Catch Me: Live World Tour

Catch Me: Live World Tour

Promotional poster for the tour in Seoul
World tour by TVXQ
Associated album Catch Me
Start date November 17, 2012
End date July 20, 2013
Legs 4
Shows 6 in Asia
1 in North America
1 in South America
8 in total
Website tvxq.smtown.com
TVXQ concert chronology
Tone: Live Tour 2012
(2012)		 Catch Me: Live World Tour
(2012–13)		 Time: Live Tour 2013
(2013)

The Catch Me: Live World Tour (stylized as TVXQ! Live World Tour "Catch Me"), also known as the Catch Me World Tour, was the fourth world concert tour (ninth overall) by South Korean pop duo TVXQ, to support their sixth studio album, Catch Me (2012). The world tour commenced with two shows in Seoul in November 2012.[1][2] The tour visited seven theatres, arenas, and stadiums from late 2012 through mid-2013.

Background

Tour logo

The Catch Me tour marks the group's first tour since their last Asia-wide concert tour, the Mirotic Tour, in February 2009.[3] The two concerts in South Korea will be TVXQ's first concert after the lawsuit between members Jaejoong, Yoochun and Junsu with S.M. Entertainment, and first exclusive concert in four years in Korea. The concert will take place over two days starting from November 17.[4]

The 20,000 tickets for the Seoul concerts were sold out within two minutes of going on sale at 20:00 on 18 October.[5][6] The Beijing concert was played to an audience of 15,000 people. It was announced on February 19, 2013 by JPM Music on their website and Facebook page that TVXQ would be performing on May 18, 2013 at Stadium Malawati, Shah Alam in Malaysia. It is JPM Music's first K-Pop concert.[7] This is the first TVXQ concert in Malaysia as a duo and first concert after 6 years.[8]

Broadcasts and recordings

Main article: Catch Me in Seoul

TVXQ's first two performances of the tour at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul, South Korea was recorded and put on a DVD and a CD. The live album was released on May 22, 2014 comprising two previously unreleased studio tracks &ndahs; a Korean version of TVXQ's 2011 Japanese digital single "B.U.T. (Be-Au-Ty)" and a Korean remake of their 30th Japanese single, "Toki o Tomete", which was released in 2010. The album debuted at number three on the Gaon Albums Chart and shifted 19,979 units by the end of the month.[9] The DVD version of the tour was released on August 14, 2014.

Setlist

This setlist is representative of the shows in Seoul on November 17–18, 2012 and Hong Kong on January 19, 2013. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. "Rising Sun (순수)"
  2. "Getaway"
  3. "Hey! (Don't Bring Me Down)"
  4. "'O'-Jung.Ban.Hap."
  5. "비누처럼 (Like a Soap)"
  6. "How Are You"
  7. "Journey"
  8. Max Changmin solo: "고백 (Confession)" (in Seoul) and "聽海 (Listen to the Sea)" (in Hong Kong)
  9. U-Know Yunho solo: "Honey Funny Bunny"
  10. "Wrong Number"
  11. "I Don't Know" (Korean version)
  12. "Humanoids"
  13. "Purple Line" (Korean version)
  14. "이것만은 알고가 (Before U Go)"
  15. "Destiny"
  16. Medley: "기억을 따라서 (Everlasting)" (Korean version of "Toki o Tomete") / "I Never Let Go" / "약속했던 그때에 (Always There...)" / "지금처럼 (Like Right Now)"
  17. "I Wanna Hold You"
  18. "Here I Stand"
  19. "꿈 (Dream)"
  20. "Catch Me"
  21. "B.U.T (Be-Au-Ty)"
  22. "왜 (Keep Your Head Down)"
  23. "바보 (Unforgettable)"
Encore
  1. "주문 (Mirotic)"
  2. "Summer Dream"
  3. "Sky"
  4. "Hi Ya Ya"
  5. "I'll Be There"

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue Attendance
Asia
November 17, 2012 Seoul South Korea Olympic Gymnastics Arena[10] 25,000[11]
November 18, 2012
January 19, 2013 Hong Kong AsiaWorld-Arena[12] 10,000[13]
March 30, 2013 Beijing China Capital Indoor Stadium 10,000[14]
May 18, 2013 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Melawati Indoor Stadium[15] 12,000
North America
July 5, 2013 Los Angeles United States Nokia Theatre L.A. 7,000[16]
South America
July 7, 2013 Santiago Chile Teatro Caupolicán 5,000[17]
Asia
July 20, 2013 Shanghai China Mercedes-Benz Arena 10,000

Cancelled shows

Date City Country Venue Reason for cancellation
July 9, 2013 Lima Peru Jockey Club del Perú Technical and logistical problems[18]

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "Anticipation Builds for TVXQ's World Tour". Chosun Ilbo. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  2. ↑ Kim, Mihwa (20 September 2012). "TVXQ to go on a world tour". Star News. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  3. ↑ Hong, Lucia (20 September 2012). "TVXQ! to Rock Out with Fans at Upcoming World Tour". 10 Asia. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  4. ↑ Sunwoo, Carla (21 September 2012). "TVXQ to set out on world tour". Joongang Daily. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  5. ↑ Lee, Hye Ji (18 October 2012). "TVXQ! Sells out Seoul Concert in 2 Minutes". 10 Asia. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  6. ↑ Ho, Stewart (19 October 2012). "DBSK Sells Out All of Its Seoul Concert Tickets in Three Minutes". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  7. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/JpMusic.my/posts/159427647544160
  8. ↑ Choi, EunHwa (20 May 2013). "TVXQ Lands in Malaysia for Its World Tour". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  9. ↑ "Gaon Albums Chart, May 2014". Gaon (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-07-29.
  10. ↑ "LIVE WORLD TOUR "Catch Me" - 공식 팬클럽(Cassiopeia 3기) 선예매 오픈!". TVXQ Notice Board (in Korean). SM Entertainment. 16 October 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  11. ↑ "TVXQ Sets Sail on Global Tour with a Successful Concert in Seoul". Mwave. 2012-11-19. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
  12. ↑ "TVXQ to kick off world tour in Seoul, Hong Kong will be the first stop next year". 11 November 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  13. ↑ "TVXQ's world tour stop first in Hong Kong". StarN via Yahoo! Hong Kong (in Chinese). 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
  14. ↑ "TVXQ net 10,000 fans at their concert 'TVXQ! LIVE WORLD TOUR 'CATCH ME' in BEIJING'". Allkpop. 2013-04-02. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
  15. ↑ Yun, Seong Yeol (20 May 2013). "TVXQ heat up the stage in Malaysia". Star News. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  16. ↑ "TVXQ Colors L.A. in Red with an Exclusive Concert". Mwave. 2014-07-08. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
  17. ↑ "TVXQ Heads a Successful Concert in Chile". Mwave. 2013-07-09. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
  18. ↑ "TVXQ concert cancelled due to technical and logistical problems.". KANDAVU PRODUCCIONES. July 9, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2013.

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