Girls' Generation Tour

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2011 Girls' Generation Tour
Asia tour by Girls' Generation
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LocationAsia
Associated albumOh!, Girls' Generation
Start dateJuly 23, 2011 (2011-07-23)
End dateFebruary 12, 2012 (2012-02-12)
Legs5
No. of shows2 in South Korea
3 in Taiwan
2 in Singapore
1 in Hong Kong
1 in Thailand
9 in total
Girls' Generation concert chronology

Girls' Generation Tour is the second concert tour by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. The concert tour kicked off in Seoul and continued in Taipei and Singapore. Girls' Generation performed their first ever concert in Hong Kong on January 15, 2012.

Background[]

The tour was announced by SM Entertainment in June 2011. The tickets for the tour went on sale on June 7, 2011 on Gmarket. The concert takes approximately three hours. The Singapore concert production cost S$1.8 million said by the organizers Running Into The Sun (RITS) and Conceptual. The concert will feature the standard massive LED screens and lasers as well as new elements like trapezes and two custom-built stages with three walkways between them.[1]

Concerts[]

The Seoul concert was attended by Super Junior, f(x), A Pink, 4MEN, Davichi's Kang Minkyung, as well as Kim Soo-hyun, Kim Ah-joong, Jung Ryeo-won, Park Min-young, Im Soo-hyang, Jung Joon-ho and Shin Se-kyung.[2]

On July 24, 2011, Sooyoung announced that the next concert will be held in Taipei City, the capital city of Taiwan. They also became the first foreign girl group to hold 3 days concert on Taipei Arena and drew 33,000 audiences.[3]

On October 11, 2011, it was announced that the next concert will be held on December 9, 2011 in Singapore. Due to overwhelming response regarding lack of tickets, it was announced on October 30, 2011 that there will be a second concert on the following day after the first night, on December 10, 2011 in Singapore. The concert was also held on January 15, 2012 in Hong Kong. And most recently, it was confirmed that Girls' Generation will perform a concert on February 12, 2012 in Bangkok, Thailand.

On January 14, Girls’ Generation broke the record for the fastest concert to sell out in Thailand. The highest priced tickets sold out in ten minutes. All 11,000 concert tickets were sold in twenty minutes, setting the record for the concert to be sold out the fastest in Thailand.[4]

Members of Girls' Generation announced to the fans in Thailand that Bangkok leg would be their last stop for their 2nd Asia Tour.

Set list[]

Seoul, South Korea (July 23/24, 2011)
Taipei, Taiwan (September 9/10/11, 2011)
Singapore, Singapore (December 9/10, 2011)
Hong Kong(January 15, 2012)
Bangkok, Thailand (February 12, 2012)

Tour dates[]

Date City Country Venue Tickets sold/available Gross Revenue
July 23, 2011 Seoul South Korea Olympic Gymnastics Arena 30,118 (100%) $2,930,952
July 24, 2011
September 9, 2011 Taipei Taiwan Taipei Arena 42,180 (100%) $4,837,352
September 10, 2011
September 11, 2011
December 9, 2011 Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium 22,344 (100%) $2,780,894
December 10, 2011
January 15, 2012 Hong Kong AsiaWorld Arena 15,654 (100%) $1,766,120
February 12, 2012 Bangkok Thailand Impact Arena 13,738 (100%) $1,591,829
Estimated Total 123,434 (100%) $13,907,147

DVD and Blu-ray[]

Girls' Generation Tour (DVD)[]

Girls' Generation Tour
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Video by
ReleasedNovember 30, 2012
Recorded2011
GenreK-pop, J-pop
LanguageKorean, English
LabelS.M. Entertainment
Girls' Generation chronology
Girls' Generation Complete Video Collection
(2012)
Girls' Generation Tour
(2012)
Girls & Peace: 2nd Japan Tour
(2013)

Girls' Generation Tour is the seventh music DVD release video from South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. It was released on November 30, 2012 in South Korea.

The DVD features footage from the concert tour's start in Seoul, South Korea on July 23 and July 24. It consist of two discs showing nearly all of the performances during the concert, a bonus film of the making of the concert, performances from Japan, personal interviews with the members of Girls’ Generation, and waiting room and rehearsal footage. A photobook and a first press limited edition poster will also be included with the DVD.[5][6][7]

Track list[]

Disc 1:

  1. Intro
  2. 소원을 말해봐 (Genie)
  3. you-aholic
  4. MR.TAXI (Korean ver.)
  5. I'm In Love With The HERO
  6. Let It Rain (Korean ver.)
  7. Member Introductions
  8. 첫눈에... (Snowy Wish)
  9. 뻔&Fun (Sweet Talking Baby)
  10. Kissing you
  11. Oh!
  12. Don't Stop the Music [Hyoyeon]
  13. Almost [Jessica]
  14. Three [Sunny]
  15. Lady Marmalade [Taeyeon, Tiffany]
  16. THE GREAT ESCAPE
  17. BAD GIRL
  18. Devil's Cry (Run Devil Run Intro)
  19. Run Devil Run
  20. Beautiful Stranger
  21. 훗 (HOOT)
  22. If [Yuri]
  23. Sway [Sooyoung]

Disc 2:

  1. Danny Boy
  2. Complete
  3. 동화 (My child)
  4. 냉면 (차가운 니 얼굴) [Cold Noodles] {Ice Boy}
  5. HaHaHa Song
  6. Gee
  7. Member Talk
  8. 영원히 너와 꿈꾸고 싶다 (Forever)
  9. 다시 만난 세계 (Into the new world)
  10. 힘 내! (Way To Go)
  11. Member Talk
  12. It's Fantastic
  13. Closing Comments

Release history[]

Country Date Distributing label Format
South Korea
November 30, 2012
S.M. Entertainment
DVD
Taiwan
January 18, 2013[8]
Universal Music
Singapore
January 4, 2013[9]

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ SNSD's S$1.8m SG concert most expensive K-pop solo concert here - Channel NewsAsia
  2. ^ [UPDATED] 2011 Girls’ Generation Tour – Seoul: 07.23.11 & 07.24.11 « SNSD Korean
  3. ^ http://www.soompi.com/2011/09/13/snsd-makes-30000-fans-go-wild-in-taiwan/
  4. ^ Girls’ Generation Breaks Record for Concert Ticket Sales in Thailand
  5. ^ Girls’ Generation to Release ’Girls’ Generation Tour DVD’
  6. ^ "소녀시대 - GIRLS' GENERATION TOUR DVD (2Disc+스페셜 컬러 포토북) [포스터+지관통 무료증정]". leesmusic. Archived from the original on November 17, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
  7. ^ Buy SNSD's 'Girls' Generation Tour DVD and Photobook'
  8. ^ "少女時代「2011 GIRLS' GENERATION TOUR」DVD 1/18上市。" (in Chinese). Universal Music Taiwan. January 9, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
  9. ^ "2011 TOUR (GIRLS GENERATION 少女時代 (SO NYO)". HMV. Archived from the original on April 18, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
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