A-Nation

A-Nation (stylized as a-nation) is the name of an annual series of summer concerts that are held in various cities in Japan.[1] Organized by Avex Group, Japan's biggest independent record label, this series features the most successful artists signed onto Avex Trax or other labels of the group (although some artists from other Japanese labels also participate here). A-Nation began in 2002 and is held each weekend during August of each year. Top Avex artists such as Ayumi Hamasaki, Kumi Koda, AAA, Ai Otsuka, BoA, Do As Infinity, TVXQ, Super Junior, Hitomi and SHINee perform at A-Nation every year.

A-Nation
エイ・ネーション
A-Nation 2012 official logo
GenreJ-pop
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s)Various cities, Japan
Years active2002–present
InauguratedAugust 2002
Most recentAugust 2020 (Online)
Previous eventAugust 2019
Next event2024
ParticipantsArtists from Avex Trax and Guest
Attendance5.8Million+
Organized byAvex Group (through Avex Entertainment)
Websitea-nation.net

Dates and venues

2002

  • August 3 – Toyama Athletic Stadium
  • August 4 – All-Season Resort Appi (now Appi Kogen Ski Resort)
  • August 10 – Kure, Hiroshima
  • August 11 – Huis Ten Bosch
  • August 17 – Sportsland SUGO
  • August 18 – Yamaha Resort Tsumagoi, Shizuoka
  • August 24 and 25 – WTC Open Air Stadium, Osaka
  • August 31 and September 1 – Odaiba, Tokyo

2003

  • July 19 and 20 – Kasai Rinkai Park, Tokyo
  • July 26 – All-Season Resort Appi
  • August 2 and 3 – Uminonakamichi Seaside Park, Fukuoka
  • August 9 and 10 – Port Messe Nagoya, Aichi
  • August 16 and 17 – WTC Open Air Stadium
  • August 23 – Hiroshima
  • August 30 and 31 – Odaiba

2004

  • July 31 – Toyama Athletic Stadium
  • August 7 – Uminonakamichi Seaside Park
  • August 14 – Port Messe Nagoya
  • August 21 and 22 – Kobe Port Island
  • August 28 and 29 – Showa Memorial Park

2005

2006

  • July 29 – Echigo Hillside National Government Park, Niigata
  • August 5 – Uminonakamichi Seaside Park
  • August 12 – Port Messe Nagoya
  • August 19 and 20 – Kobe Port Island
  • August 26 and 27 – Ajinomoto Stadium

2007

  • July 28 – Tohoku Electric Natori Sports Park, Miyagi
  • August 4 – Ningineer Stadium
  • August 12 – Yamaha Resort Tsumagoi
  • August 18 and 19 – Kobe Port Island
  • August 25 and 26 – Ajinomoto Stadium

2008

  • July 26 – Ningineer Stadium
  • August 2 – Miyazaki Athletic Stadium
  • August 10 – Ishikawa Kanazawa Stadium
  • August 17 – Port Messe Nagoya
  • August 23 and 24 – Sakai City Green Park, Osaka
  • August 30 and 31 – Ajinomoto Stadium

2009

2010

  • August 7 – Ningineer Stadium
  • August 14 – Port Messe Nagoya
  • August 21 and 22 – Nagai Stadium
  • August 28 and 29 – Ajinomoto Stadium

2011

  • July 30 – Ningineer Stadium
  • August 6 – Uminonakamichi Seaside Park
  • August 13 – Port Messe Nagoya
  • August 20 and 21 – Nagai Stadium
  • August 27 and 28 – Ajinomoto Stadium

2012

2013

  • A-Nation Island: August 3 to 11 – Yoyogi National Gymnasium
  • Stadium Fes
    • August 24 and 25 – Nagai Stadium
    • August 31 and September 1 – Ajinomoto Stadium

2014

  • A-Nation Island: August 14 to 20 – Yoyogi National Gymnasium
  • Stadium Fes: August 29 to 31 – Ajinomoto Stadium
  • A-Nation Taiwan: September 13 – Nangang 101 Cultural Creation Hall
  • A-Nation Singapore: October 18 – MasterCard Theatres

2015

  • A-Nation Island: July 31 to August 6 – Yoyogi National Gymnasium
  • Stadium Fes
    • August 22 and 23 – Nagai Stadium
    • August 29 and 30 – Ajinomoto Stadium

2016

  • A-Nation Island: July 29 to August 4 – Yoyogi National Gymnasium
  • Stadium Fes: August 27 and 28 – Ajinomoto Stadium

2017

  • August 26 and 27 – Ajinomoto Stadium

2018

  • July 28 – Nagashima Spa Land (canceled due to Typhoon Jongdari)
  • August 4 – Huis Ten Bosch
  • August 18 and 19 – Yanmar Stadium Nagai
  • August 25 and 26 – Ajinomoto Stadium

2020

Participant artists

Artists not signed with Avex Group are expressed in italics.

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  • BoA
  • Day After Tomorrow
  • Do As Infinity
  • Dream
  • Every Little Thing
  • Exile
  • Koda Kumi
  • Ayumi Hamasaki
  • Aiko Ikuta
  • Masae Nakada
  • Road of Major
  • SweetS
  • TRF
  • Wu3
  • AAA
  • Amasia Landscape
  • Beni Arashiro2
  • Asian Engineer
  • BoA
  • Do As Infinity
  • Every Little Thing
  • Globe
  • Ayumi Hamasaki
  • Hitomi
  • Koda Kumi
  • The Loose Dogs
  • M-Flo
  • Mink
  • Ai Otsuka
  • Road of Major
  • Seed
  • Hitomi Shimatani
  • Ami Suzuki
  • TRF
  • TVXQ
  • Tink Tink
  • Sub-stage
    • Dt.
    • Delicatessen
    • The Ivory Brothers
    • Aiko Kayō
    • Mini Box
    • Nao Nagasawa
    • Ricken's
    • SweetS
    • Speena
    • Tokyo Purin
  • Guest artists
  • AAA
  • BoA
  • Buzz72+
  • Every Little Thing
  • The Grace
  • Ayumi Hamasaki
  • Hitomi
  • Koda Kumi
  • Lambsey
  • May
  • Mink
  • Misono
  • Ataru Nakamura2
  • Ai Otsuka
  • Ricken's
  • Rin'
  • Road of Major
  • Seamo1
  • Seed
  • Ami Suzuki
  • TRF
  • TVXQ
  • Hiroshi Tamaki2
  • Trax
  • Tomiko Van
  • Yokai Project
  • ZZ
  • Guest artists
    • DJ Ozma
    • Flow
    • M-Flo
    • Mihimaru GT
    • Rinka
    • Sowelu3
    • T.M.Revolution
20072008200920102011
  • AAA
  • Every Little Thing
  • Ayumi Hamasaki
  • Koda Kumi
  • Ai Otsuka
  • Ami Suzuki
  • TRF
  • TVXQ
  • Surprise artists
    • Exile
    • Kome Kome Club
    • Seamo
    • Mihimaru GT
    • My Little Lover
    • Anna Tsuchiya
  • Opening acts
    • Bright
    • The Grace
    • J-Min2
    • Jonte
    • Kazuki Kato2
    • Lambsey
    • Hiroki Maekawa
    • May
    • Hatsune Okumura
  • Shooting acts
    • Deep
    • Fonk
    • The Grace
    • Mink
    • Ataru Nakamura
    • Mari Natsuki4
    • Satomi Takasugi
  • Power stage
    • Asian Engineer
    • Dream
    • Tokyo Purin
  • AAA
  • Namie Amuro
  • Deep
  • Every Little Thing
  • Exile
  • Ayumi Hamasaki
  • Hitomi
  • Koda Kumi
  • Mihimaru GT
  • Misono
  • Daichi Miura
  • My Little Lover
  • Ai Otsuka
  • Remioromen3
  • Seamo
  • Ami Suzuki
  • TRF
  • TVXQ
  • Secret artists
    • DJ Ozma
    • Do As Infinity
    • Globe
  • Opening Acts
    • 5050
    • Bright
    • Mai Fukui
    • The Grace
    • Jonte
    • Yusaku Kiyama
    • Luxis
    • Moumoon
    • Hatsune Okumura
    • Satomi Takasugi
  • Shooting acts
  • Power Stage
    • 2Backka1
    • Asian Engineer
    • Jamosa
    • Seara Kojo
    • Lambsey
    • MinxZone
    • Miray
    • Shion Miyawaki
    • Mother Ninja
    • Tokyo Purin
    • Tsuyoshi
    • Twenty 4-72
    • Yoonji2
  • AAA
  • BoA
  • Da Pump
  • Do As Infinity
  • Every Little Thing
  • Girl Next Door
  • Ayumi Hamasaki
  • Hitomi
  • Koda Kumi
  • Lindberg
  • Mihimaru GT
  • Minmi
  • My Little Lover
  • Ai Otsuka
  • Seamo
  • Hitomi Shimatani
  • Ami Suzuki
  • TRF
  • TVXQ
  • Secret artists
    • Breakerz
    • Globe
    • Mitsuru Igarashi
    • Ryuichi Kawamura
    • Kimaguren
    • Misono
    • Yazima Beauty Salon
  • Opening acts
    • Azu1
    • Bright
    • J-Min
    • Jurian Beat Crisis
    • Ken the 390
    • Miray
    • Moumoon
    • Hatsune Okumura
    • Misako Sakazume
    • Triplane
  • Shooting acts
    • Alan Dawa Dolma
    • Mai Fukui
    • Maki Goto
    • May J.
    • Aya Kamiki
    • Yusaku Kiyama
    • Nana Tanimura
  • Power stage
    • Duff
    • The Generous
    • Hisayo Inamori
    • Janel
    • Tokyo Purin
    • Tsuyoshi
  • 50TA
  • AAA
  • Do As Infinity
  • Every Little Thing
  • Girl Next Door
  • Ayumi Hamasaki
  • Hitomi
  • Iconiq
  • JYJ2
  • Koda Kumi
  • Mihimaru GT
  • Ai Otsuka
  • Remioromen
  • Sata Andagi
  • Speed
  • Ami Suzuki
  • TRF
  • WaT
  • Opening acts
    • Bright
    • Dance Flow
    • Dream5
    • Honey L Days
    • Jurian Beat Crisis
    • Miray
    • Purple Days
    • Misako Sakazume
    • Yu-Yu
  • Shooting acts
    • Deep
    • Alan Dawa Dolma
    • Maki Goto
    • Risa Hirako
    • Kie Kitano
    • May J.
    • Moumoon
  • Power stage
2012 (Music Week: 8/3–8/5)2012 (Music Week: 8/9–8/12)2012 (Stadium Fes)2013 (Island)2013 (Stadium Fes)

August 3

  • Verbal (presenter)
  • Kozm Agency (presenter)
  • Oto-Matsuri
    • 2NE1
    • M-Flo
    • Sandaime J-Soul Brothers
  • Ato-Matsuri
  • Special Meeting vol.1
    • Kuchiroro
    • Rekishi

August 4

August 5

August 9

  • Asia Progress M
  • Asia Progress
    • Desta Japan
    • Dai Hirai Japan
    • Lambsey Japan
    • Mash Japan
    • Miss Ooja Japan
    • Puretty South Korea
    • Rake Japan
    • Shin Taiwan
    • Xiaoyu Sung Taiwan
    • Opening acts

August 10

  • Asia Progress F
    • AKB48 Japan
    • Da Mouth Taiwan
    • E-Girls Japan
    • Girl Next Door Japan
    • Weather Girls Taiwan
    • Opening acts
      • Puretty South Korea

August 11

August 12

  • Rock Nation
  • Factory Live 0812
  • Girl Rock Factory12
  • Special Meeting vol.5
    • Low IQ 01
    • Quattro
  • AAA
  • Acid Black Cherry
  • Big Bang
  • Do As Infinity
  • Every Little Thing
  • Exile
  • Girl Next Door
  • Ayumi Hamasaki
  • Hitomi
  • Sandaime J Soul Brothers
  • Ketsumeishi
  • M-Flo
  • Mihimaru GT
  • Moumoon
  • Shōnan no Kaze
  • Sonar Pocket
  • Sophia
  • Super Junior
  • Ami Suzuki
  • TRF
  • TVXQ
  • UKISS

August 10

  • 2NE1
  • AAA
  • Do As Infinity
  • E-Girls
  • Every Little Thing
  • Exile Tribe
  • Girl Next Door
  • Ayumi Hamasaki
  • Kishidan
  • Koda Kumi
  • Kreva
  • May J.
  • M-Flo
  • Mihimaru GT
  • Moumoon
  • Shinee
  • Shota Shimizu
  • Sonar Pocket
  • Super Junior
  • TRF
  • TVXQ
  • Secret artists
  • Special secret guest
    • Exile
  • Opening acts
    • Blade
    • Cheeky Parade
    • Da-ice
    • Faky
    • Idoling!!!
    • Kerakera
    • Prizmmy
    • Hibari Shiina
    • Yu-yu
  • Shooting acts
    • Ayame Goriki
    • Dream5
    • Jamosa
    • Mhiro
    • Raychell
    • Super Girls
    • UL
2018 Stadium festival Ajinomoto2020 (Blue Stage)
(Beyond LIVE)
2020 (Green Stage)
(Beyond LIVE)
2020 (Yellow Stage)
(Beyond LIVE)
2020 (Purple Stage)
(YouTube LIVE)

August 25

August 26

  • 大塚 紗英 Sae Ōtsuka
  • GENIC
  • 豆柴の大群 MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN
  • エンパイア EMPiRE
  • フェイキー FAKY
  • VOGUE5
  • ノーベルブライト Novelbright
  • Naomi
  • 広瀬 香美 Kohmi Hirose
  • Kalen Anzai
  • Amuyi
  • 倖田 來未 Koda Kumi
  • GEmma
  • Fei
  • SuperM
  • 浜崎あゆみ Ayumi Hamasaki
  • Peter Fish & Yoanna
  • ビバリー Beverly
  • ピコ太郎 PikoTaro
  • Genin Wa Jibun Ni Aru
  • James Lu
  • M!LK
  • 超ときめき♡宣伝部 Chō Tokimeki♡Sendenbu
  • Red Velvet
  • Timo Feng
  • HARAMIchan
  • EXO-SC
  • シーモ Seamo
  • TRF
  • Mosawo
  • 梨里杏 riria
  • Taisei Miyakawa
  • ノーベルブライト Novelbright
  • macaroniempitsu
  • Han-Kun (Shōnan no Kaze)
  • アイナ・ジ・エンド Aina the End
  • ゴールデンボンバー Golden Bomber
2020 (White Stage)
(LINE LIVE)
  • コールミー kolme
  • Rei©hi
  • 鈴木 絵美子 Emiko Suzuki
  • Project 88
  • Leola
  • Run Girls, Run!
  • わーすた The World Standard
  • Baby Kiy
  • AATA
  • IKINIGE
  • THREE1989
  • Yu.
  • Sakuramen
  • MaRuRi to Ryuga

1These artists are managed by Avex Group, but are not signed to any of its labels.
2These artists left Avex Group either after being terminated or end of their contracts.
3These artists, before being signed to Avex Group, were invited to participate to A-Nation.
4Mari Natsuki is currently signed to another label, while her band, Gubier du Mari, is under Avex.
5Minami Kuribayashi is currently and originally signed to Lantis. She is also currently signed to Avex Group for Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse.

Sponsors

Main

2012

2013

2018

  • 7-Eleven
  • dTV!
  • OUTDOOR PRODUCTS
  • Music On! TV
  • Sky PerfecTV!
  • LIVE DAM STADIUM
  • Teijin Group
  • KFC
  • Japan Tabasco Inc.
  • TikTok
  • Doutor Coffee
  • Nissei Advance Inc.
  • Jutakujohokan Inc.

Media partners

References

  1. "What's a-nation". Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
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