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Dimension 4 – Docking Station
Dimension 4 – Docking Station was the debut concert tour of South Korean girl group f(x) launched in support of their fourth studio album, ''4 Walls''. It consisted of three shows in Seoul, South Korea, and eight shows throughout Japan. The tour commenced at the Olympic Hall in Seoul, and concluded at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. A concert DVD, ''f(x) Dimension 4 – Docking Station in Japan'', was released on July 6, 2016, in Japan. Overview The tour was announced by SM Entertainment on October 28, 2015, more than 6 years after f(x)'s official debut in September 2009. On December 3, 2015, SM Entertainment revealed promotional posters for the tour, and that tickets would be going on sale on December 10. The first three concerts took place at the Seoul Olympic Park Olympic Hall, on January 29, 30 and 31. The group also performed in four cities in Japan throughout February. On holding their first solo tour, the group stated the following: The tour consisted of three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
F(x) (band)
f(x) (; ) is a South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment in 2009. The group is composed of Victoria, Amber, Luna, Krystal and previously Sulli until her departure from the group in August 2015. f(x) officially debuted in September 2009 with the release of the digital single "La Cha Ta". Their debut studio album, ''Pinocchio'' (2011), and their two extended plays ''Nu Abo'' and ''Electric Shock'' produced three number-one singles on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart. Their acclaimed second studio album, ''Pink Tape'' (2013), was the only K-pop album on US music channel Fuse's "41 Best Albums of 2013", the only idol album to be featured in Korean critics' definitive list of "Top 100 Classic Albums of All Time", and was named "Greatest K-pop Album of the 2010s" by ''Billboard''. The group's third and fourth albums, '' Red Light'' (2014) and '' 4 Walls'' (2015), were commercially successful and well received by music critics. Following the release of the SM Station singl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rum Pum Pum Pum
"Rum Pum Pum Pum" (; lit. "First Wisdom Teeth") is a song by South Korean girl group f(x). It was released as the lead single from the album ''Pink Tape'' on July 29, 2013, through SM Entertainment. The song was well received by music critics. It was named one of the 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time by ''Billboard'' in 2019 and one of the Top 100 K-pop Songs of All Time by Melon in 2021. Background and release "Rum Pum Pum Pum" is a song of dance-pop with exotic hand drums, whiplash-y snares, funky sixties guitar riffs, and synthesized squirt. Lyrically, it expresses first love on a wisdom teeth. f(x) compare themselves to the pesky molars in another one of their typically bizarre metaphors, with lyrics like, “Attention boys! I’m a bit different / I pushed aside all the others and took my place,” and, “I will pierce through your heart’s wall and grow.” The song’s “Rum Pum Pum Pum” title is used to imitate the sound of a beating heart, which is broug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
K-pop
K-pop (), short for Korean popular music, is a form of popular music originating in South Korea as part of South Korean culture. It includes styles and genres from around the world, such as pop, hip hop, R&B, experimental, rock, jazz, gospel, reggae, electronic dance, folk, country, disco, and classical on top of its traditional Korean music roots. The term "K-pop" became popular in the 2000s, especially in the international context. The Korean term for domestic pop music is ''gayo'' (), which is still widely used within South Korea. While "K-pop" can refer to all popular music or pop music from South Korea, it is colloquially often used in a ''narrower'' sense for any Korean music and artists associated with the entertainment and idol industry in the country, regardless of the genre. The more modern form of the genre, originally termed "rap dance", emerged with the formation of the hip hop boy band Seo Taiji and Boys, in 1992. Their experimentation with different sty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
F(x) (band)
f(x) (; ) is a South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment in 2009. The group is composed of Victoria, Amber, Luna, Krystal and previously Sulli until her departure from the group in August 2015. f(x) officially debuted in September 2009 with the release of the digital single "La Cha Ta". Their debut studio album, ''Pinocchio'' (2011), and their two extended plays ''Nu Abo'' and ''Electric Shock'' produced three number-one singles on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart. Their acclaimed second studio album, ''Pink Tape'' (2013), was the only K-pop album on US music channel Fuse's "41 Best Albums of 2013", the only idol album to be featured in Korean critics' definitive list of "Top 100 Classic Albums of All Time", and was named "Greatest K-pop Album of the 2010s" by ''Billboard''. The group's third and fourth albums, '' Red Light'' (2014) and '' 4 Walls'' (2015), were commercially successful and well received by music critics. Following the release of the SM Station singl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagoya
is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most populous city of Aichi Prefecture, and is one of Japan's major ports along with those of Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama, and Chiba. It is the principal city of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, which is the third-most populous metropolitan area in Japan with a population of 10.11million in 2020. In 1610, the warlord Tokugawa Ieyasu, a retainer of Oda Nobunaga, moved the capital of Owari Province from Kiyosu to Nagoya. This period saw the renovation of Nagoya Castle. The arrival of the 20th century brought a convergence of economic factors that fueled rapid growth in Nagoya, during the Meiji Restoration, and became a major industrial hub for Japan. The traditional manufactures of timepieces, bicycles, and sewing machines were followed by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orix Theater
The (formerly Osaka Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan) is a 2,400-seat concert hall in Nishi-ku, Osaka, Japan. Artists that performed in the main hall include Black Sabbath, Kiss, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Whitesnake, Robin Trower, Rainbow, Queen, Santana, The Jackson 5, James Brown, UFO, Iron Maiden, Red Velvet and NCT 127 NCT 127 () is the first fixed and second overall sub-unit of the South Korean boy band NCT, formed and managed by SM Entertainment. The current lineup consists of nine active members: Taeil, Johnny, Taeyong, Yuta, Doyoung, Jaehyun, Jungwo .... It officially opened on 14 April 1968 and was the largest concert hall in Osaka at the time. The complex included a smaller hall, lodging facilities and two restaurants. The building was sold in October 2009 to Orix Real Estate, who currently run it under the name the Orix Theater. References {{Authority control Concert halls in Japan Music in Osaka Buildings and structures in Osaka Music venues completed in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osaka
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2.7 million in the 2020 census, it is also the largest component of the Keihanshin Metropolitan Area, which is the second-largest metropolitan area in Japan and the 10th largest urban area in the world with more than 19 million inhabitants. Osaka was traditionally considered Japan's economic hub. By the Kofun period (300–538) it had developed into an important regional port, and in the 7th and 8th centuries, it served briefly as the imperial capital. Osaka continued to flourish during the Edo period (1603–1867) and became known as a center of Japanese culture. Following the Meiji Restoration, Osaka greatly expanded in size and underwent rapid industrialization. In 1889, Osaka was officially established as a municipality. The construc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fukuoka Sunpalace
is a hotel and concert hall complex in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. The hall has a seating capacity of 2,316, and has hosted international bands and performers such as A-ha, Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine, Roxette, Rainbow, Bon Jovi, Ringo Starr, Rush, and Phil Collins Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English singer, musician, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and lead singer of the rock band Genesis and also has a career as a solo performer. Between 1982 and .... References External links * Concert halls in Japan Buildings and structures in Fukuoka {{Japan-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fukuoka
is the sixth-largest city in Japan, the second-largest port city after Yokohama, and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since ancient times. The area has long been considered the gateway to the country, as it is the nearest point among Japan's main islands to the Asian mainland. Although humans occupied the area since the Jomon period, some of the earliest settlers of the Yayoi period arrived in the Fukuoka area. The city rose to prominence during the Yamato period. Because of the cross-cultural exposure, and the relatively great distance from the social and political centers of Kyoto, Osaka, and later, Edo (Tokyo), Fukuoka gained a distinctive local culture and dialect that has persisted to the present. Fukuoka is the most populous city on Kyūshū island, followed by Kitakyushu. It is the largest city and metropolitan area west of Keihanshin. The city was de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariake Coliseum
is an indoor sporting arena in located in Ariake, Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan. It has a capacity of 10,000 and is one of the few professional tennis venues which has a retractable roof. Events The arena is used as the center court for the Japan Open and the Pan Pacific Open, held in Ariake Tennis Forest Park. This venue will also host Road FC 24, instead of Ryogoku Kokugikan. The venue also hosted the tennis events for the 2020 Summer Olympics. In 1995, Fuji TV's hit cooking show ''Iron Chef'' held its 1995 World Cup there, with the court converted into an outdoor version of Kitchen Stadium. Iron Chef Japanese Rokusaburo Michiba won the four-person single elimination tournament to determine the best chef in the world, with the other participants being Pierre Gagnaire, Gianfranco Vissani and Xu Cheng. This was also the homeground arena for Pro Wrestling NOAH from the year 2000 with destiny 2000, since then they have been doing shows till 2015 See also * List of tennis stadiums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was moved to Edo, which was renamed "Tokyo" (). Tokyo was devastate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Mine (f(x) Song)
"All Mine" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group f(x) for the first season of SM Station, a weekly digital music project by their label SM Entertainment. The song was released through the project on July 22, 2016, serving as the group's first release since their Christmas single "Wish List" in December 2015, and subsequently their last Korean single to date as a quartet. Background and release On July 20, 2016, it was announced that f(x) would be the next artist to release a single for the SM Station project, with the title, "All Mine", on July 22. The single was released digitally at midnight on July 22, 2016, by S.M. Entertainment, accompanied by a music video. Music video The music video was filmed during f(x)'s stay in Japan for SM Town Live World Tour V in Osaka. It was directed and edited by the group's rapper, Amber Amber is fossilized tree resin that has been appreciated for its color and natural beauty since Neolithic times. Much valued from antiquity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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