New Evolution Global Tour

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New Evolution Global Tour
Tour by 2NE1
New evolution poster.jpg
South Korean promotional handbill
Associated albumVarious
Start dateJuly 28, 2012
End dateDecember 1, 2012
No. of shows
Attendance180,000
2NE1 concert chronology

New Evolution Global Tour was the first world tour and second concert tour overall by South Korean girl group 2NE1. It saw shows in 11 cities across 7 countries in Asia and North America spanning from July to December 2012. The tour marked the first world tour by a Korean girl group, while its show at the Prudential Center in Newark marked the first time a Korean artist held a solo arena concert in the United States.

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The tour received positive reviews from music critics, who praised the production, the group's energy, and performance. It attracted approximately 180,000 attendees in total. YG Entertainment released a live album DVD of the Seoul concerts in December 2012, followed by a Japanese version of the Yokohama concerts in March 2013.

Background

The New Evolution Global Tour was officially announced on June 13, 2012 through the YG Family website. [1] Marking the first world tour by a Korean girl group, the announcement revealed that the group would hold concerts throughout Asia, North America and Europe. [2]

The tour kicked off at the Olympics Gymnastics Stadium in Seoul on July 28 and 29, following the group's "I Love You" promotions. [3] The tour was originally set to conclude on December 8 in Kuala Lumpur, however the concert was cancelled due to unresolved technical issues and ended instead on December 1 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Production

Three-time winner of the MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography, Travis Payne, served as the main director for production and choreography, along with Divinity Roxx (who previously worked on Beyonce's world tour) and Michael Cotten (who worked on production design for the Olympic Games). Beatrice Chia-Richmond served as the creative director and concert organizer. [4]

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2NE1 performing in Singapore

The stages were transformed into a theme park, a club, a sporting arena, and a fantasy world which incorporated use of giant inflatable props, conveyor belts, and a video wall—where it simulated a rollercoaster ride during CL and Minzy's performance of "Please Don't Go". [5] [6] The tour costumes were designed by long-time fashion collaborator Jeremy Scott.

Reception

The tour received positive reviews from music critics. Jon Caramanica of The New York Times ranked the concert at the Prudential Center in New Jersey number two in their list of the best concerts of the year, deeming 2012 "the year K-pop arrived" in the form of arena shows into the United States. [7] Reviewing the same concert, Jeff Benjamin of Billboard remarked that "This important show is the latest in a series of happenings that have allowed 2NE1 to emerge as one of the leaders (if not the leader) of the K-pop movement in America." [1]

Writing for The Korea Times , Kwaak Je-yup praised the group's vocals, energy, and choreography, and commented that the production of the concert was "consistently excellent". [8] SSTV stated that tour were some of the best concerts among any girl group, [9] while Newsis commented the tour was reminiscent of a summer rock festival and "the performance was more complete than anything else". [10] My Daily wrote that the tour "raised the quality of domestic concerts to a new level". [11]

Set list

Main set

  1. "I Am the Best"
  2. "Fire"
  3. "Clap Your Hands"
  4. "I Don't Care" (Reggae Mix Ver.)
  5. "Don't Stop the Music"
  6. Club DJ (CL solo)
  7. "Don't Cry" and "You & I" (Bom solo)
  8. "Follow Me"
  9. "Please Don't Go" (CL & Minzy)
  10. "Pretty Boy"
  11. Dance (Minzy Solo)
  12. "Kiss" (Dara Solo)
  13. "It Hurts"
  14. "Lonely"
  15. "In the Club"
  16. "Stay Together"
  17. "I Love You"
  18. "Ugly"
  19. "Let's Go Party"
  20. "Scream"
  21. "Hate You"
  22. "Go Away"
  23. "Can't Nobody"

Encore

  1. "I Don't Care"
  2. "I Am the Best (Remix)"

Shows

List of tour dates
DateCityCountryVenueAttendanceRevenue
July 28, 2012 Seoul South Korea Olympic Gymnastics Arena 20,000 [12] —
July 29, 2012
August 17, 2012 Newark United States Prudential Center 10,000 [13] —
August 24, 2012 Los Angeles Nokia Theatre L.A. Live 6,680 [14] $653,716 [14]
August 31, 2012 Osaka Japan Osaka-jō Hall 120,000 [15] —
September 1, 2012
September 2, 2012
September 7, 2012 Nagoya Nippon Gaishi Hall —
September 8, 2012
September 11, 2012 Yokohama Yokohama Arena —
September 12, 2012
September 29, 2012 Saitama Saitama Super Arena —
September 30, 2012
November 16, 2012 Taipei Taiwan Taipei Arena 8,500 [16] $1,000,000 [17]
December 1, 2012 Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium 8,200 [18] —
Total180,000 [19] N/A

Cancelled shows

DateCityCountryVenueReason
November 24, 2012 Jakarta Indonesia Mata Elang International Stadium Unresolved technical issues [20]
December 8, 2012 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Malawati Stadium

Personnel

Broadcast and recordings

2012 2NE1 Global Tour: New Evolution (Live in Seoul)
2NE1NewEvolutionLive.jpg
Live album by
2NE1
ReleasedDecember 4, 2012 (2012-12-04)
RecordedJuly 2012
Length58:52
Label YG
Producer Teddy Park, e.knock
2NE1 chronology
Collection
(2012)		2012 2NE1 Global Tour: New Evolution (Live in Seoul)
(2012)		 Crush
(2014)

2012 2NE1 Global Tour: New Evolution (Live in Seoul) is the second live album of South Korean girl group 2NE1. The album was released on December 4, 2012, by YG Entertainment. The live album sold 10,613 copies in South Korea, while in Japan, it sold 6,000 copies. [21]

The album was recorded during the group's first world tour New Evolution during their Seoul dates on July 28 and 29 at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena. [22]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."I Am the Best (Live)" (내가 제일 잘 나가)3:32
2."Fire (Live)"3:43
3."Clap Your Hands (Live)" (박수쳐)4:08
4." I Don't Care (Reggae Remix) [Live]"3:57
5."Don't Stop the Music (Live)"4:15
6." It Hurts (Slow) [Live]" (아파 (Slow))4:55
7."Lonely (Live)"4:16
8."In the Club (Live)"5:01
9."Stay Together (Live)"3:33
10."I Love You (Live)"6:01
11."Ugly (Live)"3:30
12."Hate You (Live)"3:19
13."Go Away (Live)"3:52
14."Can't Nobody (Live)"4:50
Total length:54:53

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