Between the release of Koda Kumi's studio album
Kingdom and the first day of the concert, Koda Kumi had fear and anxiety over performing on stage after her statement on
All Night Nippon on 31 January of that year. On that date, she had made a lighthearted comment after being asked by the radio host her opinion on her manager getting married and the prospect of having children. Kumi had responded, "When women turn 35, their
amniotic fluid goes rotten, so I hope they have a child before then." The comment caused immediate backlash due to the low pregnancy rates in Japan and the sensitivity of the subject among Japanese women. Due to this, upon Kumi request, all promotions for the album had been pulled on 2 February and a letter of apology was posted on Kumi's official site in lieu of the normal content. Kumi had made a public apology on
FNN Supernews, saying how she deeply regretted hurting thousands of Japanese women and mothers. In Kumi's self-published biography,
KODA REKI, she admitted how she had cancelled several rehearsals for the tour due to the severe anxiety she would get when she believed that she would walk out onto the stage to perform, only to have an empty arena. ==Track listing==