J-pop star Ayumi Hamasaki performing in Singapore in July

J-pop star Ayumi Hamasaki will be performing in Singapore on Jul 5 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium as part of her Asia tour 2025, titled I Am Ayu Ep II.

Tickets are priced from S$188 to S$368, excluding a S$6 booking fee, and will go on sale on May 26 at 12:00pm at Tickemaster. 

The singer kicked off her I Am Ayu Ep II tour in Tokyo on Apr 8 and will also be holding shows in Nagoya, Hiroshima, Osaka, Sendai, Fukuoka, Hong Kong, Taipei and more. 

“This year, we start from Japan – and we’re bringing it to Asia," said Hamasaki in a press release. 

The singer also updated her Instagram bio to include the cities she'll be visiting.

Hamasaki last performed in Singapore in 2014 at the Japanese music festival A-Nation at Marina Bay Sands.

In 2008, Hamasaki revealed that she had gone deaf in her left ear due to an ear infection she had caught in the middle of her tour in 2000. By 2017, she also began experiencing hearing loss in her right ear.

Despite her condition, the singer has continued to tour and make music. 

The 46-year-old, best known for her songs Seasons (2000) and Blue Bird (2006), debuted in 1998 with her album A Song for XX and recently released her newest single Mimosa on Apr 8, commemorating her 27th anniversary. She is also the first female solo artist in Japan to have 25 consecutive No 1 singles.