The 1st Japan Arena Tour is the first Japanese concert tour by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation to promote their 2011 self-titled album in Japanese.
History
It was announced on March 7, 2011 that Girls' Generation will embark on their first nationwide Japan tour starting May 18, 2011 at Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo , with a total of 7 stops in Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka and Fukuoka. The tour was postponed to start on May 31, 2011 because of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Due to overwhelming demand with up to 300,000 applicants applying for tickets, additional stops were added to the tour.
The tour covered Osaka, Saitama, Tokyo, Hiroshima, Nagoya, and Fukuoka with total of fourteen performances. The tour had attracted 140,000 fans overall. It was also revealed that the estimated revenue collected from the tour could reach 20 billion Won.
Media Coverage
Various Japanese media, including Mezamashi TV, covered the start of their concert with detailed reports.[ NHK's Music Japan presented a Girls' Generation special, detailing their meteoric rise in Korea and subsequent debut in Japan, with an interview session interspersed with footage from the Osaka stop of the 1st Japan Arena Tour. Girls' Generation 1st Japan Arena Tour in 3D was be broadcasted on Japan's SkyPerfectTv on the 21st of August.
History
It was announced on March 7, 2011 that Girls' Generation will embark on their first nationwide Japan tour starting May 18, 2011 at Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo , with a total of 7 stops in Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka and Fukuoka. The tour was postponed to start on May 31, 2011 because of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Due to overwhelming demand with up to 300,000 applicants applying for tickets, additional stops were added to the tour.
The tour covered Osaka, Saitama, Tokyo, Hiroshima, Nagoya, and Fukuoka with total of fourteen performances. The tour had attracted 140,000 fans overall. It was also revealed that the estimated revenue collected from the tour could reach 20 billion Won.
Media Coverage
Various Japanese media, including Mezamashi TV, covered the start of their concert with detailed reports.[ NHK's Music Japan presented a Girls' Generation special, detailing their meteoric rise in Korea and subsequent debut in Japan, with an interview session interspersed with footage from the Osaka stop of the 1st Japan Arena Tour. Girls' Generation 1st Japan Arena Tour in 3D was be broadcasted on Japan's SkyPerfectTv on the 21st of August.
Set list
"Genie (Japanese ver.)"
"You-aholic"
"Mr. Taxi"
"I'm In Love With The Hero"
"Let It Rain"
"Snowy Wish"
"Etude"
"Kissing You"
"Oh! (House ver.)"
"Almost" (Jessica's solo)
"Lady Marmalade" (Taeyeon & Tiffany's duet)
"3" (Sunny's solo)
"Don't Stop the Music" (Hyoyeon's solo)
"The Great Escape"
"Bad Girl"
"Run Devil Run (Japanese ver.)"
"Beautiful Stranger"
"Hoot (Japanese ver.)"
"If" (Yuri's solo)
"4 Minutes (Yoona's solo)
"Stuff Like That There" (Seohyun's solo)
"Sway" (Sooyoung's solo)
"Danny Boy
"Complete"
Encore #1
"My Child"
"Cold Noodles"
"HaHaHa"
"Gee (Japanese ver.)"
"Born To Be A Lady"
Encore #2
"Into the New World"
"Way To Go"
"It's Fantastic" (Japanese ver.)
Tour dates
May 31, 2011 Osaka, Japan, Osaka-jō Hall
June 1, 2011
June 4, 2011 Saitama, Saitama, Super Arena
June 5, 2011
June 17, 2011 Tokyo, Yoyogi, National Stadium
June 18, 2011
June 28, 2011
June 29, 2011
July 2, 2011 Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Green Arena
July 3, 2011
Girls' Generation First Japan Tour is the fifth DVD and Blu-ray release from South Korean girl group, Girls' Generation. Following their announcement that Girls' Generation will be releasing their First Japanese photobook titled 'Holiday' on the 30th of November, it was also announced that they will be releasing a Blu-Ray/DVD for their First Japanese Concert Tour on the 14th of December.
The Blu-Ray/DVD will come in two editions, The 'Limited Edition' which will come with the special footage, photobook and a pin badge set. The Blu-Ray and DVD copies will both have the special footage but the 36-paged photobook will differ. The limited edition will also come with Special caramel box, Digipak for the disk case, and a special cosmetic case holding the ten pin badges
Track list
1. "Genie"
2. "you-aholic"
3. "Mr. Taxi"
4. "I'm In Love With The Hero"
5. "Let It Rain"
6. "Snowy Wish"
7. "Etude"
8. "Kissing you"
9. "Oh!"
10. "The Great Escape"
11. "Bad Girl"
12. "Run Devil Run intro"
13. "Run Devil Run"
14. "Beautiful Stranger"
15. "Hoot"
16. "Complete"
17. "My Child"
18. "Ice Boy"
19. "HaHaHaSong"
20. "Gee"
21. "Born to Be Lady"
22. "Into the new world"
23. "Way to go"
24. "It's Fantastic!"
Chart Performance
Girls’ Generation’s ‘Japan 1st Arena Tour Girls’ Generation’ which was released on December 14th took the no.1 spot on December 14th’s Oricon Daily DVD Combined Chart, Blu-ray Chart and DVD Music Chart. According to the Oricon Charts, the DVD version of the “Japan First Tour” has placed first for the week of December 12th through the 18th in both the “Music DVD” category and in total DVDs sold. Since its release on December 14th, the DVD of Girls’ Generation’s successful concert tour in Japan has sold 69,000 copies. The Blu-ray version of the “Japan First Tour” placed first for the “Music Blu-ray” category and second in total Blu-ray sales for the week. The Blu-ray, released at the same as the DVD, has to date sold 37,000 copies. Girls’ Generation is the only foreign artist to place first on the Oricon Weekly Charts for both the “Music DVD” and “Blu-ray DVD” categories at the same time.
Girls’ Generation’s ‘Japan 1st Arena Tour Girls’ Generation’ which was released on December 14th took the no.1 spot on December 14th’s Oricon Daily DVD Combined Chart, Blu-ray Chart and DVD Music Chart. According to the Oricon Charts, the DVD version of the “Japan First Tour” has placed first for the week of December 12th through the 18th in both the “Music DVD” category and in total DVDs sold. Since its release on December 14th, the DVD of Girls’ Generation’s successful concert tour in Japan has sold 69,000 copies. The Blu-ray version of the “Japan First Tour” placed first for the “Music Blu-ray” category and second in total Blu-ray sales for the week. The Blu-ray, released at the same as the DVD, has to date sold 37,000 copies. Girls’ Generation is the only foreign artist to place first on the Oricon Weekly Charts for both the “Music DVD” and “Blu-ray DVD” categories at the same time.
Charts
Oricon Daily DVD Chart 1
Oricon Weekly DVD Chart 1
Sales and certifications
Oricon physical
Oricon physical
RIAJ physical shipping certification
Release History
Japan December 14, 2011 DVD, Blu-ray Disc Nayutawave Records
Japan December 14, 2011 DVD, Blu-ray Disc Nayutawave Records
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