Girls' Generation Tour

Girls' Generation Tour

Asia tour by Girls' Generation
Location	Asia
Associated album	Oh!
Start date	July 23, 2011
End date	February 12, 2012
Legs	5
Number of shows	2 in South Korea 3 in Taiwan 2 in Singapore 1 in Hong Kong 1 in Thailand 9 in total
Girls' Generation concert chronology

Girls' Generation Tour is the second concert tour by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. The concert tour kicked off in Seoul and continued in Taipei and Singapore. Girls' Generation performed their first ever concert in Hong Kong on January 15, 2012.

Background

The tour was announced by SM Entertainment in June 2011. The tickets for the tour went on sale on June 7, 2011 on Gmarket. The concert takes approximately three hours. The Singapore concert production cost S$1.8 million said by the organizers Running Into The Sun (RITS) and Conceptual. The concert will feature the standard massive LED screens and lasers as well as new elements like trapezes and two custom-built stages with three walkways between them.^[1]

Concerts

The Seoul concert was attended by Super Junior, f(x), A Pink, 4MEN, Davichi’s Kang Minkyung, as well as Kim Soo-hyun, Kim Ah-joong, Jung Ryeo-won, Park Min-young, Im Soo-hyang, Jung Joon-ho and Shin Se-kyung.^[2]

On July 24, 2011, Sooyoung announced that the next concert will be held in Taipei City, the capital city of Taiwan. They also became the first foreign girl group to hold 3 days concert on Taipei Arena and drew 31,000 audiences.^[3]

On October 11, 2011, it was announced that the next concert will be held on December 9, 2011 in Singapore. Due to overwhelming response regarding lack of tickets, it was announced on October 30, 2011 that there will be a second concert on the following day after the first night, on December 10, 2011 in Singapore. The concert was also held on January 15, 2012 in Hong Kong. And most recently, it was confirmed that Girls' Generation will perform a concert on February 12, 2012 in Bangkok, Thailand.

On January 14, Girls’ Generation broke the record for the fastest concert to sell out in Thailand. The highest priced tickets sold out in ten minutes. All 11,000 concert tickets were sold in twenty minutes, setting the record for the concert to be sold out the fastest in Thailand.^[4]

Members of Girls' Generation announced to the fans in Thailand that Bangkok leg would be their last stop for their 2nd Asia Tour.

Set list

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Seoul, South Korea (July 23/24, 2011) 

Main Set
Act 1:

1. "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)"
2. "You-aholic"
3. "Mr. Taxi (Korean ver.)"
4. "I'm In Love With The Hero"
5. "Let It Rain (Korean ver.)"
6. "Snowy Wish"
7. "뻔 & Fun (Sweet Talking Baby)"
8. "Kissing You"
9. "Oh! (House ver.)"

Act 2:

1. "Don't Stop the Music" (Hyoyeon's solo)
2. "Almost" (Jessica's solo)
3. "3" (Sunny's solo)
4. "Lady Marmalade" (Taeyeon & Tiffany's duet)

Act 3:

1. "The Great Escape"
2. "Bad Girl"
3. "Devil's Cry" (Taeyeon solo)
4. "Run Devil Run"
5. "Beautiful Stranger"
6. "Hoot (Rock ver.)"

Act 4:

1. "If" (Yuri's solo)
2. "Sway" (Sooyoung's solo)
3. "Stuff Like That There" (Seohyun's solo)
4. "4 Minutes (Yoona's solo)

Act 5:

1. "Danny Boy"
2. "Complete"

Encore #1

1. "My Child"
2. "Cold Noodles"
3. "HaHaHa"
4. "Gee"
5. "Forever"

Encore #2

1. "Into the New World"
2. "Way To Go"
3. "Baby Baby"
4. "It's Fantastic"

[Ending]

Taipei, Taiwan (September 9/10/11, 2011) 

Main Set
Act 1:

1. "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)"
2. "you-aholic"
3. "Mr. Taxi (Korean ver.)"
4. "I'm In Love With The Hero"
5. "Let It Rain (Korean ver.)"
6. "Snowy Wish"
7. "뻔 & Fun (Sweet Talking Baby)"
8. "Kissing You"
9. "Oh! (House ver.)"

Act 2:

1. "Don't Stop the Music" (Hyoyeon's solo)
2. "Almost" (Jessica's solo)
3. "3" (Sunny's solo)
4. "Lady Marmalade" (Taeyeon & Tiffany's duet)

Act 3:

1. "The Great Escape"
2. "Bad Girl"
3. "Run Devil Run"
4. "Beautiful Stranger"
5. "Hoot (Rock ver.)"

Act 4:

1. "If" (Yuri's solo)
2. "Stuff Like That There" (Seohyun's solo)
3. "4 Minutes (Yoona's solo)

Act 5:

1. "Danny Boy"
2. "Complete"

Encore #1

1. "My Child"
2. "Cold Noodles"
3. "HaHaHa"
4. "Gee"
5. "Forever"

Encore #2

1. "Into the New World"
2. "Way To Go"
3. "Baby Baby"
4. "It's Fantastic"

[Ending]

Note: Sooyoung was involved in a car accident on the morning of 28th August. All activities were suspended, thus she was unable to participate in the concert

Singapore, Singapore (December 9/10, 2011) 

Main Set
Act 1:

1. "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)"
2. "you-aholic"
3. "Mr. Taxi (Korean ver.)"
4. "I'm In Love With The Hero"
5. "Let It Rain (Korean ver.)"
6. "Snowy Wish"
7. "Kissing You"
8. "Oh! (House ver.)"

Act 2:

1. "Don't Stop the Music" (Hyoyeon's solo)
2. "Almost" (Jessica's solo)
3. "3" (Sunny's solo)
4. "Lady Marmalade" (Taeyeon & Tiffany's duet)

Act 3:

1. "The Great Escape"
2. "Bad Girl"
3. "Devil's Cry" (Taeyeon's solo)
4. "Run Devil Run"
5. "Beautiful Stranger"
6. "The Boys (English ver.)
7. "Hoot (Rock ver.)"

Act 4:

1. "If" (Yuri's solo)
2. "Sway" (Sooyoung's solo)
3. "Stuff Like That There" (Seohyun's solo)
4. "4 Minutes (Yoona's solo)

Act 5:

1. "Danny Boy"
2. "Complete"

Encore #1

1. "My Child"
2. "Cold Noodles"
3. "HaHaHa"
4. "Gee"
5. "Forever"

Encore #2

1. "Into the New World"
2. "Way To Go"
3. "It's Fantastic"

[Ending]

Hong Kong(January 15, 2012) 

Main Set
Act 1:

1. "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)"
2. "you-aholic"
3. "Mr. Taxi (Korean ver.)"
4. "I'm In Love With The Hero"
5. "Let It Rain (Korean ver.)"
6. "Snowy Wish"
7. "Kissing You"
8. "Oh! (House ver.)"

Act 2:

1. "Don't Stop the Music" (Hyoyeon's solo)
2. "Almost" (Jessica's solo)
3. "3" (Sunny's solo)
4. "Lady Marmalade" (Taeyeon & Tiffany's duet)

Act 3:

1. "The Great Escape"
2. "Bad Girl"
3. "Devil’s Cry" (Taeyeon's solo)
4. "Run Devil Run"
5. "Beautiful Stranger"
6. "The Boys (English ver.)
7. "Hoot (Rock ver.)"

Act 4:

1. "If" (Yuri's solo)
2. "Sway" (Sooyoung's solo)
3. "Stuff Like That There" (Seohyun's solo)
4. "4 Minutes (Yoona's solo)

Act 5:

1. "Danny Boy"
2. "Complete"

Encore #1

1. "My Child"
2. "Cold Noodles"
3. "HaHaHa"
4. "Gee"
5. "Forever"

Encore #2

1. "Into the New World"
2. "Way To Go"
3. "It's Fantastic"

[Ending]

Bangkok, Thailand (February 12, 2012) 

Main Set
Act 1:

1. "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)"
2. "you-aholic"
3. "Mr. Taxi (Korean ver.)"
4. "I'm In Love With The Hero"
5. "Let It Rain (Korean ver.)"
6. "Snowy Wish"
7. "Kissing You"
8. "Oh! (House ver.)"

Act 2:

1. "Don't Stop the Music" (Hyoyeon's solo)
2. "Almost" (Jessica's solo)
3. "3" (Sunny's solo)
4. "Lady Marmalade" (Taeyeon & Tiffany's duet)

Act 3:

1. "The Great Escape"
2. "Bad Girl"
3. "Devil’s Cry" (Taeyeon's solo)
4. "Run Devil Run"
5. "Beautiful Stranger"
6. "The Boys (English ver.)
7. "Hoot (Rock ver.)"

Act 4:

1. "If" (Yuri's solo)
2. "Sway" (Sooyoung's solo)
3. "Stuff Like That There" (Seohyun's solo)
4. "4 Minutes (Yoona's solo)

Act 5:

1. "Danny Boy"
2. "Complete"

Encore #1

1. "My Child"
2. "Cold Noodles"
3. "HaHaHa"
4. "Gee"
5. "Forever"

Encore #2

1. "Into the New World"
2. "Way To Go"
3. "It's Fantastic"

[Ending]

Tour dates

Date	Country	City	Venue	Attendance
July 23, 2011	South Korea	Seoul	Olympic Gymnastics Arena	20,000
July 24, 2011
September 9, 2011	Taiwan	Taipei	Taipei Arena	33,000
September 10, 2011
September 11, 2011
December 9, 2011	Singapore	Kallang	Singapore Indoor Stadium	15,000
December 10, 2011
January 15, 2012	China	Hong Kong	AsiaWorld Arena	11,000
February 12, 2012	Thailand	Bangkok	Impact Arena	11,000
9 Shows	5 Countries	5 Cities	Total Tour Attendance:	90,000

External links

• Girls' Generation ― it's the girls' time!, Korea Times
• Girls' Generation's Singapore Concert Brought Forward to December 2011, kourier
• Girls’ Generation Concludes 2nd Asia Tour with Concert in Bangkok, soshified

References

1. SNSD's S$1.8m SG concert most expensive K-pop solo concert here - Channel NewsAsia
2. [UPDATED] 2011 Girls’ Generation Tour – Seoul: 07.23.11 & 07.24.11 « SNSD Korean
3. https://www.facebook.com/notes/%EC%86%8C%EB%85%80%EC%8B%9C%EB%8C%80girls-generation/asia-no-1-girl-group-girls-generation-achieved-a-great-success-on-their-second-s/272519492768023
4. Girls’ Generation Breaks Record for Concert Ticket Sales in Thailand