Ado Named Most-Streamed Japanese Artist Abroad in First Half 2025, Continues Record-Breaking “Hibana” World Tour

Making History as the First J-POP Artist to Sell Out

13 Arenas Around the World With 25 Sold Out Shows in 24 Cities

North American Leg Begins Today at The Tacoma Dome

Ado , the biggest J-pop sensation of this generation, kicks off the North American leg of her second and biggest world tour, Ado WORLD TOUR 2025 "Hibana"powered by Crunchyroll, today at theTacoma Dome in Seattle, following the European leg's finale at Unipol Forum in Milan on July 2nd. The 22-year-old singer kicked off her world tour on April 26, 2025, at Saitama Super Arena and has already toured all around Asia, Oceania and Europe and will continue on to the North American leg followed by her first visit to Latin America before wrapping in Honolulu, Hawaii, on August 24th.

Ado WORLD TOUR 2025 "Hibana" is one of the largest scale world tours ever in history by a Japanese artist with a total of500,000 audiences. 25 arena shows are already sold out in 24 cities and Ado made a history as the first Japanese artist to ever sell out the following 13 arenas around the world:

Uber Arena (Berlin) / Ziggo Dome (Amsterdam) / Accor Arena (Paris) / Unipol Forum (Milan)SAP Center (San Jose) / Crypto.com Arena (LA) / Dickies Arena (Fort Worth)

Kia Center (Orlando) / Scotiaband Arena (Toronto) / Prudential Center (Newark) /

Espaco Unimed (Sao Paulo) / Movistar Arena (Buenos Aires) / Movistar Arena (Santiago)

In a further testament to her global impact, Ado was the most-streamed Japanese artist overseas in the first half of 2025, and Billboard Japan announced yesterday that her song 'Show' surpassed 500,000,000 streams on their latest Weekly Streaming Song chart. Her explosive growth outside of Japan continues to push boundaries for J-pop on the world stage and cements her as one of the most influential voices of her generation.

Also, local fans gathered from all around Europe to see Ado in arenas, forming a long queue from early morning for merch resulting in Ado breaking venue merch sales records at many of the shows. As soon as the doors opened to the start of the show, excitement of the audience was already peaking as fans fully expressed their anticipation for the live performance with Ado calls and waves.

The setlist includes her record-breaking hits like "Usseewa" and "Show" as well as the cover of Sia's "Chandelier" which Ado added to her repertoire for this world tour. Footages and photos from the tour as well as vlog from each of the cities are posted on Ado Staff Instagram so make sure to check them out.

With most of the shows already sold out, make sure to get your hands on the tickets before they're gone!

Remaining "Hibana" Powered by Crunchyroll Tour Dates:

July 10 - Seattle, WA - Tacoma Dome

July 13 - San Jose, CA - SAP Center

July 16 - Los Angeles, CA - Crypto.com Arena

July 19 - Phoenix, AZ - PHX Arena

July 22 - Fort Worth, TX - Dickies Arena

July 24 - Duluth, GA - Gas South Arena

July 26 - Orlando, FL - Kia Center

July 29 - Baltimore, MD - CFG Bank Arena

July 31 - Chicago, IL - United Center

August 3 - Toronto, ON - Scotiabank Arena

August 5 - Newark, NJ - Prudential Center

August 8 - Mexico City, Mexico - Arena Ciudad de México

August 13 - São Paulo, Brazil - Espaço Unimed

August 15 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Movistar Arena

August 18 - Santiago, Chile - Movistar Arena

August 24 - Honolulu, HI - Blaisdell Arena

As part of the Crunchyroll collaboration powering the tour, Ado also unveiled an exclusive limited-edition merch collection. The collection consists of three specially designed pieces: a t-shirt, a crewneck sweater, and a tote bag. The t-shirt, tote bag, and crewneck feature chibi-style illustrations of Ado and her original character Hime, blending adorable visuals with her signature edgy J-pop aesthetic. The collection is available at select tour stops and online for a limited time, and has quickly become a must-have for fans worldwide. You can pre order HERE