''Girls' Generation Tour'' is the second
concert tour
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by
South Korean girl group
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Girls' Generation
Girls' Generation (), also known as SNSD, is a South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment. The group is composed of eight members: Taeyeon, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona, and Seohyun. Originally a nine-piec ...
. The concert tour kicked off in
Seoul
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and continued in
Taipei
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and
Singapore
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. Girls' Generation performed their first ever concert in
Hong Kong
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
on January 15, 2012.
Background
The tour was announced by
SM Entertainment
SM Entertainment Co., Ltd. () is a South Korean multinational entertainment agency established in 1995 by Lee Soo-man. It is one of South Korea's largest entertainment companies and has been responsible for fostering and popularizing the car ...
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.
Concerts
The Seoul concert was attended by
Super Junior
Super Junior (; stylized in all caps), also known as SJ or SuJu, is a South Korean boy band. The group is composed of Leeteuk, Heechul, Yesung, Shindong, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Siwon, Donghae, Ryeowook, and Kyuhyun. Han Geng, Kibum, and ...
,
f(x)
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,
Apink
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,
4Men
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Originally a four-member group composed of Yoon Min-soo, Jeong Se-young, Han Hyeon-hee and Lee Jeong-ho, 4Men release ...
, Davichi's Kang Minkyung, as well as
Kim Soo-hyun
Kim Soo-hyun (; born February 16, 1988) is a South Korean actor. He is the recipient of five Baeksang Arts Awards, two Grand Bell Awards and one Blue Dragon Film Award. Kim made his television debut in 2007 with the family sitcom ''Kimchi Che ...
,
Kim Ah-joong
Kim Ah-joong (; born October 16, 1982) is a South Korean actress, model and singer. She is best known for playing the main character in the romantic comedy '' 200 Pounds Beauty''.
Education
Kim graduated from Korea University with a master's d ...
,
Jung Ryeo-won
Jung Ryeo-won (; born January 21, 1981) is an Australian actress and former singer based in South Korea. She began her career as a singer in the girl group Chakra. Following their disbandment of the group, she transitioned to an actress where s ...
,
Park Min-young
Park Min-young (; born March 4, 1986), also known as Rachel Park, is a South Korean actress. She rose to fame in the Sageuk, historical coming-of-age drama ''Sungkyunkwan Scandal ''(2010) and has since starred in television series ''City Hunter ...
,
Im Soo-hyang
Im Soo-hyang (; born April 19, 1990) is a South Korean actress. She rose to fame playing leading roles in the Korean drama, television series ''New Tales of Gisaeng'' (2011) and ''Inspiring Generation'' (2014). After a series of supporting role ...
,
Jung Joon-ho
Jung Joon-ho (; born November 9, 1969) is a South Korean actor. He first gained fame in the television series ''Women Like You'' (2000). He is best known for the films ''My Boss, My Hero'' (2001) and its My Boss, My Teacher, 2006 sequel, ''Marry ...
and
Shin Se-kyung
Shin Se-kyung (; born July 29, 1990) is a South Korean actress. She started as a child actress and had her breakthrough in the sitcom ''High Kick Through the Roof'' (2009). Since then, she starred in the films ''Hindsight (2011 film), Hindsight ...
. On July 24, 2011, Sooyoung announced that the next concert will be held in
Taipei
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,
Taiwan
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. They also became the first foreign girl group to hold 3 days concert on Taipei Arena and drew 31,000 people.
On October 11, 2011, it was announced that the next concert will be held on December 9, 2011, in
Singapore
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. 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. All 20,000 tickets sold out in 4 minutes. The concert was also held on January 15, 2012, in
Hong Kong
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.
It was confirmed that Girls' Generation will perform a concert on February 12, 2012, in
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estim ...
,
Thailand
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. 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. 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
Tour dates
DVD and Blu-ray
Girls' Generation Tour (DVD)
''Girls' Generation Tour '' is the seventh music
DVD
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release video from
South Korean girl group
A girl group is a music act featuring two or more women in music, female singers who generally vocal harmony, harmonize together. The term "girl group" is also used in a narrower sense in the United States to denote the wave of American female p ...
Girls' Generation
Girls' Generation (), also known as SNSD, is a South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment. The group is composed of eight members: Taeyeon, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona, and Seohyun. Originally a nine-piec ...
. It was released on November 30, 2012, in
South Korea
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.
The DVD features footage from the concert tour's start in Seoul, South Korea on July 23 and 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.
Buy SNSD's 'Girls' Generation Tour DVD and Photobook'
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Track list
Disc 1:
# Intro
# 소원을 말해봐 (Genie)
# you-aholic
# MR.TAXI (Korean ver.)
# I'm In Love With The HERO
# Let It Rain (Korean ver.)
# Member Introductions
# 첫눈에... (Snowy Wish)
# 뻔&Fun (Sweet Talking Baby)
# Kissing you
# Oh!
# Don't Stop the Music yoyeon# Almost
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essica# Three
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unny# Lady Marmalade
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aeyeon, Tiffany# THE GREAT ESCAPE
# BAD GIRL
# Devil's Cry (Run Devil Run Intro)
# Run Devil Run
# Beautiful Stranger
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# 훗 (HOOT)
# If uri
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Places
* Canton of Uri, a canton in Switzerland
* Úri, a village and commune in Hungary
* Uri, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan Province
* Uri, Jammu and Kashmir, a town in India
* Uri (island), off Malakula Island in V ...
# Sway ooyoung
Disc 2:
# Danny Boy
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History
In 1910, in Bath, Somerset, England, the English lawyer and lyricist ...
# Complete
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Logic
* Completeness (logic)
* Completeness of a theory, the property of a theory that every formula in the theory's language or its negation is provable
Mathematics
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# 동화 (My child)
# 냉면 (차가운 니 얼굴) old Noodles
# HaHaHa Song
# Gee
# Member Talk
# 영원히 너와 꿈꾸고 싶다 (Forever)
# 다시 만난 세계 (Into the new world)
# 힘 내! (Way To Go)
# Member Talk
# It's Fantastic
# Closing Comments
Release history
External links
Girls' Generation ― it's the girls' time!
Korea Times
Girls' Generation's Singapore Concert Brought Forward to December 2011
kourier
Girls’ Generation Concludes 2nd Asia Tour with Concert in Bangkok
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References
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Girls' Generation concert tours
2011 concert tours
2012 concert tours