List of Girls' Generation concert tours

Summary

South Korean girl group Girls' Generation (Korean소녀시대; So Nyeo Si Dae), known as Shoujo Jidai in Japan and Shàonǚ Shídài in the Sinophone world, have performed over 150 concerts across Asia. They embarked on their first tour, Into The New World Tour in December 2009. Their next tour, The First Japan Tour, was attended by 140,000 people.

Girls' Generation live performances
Girls' Generation performing at the 2013 Dream Concert in Seoul
Concert tours7
Special lives6
Award shows3

The group subsequently followed up the success of their Japan tour by embarking on their eponymously titled third tour, the 2011 Girls' Generation Tour. The group then toured Japan for the second time in early 2013, with a total of 20 stops on their Girls & Peace Japan 2nd Tour.

In addition to their own headlining tours, the group has participated in multiple SMTown tours. Their first appearance was at SM Town Live '08, and their following participation in SM Town Live '10 World Tour saw the group (along with fellow SMTown acts) become the first Asian singers in history to reach the top 10 on the US Billboard Concert Boxcore chart.[1] The group also performed on SM Town Live World Tour III (2012–2013), SM Town Week (2013), SM Town Live World Tour IV (2014–2015), SM Town Live World Tour V (2016), SM Town Live World Tour VI (2017) and SM Town Live 2022: SMCU Express (2022).

Headlining tours edit

Year Title Associated album(s) Duration Attendance Shows
2009–2010 Into the New World Tour Girls' Generation (2007), Gee, Genie and Oh! December 19, 2009 – October 17, 2010 (Asia) 7
The Into The New World Tour was Girls' Generation's first headlining tour. The tour was announced in November 2009,[2] and tickets were sold-out within 3 minutes of being put on sale.[3]
2011 The First Japan Arena Tour Girls' Generation (2011) May 31, 2011 – July 18, 2011 (Japan) 140,000 14
The group embarked on their first nationwide Japanese tour starting originally on May 18, 2011, with a total of seven initial stops.[4] The tour was postponed because of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, and then commenced on May 31, 2011. Due to overwhelming demand, seven more stops were added for a total audience of 140,000.[5] The tour covered Osaka, Saitama, Tokyo, Hiroshima, Nagoya, and Fukuoka with total of fourteen performances.[6]
2011–2012 Girls' Generation Tour Hoot and Girls' Generation (2011) July 23, 2011 – February 12, 2012 (Asia) 92,000 9
The eponymously titled "2011 Girls' Generation Tour" was the group's 2nd world tour. The tour commenced with two performances in Seoul, to Taiwan where they played three back-to-back record breaking performances, and subsequently Singapore for two days. The Bangkok date on February 12, 2012, saw the group break a Thai record for the fastest selling concert in history. The tour also saw the group perform in Hong Kong for the first time.[7] The tour attracted 92,000 people in total.
2013 Girls & Peace Japan 2nd Tour Girls & Peace February 9, 2013 – April 21, 2013 (Japan) 200,000 20
The group's second Japanese tour was announced on August 31, 2012, with ticket applicability starting September 12, 2012. The tour covered 20 stops.[8] They performed to 200,000 people across seven Japanese cities.
2013–2014 Girls & Peace World Tour Girls & Peace and I Got A Boy June 8, 2013 – February 15, 2014 (Asia) 10
The tour was announced on April 26, 2013, with two dates in Seoul at the Olympic Arena. The tour is the 3rd World Tour by Girls' Generation, consisting of various Asian cities.[9]
2014 Love & Peace Japan 3rd Tour Love & Peace April 26, 2014 – July 13, 2014 (Japan) 200,000 18
Girls' Generation's 3rd Japanese tour was announced on November 29, 2013. The tour covered 18 stops and drew a total of around 200,000 people. Through their three Japanese concert tours since 2011, Girls' Generation attracted a combined total of 550,000 people, setting a record among Korean girl groups.[10]
2015–2016 Girls' Generation's Phantasia Lion Heart November 21, 2015 – May 8, 2016 (Asia) 135,000 13
Girls' Generation's 4th world tour was announced on October 16, 2015.[11] On August 11, 2015, a separate tour in Japan was announced to take place in December 2015.[12] On November 17, 2015, it was announced on Girls' Generation's official Japanese fanclub website that the separate Japan tour announced in August 2015 would be title Girls' Generation 4th Tour -Phantasia- in Japan and the tour dates already announced would be a part of their 4th tour.[13]

Special lives edit

Title Dates Associated album City Country Venue Attendance Ref.
Japan Premium Showcase Live August 25, 2010
(3 shows)
Run Devil Run Tokyo Japan Ariake Coliseum 22,000 [14]
Free Live "Love & Peace" December 14, 2013
(2 shows)
Love & Peace Yokohama Yokohama Arena 30,000 [15]
"The Best Live" at Tokyo Dome December 9, 2014 The Best Tokyo Tokyo Dome 50,000 [16]
Sone Limited Party April 26, 2015 Catch Me If You Can Saitama Saitama Super Arena [17]
"Holiday to Remember" 10th Anniversary August 5, 2017 Holiday Night Seoul South Korea Olympic Hall [18]
LLL (Long Lasting Love) September 3, 2022 Forever 1 Olympic Gymnastics Arena [19]

Award shows edit

Title Dates City Country Ref.
Golden Dics Awards December 10, 2009 Seoul South Korea [20]
Melon Music Awards December 16, 2009 [21]
December 15, 2010 [22]
Mnet Asian Music Awards November 29, 2011 Singapore [23]
Golden Dics Awards January 12, 2012 Osaka Japan [24]

See also edit

Notes edit

References edit

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  2. ^ 소녀시대, 첫 단독 콘서트 (Girls' Generation's First Independent Concert). Jeonbukjoongang Shinmun. December 20, 2009. Retrieved January 11, 2010. (in Korean)
  3. ^ "Girls' Generation Gig Sells Out in 3 Minutes". Chosun Ilbo. November 24, 2009. Retrieved November 29, 2009.
  4. ^ "Shoujo Jidai to release original Japanese single "MR. TAXI" + Arena Tour". Tokyohive. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
  5. ^ "소녀시대, 첫 日 투어 14만명 운집-관계자 호평 대기록" [Girls' Generation attracts 140,000 people for their first Japan tour - a record of favorable reviews from officials]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Naver. July 19, 2011. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  6. ^ 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. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
  7. ^ Girls’ Generation Breaks Record for Concert Ticket Sales in Thailand
  8. ^ Girls’ Generation Releases Second Japan Tour Schedule Archived November 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ 소녀시대, 드디어 월드투어 나선다. 6월 8, 9일에는 서울서 2년 만에 단독 콘서트 (in Korean). sports.chosun.com. April 26, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
  10. ^ Ock, Hyun-ju (July 14, 2014). "SNSD draws 200,000 fans to 3rd Japan concert tour". The Korea Herald. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  11. ^ "Girls' Generation to Hold Solo Concerts in Seoul on November 21st and 22nd". Soshified (소시파이드). Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  12. ^ "Girls' Generation Announces Japan Tour". Soshified (소시파이드). Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  13. ^ "NEWS | SONEJAPAN". finn-neo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  14. ^ "少女時代、初の来日ショウケース・ライヴを開催! 流暢な日本語も披露" [Girls' Generation hold their first showcase live in Japan! Show off their fluency in Japanese]. Tower Records (in Japanese). August 26, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  15. ^ "少女時代が無料ライブ 2公演で3万人動員「楽しんでまスヨン」" [Girls' Generation's free live concert draws 30,000 people for 2 performances]. Sports Nippon (in Japanese). December 15, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  16. ^ "소녀시대 8인 체제 첫 무대…도쿄돔에서 5만 관객 열광" [The first stage of Girls' Generation as a 8-member group ... 50,000 fans watches at Tokyo Dome]. Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Naver. December 10, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  17. ^ "オフィシャルファンクラブ主催「SONE LIMITED PARTY (仮)」開催決定" [“SONE LIMITED PARTY (tentative)” sponsored by the official fan club will be held!]. Universal Music Japan (in Japanese). February 18, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  18. ^ "Girls' Generation to showcase new album at fan meeting next week". Yonhap. July 30, 2017. Archived from the original on August 10, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  19. ^ 김선우 (September 4, 2022). "소녀시대, 5년만 팬미팅 성료…시야제한석까지 매진" [Girls' Generation, successfully completed their first fan meeting in 5 years... Sold out until limited view seats]. Naver (in Korean). JTBC. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  20. ^ TVian (December 11, 2009). "<2009 골든디스크> 대상, 슈퍼주니어와 소녀시대". MBC News.
  21. ^ 입력 (December 17, 2009). "'지금은 소녀시대' 2009 MMA 싹쓸이". MK.
  22. ^ 뉴시스 (December 16, 2010). "'멜론 뮤직 어워드' 2년 연속 '소녀시대'". JBNews.
  23. ^ 이예은 (November 29, 2011). "'MAMA 출동' 소녀시대, "늘 새로운 것 해보고 싶어"". Chosun.
  24. ^ "[포토엔]소녀시대 '골든디스크 음원부문 대상, 영광이에요'". Newsen. January 13, 2012.