On March 29, female singer-songwriter miwa (22) performed for the first time ever since her 2010 debut at the Nippon Budokan. Her concert, entitled �miwa live at Budokan~Sotsugyo-shiki~," sold out all 10,000 seats within the first 3 minutes.� She enthusiastically performed 23 of her songs, both new and old, including her debut song �don�t cry anymore� and her hit song �Hikari e.�

In the intervals between songs, videos of her from before her debut and from her first recording session were displayed for fans.� She thanked her fans with, �It is hard to believe that I am surrounded by my audience at the Budokan.�

During her encore, miwa appeared on stage wearing a hakama and spoke to her fans with, �Today�s live performance is my graduation ceremony; since I have also graduated from university, I wore this hakama!� I stand here to show you how much I grew.� From here on out, I will do my best, so it will be great if everyone can continue to support me.�� She teared up while she performed her final song, �Tsuyoku Naritai,� which she wrote in her final year of high school.

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Source & Image(s): Sanspo + Natalie