Next year, ZARD fans who missed the memorial concerts in Tokyo and Osaka in September will get a second chance to attend. A concert tour has been announced, with 15 performances scheduled across the country.

Three memorial concerts for the late vocalist Izumi Sakai were held at the Nippon Budokan and the Osaka Festival Hall in September. The shows featured large monitors displaying footage of Sakai singing while a group of musicians played live on stage.

Fans who were unable to attend flooded Sakai's management with requests for additional shows. As a result, a tour will begin on January 19 at the Kobe International House and will travel to 12 other venues for a total of 15 performances.

Like the previous concerts, the tour will feature previously unseen footage of Sakai. However, the group of live musicians and the song list will be different. Something special is said to be in store for the tour's final show at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium on May 27, which is Sakai's death anniversary.

December 12 has been set as the release date for her single, "Glorious Mind," which was recorded in June 2006 while she was battling her cancer. The promotional video for the song includes unreleased footage of her during a trip to San Francisco.