Flanked by cherry blossoms, Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny made his Japan debut Saturday night, delivering a high-energy set for an ecstatic crowd at Tipstar Dome Chiba.
The superstar ¡ª whose real name is Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio ¡ª brought out a live salsa band, sang in Japanese and delivered an emotional speech during the approximately 90-minute, invite-only concert, which also marked his first-ever performance in Asia. The show was part of a whirlwind stretch for Bad Bunny, who kicked off his Debi Tirar Mas Fotos all-stadium world tour in November 2025. Last month, he won album of the year at the Grammys, becoming the first Latin artist to do so, and headlined the LX halftime show.
The Japan event was hosted by music streaming company Spotify as part of its Billions Club series of special live shows that spotlight artists with songs that have surpassed 1 billion streams on the platform. Bad Bunny has 29 songs that have crossed the billion-streams threshold on Spotify.
A spokesperson for Spotify¡¯s Japan office says more than 2,300 of the artist¡¯s top listeners in the country were invited to the performance. A handful of music industry representatives and other artists also showed up at Tipstar Dome, including Lisa of Korean pop group Blackpink, contemporary artist Takashi Murakami and rapper Awich.
First announced Feb. 17, details about the performance were kept vague, with the location only being listed as the ¡°Tokyo area.¡± According to attendees, invitees were told three days beforehand that the show would take place at the Chiba venue ¡ª primarily used for bicycle races ¡ª and were asked not to share the information ahead of time.
Videos posted on social media by those who attended show a jubilant performance featuring songs from all across Bad Bunny¡¯s career, including 2021¡¯s ¡°,¡± named after Japan¡¯s westernmost island and featuring a segment sung in Japanese, which the audience shouted along to.
Attendees say they received several gifts as part of the concert, including a ¡°Bad Bunny bento¡± that was served before the show started.
In addition to the performance at Tipstar Dome, Bad Bunny took in last Friday¡¯s World Baseball Classic game between Japan and Taiwan at Tokyo Dome.
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