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Rie Utagokoro: Time Together After the Songs — Kawasaki, Part Two

Published 2026-05-18 · Updated 2026-10-27 · CROSSWAVE EDITION

DATE2026.05.17VENUEKawasaki · LA CITTADELLA Central Fountain SquareTIMEPart two 16:00

CLOSING SONG1 TRACK

The closing song covered in this Kawasaki part-two report

Selected repertoire · Not in performance order

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On May 17, 2026, the second session of Rie Utagokoro’s mini concert at LA CITTADELLA’s Fountain Square in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, concluded to attentive fans. Beginning at 4 p.m., it followed the first session’s format of a mini concert, benefit activities and opportunities to meet the audience.

Before the performance, filming a promotional video with fans helped lift the atmosphere. Afterward, an autograph session, farewell greetings and a signing at Tower Records extended the exchange over a relatively long period.

At 3:45 p.m., the audience gathers again

Visitors continued circulating around the square after part one. Fans who had spent the interval exploring nearby commercial facilities and LA CITTADELLA returned to the stage as the next session approached.

Numbered priority entry was again available to CD purchasers, but the stepped layout also made viewing comfortable for general visitors. The central area mainly accommodated priority entrants, while both sides offered views without significant obstruction.

With natural differences in height across the square, the practical gap between front and back rows was relatively small. It felt different from a standing show where failing to secure a front position can make concentration harder.

At 3:45 p.m., admission resumed for numbered ticket holders. As in part one, they mainly occupied the central seats, while general spectators settled naturally along the sides.

Rie Utagokoro at LA CITTADELLA Central Fountain Square, Kawasaki, May 17, 2026

A promotional video filmed with the stepped audience

Rie soon returned to the stage for a rehearsal before the main set. Filming connected with the new albums followed.

Fans took part in the shoot. Rie stood near the front of the stage, with supporters behind her in the stepped seating waving towels and merchandise. Rather than conventional concert footage, it resembled a promotional video capturing the atmosphere together with the fans.

Attention also turned to visitors from overseas. Event staff suggested including someone who had traveled a long way and adjusted the filming positions accordingly.

Support towels and merchandise from various artists appeared in the stepped seats. The listeners who had watched rehearsal now became part of the background, sharing a frame with Rie at the front of the stage.

At 4 p.m., the songs begin again

After filming, the second session began at 4 p.m. Its overall course resembled part one, with a selection centered on Japanese songs and a steady, vocal-led performance.

Even on the same day at the same location, the second set developed a different mood. With fans returning after part one, the audience felt more familiar and relaxed.

The open outdoor space connected to the shopping complex allowed returning fans and passing visitors to mingle naturally. Some sat quietly on the steps; others stopped during a walk through the area to watch the stage.

Rie’s characteristic attention to emotional phrasing remained steady. Her emphasis on the songs’ moods and feelings rather than flamboyant performance fitted naturally with the outdoor setting’s openness.

Cameras come out for the final song, “Shiawase no Mawarimichi”

Photography and video were restricted during most songs, but permitted for the final number, “Shiawase no Mawarimichi.” As in part one, this song provided a designated opportunity to record.

Phones and cameras rose as the final song began. People who had been listening to the preceding numbers now continued listening while capturing the stage on their own screens.

The outdoor fountain square created a different atmosphere from an indoor concert shaped by stage lighting. As the day moved toward evening, the surrounding light and the square’s setting blended with the warmth of the final song.

On to autographs for CD purchasers

After the performance, an autograph benefit session followed, as in part one. Visitors who had purchased CDs at the venue moved forward in sequence to receive signatures.

While purchasers participated in order, people who had not bought an additional album during part two also remained nearby to watch. Conversations about the songs they had heard continued on the audience side.

After farewell greetings, a signature at Tower Records

Fans did not leave immediately after the concert and signing. They stayed to greet Rie as she departed.

She reappeared shortly afterward and exchanged greetings and brief conversations with people individually. Jokes and thanks passed easily between them, giving the gathering a gentle atmosphere.

Rie also thanked those who had traveled from overseas. The voice that had sung to many people during the show now became a conversational voice addressing them one at a time.

Rather than leaving straightaway, she then went to the Tower Records inside LA CITTADELLA and signed the album display. Fans lined up outside the store to watch.

More greetings followed the signing. As she moved away, Rie repeatedly turned back and waved. Fans smiled and waved in return, some gesturing as if to tell her to head off and rest, bringing the encounter to an amused close.

After she had left, fans went back inside to photograph the new signature. Some arranged merchandise they had brought beside it for commemorative pictures.

A day stretching from the fountain square to the shopfront

The people who had waved towels for a promotional video before the show later waited their turn for autographs and lined up again outside Tower Records. An event that began onstage continued until a fresh signature had been left in the store.

Even after signing, Rie repeatedly looked back and waved as she moved away. Audiences returned the greetings, then photographed the signature remaining in the shop after she had gone.