Girls' Generation Tour

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2011 Girls' Generation Tour
Asia tour by Girls' Generation
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LocationAsia
Associated album Oh! , Girls' Generation
Start dateJuly 23, 2011 (2011-07-23)
End dateFebruary 12, 2012 (2012-02-12)
No. of shows9
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.

Contents

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), Apink, 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, Taiwan. 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. 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.

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. [3] 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)

Main Set
Act 1:

  1. "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)"
  2. "You-aholic"
  3. "Mr. Taxi (Korean ver.)"
  4. "I'm In Love With The Hero"
  5. "Let It Rain (Korean ver.)"
  6. "Snowy Wish"
  7. "뻔 & Fun (Sweet Talking Baby)"
  8. "Kissing You"
  9. "Oh! (House ver.)"

Act 2:

  1. "Don't Stop the Music" (Hyoyeon's solo)
  2. "Almost" (Jessica's solo)
  3. "3" (Sunny's solo)
  4. "Lady Marmalade" (Taeyeon & Tiffany's duet)

Act 3:

  1. "The Great Escape"
  2. "Bad Girl"
  3. "Devil's Cry" (Taeyeon solo)
  4. "Run Devil Run"
  5. "Beautiful Stranger"
  6. "Hoot (Rock ver.)"

Act 4:

  1. "If" (Yuri's solo)
  2. "Sway" (Sooyoung's solo)
  3. "Stuff Like That There" (Seohyun's solo)
  4. "4 Minutes (Yoona's solo)

Act 5:

  1. "Danny Boy"
  2. "Complete"

Encore #1

  1. "My Child"
  2. "Cold Noodles"
  3. "HaHaHa"
  4. "Gee"
  5. "Forever"

Encore #2

  1. "Into the New World"
  2. "Way To Go"
  3. "Baby Baby"
  4. "It's Fantastic"
[Ending]
Taipei, Taiwan (September 9/10/11, 2011)

Main Set
Act 1:

  1. "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)"
  2. "you-aholic"
  3. "Mr. Taxi (Korean ver.)"
  4. "I'm In Love With The Hero"
  5. "Let It Rain (Korean ver.)"
  6. "Snowy Wish"
  7. "뻔 & Fun (Sweet Talking Baby)"
  8. "Kissing You"
  9. "Oh! (House ver.)"

Act 2:

  1. "Don't Stop the Music" (Hyoyeon's solo)
  2. "Almost" (Jessica's solo)
  3. "3" (Sunny's solo)
  4. "Lady Marmalade" (Taeyeon & Tiffany's duet)

Act 3:

  1. "The Great Escape"
  2. "Bad Girl"
  3. "Run Devil Run"
  4. "Beautiful Stranger"
  5. "Hoot (Rock ver.)"

Act 4:

  1. "If" (Yuri's solo)
  2. "Stuff Like That There" (Seohyun's solo)
  3. "4 Minutes (Yoona's solo)

Act 5:

  1. "Danny Boy"
  2. "Complete"

Encore #1

  1. "My Child"
  2. "Cold Noodles"
  3. "HaHaHa"
  4. "Gee"
  5. "Forever"

Encore #2

  1. "Into the New World"
  2. "Way To Go"
  3. "Baby Baby"
  4. "It's Fantastic"

[Ending]

Note: Sooyoung was involved in a car accident on the morning of August 28. All activities were suspended, thus she was unable to participate in the concert
Singapore, Singapore (December 9/10, 2011)

Main Set
Act 1:

  1. "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)"
  2. "you-aholic"
  3. "Mr. Taxi (Korean ver.)"
  4. "I'm In Love With The Hero"
  5. "Let It Rain (Korean ver.)"
  6. "Snowy Wish"
  7. "Kissing You"
  8. "Oh! (House ver.)"

Act 2:

  1. "Don't Stop the Music" (Hyoyeon's solo)
  2. "Almost" (Jessica's solo)
  3. "3" (Sunny's solo)
  4. "Lady Marmalade" (Taeyeon & Tiffany's duet)

Act 3:

  1. "The Great Escape"
  2. "Bad Girl"
  3. "Devil's Cry" (Taeyeon's solo)
  4. "Run Devil Run"
  5. "Beautiful Stranger"
  6. "The Boys (English ver.)
  7. "Hoot (Rock ver.)"

Act 4:

  1. "If" (Yuri's solo)
  2. "Sway" (Sooyoung's solo)
  3. "Stuff Like That There" (Seohyun's solo)
  4. "4 Minutes (Yoona's solo)

Act 5:

  1. "Danny Boy"
  2. "Complete"

Encore #1

  1. "My Child"
  2. "Cold Noodles"
  3. "HaHaHa"
  4. "Gee"
  5. "Forever"

Encore #2

  1. "Into the New World"
  2. "Way To Go"
  3. "It's Fantastic"
[Ending]
Hong Kong(January 15, 2012)

Main Set
Act 1:

  1. "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)"
  2. "you-aholic"
  3. "Mr. Taxi (Korean ver.)"
  4. "I'm In Love With The Hero"
  5. "Let It Rain (Korean ver.)"
  6. "Snowy Wish"
  7. "Kissing You"
  8. "Oh! (House ver.)"

Act 2:

  1. "Don't Stop the Music" (Hyoyeon's solo)
  2. "Almost" (Jessica's solo)
  3. "3" (Sunny's solo)
  4. "Lady Marmalade" (Taeyeon & Tiffany's duet)

Act 3:

  1. "The Great Escape"
  2. "Bad Girl"
  3. "Devil’s Cry" (Taeyeon's solo)
  4. "Run Devil Run"
  5. "Beautiful Stranger"
  6. "The Boys (English ver.)
  7. "Hoot (Rock ver.)"

Act 4:

  1. "If" (Yuri's solo)
  2. "Sway" (Sooyoung's solo)
  3. "Stuff Like That There" (Seohyun's solo)
  4. "4 Minutes (Yoona's solo)

Act 5:

  1. "Danny Boy"
  2. "Complete"

Encore #1

  1. "My Child"
  2. "Cold Noodles"
  3. "HaHaHa"
  4. "Gee"
  5. "Forever"

Encore #2

  1. "Into the New World"
  2. "Way To Go"
  3. "It's Fantastic"
[Ending]
Bangkok, Thailand (February 12, 2012)

Main Set
Act 1:

  1. "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)"
  2. "you-aholic"
  3. "Mr. Taxi (Korean ver.)"
  4. "I'm In Love With The Hero"
  5. "Let It Rain (Korean ver.)"
  6. "Snowy Wish"
  7. "Kissing You"
  8. "Oh! (House ver.)"

Act 2:

  1. "Don't Stop the Music" (Hyoyeon's solo)
  2. "Almost" (Jessica's solo)
  3. "3" (Sunny's solo)
  4. "Lady Marmalade" (Taeyeon & Tiffany's duet)

Act 3:

  1. "The Great Escape"
  2. "Bad Girl"
  3. "Devil’s Cry" (Taeyeon's solo)
  4. "Run Devil Run"
  5. "Beautiful Stranger"
  6. "The Boys (English ver.)
  7. "Hoot (Rock ver.)"

Act 4:

  1. "If" (Yuri's solo)
  2. "Sway" (Sooyoung's solo)
  3. "Stuff Like That There" (Seohyun's solo)
  4. "4 Minutes (Yoona's solo)

Act 5:

  1. "Danny Boy"
  2. "Complete"

Encore #1

  1. "My Child"
  2. "Cold Noodles"
  3. "HaHaHa"
  4. "Gee"
  5. "Forever"

Encore #2

  1. "Into the New World"
  2. "Way To Go"
  3. "It's Fantastic"
[Ending]

Tour dates

List of concert dates
DateCityCountryVenueAttendance
July 23, 2011 Seoul South Korea Olympic Gymnastics Arena 20,000 [4]
July 24, 2011
September 9, 2011 Taipei Taiwan Taipei Arena 31,000 [5]
September 10, 2011
September 11, 2011
December 9, 2011 Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium 20,000 [6]
December 10, 2011
January 15, 2012 Hong Kong China AsiaWorld–Arena 10,000 [7]
February 12, 2012 Bangkok Thailand Impact Arena 11,000 [8]
Total92,000

DVD and Blu-ray

Girls' Generation Tour (DVD)

Girls' Generation Tour
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Video by
Girls' Generation
ReleasedNovember 30, 2012
Recorded2011
Genre K-pop, J-pop
Language Korean, English
Label S.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 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. [9] [10] [11]

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

CountryDateDistributing labelFormat
South Korea November 30, 2012 S.M. Entertainment DVD
Taiwan January 18, 2013 [12] Universal Music
Singapore January 4, 2013 [13]

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