List of TVXQ concert tours in Japan

The South Korean pop duo TVXQ, known as Tohoshinki (東方神起 Tōhōshinki) in Japan, have embarked on eight Japanese concert tours. Tohoshinki debuted in Japan as a five-member pop group in April 2005, and held their first Japanese tour, the Heart, Mind, and Soul Tour, in 2006. This was followed by the Five in the Black Tour in 2007 and the T Tour in 2008, the latter tour bringing in an estimate of 150,000 fans from 17 shows. From May to July 2009, Tohoshinki held their fourth and last Japanese tour as a quintet, The Secret Code Tour, attracting 300,000 fans. For the tour's finale, Tohoshinki performed in the Tokyo Dome, making them the third Korean music act, and the first Korean pop group, to do so.[1]

After the departure of members Jejung, Yuchun, and Junsu in 2010, remaining Tohoshinki members Yunho and Changmin did not tour again until January 2012, when they held their first concert tour as a duo, titled the Tone Tour. The tour mobilized 550,000 fans in Japan, which was the largest overseas concert held by a Korean artist at the time. The duo broke their own record the following year with their sixth Japanese concert tour, the Time Tour, which was the duo's first concert tour to visit all five of Japan's dome venues. The tour's two-day finale was in Japan's largest stadium, the Nissan Stadium, pushing the duo to be the first and only international music act to headline a concert in the stadium. The Time Tour was the highest-grossing and most-attended concert tour held by a foreign music act in Japan, mobilizing over 850,000 people and grossing US$93 million in ticket sales.[2]

Tohoshinki held their seventh Japanese tour, the Tree Tour, in the summer of 2014, bringing in an audience of 600,000 people. The duo celebrated their tenth anniversary debut in Japan with the launch of their With Tour, the duo's second 5-Dome concert tour in Japan. It was attended by over 750,000 people.[3] The With Tour was the duo's last headlining Japanese concert before taking their indefinite hiatus to enlist in South Korea's compulsory military service.[4][5]

Tohoshinki have set numerous attendance records with their concerts in Japan: they were the first Korean pop group to perform in the Tokyo Dome,[1] the first Korean music act to helm a five-Dome tour,[6] the first foreign music act to headline a concert in the Nissan Stadium,[7] and the highest-grossing foreign music act in history. From January 2012 to June 2014, the duo performed in concerts for over 2 million people in Japan, the fastest mobilization by a non-Japanese act.[8]

2006–09: Heart, Mind and Soul, Five in the Black, T and The Secret Code

Concert City Date Attendance
Heart, Mind and Soul: 1st Live Tour 2006 Sapporo (Penny Lane 24) May 13, 2006 500
Osaka (Minatomachi River Place) May 18, 2006 1,400
May 20, 2006 1,400
Yokohama (Yokahama Blitz) May 27, 2006 1,550
May 28, 2006 1,650
Fukuoka (Fukuoka Drum Logos) June 4, 2006 800
Nagoya (Diamond Hall) June 10, 2006 900
Niigata (Niigata Lots) June 23, 2006 600
Tokyo (Zepp Tokyo) June 25, 2006 700
June 27, 2006 2,600
June 28, 2006 2,700
Five in the Black: 2nd Live Tour 2007 Nakano (Nakano Sun Plaza) May 10, 2007 2,200
Osaka (Orix Theater) May 12, 2007 2,400
May 13, 2007 2,400
Niigata (Niigata Prefectural Civic Center) May 16, 2007 1,700
Shibuya (Shibuya Public Hall) May 18, 2007 2,000
May 19, 2007 2,000
Sapporo (Sapporo Education and Culture Hall) May 23, 2007 1,000
Sendai (Sendai Municipal House) May 27, 2007 1,300
Kobe (Kobe International Conference Center) May 29, 2007 2,100
Lake Biwa (Shiga Prefectural Art Theater) May 31, 2007 1,800
Aichi ( Aichi Prefectural Art Theater) June 2, 2007 2,500
June 3, 2007 2,500
Fukuoka (Fukuoka Sunpalace) June 15, 2007 2,300
June 16, 2007 2,300
Tokyo (Nippon Budokan) June 18, 2007 10,000
June 19, 2007 10,000
T: 3rd Live Tour 2008 Yokohama (Yokohama Arena) March 19, 2008 17,000
March 20, 2008 17,000
Osaka (Osaka-jō Hall) March 26, 2008 8,000
March 27, 2008 8,000
March 29, 2008 8,000
March 30, 2008 8,000
Fukuoka (Marine Messe Fukuoka) April 1, 2008 10,000
Hiroshima (Hiroshima Green Arena) April 12, 2008 10,000
April 13, 2008 10,000
Nagoya (Nippon Gaishi Hall) April 15, 2008 10,000
April 16, 2008 10,000
Sendai (Sekisui Heim Super Arena) April 19, 2008 7,000
April 20, 2008 7,000
Sapporo (Makomanai Ice Arena) April 26, 2008 11,000
Saitama (Saitama Super Arena) May 3, 2008 15,000
May 5, 2008 15,000
May 6, 2008 15,000
The Secret Code: 4th Live Tour 2009 Kobe (World Memorial Hall) May 4, 2009 10,000
May 5, 2009 10,000
Saitama (Saitama Super Arena) May 9, 2009 25,000
May 10, 2009 25,000
Sendai (Sekisui Heim Super Arena) May 16, 2009 7,000
May 17, 2009 7,000
Sapporo (Makomanai Ice Arena) May 23, 2009 11,500
May 24, 2009 11,500
Fukuoka (Marine Messe Fukuoka) May 30, 2009 15,000
May 31, 2009 15,000
Hiroshima (Hiroshima Green Arena) June 6, 2009 10,000
June 7, 2009 10,000
Osaka (Osaka Jou Hall) June 10, 2009 8,000
June 11, 2009 8,000
June 13, 2009 8,000
June 14, 2009 8,000
Nagoya (Nippon Gaishi Hall) June 18, 2009 10,000
June 20, 2009 10,000
June 21, 2009 10,000
Tokyo (Tokyo Dome) July 4, 2009 55,000
July 5, 2009 55,000

2012–14: Tone, Time and Tree

Year Title Duration Number of
performances
2012 Tone: Live Tour 2012 January 18, 2012 – April 23, 2012 (Japan) 26
After restarting their Japanese activities in 2011, Tohoshinki embarked on their first concert tour as a duo on January 18, 2012. Yunho and Changmin performed in 10 cities across Japan, breaking attendance records for a Korean music act. The tour attracted a total 550,000 fans from 26 shows, grossing US$73.8 million in ticket sales.[9]
2013 Time: Live Tour 2013 April 27, 2013 – August 19, 2013 (Japan) 18
Tohoshinki's seventh Japanese tour was the largest, highest-grossing, and most-attended concert headlined by a foreign artist in history. The first 5-Dome tour held by a Korean music act, the Time Tour's last two stops were at the Nissan Stadium, making the duo the first foreign artists to headline their own concert in Japan's largest outdoor stadium. The tour brought in 850,000 fans and grossed US$92.6 million in ticket sales.
2014 Tree: Live Tour 2014 April 22, 2014 – June 22, 2014 (Japan) 29
The duo performed 29 shows for their Tree Tour, which was the most amount of shows the band has held for a concert tour. It mobilized 600,000 fans across 10 cities.[10]

With Tour

With: Live Tour 2015
Tour by Tohoshinki
Tour Logo
Location Japan
Associated album With
Start date February 6, 2015 (2015-02-06)
End date April 2, 2015 (2015-04-02)
Number of shows 3 in Fukouka
1 in Sapporo
3 in Nagoya
4 in Tokyo
5 in Osaka
16 Total
Website toho-jp.net/tour2015/
Tohoshinki concert chronology

With: Live Tour 2015 (stylized as Tohoshinki Live Tour 2015 ～WITH～), also known as the With Tour, was the eighth Japanese concert tour (thirteenth overall) by South Korean pop duo Tohoshinki. It was launched in support of their eighth Japanese studio album With (2014), and in celebration of Tohoshinki's tenth anniversary in Japan. The With Tour was the duo's second five-dome tour in Japan, their last one being 2013's Time Tour.

The tour was first announced by the duo in August 2014 at the A-Nation Stadium Festival concert in Tokyo.[11] It kicked off at the Fukuoka Dome on February 6, 2015 and concluded in the Tokyo Dome on April 2, 2015. The tour drew in over 750,000 people from 16 shows.[3]

The With Tour was the duo's last headlining Japanese concert before taking their two-year hiatus to enlist in South Korea's compulsory military service.[4]

Background

On August 30, 2014 during the A-Nation Stadium Festival concert, Tohoshinki announced that they would embark on their second Dome tour in early 2015 in support for their tenth anniversary debut in Japan.[11][12] Following the duo's unveil, twelve dates for their tour were announced by their record label Avex Trax. On October 23, Avex announced the tour's supporting album With.[13] Due to high demand, two additional dates were announced for the Fukuoka Dome and Kyocera Dome Osaka on November 1.[14] On December 10, the official tour logo was revealed along with the announcement that two more dates were added in April for the Tokyo Dome, extending the With Tour to sixteen shows.[15][16] The tour's official website and merchandise were launched on January 8, 2015.

Setlist

This setlist is representative of the first show in Fukuoka. It does not represent all dates throughout the tour.

Notes

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, venue, and attendance
Date City Country Venue Attendance
February 6, 2015 Fukuoka Japan Fukuoka Dome 120,000[17]
February 7, 2015
February 8, 2015
February 14, 2015 Sapporo Sapporo Dome 40,000
February 20, 2015 Nagoya Nagoya Dome 121,500
February 21, 2015
February 22, 2015
February 25, 2015 Tokyo Tokyo Dome 110,000
February 26, 2015
March 14, 2015 Osaka Kyocera Dome Osaka 225,000
March 15, 2015
March 17, 2015
March 18, 2015
March 19, 2015
April 1, 2015 Tokyo Tokyo Dome[16] 110,000
April 2, 2015
TOTAL ~ 750,000[3]

See also

References

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  14. ↑ "Additional dates for Tohoshinki LIVE TOUR 2015 ～WITH～ announced" (in Japanese). Avex Group. 2014-11-01. Retrieved 2014-11-02.
  15. ↑ "More additional dates for Tohoshinki LIVE TOUR 2015 ～WITH～ announced" (in Japanese). Avex Group. 2014-12-10. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
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