TVXQ in September 2007 | |
Japan concert tours | 12 |
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Fan club events | 5 |
The South Korean pop duo TVXQ, known as Tohoshinki (東方神起, Tōhōshinki) in Japan, have embarked on twelve nation-wide concert tours. Debuting as a five-member vocal pop group in April 2005, Tohoshinki held their first Japanese tour, the Heart, Mind and Soul Tour, in 2006. This was followed by the Five in the Black Tour in 2007 and the T Tour in 2008, the latter being the group's first arena tour and bringing in an estimate of 150,000 fans from 17 shows. From May to July 2009, Tohoshinki held their fourth and last Japanese tour as a quintet, The Secret Code Tour, selling over 300,000 tickets. For the tour's finale, Tohoshinki performed in the Tokyo Dome, making them the third Korean music act, and the first Korean pop group, to do so. [1]
After the departure of members Jejung, Yuchun, and Junsu in 2010, remaining Tohoshinki members Yunho and Changmin did not tour again until January 2012, when they held their first concert tour as a duo, titled the Tone Tour. The tour sold over 550,000 tickets in Japan and grossed over US$73 million, making it the largest overseas concert held by a Korean artist at the time. The duo broke their own record the following year with their sixth Japanese concert tour, the Time Tour, making Tohoshinki the first Korean artist to hold a dome tour in Japan. [2] The tour's two-day finale was held at Japan's largest stadium, the Nissan Stadium, pushing the duo as the first international music act to headline a stadium concert. [3] The Time Tour was the highest-grossing and most-attended concert tour held by a foreign music act in Japan at the time, selling over 850,000 tickets and grossing US$93 million. [4] Tohoshinki broke that record again with their Begin Again: Live Tour in 2018, which made US$110 million from 1.28 million tickets. The finale of the Begin Again Tour was again held at the Nissan Stadium, pushing Tohoshinki as the first foreign music act to headline Nissan Stadium twice. [5] It is the highest-grossing concert tour held by a foreign music act in Japan. [6]
From January 2012 to June 2014, the duo performed in concerts for over 2 million people in Japan, the fastest mobilization by a non-Japanese act. [7]
Date | City | Venue | Attendance |
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May 13, 2006 | Sapporo | Penny Lane 24 | 20,000 [8] |
May 18, 2006 | Osaka | Minatomachi River Place | |
May 20, 2006 | |||
May 27, 2006 | Yokohama | Yokohama Blitz | |
May 28, 2006 | |||
June 4, 2006 | Fukuoka | Fukuoka Drum Logos | |
June 10, 2006 | Nagoya | Diamond Hall | |
June 23, 2006 | Niigata | Niigata Lots | |
June 25, 2006 | Tokyo | Zepp Tokyo | |
June 27, 2006 | |||
June 28, 2006 |
Date | City | Venue | Attendance |
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May 10, 2007 | Nakano | Nakano Sun Plaza | 70,000 [8] |
May 12, 2007 | Osaka | Orix Theater | |
May 13, 2007 | |||
May 16, 2007 | Niigata | Niigata Prefectural Civic Center | |
May 18, 2007 | Shibuya | Shibuya Public Hall | |
May 19, 2007 | |||
May 23, 2007 | Sapporo | Sapporo Education and Culture Hall | |
May 27, 2007 | Sendai | Sendai Municipal House | |
May 29, 2007 | Kobe | Kobe International Conference Center | |
May 31, 2007 | Otsu | Shiga Prefectural Art Theater | |
June 2, 2007 | Aichi | Aichi Prefectural Art Theater | |
June 3, 2007 | |||
June 15, 2007 | Fukuoka | Fukuoka Sunpalace | |
June 16, 2007 | |||
June 18, 2007 | Tokyo | Nippon Budokan | |
June 19, 2007 |
Date | City | Venue | Attendance |
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March 19, 2008 | Yokohama | Yokohama Arena | 150,000 [9] |
March 20, 2008 | |||
March 26, 2008 | Osaka | Osaka-jō Hall | |
March 27, 2008 | |||
March 29, 2008 | |||
March 30, 2008 | |||
April 1, 2008 | Fukuoka | Marine Messe Fukuoka | |
April 12, 2008 | Hiroshima | Hiroshima Green Arena | |
April 13, 2008 | |||
April 15, 2008 | Nagoya | Nippon Gaishi Hall | |
April 16, 2008 | |||
April 19, 2008 | Miyagi | Sekisui Heim Super Arena | |
April 20, 2008 | |||
April 26, 2008 | Sapporo | Makomanai Ice Arena | |
May 3, 2008 | Saitama | Saitama Super Arena | |
May 5, 2008 | |||
May 6, 2008 |
Date | City | Venue | Attendance |
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May 4, 2009 | Kobe | World Memorial Hall | 300,000 [10] |
May 5, 2009 | |||
May 9, 2009 | Saitama | Saitama Super Arena | |
May 10, 2009 | |||
May 16, 2009 | Miyagi | Sekisui Heim Super Arena | |
May 17, 2009 | |||
May 23, 2009 | Sapporo | Makomanai Ice Arena | |
May 24, 2009 | |||
May 30, 2009 | Fukuoka | Marine Messe Fukuoka | |
May 31, 2009 | |||
June 6, 2009 | Hiroshima | Hiroshima Green Arena | |
June 7, 2009 | |||
June 10, 2009 | Osaka | Osaka Jou Hall | |
June 11, 2009 | |||
June 13, 2009 | |||
June 14, 2009 | |||
June 18, 2009 | Nagoya | Nippon Gaishi Hall | |
June 20, 2009 | |||
June 21, 2009 | |||
July 4, 2009 | Tokyo | Tokyo Dome | |
July 5, 2009 |
Year | Title | Duration | Shows |
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2012 | Tone: Live Tour 2012 | January 18, 2012 – April 23, 2012 (Japan) | 26 |
After restarting their Japanese activities in 2011, Tohoshinki embarked on their first concert tour as a duo on January 18, 2012. Yunho and Changmin performed in 10 cities across Japan, breaking attendance records for a Korean music act. The tour attracted a total 550,000 fans from 26 shows, grossing US$73.8 million in ticket sales. [11] | |||
2013 | Time: Live Tour 2013 | April 27, 2013 – August 19, 2013 (Japan) | 18 |
Tohoshinki's seventh Japanese tour was the largest, highest-grossing, and most-attended concert headlined by a foreign artist in history. The first 5-Dome tour held by a Korean music act, the Time Tour's last two stops were at the Nissan Stadium, making the duo the first foreign artists to headline their own concert in Japan's largest outdoor stadium. The tour brought in 890,000 [12] fans and grossed US$92.6 million in ticket sales. | |||
2014 | Tree: Live Tour 2014 | April 22, 2014 – June 22, 2014 (Japan) | 29 |
The duo performed 29 shows for their Tree Tour. It mobilized 600,000 fans across 10 cities. [13] |
Tomorrow: Live Tour 2018 (stylized as Tohoshinki Live Tour 2018 〜Tomorrow〜), also known as the Tomorrow Tour, was the tenth Japanese concert tour by South Korean pop duo Tohoshinki. The tour is supported by their album Tomorrow , which was released on September 19, 2018.
On June 10, 2018, during the last concert in Nissan Stadium of Begin Again Tour, in front of 75,000 audience, Tohoshinki announced the new arena and dome tour. [14] They are estimated to bring 640,000 fans from their 10th Japan tour with total 32 concerts. [15] It is the band's most expansive tour since their debut. On September 27, 2018, they announce to add 1 more show in Kyocera Osaka Dome on January 20, 2019, make the tour to 33 concerts with a 680,000 audience.
Date | City | Venue | Attendance |
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September 26, 2018 | Saitama | Saitama Super Arena | 680,000 [16] |
September 27, 2018 | |||
September 28, 2018 | |||
October 6, 2018 | Fukuoka | Marine Messe Fukuoka | |
October 7, 2018 | |||
October 8, 2018 | |||
October 12, 2018 | Hiroshima | Hiroshima Green Arena | |
October 13, 2018 | |||
October 14, 2018 | |||
October 19, 2018 | Sapporo | Makomanai Ice Arena | |
October 20, 2018 | |||
October 21, 2018 | |||
October 26, 2018 | Echizen | Sun Dome Fukui | |
October 27, 2018 | |||
October 28, 2018 | |||
November 2, 2018 | Niigata | Toki Messe | |
November 3, 2018 | |||
November 4, 2018 | |||
November 14, 2018 | Nagoya | Nippon Gaishi Hall | |
November 15, 2018 | |||
November 16, 2018 | |||
November 22, 2018 | Miyagi | Sekisui Heim Super Arena | |
November 23, 2018 | |||
November 24, 2018 | |||
December 3, 2018 | Tokyo | Tokyo Dome | |
December 4, 2018 | |||
December 11, 2018 | |||
December 12, 2018 | |||
December 15, 2018 | Osaka | Kyocera Dome Osaka | |
December 16, 2018 | |||
January 18, 2019 | |||
January 19, 2019 | |||
January 20, 2019 | |||
Estimated Total | 680,000 [16] |
XV: Live Tour 2019 (stylized as Tohoshinki Live Tour 2019 〜XV〜), also known as the XV Tour, was the eleventh Japanese concert tour by South Korean pop duo Tohoshinki. The tour was supported by their album XV , which was released on October 16, 2019. They are estimated to bring 600,000 fans from their 11th Japan tour with total 14 concerts. On January 19, 2020, they announced that they would add two more shows in Tokyo Dome on April 25–26, 2020 in commemoration of their 15th debut anniversary in Japan, which fell on April 27, 2020. However, the two shows were ultimately canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan. The tour grossed over US$33 million.
Date | City | Venue | Attendance |
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November 9, 2019 | Fukuoka | Fukuoka Dome | 600,000 [17] |
November 10, 2019 | |||
November 19, 2019 | Tokyo | Tokyo Dome | |
November 20, 2019 | |||
November 21, 2019 | |||
December 14, 2019 | Sapporo | Sapporo Dome | |
December 21, 2019 | Osaka | Kyocera Dome | |
December 22, 2019 | |||
January 11, 2020 | Nagoya | Nagoya Dome | |
January 12, 2020 | |||
January 13, 2020 | |||
January 17, 2020 | Osaka | Kyocera Dome | |
January 18, 2020 | |||
January 19, 2020 | |||
Estimated Total | 600,000 [17] |
Classyc: Live Tour 2023 (stylized as Tohoshinki Live Tour 2023 〜Classyc〜), also known as the Classyc Tour, is the twelfth Japanese concert tour by South Korean pop duo Tohoshinki.
Date | City | Venue | Attendance |
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February 11, 2023 | Nagoya | Nippon Gaishi Hall | 300,000 [18] |
February 12, 2023 | |||
February 23, 2023 | Hiroshima | Hiroshima Green Arena | |
February 24, 2023 | |||
March 4, 2023 | Fukuoka | Marine Messe Fukuoka | |
March 5, 2023 | |||
March 11, 2023 | Fukui | Sun Dome Fukui | |
March 12, 2023 | |||
April 1, 2023 | Miyagi | Sekisui Heim Super Arena | |
April 2, 2023 | |||
April 8, 2023 | Saitama | Saitama Super Arena | |
April 9, 2023 | |||
April 22, 2023 | Sapporo | Makomanai Ice Arena | |
April 23, 2023 | |||
April 29, 2023 | Niigata | Toki Messe | |
April 30, 2023 | |||
June 17, 2023 | Osaka | Kyocera Dome | |
June 18, 2023 | |||
June 24, 2023 | Tokyo | Tokyo Dome | |
June 25, 2023 |
Fan club events are organized by Bigeast—the official fanclub of TVXQ in Japan—and are only for Bigeast members.
Event name | Date | City | Venue | Attendance |
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「Bigeast Fanclub Event 2018: The Mission IV」 | March 13, 2018 (2 sessions) | Osaka | Osaka Jo Hall | — |
March 14, 2018 (2 sessions) | ||||
March 16, 2018 (1 session) | Chiba | Makuhari Messe | ||
March 17, 2018 (2 sessions) | ||||
March 18, 2018 (2 sessions) | ||||
「Bigeast Fanclub Event 2019: Tohoshinki the Garden」 | April 5, 2019 (1 session) | Makuhari Messe | ||
April 6, 2019 (2 sessions) | ||||
April 7, 2019 (2 sessions) | ||||
April 9, 2019 (2 sessions) | Osaka | Osaka Jo Hall | ||
April 10, 2019 (2 sessions) | ||||
「Bigeast Fanclub Event 2021: Tohoshinki the Garden ~Online~」 | November 14, 2021 | N/A | Beyond LIVE | |
「Bigeast Fanclub Event 2022: Tohoshinki the Garden ~Tours~」 | May 7, 2022 (1 session) | Chiba | Makuhari Messe | |
May 8, 2022 (2 sessions) | ||||
May 17, 2022 (2 sessions) | Sapporo | Makomanai Ice Arena | ||
May 18, 2022 (2 sessions) | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||
May 21, 2022 (2 sessions) | Yokohama | Pia Arena MM | — | |
May 22, 2022 (2 sessions) | ||||
June 7, 2022 (2 sessions) | Osaka | Osaka Jo Hall | ||
June 8, 2022 (2 sessions) | ||||
June 18, 2022 (2 sessions) | Fukuoka | Marine Messe Fukuoka | ||
June 19, 2022 (2 sessions) | ||||
June 25, 2022 (2 sessions) | Aichi | Aichi Sky Expo | ||
June 26, 2022 (2 sessions) |
Chung Yun-ho, better known by his stage name U-Know Yunho (유노윤호) or simply U-Know, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, actor, and a member of the pop duo TVXQ. Born and raised in Gwangju, South Korea, Yunho started his musical training under the talent agency SM Entertainment in 2001 and joined TVXQ in 2003 as the band's leader. Fluent in Korean and Japanese, Yunho has released chart-topping albums throughout Asia as a member of TVXQ. He has made occasional acting appearances in television dramas.
TVXQ, known as Tohoshinki in Japan, is a South Korean pop duo formed by SM Entertainment, composed of U-Know Yunho and Max Changmin.
"Last Angel feat. Tohoshinki" is the 38th single by Japanese singer Kumi Koda and is a collaboration with South Korean boy band TVXQ/Tohoshinki, released on November 7, 2007, in Japan. It charted at No. 3 on Oricon and stayed on the charts for twelve weeks. The single was released in CD and CD+DVD.
The videography of South Korean pop group TVXQ, known as Tohoshinki in Japan, consists of 111 music videos, 20 concert tour videos, 11 documentary DVDs, one music video compilation, eight photo albums, and six storybooks. TVXQ originally debuted as a five-piece boy band under S.M. Entertainment in December 2003. In 2004, the band signed with Japan's Avex sub-label Rhythm Zone and released their debut Japanese single, "Stay with Me Tonight" in April 2005. In July 2009, three of the members – later known as JYJ – left the group's Korean agency S.M. Entertainment, and TVXQ returned as a duo act with remaining members U-Know Yunho and Max Changmin in 2011.
"Keep Your Head Down", released in Japan as "Why? ", is a song recorded by South Korean boy group TVXQ. Composed by Yoo Young-jin and Yoo Han-jin, the Korean-language version of "Keep Your Head Down" was released by S.M. Entertainment on January 3, 2011 as the lead single for the group's fifth Korean studio album Keep Your Head Down (2011), TVXQ's first album since becoming a two-piece band with U-Know Yunho and Max Changmin. The Japanese-language version of "Keep Your Head Down", which was released on January 26, 2011, by Avex Trax, served as TVXQ's 31st Japanese single in Japan. It was the first single taken from their fifth Japanese studio album, Tone (2011).
Tone is the fifth Japanese studio album by South Korean pop group Tohoshinki, released on September 28, 2011, by Avex Trax. It is Tohoshinki's first Japanese album since becoming a Duo, with members Yunho and Changmin. Tone was released in three physical versions – Version A, a CD+DVD version with music videos; Version B, another CD+DVD version with off-shot movies; and Version C, a CD only version with a bonus track. Composing sessions for the album began in 2009, bull full production began in early 2011.
"Superstar" is a song recorded by South Korean pop duo Tohoshinki, taken from their fifth Japanese studio album, Tone (2011). It served as Tohoshinki's 32nd Japanese single, and their second as a duo. As the second and final single release for Tone, "Superstar" was released in four editions – a CD+DVD version, a CD only version, a Bigeast fan club edition, and an exclusive 7-Eleven edition – on July 20, 2011 by Avex Trax. The song "I Don't Know" was released as its B-side.
Shim Chang-min, better known by his stage name Max Changmin, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, actor, and a member of the pop duo TVXQ. Born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, Changmin was scouted by an SM Entertainment talent agent when he was fourteen years old. He made his debut as TVXQ's youngest member in December 2003.
Time: Live Tour 2013, also known as the Time Tour, was the sixth Japanese concert tour by South Korean pop duo Tohoshinki, in support of their sixth Japanese studio album Time (2013). The tour visited all five of Japan's major concert Domes and the Nissan Stadium, the largest seated stadium in Japan.
Tree is the seventh Japanese studio album by South Korean pop duo Tohoshinki, released by Avex Trax on March 5, 2014. The record was released in four physical versions, each with a seasonal theme cover – Version A (Spring/Summer), a CD+DVD version with music videos; Version B (Autumn), another CD+DVD version with off-shot movies; Version C (Winter), a CD only version with two bonus tracks; and Version D, a fan club limited edition with a CD-Extra. Musically, Tree is a varied pop music album that is influenced by a broad range of musical genres, such as electronic dance music, hip hop, R&B, swing jazz, rock music, power ballads, and reggae. Recording for the album began well before the launch of their sixth Japanese studio album Time in early 2013.
Tree: Live Tour 2014, also known as the Tree Tour, was the seventh Japanese concert tour by South Korean pop duo Tohoshinki, and was launched in support of their seventh Japanese studio album Tree (2014). It was first announced by the duo in November 2013, during the last show of their fanclub event tour, The Mission II. The theme of the tour was the Tree of Life, in which Tohoshinki, two beings born from the tree of life, use their spirit to save humanity from darkness.
Tone: Live Tour 2012, also known as the Tone Tour, was the fifth Japanese concert tour by South Korean pop group Tohoshinki, in support of their fifth Japanese studio album Tone (2011). The Tone Tour was Tohoshinki's first concert in three years, and the first tour by the group since becoming a two-piece band with members Yunho and Changmin.
With is the eighth Japanese studio album by South Korean pop duo Tohoshinki, released by Avex Trax on December 17, 2014. The record was released in four physical versions – Version A, a CD+DVD version with music videos and live performances; Version B, another CD+DVD version with off-shot movies; Version C, a CD only version with two bonus tracks; and Version D, a fan club limited edition with a CD-Extra. Recording and writing for the album roughly began in the summer of 2013. With is described to be an album composed of nostalgic dance-pop songs that are influenced by disco and jazz, accompanied by marching drumbeats. Its lyrical content explores the general concept of love and friendship.
Fine Collection: Begin Again is the second Japanese greatest hits album by South Korean pop duo Tohoshinki. It was released on October 25, 2017 through Avex Trax as a complementary album for their comeback Japanese concert the Begin Again Tour, the duo's first tour since completing their military service. The album mainly contains singles released by Tohoshinki since 2011, including tracks from the albums Tone (2011), Time (2013), Tree (2014), and With (2015). The album also includes three re-recorded versions of earlier singles.
XV is the tenth Japanese studio album by South Korean pop duo Tohoshinki, released on October 16, 2019 by Avex Trax. XV (fifteen) denotes Tohoshinki's fifteenth debut anniversary in Japan. The duo announced the album's release at the A-Nation Music Festival, which they headlined, on August 18, 2019. XV was released in five physical versions: a standard CD version, a limited CD and Blu-ray version, a limited CD and DVD version, an exclusive fan club version, and a special "gift" version with a CD packaged in two different LP-size slips. Musically, XV is a varied electropop album that is influenced by a broad range of electronic musical genres, including influences from symphonic metal, soft rock, hip hop, dance-pop, and R&B. Recording for the album began shortly before the launch of their Japanese studio album Tomorrow in 2018.
"Manazashi" is the 48th Japanese single by South Korean pop duo Tohoshinki, released by Avex Trax on January 22, 2020. Promoted as Tohoshinki's fifteenth anniversary single, it was released in three physical versions – a standard CD only version, a limited photobook edition, and a fanclub edition released exclusively for Tohoshinki's Japanese fan club, Bigeast. It is a "winter ballad" which highlights the duo's vocals, with some influences drawn from blues.
Epitaph is the first Japanese extended play by South Korean duo Tohoshinki. It was released on March 16, 2022, by Avex Trax. Epitaph is a pop album with elements of pop rock, dance pop, and synthesizers. It was released as a follow-up to Tohoshinki's solo EPs Human (2021) by Changmin and Kimi wa Saki e Iku (2022) by Yunho, and is also the duo's first original release in Japan since XV (2019). The EP's first track, "Epitaph " is the lead single.
Begin Again: Live Tour, also known as the Begin Again Tour, was the ninth Japanese concert tour by South Korean pop duo Tohoshinki. Consisting of 20 shows across Japan, the tour commenced on November 11, 2017, at the Sapporo Dome in Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture and concluded on June 10, 2018, at the Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. It was the highest-grossing and most-attended concert tour in Japan that year, mobilizing over 1 million people.
With: Live Tour, also known as the With Tour, was the eighth Japanese concert tour by South Korean pop duo Tohoshinki. It was launched in support of their eighth Japanese studio album With (2014), and coincided with Tohoshinki's tenth anniversary debut in Japan. The With Tour was the duo's second dome tour in Japan, their last one being 2013's Time Tour.