The Tense

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Taeyeon Concert - 'The Tense'
Asia tour by Taeyeon
Taeyeon Concert 'The TENSE'.jpg
Promotional poster of the tour in Seoul
LocationAsia
Associated album To. X
Letter to Myself
Start dateMarch 7, 2025 (2025-03-07)
End dateJune 7, 2025 (2025-06-07)
Legs1
No. of shows12
Taeyeon concert chronology

The Tense (stylized as TAEYEON CONCERT - 'The TENSE') is the upcoming sixth concert tour and the second arena tour headlined by South Korean singer Taeyeon, in support of her two EPs To. X (2023) and Letter to Myself (2024). [1] The tour will start on March 7, 2025 in Seoul and will conclude on June 7, 2025 in Hong Kong. The tour consists of twelve concerts across eight cities and seven countries in Asia. It will be her first solo concert in nearly two years, since The Odd of Love in 2023. [2]

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Background

On January 7, 2025, SM Entertainment announced that Taeyeon would hold her first Asian tour, titled "The Tense", since her previous tour The Odd of Love in 2023. The tour is set to kick off with three consecutive shows at the KSPO Dome in South Korea from March 7 to her birthday on March 9. [3] The tour will also visit Taiwan and the Philippines in the same month, before heading to Indonesia and Macau in April. In May and June, Taeyeon will perform for two nights at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore and Impact Arena in Thailand, before concluding the tour in Hong Kong on June 7. [1]

With her show in Taiwan, Taeyeon will become the first foreign singer to headline a concert at the Taipei Dome, the largest indoor-stadium in the country. [a] She will also become the third artist to hold a concert at Taipei Dome following two domestic artists; Jay Chou and A-Mei. [6] [7] She will also become the first South Korean soloist to hold a concert at Indonesia Arena, which is the largest indoor arena in Indonesia. [8]

Commercial performance

Ticket sales

The ticket sales for the concerts in Seoul were split into a fan club pre-sale and a general sale. The fan club pre-sale will begin on January 14, 2025 while the general sale will begin January 16. Online reservations can be made on Melon Ticket. All tickets are priced ₩154,000. [9] [10] On January 15, SM Entertainment announced that all tickets for her 3-day concert in Seoul were sold out through the pre-sale for fanclub members on January 14. [11]

Tour dates

Concert dates [12]
DateCityCountryVenueAttendance
March 7, 2025 Seoul South Korea KSPO Dome TBA
March 8, 2025
March 9, 2025
March 16, 2025 Taipei Taiwan Taipei Dome 
March 29, 2025 Manila Philippines SM Mall of Asia Arena 
April 12, 2025 Jakarta Indonesia Indonesia Arena
April 26, 2025 Macau China Venetian Arena
May 3, 2025 Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium
May 4, 2025
May 31, 2025 Bangkok Thailand Impact Arena
June 1, 2025
June 7, 2025 Hong Kong China AsiaWorld–Arena
Total

Personnel

Footnotes

    Show details

    1. Taipei Dome is the largest indoor venue in Taiwan. [4] [5]

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