Genius 2000 Tour

Genius 2000 Tour
Tour by Namie Amuro
Promotional poster for the Hawaii concert.
Location
  • Asia
  • North America
Associated albumGenius 2000
Start dateMarch 20, 2000
End dateMay 14, 2000
Legs2
No. of shows19
Namie Amuro concert chronology

The Genius 2000 Tour was the third concert tour by Japanese recording artist Namie Amuro, in support of her fourth studio album Genius 2000 (2000). The tour began on March 20, 2000 at the Makuhari Messe Event Hall in Chiba, Japan, and concluded on May 14, 2000 at the Waikiki Shell in Honolulu, Hawaii. This was Amuro's first tour in three years since the Concentration 20 Tour in 1997, and marked her return to touring after her maternity leave hiatus. The Hawaii concert, billed as Big Wave Honolulu, marked Amuro's first and only live performance outside of Asia.

Background

Following her maternity leave hiatus, Amuro returned to the music industry in December 1998, with the release of her number-one single "I Have Never Seen"[1] and her comeback appearance at the 49th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen in which she performed "Can You Celebrate?"[2] and achieved the highest audience rating for a singer in the show's history.[3] Following a series of personal struggles, including the death of her mother in 1999,[4] Amuro finally released her fourth studio album Genius 2000 in January 2000. The album debuted at number one on the Oricon Albums Chart[5] and was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).[6] To promote the album, Amuro toured arenas in Japan during the spring of 2000, beginning in Chiba on March 20 and ending with two concerts in Osaka on May 6 and 7.

Big Wave Honolulu

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Okinawans moving to Hawaii, Amuro held a one-off concert at the Waikiki Shell in Honolulu, Hawaii, billed as Big Wave Honolulu, on May 14, 2000. The concert was promoted with posters of Amuro on shopping malls and hotels in Waikiki and in local newspapers. Part of the concert's profit was donated to the Hawaii United Okinawa Association.[7] A day before the concert, Amuro held an event at the Okinawa Hawaii Center in Oʻahu, during which she donated a check to the organization and interacted with members of her fan club, "AmR". 250 members of the fan club were flown from Japan for the concert and were given prizes after participating in a trivia quiz about the singer.[7]

Set list

  1. "Toi et Moi"
  2. "How to Be a Girl"
  3. "I Have Never Seen"
  4. "Next to You"
  5. "Still in Love"
  6. "Respect the Power of Love"
  7. "Sweet 19 Blues"
  8. "Something 'Bout the Kiss"
  9. "Leavin' for Las Vegas"
  10. "Mi Corazon (Te' Amour)"
  11. "You're My Sunshine"
  12. "Body Feels Exit"
  13. "Chase the Chance"
  14. "Love 2000"

Encore

  2. "Can You Celebrate?"
  3. "A Walk in the Park"
  4. "Don't Wanna Cry"
  5. "You Are the One"

Notes[8]

Tour dates

Tour dates[8][9]
Date (2000) City Country Venue Attendance
March 20 Chiba Japan Makuhari Messe Event Hall —
March 28 Sapporo Tsukisamu Green Dome
March 29
April 1 Nagoya Nagoya Rainbow Hall
April 2
April 5 Hiroshima Hiroshima Sun Plaza
April 6
April 9 Nagano M-Wave
April 15 Fukuoka Marine Messe Fukuoka
April 16
April 22 Sendai Kamei Arena Sendai
April 23
April 28 Tokyo Yoyogi National Stadium First Gymnasium
April 29
May 2
May 3
May 6 Osaka Osaka-jō Hall 30,000[10]
May 7
May 14 Honolulu United States Waikiki Shell 6,000[7]

Live recordings

Namie Amuro Tour "Genius 2000"
DVD artwork
Video by
Namie Amuro
ReleasedAugust 18, 2000
RecordedMay 6-7, 2000
VenueOsaka-jō Hall
Genre
LabelAvex Trax
Namie Amuro chronology
181920 Films
(1998) 		Namie Amuro Tour "Genius 2000"
(2000) 		Filmography
(2001)

The concert video, titled Namie Amuro Tour "Genius 2000", was released on DVD and VHS formats on August 18, 2000.[11] This was Amuro's last concert tour to be commercially released on VHS. The DVD version was originally released in a jewel case, but was re-released in a snap case along with the videos for Amuro's first two concerts tours on March 24, 2005 at a reduced price.[12] Namie Amuro Tour "Genius 2000" peaked at number 9 on the Oricon DVD chart and remained on the charts for 21 weeks.[13]

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Japan Weekly DVD Chart (Oricon) 9

References

  1. ^ "I HAVE NEVER SEEN 安室奈美恵". Oricon. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
  2. ^ 第49回紅白歌合戦 (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. Archived from the original on December 14, 2001. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
  3. ^ "安室奈美恵 NHKが狙う「最後の紅白」と「視聴率60％」". news-postseven.com (in Japanese). September 25, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
  4. ^ Japan Times Staff (March 17, 1999). "Amuro's mother slain; brother-in-law suspected". The Japan Times. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
  5. ^ "安室奈美恵の作品 5ページ目" [List of Namie Amuro's works, Page 5.]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved May 13, 2026.
  6. ^ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2000年2月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. February 2000 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). 485. Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan: 8. April 10, 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
  7. ^ a b c "Big Wave Honolulu live | Namie Amuro - Toi et moi - Final Version". Retrieved May 13, 2026.
  8. ^ a b "安室奈美恵 Live In Hawaii "Big Wave Honolulu"" (in Japanese). Namie Style. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
  9. ^ "NAMIE AMURO TOUR GENIUS 2000" (in Japanese). Namie Style. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
  10. ^ "Honolulu Star-Bulletin 9 May 2000 seems like yesterday doesn't it?". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. May 9, 2000. p. 32. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
  11. ^ Citations regarding the physical formats of Namie Amuro Tour "Genius 2000":
  12. ^ "NAMIE AMURO TOUR"GENIUS 2000"" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
  13. ^ "NAMIE AMURO TOUR"GENIUS 2000"" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 13, 2026.

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