Rise World Tour

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Rise World Tour
Tour by Taeyang
Rise World Tour.jpg
LocationAsia
Associated album Rise
Start dateAugust 12, 2014 (2014-08-12)
End dateMarch 1, 2015 (2015-03-01)
Legs3
No. of shows25 shows [1]
Taeyang concert chronology

The Rise World Tour is the first world tour by South Korean singer Taeyang, in support of his second studio album RISE. The tour started on August 12, 2014 in Osaka, Japan and ended on March 1, 2015 in Taiwan. [2]

Contents

Background

On May 30, 2014, YG Entertainment announced that Taeyang will kick off his first tour in Japan with four shows in two cities set to commence in mid-August. [3] As soon as the concerts was announced, ticket-reservations for the tour by local fans poured in, resulting in an additional four concerts in three cities. [4] On September 5, 2014, two shows were announced in Seoul, making it Taeyang's first solo concert in his country in four years since 2010. [5] The two concerts in Seoul were sold out in less than ten minutes, and a third show was later added due high demand. [6] In November 2014, nine cities across seven Asian countries were announced as a part of the world tour, including Hong Kong, China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand and Singapore. [7]

Special guests

Set list

First show in Osaka
  1. "Body"
  2. "Superstar"
  3. "Move"
  4. "You're My"
  5. "I Need A Girl"
  6. "Eyes Nose Lips"
  7. "Only Look at Me"
  8. "Wedding Dress"
  9. "This Ain't It"
  10. "Ringa Linga"
  11. "Break Down"
  12. "1AM"
  13. "Stay With Me"
  14. "Let Go"
  15. "Love You To Death"
Encore
  1. "Bad Boy"
  2. "Fantastic Baby"
  3. "Ringa Linga"
  4. "1AM"
  5. "Eyes Nose Lips"
Final show in Taipei
  1. "Body"
  2. "Superstar"
  3. "Move"
  4. "You're My"
  5. "I Need A Girl"
  6. "Eyes Nose Lips"
  7. "Only Look at Me"
  8. "Wedding Dress"
  9. "This Ain't It"
  10. "Ringa Linga"
  11. "Break Down"
  12. "1AM"
  13. "Stay With Me"
  14. "Good Boy"
  15. "Let Go"
  16. "Love You To Death"
Encore
  1. "Bad Boy"
  2. "Fantastic Baby"
  3. "Wedding Dress"
  4. "Take It Slow
  5. "1AM"
  6. "Ringa Linga"
  7. "Eyes Nose Lips"

Tour dates

List of tour dates
DateCityCountryVenueAttendance
August 12, 2014 Osaka Japan Osaka International Convention Center 70,000 [9] [10]
August 13, 2014
August 17, 2014 Yokohama Pacifico Yokohama
August 18, 2014
August 20, 2014 Kobe Kobe International House
August 21, 2014
August 23, 2014 Fukuoka Fukuoka Sunpalace
August 24, 2014
August 26, 2014 Hamamatsu Hamamatsu Act City
August 27, 2014 Tokyo Tokyo International Forum
September 1, 2014YokohamaPacifico Yokohama
September 3, 2014Osaka Osaka-jō Hall
September 4, 2014
October 10, 2014 Seoul South Korea Olympic Hall 12,000 [11]
October 11, 2014
October 12, 2014
January 10, 2015 Hong Kong China AsiaWorld-Expo Hall 10 4,200 [12]
January 24, 2015 Shanghai Shanghai Grand Stage 3,500 [13]
January 28, 2015 Guangzhou Guangzhou Gymnasium Hall 2 3,000 [14]
January 31, 2015 Beijing Beijing Exhibition Hall 3,000 [15]
February 7, 2015 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Stadium Negara 4,200 [16]
February 8, 2015Singapore Singapore Expo Hall 3 4,200 [16]
February 14, 2015 Jakarta Indonesia Tennis Indoor Senayan
February 21, 2015 Bangkok ThailandThunder Dome
March 1, 2015 Taipei TaiwanTpec Gymnasium
Total117,400 [17]

DVD and blu-ray

SOL Japan Tour "Rise" 2014'

SOL Japan Tour "Rise" 2014'
Video by
Taeyang
ReleasedFebruary 25, 2015 (2015-02-25)
RecordedAugust 27, 2014
Languageja
Label YGEX

SOL Japan Tour "Rise" 2014' [18] is a live DVD & Blu-ray by Taeyang, released on January 25, 2015 in Japan. The DVD/Blu-ray was filmed during the artist's live performance at Tokyo International Forum, as a part of his first Japan tour which attracted 70,000 fans. [19] The DVD includes a total of the 21 songs that were sung live in the concert, including a photobook, a DVD of Making of SOL JAPAN TOUR "RISE" 2014, Q&A Section, Dance Selection.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Body"" 
2."Superstar"" 
3."Move"" 
4."You're My"" 
5."I Need A Girl"" 
6."Eyes Nose Lips"" 
7."Only Look at Me"" 
8."Wedding Dress"" 
9."This Ain't It"" 
10."Ringa Linga"" 
11."Break Down"" 
12."1AM"" 
13."Stay With Me"" 
14."Let Go"" 
15."Love You To Death"" 
16."Bad Boy"" (acoustic ver.) 
17."Fantastic Baby"" 
18."Ringa Linga"" 
19."Body"" 
20."1AM"" 
21."Eyes Nose Lips"" 

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Oricon Music DVD Chart [20] 2
Oricon Music Blu-ray Chart [21] 11

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