The 1st Japan Arena Tour

The 1st Japan Arena Tour
Tour by Girls' Generation
Location Japan
Associated album Girls' Generation
Start date May 31, 2011 (2011-05-31)
End date July 18, 2011 (2011-07-18)
Shows 2 in Osaka, Saitama, Hiroshima, Nagoya & Fukuoka
4 in Tokyo
Girls' Generation tour chronology
Into The New World
(2009-2010)		 The 1st Japan Arena Tour
(2011)		 Girls' Generation Tour
(2011-2012)

The 1st Japan Arena Tour is the first Japanese concert tour by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation to promote their 2011 self-titled album in Japanese.

Contents

History

It was announced on March 7, 2011 that Girls' Generation will embark on their first nationwide Japan tour starting May 18, 2011, with a total of 7 stops in Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka and Fukuoka.[1] The tour was postponed to start on May 31, 2011 because of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Due to overwhelming demand with up to 300,000 applicants applying for tickets[2], additional stops were added to the tour.[3]

The tour plans on covering Osaka, Saitama, Tokyo, Hiroshima, Nagoya, and Fukuoka for a total of fourteen performances.[4]

Media Coverage

Various Japanese media, including Mezamashi TV, covered the start of their concert with detailed reports.[5] NHK's Music Japan presented a Girls' Generation special, detailing their meteoric rise in Korea and subsequent debut in Japan, with an interview session interspersed with footage from the Osaka stop of the 1st Japan Arena Tour.[6]

Set list

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
May 31, 2011 Osaka Japan Osaka-jō Hall
June 1, 2011
June 4, 2011 Saitama Saitama Super Arena
June 5, 2011
June 17, 2011 Tokyo Yoyogi National Stadium
June 18, 2011
June 28, 2011
June 29, 2011
July 2, 2011 Hiroshima Hiroshima Green Arena
July 3, 2011
July 6, 2011 Nagoya Nippon Gaishi Hall
July 7, 2011
July 17, 2011 Fukuoka Fukuoka Convention Center
July 18, 2011

References

  1. ^ "Shoujo Jidai to release original Japanese single “MR. TAXI” + Arena Tour". Tokyohive. http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/03/shoujo-jidai-to-release-original-japanese-single-mr-taxi-arena-tour/. Retrieved 16 June 2011. 
  2. ^ 곽민구. "너도 나도 “소녀시대 보자”…日투어 30만명 폭주" (in Korean). Economy Today News. http://www.eto.co.kr/news/outview.asp?Code=20110428102854093&ts=144728. Retrieved 16 June 2011. 
  3. ^ "少女時代、ジャパン・ツアーの日程を変更&埼玉と広島公演を追加" (in Japanese). Tower Records. http://tower.jp/article/news/77628. Retrieved 16 June 2011. 
  4. ^ "少女時代アリーナツアー2011スケジュール" (in Japanese). Official Girls' Generation Japanese Website. http://girls-generation.jp/gg/category/live. Retrieved 16 June 2011. 
  5. ^ 곽현수. "소녀시대 첫 일본투어 열광, '소시 發 오사카 대지진' 는 국내에서도 두 번째 단독 콘서트를 열 계획이다. [곽현수" (in Korean). TV Daily. http://tvdaily.mk.co.kr/read.php3?aid=1306909633164783011. Retrieved 17 June 2011. 
  6. ^ "『MJ　presents　少女時代　スペシャル』" (in Japanese). NHK. http://cgi2.nhk.or.jp/cgiblog/tb.cgi/34695. Retrieved 17 June 2011. 
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