The name says Tokyo, but the tickets say Saitama. INKIGAYO LIVE in TOKYO 2026 lands at a suburban baseball dome roughly 40 minutes outside central Tokyo, and the distinction matters if you are booking a hotel around it.
INKIGAYO LIVE in Tokyo 2026: Dates, Venue and the Tokyo Dome Mix-Up
INKIGAYO LIVE in TOKYO 2026 is a two-day concert held on Tuesday 22 September and Wednesday 23 September 2026 at Belluna Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture — not at Tokyo Dome, and not inside Tokyo at all . Belluna Dome is the home stadium of the Saitama Seibu Lions and is configured for roughly 40,000 attendees for this event . Both dates fall on Japanese national holidays, and both run on the same schedule: doors 16:00, start 18:00 JST, with times still marked 予定 (tentative) on the official site .
Quick Answer: INKIGAYO LIVE in TOKYO 2026 runs 22–23 September 2026 at Belluna Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama — about 40 minutes from central Tokyo, not Tokyo Dome. Doors open 16:00, show starts 18:00 JST. Eighteen acts perform across the two days, with single-day tickets at ¥18,000.
The venue confusion is easy to trace. Several English-language aggregators, including Soompi and Music Mundial, list the location as "Belluna Dome, Tokyo." The dome sits next to Seibukyujo-mae Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line, a ride of about 40 minutes from Ikebukuro . The 2025 edition genuinely was at Tokyo Dome — branded INGALIVE "UNI-CON" in TOKYO DOME powered by SBS INKIGAYO — which is likely where the carryover assumption comes from.
The event is the Japanese arena spin-off of SBS's Inkigayo, the network's weekly music countdown program and one of Korea's longest-running music shows. Its overseas edition has become a recurring Korea–Japan industry bridge, and the 2026 return to a two-day Belluna Dome format trades single-venue prestige for double the capacity and a broader, rookie-heavy roster.
The organizer of record is the INKIGAYO LIVE in TOKYO Executive Committee (INKIGAYO LIVE in TOKYO 実行委員会), which issues updates through PR TIMES and the official event site, with ticketing handled via Lawson Ticket . Those two channels are where schedule changes will appear first — worth checking before travel, since start times are not yet final.
DAY 1 vs DAY 2: Who's Playing Which Night
The 18-act roster is split cleanly across the two nights, with no artist performing twice. DAY 1 on 22 September 2026 carries eight confirmed acts, while DAY 2 on 23 September carries ten. The day-split was confirmed in a press release issued 16 July 2026 at 17:30 JST via PR TIMES — roughly three weeks after the initial roster reveal on 27 June 2026 (KST), when per-day assignments had not yet been disclosed.
| DAY 1 — Tue 22 Sept 2026 | DAY 2 — Wed 23 Sept 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Performers | TOMORROW X TOGETHER, 幾田りら (Ikuta Lilas), RIIZE, NiziU, KickFlip, CORTIS, IDID, KiiiKiii | Ado, IVE, BE:FIRST, &TEAM, INI, Hearts2Hearts, HANA, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, AND2BLE, AEN |
| Act count | 8 + unannounced special performances | 10 + additional special performances |
| MCs | LEESEO (IVE), KEONHO, SEONGHYEON (CORTIS) | LEESEO (IVE), EJ (&TEAM) |
| Schedule | Doors 16:00 / start 18:00 (予定, tentative) | Doors 16:00 / start 18:00 (予定, tentative) |
LEESEO of IVE is the only artist appearing on both nights, and she does so in an MC capacity on DAY 1 rather than as a performer. This is the detail most likely to catch out single-day buyers: IVE performs only on DAY 2, so a DAY 1 ticket bought on the assumption that LEESEO's presence means an IVE stage will not deliver one. She is joined on DAY 1 by KEONHO and by SEONGHYEON of CORTIS, whose group also performs that night; on DAY 2 she hosts alongside EJ of &TEAM, again a member of a performing act .
The other consequence of a zero-overlap bill is that no single-day ticket covers the full lineup. Fans who want all 18 acts need the 2-day pass; fans targeting a specific group can safely buy one night. The most recent change to either bill came on 8 August 2026, when rookie boy group AEN was added to DAY 2, lifting the total from 17 acts to 18. English-language aggregator write-ups published before that date — including Soompi and Music Mundial — still show 15 to 17 acts with no day assignments, so their counts are outdated rather than incorrect. Both nights also list unannounced special performances, which means each bill can still grow before September .
Why It Matters: AEN's Late Addition and the Split-Bill Strategy
The late roster change signals how the two nights were engineered for different audiences. SBS published its first full roster of 17 acts on 27 June 2026, then a PR TIMES release on 8 August 2026 attached AEN to DAY 2, taking the confirmed count to 18. AEN is a seven-member group built from a joint project between Korea's STARSHIP Entertainment and Japan's Amuse Inc. — four Korean and three Japanese members — with a name read as "A New Era of Now." A Korea–Japan hybrid group slotted into the Japan-facing night is not an accident of scheduling.
Read across the two bills, the split is legible. DAY 1 leans toward HYBE- and SM-adjacent Korean acts and 2025–26 debutants: TOMORROW X TOGETHER anchors a night that also carries CORTIS (BigHit Music), KiiiKiii (Starship), KickFlip (JYP), IDID and RIIZE . DAY 2 is the heavier Japan-market night, pairing Ado and BE:FIRST with LAPONE's INI, HYBE Japan's &TEAM and 2025-debut girl group HANA, alongside IVE and SM's Hearts2Hearts . Buyers choosing a single-day ticket are, in effect, choosing between a Korean rookie showcase and a domestic-chart night.
That structure also explains the pricing logic covered by the organizer: a two-day pass costs less than two singles because the two nights are not interchangeable products. As Japanese coverage of the announcement noted, the booking of Ado and Ikuta Lilas — neither a K-pop act, both major J-pop chart forces — was treated as the headline detail rather than a footnote .
Both dates still carry the official "and more special stage" notice on the event site, so the 18-act count is a floor rather than a ceiling ahead of 22 September . Fans tracking a specific act should re-check the official page rather than rely on aggregator lineup graphics, several of which predate both the day-split and the AEN addition .
Tickets, Prices and Getting to Belluna Dome
Tickets for INKIGAYO LIVE in TOKYO are priced identically on both dates: a single-day all-reserved seat costs ¥18,000, and a two-day pass covering 22 and 23 September costs ¥33,000, tax included. A VIP upgrade, which moves the holder into the arena front block, is an add-on rather than a separate ticket class: it costs +¥12,000 on a single-day ticket (¥30,000 total) or +¥24,000 on a two-day pass (¥57,000 total), and cannot be purchased without a base all-reserved ticket underneath it. The purchase limit is four tickets per person.
Sales run through Lawson Ticket in staged presale rounds rather than a single open sale. The first presale covered two-day passes only and ran 26 June to 12 July, with results on 15 July; the second presale opened single-day tickets from 16 July to 2 August, results 5 August. The VIP upgrade window ran 5–16 August, and the third presale ran 7 August 17:00 to 17 August 23:59, with results announced 20 August. No general on-sale date has been confirmed in any source reviewed as of publication, so overseas fans should treat the Lawson rounds as the primary route (source: PR TIMES, 2026-07).
Getting there is a suburban commute, not a Tokyo one. The nearest station is Seibu Kyujo-mae, roughly a two-minute walk from the gates. From Ikebukuro, take the Seibu Ikebukuro Line to Tokorozawa or Nishi-Tokorozawa and transfer to the Seibu Sayama Line — about 40–50 minutes end to end. Doors open at 16:00 with a tentative 18:00 start on both days, so an arrival buffer of an hour is reasonable given the roughly 40,000-capacity configuration.
Plan the return trip more carefully than the outbound one. Seibu Kyujo-mae is served by single-track branch lines, and post-event egress at Belluna Dome routinely produces 30-plus-minute queues just to reach the platform. If you hold a Day 1 ticket and a Day 2 ticket, staying in Tokorozawa or Nishi-Tokorozawa rather than central Tokyo removes the worst of that friction. The concrete takeaway: budget ¥18,000–¥57,000 depending on tier, buy through Lawson while presale rounds remain the only confirmed channel, and assume you get back to Ikebukuro closer to midnight than to 21:00.
Frequently asked questions
Is INKIGAYO LIVE in TOKYO actually held in Tokyo?
No. Despite the event name, both dates take place at Belluna Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture — the home stadium of the Saitama Seibu Lions — not Tokyo Dome or any venue inside Tokyo . Aggregator articles that print "Belluna Dome, Tokyo" are compressing the location; the dome sits roughly 40 minutes from central Tokyo by train . The 2025 edition was the one held at Tokyo Dome, which is where much of the confusion originates.
Can I see TXT and IVE on the same day?
No. TOMORROW X TOGETHER performs on DAY 1, Tuesday 22 September 2026, while IVE performs on DAY 2, Wednesday 23 September 2026 . The only ticket that covers both is the two-day pass at ¥33,000, or ¥57,000 with the VIP upgrade . One caveat worth knowing: LEESEO of IVE appears on DAY 1 as an MC alongside KEONHO and SEONGHYEON of CORTIS, but IVE's performance itself is DAY 2 only .
Who is AEN, the group added to the DAY 2 lineup?
AEN is a rookie boy group formed through a joint project between STARSHIP Entertainment in Korea and Amuse Inc. in Japan, with a seven-member line-up split four Korean and three Japanese. The group was added to the DAY 2 bill on 8 August 2026 via a PR TIMES release, bringing the confirmed total across both days to 18 acts . Because that addition came after most English-language coverage was published, articles listing 15–17 acts are simply out of date rather than incorrect .
How much do tickets cost and how do I buy them?
A single-day all-reserved seat is ¥18,000 and a two-day pass is ¥33,000, with pricing identical for both dates. The VIP upgrade, which places you in the arena front blocks, adds ¥12,000 to a single-day ticket (¥30,000 total) or ¥24,000 to a two-day pass (¥57,000 total), and cannot be purchased on its own — a base reserved ticket is required first . All rounds are sold through Lawson Ticket with a limit of four tickets per person; the third official presale ran 7 August 17:00 to 17 August 23:59, with results on 20 August 2026 .
How do I get to Belluna Dome from central Tokyo?
Take the Seibu Ikebukuro Line from Ikebukuro, transfer at Tokorozawa or Nishi-Tokorozawa to the Seibu Sayama Line, and exit at Seibu-Kyujo-mae Station, which sits directly beside the dome. Total travel time is roughly 40–50 minutes . With the venue configured for about 40,000 attendees and doors at 16:00 for an 18:00 start (still marked tentative on the official site), the return leg is the bottleneck — expect queueing at Seibu-Kyujo-mae after the show .
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