Diana Yokoyama

8 hours ago, NaoMika said:

Hello,

 

Some of MIKA fans from Europe have asked me to buy some tickets for them because Japanese ticketing system is very different from any other countries and very hard to buy from overseas.

 

So I will try to explain how it works. 

 

- SEAT LOCATION CAN NOT BE CHOSEN
In other countries you might be able to choose specific seats on a venue map.
We do not have that system for most of Rock/Pop music gigs in Japan and this concert is not an exception.

Seats are assigned by the ticket system randomly in any phase of ticket sales.

 

- YOU CAN CHOOSE AREA CATEGORY FROM "SS" OR "S"

【SS】Numbered seat（Front Stalls： Row1～14）-  Face Price:￥12,000 + Fees
【S】Numbered seat -  Face Price:￥10,800 + Fees

 

- YOUR TICKETS WILL NOT ISSUED BEFORE 10th MAY.

Only once you get the physical/smart ticket, you can see the seat number on it. 

The pickup of physical tickets must be made at a Seven Eleven OR Familymart location within Japan prior to the show. 

 

- MANY PRE-SALES PHASES AND LOTTERIES SYSTEM

Official pre-order lotteries (Senkou Chusen 先行抽選)

2022/12/06 (Tue) 17:00～2022/12/18 (Sun) 23:59
Holders of a free account can apply, and buy tickets if the lottery result is positive.

 

Pre-order lotteries are pretty common to buy concert tickets in Japan.

Many more Pre-sales phases are set by some ticket venders.

I don’t recommend waiting for general sale. In reality, only what is “left over” will be sold through general sale.

 

In my opinion,

- MOST ADVANTEGED IS "SMASH friends Members" PRE-SALE. 

2022/12/07 (Wed) 10:00～2022/12/12 (Mon) 18:00

SMASH friends is PAID membership system of Japanese event promotor SMASH! .

You can book tickets on “first-come, first-served” basis, but seats are assigned randomly within their blocked area.

(I have already consumed my allocation for my membership -sorry)

 

Anyway, If you are 100% sure to come to see MIKA gig in Tokyo, and wouldn't mind seat location you will end up in the all-seated venue (never allowed to rush into the front of the stage!), I will be happy to help you to get tickets for you. Contact via PM.

 

See you there,

 

NaoMika☆

Sorry for another question! "希望のお申込みで4枚まで指定できます", this phrase means I can apply one application for 4 tickets, right? And if the lottery result is positive, then I will have to pay for all 4 tickets, is that right?

2 hours ago, NaoMika said:

Hello,

 

Some of MIKA fans from Europe have asked me to buy some tickets for them because Japanese ticketing system is very different from any other countries and very hard to buy from overseas.

 

So I will try to explain how it works. 

 

- SEAT LOCATION CAN NOT BE CHOSEN
In other countries you might be able to choose specific seats on a venue map.
We do not have that system for most of Rock/Pop music gigs in Japan and this concert is not an exception.

Seats are assigned by the ticket system randomly in any phase of ticket sales.

 

- YOU CAN CHOOSE AREA CATEGORY FROM "SS" OR "S"

【SS】Numbered seat（Front Stalls： Row1～14）-  Face Price:￥12,000 + Fees
【S】Numbered seat -  Face Price:￥10,800 + Fees

 

- YOUR TICKETS WILL NOT ISSUED BEFORE 10th MAY.

Only once you get the physical/smart ticket, you can see the seat number on it. 

The pickup of physical tickets must be made at a Seven Eleven OR Familymart location within Japan prior to the show. 

 

- MANY PRE-SALES PHASES AND LOTTERIES SYSTEM

Official pre-order lotteries (Senkou Chusen 先行抽選)

2022/12/06 (Tue) 17:00～2022/12/18 (Sun) 23:59
Holders of a free account can apply, and buy tickets if the lottery result is positive.

 

Pre-order lotteries are pretty common to buy concert tickets in Japan.

Many more Pre-sales phases are set by some ticket venders.

I don’t recommend waiting for general sale. In reality, only what is “left over” will be sold through general sale.

 

In my opinion,

- MOST ADVANTEGED IS "SMASH friends Members" PRE-SALE. 

2022/12/07 (Wed) 10:00～2022/12/12 (Mon) 18:00

SMASH friends is PAID membership system of Japanese event promotor SMASH! .

You can book tickets on “first-come, first-served” basis, but seats are assigned randomly within their blocked area.

(I have already consumed my allocation for my membership -sorry)

 

Anyway, If you are 100% sure to come to see MIKA gig in Tokyo, and wouldn't mind seat location you will end up in the all-seated venue (never allowed to rush into the front of the stage!), I will be happy to help you to get tickets for you. Contact via PM.

 

See you there,

 

NaoMika☆

Thank you very much for the information!! ありがとう!

Hello! I'd really appreciate it if someone could explain the rules for buying tickets for a concert in Japan. I understand correctly that you have to have a Japanese number and address in order to enter the lottery to buy a ticket, isn't it? And I'm a bit confused when I read the information on the website, there are some front row tickets, friends tickets and some other categories of tickets? And is there any advantage to buying a ticket in pre-sale than buying it already during the general sale in January, apart from the fact that you just get your ticket earlier? My apologies for the many questions!