On April 27 and 28, Ado performed two shows at the National Stadium, entitled [Ado SPECIAL LIVE 2024 “Heart”] . She had just finished [Wish] , her first world tour, which took her to Asia, Europe, and the U.S.
She carried that momentum with her into the “Heart” shows. This was the first time a female solo artist had ever performed at the National Stadium, whose extensive renovation project ended in November 2019. Tickets for the two day event sold out immediately, and 140,000 people were there to see this historic moment.
On the first day of the shows, Ado made a vow. The show began with the sound of a guitar — the bridge part of the song “KokoroToIuNaNoFukakai.” The volume gradually rose, accompanied by the audience clapping in rhythm, creating a sense of unity.
The sound of a heartbeat pulsed through the stadium, followed by a dynamic opening movie, raising expectations. And then Ado herself appeared on stage, above the band, in a box-shaped cage. Her intimidating voice boomed out “What is just? What is folly? I’ll show you.
” The first song, unleashing a tidal wave of excitement, was her major label debut, “Usseewa.” The heavy, almost metal-sounding instrumentation and the powerful, shouted lyrics blended to produce a new song that went far beyond the original. It was the kind of sonic world that only Ado could create.
A song needs to touch your heart. That’s far more important than how intelligible its lyrics are. This was brought home by the song.