(NOAH) FAN EVENT: Kenoh at HMV Sapporo

17th July 2023

Kenoh went up to Sapporo ahead of Noah's N-1 VICTORY two shows there on the 19th & 20th August. This was the first time in four years that Kenoh had been to Hokkaido. He explained that he had been here once with Michinoku Pro and once before with Noah, one fan called Kenoh's appearance today the first landing of the "Aoi no Kenoh" ("the blue Kenoh"). Some fans came directly from watching STARDOM in Sapporo, some fans came because they were local, while others had travelled from Saitama for this. 

Despite the heat (24°C) and the amount of people who came (a lot of them came due to the influence of The Kenoh Channel), Kenoh came on stage dressed in his ring wear (trunks and boots) and wearing a Kenoh t-shirt, and because the venue was very crowded, he stood for the whole time so the people in the back could see him. Regarding his change from red to blue, he joked with the local fans that he had changed colors, because wearing red got him mistaken for a Hokkaido crab. He also teased a fan who he spied close to him who had turned up wearing a BULLET CLUB baseball cap, but he was quite moved to see that someone who came to the signing later, was wearing a BURNING (Kenta Kobashi for the newer fans) t-shirt. The children in the audience loved him, especially when he played Rock-Paper-Scissors with the crowd for an autographed goods auction (fans also said that the kids love it when he does this on the Kenoh Channel, as it makes them feel involved). Kenoh's jokes were not limited only to people wearing BULLET CLUB merchandise, when asked about his impressions of his opponents in the N-1, he said that Jack Morris looked like a meticulous well groomed man who kept his room tidy. Timothy Thatcher however....

The event was a lot of fun, and fans hope that it will be broadcast on the Kenoh Channel. In the autograph session afterwards a lot of fans told him that they had bought tickets for the event in Sapporo, which for some of them, was the first time they would be seeing Noah live. Kenoh gave them a big smile when he heard this. 

Picture credit: HMV Sapporo

With thanks to: Miyahi, Shu, Keisuken3:16, Kumashiro501, Hamuchannpo, Mitsu84, funny bunny