KREVA completes 20th solo debut anniversary year, aims even higher with relentless ambition
KREVA's "KREVA LIVE 2025 'Project K Tour'," which began in March in support of his latest album *Project K*, concluded yesterday, June 17, with a performance at Fukuoka Civic Hall, Medium Hall in Fukuoka. This article reports on the May 23 performance at LINE CUBE SHIBUYA (Shibuya Public Hall) in Tokyo.

Showcasing skill with a high-speed rap greeting

KREVA, who made his solo debut on June 18, 2004, with the boldly auto-tuned song "Kibo no Honoo," celebrated his 20th anniversary last year. Although he is active in the major field beyond the confines of the hip-hop scene, he is a rapper who rose up with some of the scene's top skills, and his fangs, far from dulling, have only grown sharper.

Appearing on stage amidst ominous BGM, KREVA kicked off the live show with the new song "No Limit," packing words into a dark beat, then fired off a series of new and old skillful numbers like "Kijun" and "TradeMark," unleashing an unrestricted rap performance. He dove from his origin point, "Kibo no Honoo," into the new song "Kuchi kara Ima, Kokoro.," and continued to overwhelm the audience with his skills, non-stop, by connecting past songs with tracks from the new album, such as "Kami no Ryoiki" into "Rassera," and "IWAOU" into "Party wa IZUKO?".
The fans' voices, more wonderful than any instrument

Having run at the forefront for 20 years since his solo debut, KREVA's live performance power is no joke. He perfectly controls the dazzling lighting, the band's performance, and the floor's tension, making himself shine to the fullest.

After proving his power with a "festival-length" performance, KREVA called out, "From here on are songs where you're the stars," and performed the new song "Knock" and the older track "OH YEAH," which are easy for the audience to get loud and excited for. During "C'mon, Let's go," just after having the band members show off their outstanding solo skills, he riled up the crowd, saying, "An instrument more wonderful than any of the performances just now! It's your voices!" and ignited a massive singalong in the hall.
If my words become heavy...

The audience followed KREVA's words with all their might, but after creating an emotional mood with "Shunkan speechless," the message he conveyed to his fans was, "It's okay to rest." KREVA began, "The theme of my lyrics is the desire to improve. I'm encouraged by all of you saying you're encouraged by that." He continued, "But when you do something for a long time, it's not all good things, and there are tough times that are hard on the heart. I've overcome them by continuing, but when that happens to you, if my words feel heavy and you can't listen to them, let's take a break. Let's step away for a bit."

Then KREVA promised, "I will continue to stand on stage, continue to make songs, and continue to write lyrics so that you'll want to listen again." He pleaded, "If you give me a chance, you don't have to sing or raise your hands, just be there again. That's all I ask," and sang the new song "Tsugi Au Toki," which was filled with these feelings.
Still aiming, still higher

In the final part of the show, KREVA delivered a string of his signature songs like "Aggressive," "Issai Gassai," and "Neiro," then moved through recent tracks like "Expert" and "Jinsei" before finishing the main set with "Forever Student," which demonstrated his stance of continuous learning. For the encore, he created the biggest sense of unity of the night with the live anthem "Na Na Na" and sang of his insatiable ambition in the new song "New Phase."

Just as the lyrics of "New Phase" say, "Still aiming, still higher," even after completing his 20th solo debut anniversary year, KREVA keeps running. On Sept. 8, or "KREVA no Hi" (KREVA Day), he will hold a special live show, "908 ON THE DAY," at Tokyo Garden Theater. He is scheduled to perform with MACCHO of OZROSAURUS for the first time in about two years.
Setlist
"KREVA LIVE 2025 'Project K Tour'" May 23, 2025, LINE CUBE SHIBUYA (Shibuya Public Hall)
01. Project K Tour Intro
02. No Limit
03. Kijun
04. TradeMark
05. Kibo no Honoo
06. Kuchi kara Ima, Kokoro.
07. Kami no Ryoiki
08. Rassera
09 Breaking Free
10. IWAOU
11. Party wa IZUKO?
12. Project K Interlude
13. Knock
14. OH YEAH
15. C'mon, Let's go
16. Shunkan speechless
17. Tsugi Au Toki
18. Aggressive
19. Issai Gassai
20. Neiro
21. Expert
22. Jinsei
23. Forever Student
Encore
24. Na Na Na
25. New Phase
Source: Music Natalie
*This content has been translated from Japanese into English using machine translation. We apologize for any mistakes in the current version, and will update accordingly.