COUNTDOWN LoveLive! 2021→2022 ~LIVE with a smile!~
Info on the countdown concert featuring Aqours, Nijigasaki, and Liella! on 2021-12-31.
Announced on the 2021-08-23 Love Live! series stream: Aqours, NijiGaku, and Liella! will celebrate the end of 2021 with a joint concert.
Official website: https://www.lovelive-anime.jp/lovelive-series2021/live.php
Logistics
- Date: 2021-12-31 (Friday), Doors 20:00 / Starts 21:00
- Venue: Pia Arena MM
Cast Scheduled to Perform
Aqours
- Inami Anju (as Takami Chika)
- Aida Rikako (as Sakurauchi Riko)
- Suwa Nanaka (as Matsuura Kanan)
- Komiya Arisa (as Kurosawa Dia)
- Saito Shuka (as Watanabe You)
- Kobayashi Aika (as Tsushima Yoshiko)
- Takatsuki Kanako (as Kunikida Hanamaru)—staff will continue to prioritize her health and will adjust if necessary
- Suzuki Aina (as Ohara Mari)
- Furihata Ai (as Kurosawa Ruby)
Nijigasaki High School Idol Club
- Onishi Aguri (as Uehara Ayumu)
- Sagara Mayu (as Nakasu Kasumi)
- Maeda Kaori (as Osaka Shizuku)
- Kubota Miyu (as Asaka Karin)
- Murakami Natsumi (as Miyashita Ai)
- Kito Akari (as Konoe Kanata)
- Kusunoki Tomori (as Yuki Setsuna)
- Sashide Maria (as Emma Verde)
- Tanaka Chiemi (as Tennoji Rina)
- Koizumi Moeka (as Mifune Shioriko)
- Uchida Shu (as Mia Taylor)
- Homoto Akina (as Zhong Lanzhu)
Liella!
- Date Sayuri (as Shibuya Kanon)
- Liyuu (as Tang Keke)
- Misaki Nako (as Arashi Chisato)
- Payton Naomi (as Heanna Sumire)
- Aoyama Nagisa (as Hazuki Ren)
Stream with Audio Commentary
Watch the concert with audio commentary from Kobayashi Aika, Sagara Mayu, and Payton Naomi in this stream. (There are no subtitles for the commentary.)
- Cost: 6000 JPY
- Available to buy: Apr 15 18:00 to May 5 20:00
- Available to watch: Apr 29 21:00 to May 5 23:59
- At Apr 29 21:00, it'll be streamed live. Once that session is done, you can watch it as an archive.
Overseas Sales
Japan Sales
- e+: https://eplus.jp/lovelive-series2021st_commentary/
- Pia: https://w.pia.jp/t/lovelive-countdown-21-22/
Stream Tickets
- Ticket sales up: Dec 11 12:00 to Jan 7 19:00
- Archive available during: Jan 1 03:00 to Jan 7 23:59
- Due to audio/video desync in the original stream, a fixed version will be uploaded. It'll be up starting Jan 1 21:00.
Ticket price varies on when you buy, since the Go To campaign (a goverment campaign that gives funds to events like this) no longer applies on Jan 1.
- Before Jan 1 00:00: 4800 JPY (tax included)
- Jan 1 00:00 onwards: 6000 JPY (tax included)
Overseas Tickets
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Japan Tickets
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Buyers have the option to be shipped a physical "memorial ticket" (incurs an additional shipping fee).
In-person Tickets
There are two types of tickets:
- Regular: 12000 JPY (tax in)
- Standing: 11500 JPY (tax in)
Notes:
- Since this is a late-night event, people younger than 18 years old cannot attend due to Kanagawa prefecture regulations.
- For regular tickets: while standing is generally allowed, some seats in the venue require you to stay seated. You won't have a choice in whether your seat is restricted this way.
- For standing tickets: each standing ticket will have a designated space within standing-only areas in the venue. Parts of the stage may be hard or impossible to see from the standing-only areas.
Lottery #1: LIVE with a smile! CD
Each copy of the theme song LIVE with a smile! CD will include a code to enter this lottery.
- Apply at: https://pia.jp/v/lovelive2122s/
- Apply within: Nov 3 12:00 to Nov 14 23:59
- Results/payment: Nov 20 18:00 to Nov 23 23:59
- Each code lets you apply for two tickets.
Lottery #2: not ALONE not HITORI/Miracle STAY TUNE!/Shooting Voice!! CD
Each copy of the not ALONE not HITORI/Miracle STAY TUNE!/Shooting Voice!! CDs will include a code to enter this lottery.
- Apply at: https://pia.jp/v/lovelive2122s2/
- Apply within: Nov 24 12:00 to Dec 5 23:59
- Results/payment: Dec 9 18:00 to Dec 12 23:59
- Each code lets you apply for two tickets.
Lottery #3: General
Anyone with a verified Pia account may apply for up to 2 tickets.
Payment is by Japanese credit card only.
- Apply at: https://w.pia.jp/t/lovelive-countdown/
- Apply during: Dec 11 12:00 to Dec 14 23:59
- Results/payment: Dec 18 18:00
Equipment Seat Sales
Additional seats were freed up due to equipment arrangement, so there will be an extra round of ticket sales.
These are first come, first serve (not by lottery), so set your alarms/calendar.
- Buy at: https://w.pia.jp/t/lovelive-countdown/
- Tickets go up at: Dec 30 12:00
- Payment is by credit card only.
- You can buy one ticket.
Want to order CDs?
Warning: If you're overseas right now (at the time of writing, September 2021) and don't have residency in Japan, there's a high chance you won't be able to get into Japan. Japan's entry restrictions have been strict during the pandemic, with no signs of letting up soon.
CDJapan ships overseas, and from personal experience (shipping to the US), items come fairly quickly if you order ahead and choose DHL/FedEx. To buy from CDJapan:
- LIVE with a smile!
- not ALONE not HITORI/Miracle STAY TUNE!/Shooting Voice!! (Aqours Edition)
- not ALONE not HITORI/Miracle STAY TUNE!/Shooting Voice!! (Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Edition)
- not ALONE not HITORI/Miracle STAY TUNE!/Shooting Voice!! (Liella! Edition)
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