“From here on out, I hope we can create a legendary story together,” he said.

Born in Aichi Prefecture, Takase made his official CD debut in 2014 with “Kokoro no Uta” (Song of the Heart).  According to his official artist profile, his music has charted in more than 80 countries.

As of writing, he has over 625,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, and accumulated more than 3 billion total streams.

Last August, he released his his fifth album, “∞” (Infinity).