 Although Hamasaki had performed outside Japan prior to "Tour of Secret", up until then, all of her concert tours included only domestic stops.However, during Avex's 2006 "a-nation '06" concert, Hamasaki announced that she was planning a concert tour that would include stops in other Asian countries; moreover, it was likely to take place within the following two years.By December of that year, Hamasaki announced in a CNN interview that it was ascertained that her first tour of Asia would take place in 2007.