Shinee World 2013

Shinee World 2013
Japan tour by Shinee

The official logo of the tour
Location Japan
Associated album Boys Meet U
Start date June 28, 2013 (2013-06-28)
End date December 11, 2013 (2013-12-11)
Legs 9
Number of shows 15
Shinee concert chronology

Shinee World 2013 (promoted as JAPAN ARENA TOUR SHINee WORLD 2013 ～Boys Meet U～) is the second Japan nationwide concert tour by South Korean boy group Shinee to promote their second Japanese studio album, Boys Meet U. The tour kicked off in Saitama on June 28, 2013 and ended in Nagoya on December 11, 2013 with a total of 15 concerts in 9 cities. [1]

On October 30, 2013 EMI announced Shinee would add two additional concerts on December 24 and 25, 2013 in Tokyo at Yoyogi National Gymnasium[2] This tour gathered over 220,000 fans. [3] The video album for the tour was released on April 2, 2014. [4]

History

Shinee performed from June 28, 2013 till June 30, 2013, their first set of concerts for its "japan arena tour SHINee WORLD 2013 ~ Boys Meet U". Approximately 33,000 fans attended each concert held on each day, adding up to over 100,000 for the three days. All in all Shinee performed a total of 29 tracks, including their new promotional single "Breaking News", as well as its hits "Juliette", "Replay" and "Lucifer". They also revealed for the first time the Japanese version of "Dream Girl" and its upcoming single "Boys Meet U", which is set to be released on August 21, 2013. [5]

Shinee completed its second Japanese arena tour in Tokyo. The finale performance took place between December 24, 2013 and December 25, 2013 and gathered over 24,000 audiences in the Yoyogi National Gymnasium. The concert lasted for about two and a half hours and they performed a total of thirty songs, including tracks from its first and second Japanese albums as well as Japanese singles. Shinee also performed the Japanese version of "Everybody" for the first time. The boys added:

“ We’re happy to know that there are so many of you who love our music. We were nervous since this is our last concert for the tour, but thank you for cheering enthusiastically throughout the show. We are happy to see your beautiful smiles.[6] ”

Set list

Schedule

Date City Country Venue
June 28, 2013 Saitama Japan Saitama Super Arena
June 29, 2013
June 30, 2013
July 6, 2013 Osaka Osaka Jo-Hall
July 7, 2013
July 13, 2013 Niigata Toki Messe
August 3, 2013 Sapporo Makomanai Ice Arena
August 17, 2013 Kobe World Memorial Hall
August 18, 2013
September 11, 2013 Hiroshima Hiroshima Green Arena
November 25, 2013 Fukuoka Marine Messe Fukuoka
December 10, 2013 Nagoya Nippon Gaishi Hall
December 11, 2013
December 24, 2013 Tokyo Yoyogi National Gymnasium
December 25, 2013

References

  1. ↑ "NEWS - LIVE - JAPAN ARENA TOUR SHINee WORLD 2013 ~ Boys Meet U ~". shinee.jp. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
  2. ↑ "「SHINee WORLD 2013 ～Boys Meet U～」追加公演決定！". shinee.jp. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  3. ↑ "「SHINee Gathers Over 220,000 for Japanese Arena Tour". mwave.interest.me. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Japan Arena Tour SHINee World 2013 'Boys Meet U' DVD/Blu-ray specifications and fanclub event" (in Japanese). EMI Records Japan. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  5. ↑ "SHINee Launches Arena Tour with a Three-Day Set of Concerts". mwave.interest.me. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  6. ↑ "SHINee Gathers Over 220,000 fans for Japanese Arena Tour". mwave.interest.me. Retrieved December 27, 2013.

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