Girls & Peace: 2nd Japan Tour

"Girls & Peace": 2nd Japan Tour

Japan tour by Girls' Generation
Location	Japan
Associated album	Girls & Peace
Start date	February 9, 2013
End date	April 21, 2013
Legs	7
Number of shows	4 in Osaka 6 in Saitama 2 in Hiroshima 2 in Nagoya 2 in Fukuoka 2 in Niigata 2 in Kobe 20 in total
Girls' Generation concert chronology

Girls' Generation II: -Girls & Peace- 2nd Japan Tour was the second Japanese concert tour by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation to promote their second Japanese album, Girls & Peace.

History

It was announced on August 31, 2012, that Girls' Generation will embark on their second nationwide Japan tour starting in February, 2013, with an initial total of 20 stops in support of their second Japanese studio album, Girls & Peace.^[1] On the same day it was revealed that the fans can start applying for tickets on September 5, 2012.^[2] The tour will cover Nagoya, Osaka, Fukuoka, Saitama, Niigata, Hiroshima & Kobe.^[3]

According to an announcement made by their agency, SM Entertainment, Girls’ Generation wrapped up their second arena tour successfully in Japan, where the group started the tour on February 9. Girls’ Generation Ⅱ-Girls&Peace-Japan 2nd Tour was performed 20 times in 7 different cities, including Kobe, Saitama, and Niigata and gathered a total of 228,000 fans, which is the largest in number among Korean girl groups. They finished the last performances on April 20 and 21 at the Central Arena in Osaka, where the girls captivated local fans with 27 songs, including “Genie”, “Gee”, “Girls&Peace”, “Flower Power”, “I Got a Boy”, and “Dancing Queen”.^[4]

Live broadcasts

Japanese broadcaster WOWOW filmed the group's April 4 and 5, 2013, shows at the Saitama Super Arena. The show aired on WOWOW's music channel "WOWOW Live" on June 16 at 9PM JST. A television special entitled "Girls’ Generation Arena Tour Special~Before Broadcast~", aired prior to the concert on June 1, 2013.^[5]

Set list

Main Set
Act 1

1. "Flower Power"
2. "Animal"
3. "Boomerang"
4. "The Boys" (Japanese version)
5. "I Got a Boy"
6. "Say Yes"
7. "Dancing Queen"

Act 2

1. "Mr. Taxi" (remix) (Japanese version)
2. "T.O.P."
3. "Bad Girl"

Act 3

1. "Paparazzi"
2. "Run Devil Run" (Japanese version)
3. "Reflection"

Act 4

1. "Time Machine"
2. "All My Love Is for You"

Act 5

1. "I'm A Diamond"
2. "Express 999"
3. "Genie" (Japanese version)
4. "The Great Escape" (Brian Lee remix) / "Can't Take My Eyes Off You"

Act 6

1. "My J"
2. "Kissing You" / "Way to Go"
3. "Gee" (Japanese version)
4. "Not Alone"

Encore

1. "Beep Beep"
2. "Oh!" (Japanese version)
3. "Stay Girls"
4. "Girls & Peace"

Double Encore

1. "Gee" (Japanese version)¹

¹ Double encore was only performed at Osaka, April 21, 2013 as the last concert of the tour.

Tour dates

Date	Country	City	Venue	Attendance
February 9, 2013	Japan	Kobe	Kobe World Kinen Hall	14,000
February 10, 2013
February 16, 2013		Saitama	Saitama Super Arena	36,000
February 17, 2013
February 23, 2013		Niigata	Toki Messe	18,000
February 24, 2013
February 27, 2013		Fukuoka	Marine Messe Fukuoka	20,000
February 28, 2013
March 9, 2013		Hiroshima	Hiroshima Green Arena	16,000
March 10, 2013
March 19, 2013		Saitama	Saitama Super Arena	36,000
March 20, 2013
March 26, 2013		Osaka	Osaka-jō Hall	20,000
March 27, 2013
April 4, 2013		Saitama	Saitama Super Arena	36,000
April 5, 2013
April 9, 2013		Nagoya	Nippon Gaishi Hall	16,000
April 10, 2013
April 20, 2013		Osaka	Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium	16,000
April 21, 2013
Total attendance				276,400[6]

DVD

Girls & Peace: 2nd Japan Tour is the eighth DVD and Blu-ray release from South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. It was released on September 18, 2013 in Japan.

History

The DVD and Blu-ray features their second nationwide tour, visiting eight venues for a total of 20 shows. There will be four different versions: a DVD and Blu-ray version, both with a regular and limited edition. The limited editions will come with special footage content, a 44-page photobook pamphlet, special T-shirt, dance versions of several music videos and a tour documentary.^[7]

Track list

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Flower Power"
2.	"Animal"
3.	"Boomerang"
4.	"The Boys"
5.	"I Got A Boy"
6.	"Say Yes"
7.	"Dancing Queen"
8.	"Mr.Taxi"
9.	"T.O.P"
10.	"Bad Girl"
11.	"Paparazzi"
12.	"Run Devil Run"
13.	"Reflection"
14.	"Time Machine"
15.	"All My Love Is For You"
16.	"I'm a Diamond"
17.	"Express 999"
18.	"Genie"
19.	"The Great Escape + Can't Take My Eyes Off You"
20.	"My J"
21.	"Kissing you + Way To Go"
22.	"Gee"
23.	"Not Alone"
24.	"Beep Beep"
25.	"Oh!"
26.	"Stay Girls"
27.	"Girls & Peace"

Limited Edition
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Boomerang Dance ver."
2.	"Reflection Dance ver."
3.	"I'm a Diamond Dance ver."
4.	"Tour Document Movie"

Chart performance

According Tower Record’s pre-order charts, the limited edition Blu-ray ranked second and the limited edition DVD ranked third.^[8] Girls’ Generation’s Girls & Peace: 2nd Japan Tour which was released on September 18 took the no.1 spot on Oricon Daily DVD ^[9] and it also ranked 3rd on Oricon Daily Blu-ray Chart.^[10] The DVD managed to rank 2nd at Oricon Daily DVD Music Chart.^[11] One week after the release, the DVD sold 32,000 copies while the Blu-ray sold 21,000 copies.^[12] The DVD debuted at rank number 1 on the Oricon Weekly DVD Chart.^[13]

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Oricon Daily DVD Chart	1
Oricon Weekly DVD Chart	1

Sales and certifications

Chart	Amount
Oricon physical sales	76,557+
RIAJ physical shipping certification	Gold

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
Japan	September 18, 2013	DVD, Blu-ray Disc	Nayutawave Records

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