Chara announces 2013 nationwide tour + jacket cover and track list for “Cocoon”

Chara has announced that she will be embarking on a nationwide tour in 2013!

Her upcoming tour will be called “Chara Live Tour 2013: Cocoon“, and it will be held to commemorate the release of her upcoming album, “Cocoon“. It will kick off on March 2nd in Kumamoto, and will wrap up on April 13th in Tokyo for a total of 14 shows. Ticket details will be revealed at a later date.

Scheduled for release on October 31st, “Cocoon” will feature a total of 12 tracks including “Planet“, which is the CM song for SONY’s ‘BRAVIA‘, “Chouchou Musubi, which serves as the theme song for the anime film ‘Fuse: Teppo Musume no Torimonocho‘,  and “Waiting for You“, the CM song for Volkswagen’s ‘up!‘.

Check out the jacket cover and track list for “Cocoon” as well as the tour dates below!

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<Cocoon>

01. 18

02. DADAAAN

03. Alterna Girlfriend

04. Lita

05. Kogarashi to Utau

06. Waiting for You

07. Planet

08. Chouchou Musubi

09. Itoshi Itoshi to Iu Kokoro

10. Tokuni

11. Cocoon

12. Amaete yo (Bonus Track)

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<Chara Live Tour 2013: Cocoon>

Saturday, March 2nd – Kumamoto DRUM Be-9 (Kumamoto)

Sunday, March 3rd – Fukuoka DRUM LOGOS (Fukuoka)

Sunday, March 10th – Takasaki club FLEEZ (Gunma)

Friday, March 15th – Sendai Rensa (Miyagi)

Sunday, March 17th – Niigata LOTS (Niigata)

Wednesday, March 20th – Sapporo PENNY LANE 24 (Hokkaido)

Saturday, March 23rd – Zepp Tokyo (Tokyo)

Tuesday, March 26th – Zepp Namba (Osaka)

Wednesday, March 27th – Zepp Nagoya (Aichi)

Friday, April 5th – Namba Hatch (Osaka)

Saturday, April 6th – Takamatsu Olive Hall (Kagawa)

Wednesday, April 10th – Hiroshima CLUB QUATTRO (Hiroshima)

Thursday, April 11th – CRAZYMAMA KINGDOM (Okayama)

Saturday, April 13th – Shibuya Kokaido (Tokyo)

Source & Image: natalie

Chara to release new single & album

 Chara will be releasing her new single, “Chouchou Musubi“, on October 17th, as well as her new album, “Cocoon“, on October 31st.

“Chouchou Musubi” is a ballad number that was written for the anime film, ‘Fuse: Teppo Musume no Torimonocho‘. For its coupling track, the single will include the live version of “Tiny Tiny Tiny“. In addition, the limited edition will come with a DVD containing the PV and making-of video for her previous single, “Planet“.

Meanwhile, “Cocoon” will be Chara’s first album after transferring to Ki/oon Music and will include her singles “Alterna Girlfriend“, “Planet”, and “Chouchou Musubi”.

Stay tuned for more details on Chara’s upcoming releases! In the meantime, you can check out the jacket cover and track list for “Chouchou Musubi” below!

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<Chocho Musubi>

01. Chocho Musubi

02. Tiny Tiny Tiny

Source & Photos: natalie