The First Japan Arena Tour (Girls' Generation)

The First 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.

The First Japan Arena Tour
Japan tour by Girls' Generation
Tour Poster
LocationJapan
Associated albumGirls' Generation
Start dateMay 31, 2011 (2011-05-31)
End dateJuly 18, 2011 (2011-07-18)
Legs6
No. of shows2 in Osaka
2 in Saitama
2 in Hiroshima
2 in Nagoya
2 in Fukuoka
4 in Tokyo
14 in total
Girls' Generation concert chronology

History

It was announced on March 7, 2011 that Girls' Generation would embark on their first nationwide Japan tour on May 18, 2011 at Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo, with a total of seven stops in Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka and Fukuoka.[1] The start of the tour was postponed to May 31, 2011 because of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Due to overwhelming demand with up to 300,000 applicants applying for tickets,[2] additional stops were added to the tour.[3]

The tour covered Osaka, Saitama, Tokyo, Hiroshima, Nagoya, and Fukuoka with total of fourteen performances.[4] The tour attracted more than 200,000 fans. It was also revealed that the estimated revenue collected from the tour could reach 20 billion Won.[5]

Media coverage

Various Japanese media, including Mezamashi TV, covered the start of their concert with detailed reports.[6] 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 First Japan Arena Tour.[7] Girls' Generation First Japan Arena Tour in 3D was broadcast on Japan's SkyPerfectTv on 21 August.[8]

Set list

Main Set
Act 1

  1. "Genie (Japanese ver.)"
  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! (House ver.)"

Act 2

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

Act 3

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

Act 4

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

Act 5

  1. "Danny Boy
  2. "Complete"
  3. "My Child"

Act 6

  1. "Cold Noodles"
  2. "HaHaHa"
  3. "Gee (Japanese ver.)"
  4. "Born To Be A Lady"


Encore

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

Tour dates
Date City Country Venue Tickets sold/available Gross Revenue
May 31, 2011 Osaka Japan Osaka-jō Hall 32,308 (100%) $3,099,094
June 1, 2011
June 4, 2011 Saitama Saitama Super Arena 70,082 (100%) $8,008,656
June 5, 2011
June 17, 2011 Tokyo Yoyogi National Gymnasium 59,792 (100%) $5,733,080
June 18, 2011
June 28, 2011
June 29, 2011
July 2, 2011 Hiroshima Hiroshima Green Arena 18,000 (100%) $1,883,167
July 3, 2011
July 6, 2011 Nagoya Nippon Gaishi Hall 20,054 (100%) $2,349,321
July 7, 2011
July 17, 2011 Fukuoka Marine Messe Fukuoka 30,528 (100%) $3,065,343
July 18, 2011
Estimated Total 224,764 (100%) $24,839,061

DVD
Girls' Generation First Japan Tour
Video by
Girls' Generation
ReleasedDecember 14, 2011 (2011-12-14)
Recorded2011
GenreK-pop, J-pop
Lengthapprox. 120 minutes
LabelNayutawave Records
Girls' Generation chronology
Girls' Generation - The 1st Asia Tour: Into the New World
(2011)		 Girls' Generation First Japan Tour
(2011)		 Girls' Generation Complete Video Collection
(2012)

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 30 November 2011, they also released a Blu-ray/DVD for their First Japanese Concert Tour on 14 December.

History

The DVD contains performances and footage from their first Japan tour, which began on 31 May 2011 and took the girls through six cities in Japan for 14 performances.[9] 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 (Blu-ray: Gold color / DVD: Silver color).[10]

Track list
No.TitleLength
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!Japanese ver" 
First Press Limited Edition
No.TitleLength
25."Bonus video recording" 

Chart performance

Girls’ Generation's ‘Japan First Arena Tour Girls’ Generation’ which was released on December 14 took the no.1 spot on December 14's Oricon Daily DVD Combined Chart, Blu-ray Chart and DVD Music Chart.[11] According to the Oricon Charts, the DVD version of the “Japan First Tour” has placed first for the week of December 12 through the 18th in both the “Music DVD” category and in total DVDs sold. Since its release on December 14, 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.[12]

Charts
Chart Peak
position		 Ref
Oricon Weekly DVD Chart 1 [13]
Oricon Weekly Blu-ray Chart 1

Sales and certifications
Chart Amount
Oricon physical sales 212,500+
RIAJ physical shipping certification Gold (100,000+)

Release history
CountryDateFormatLabel
Japan December 14, 2011 DVD, Blu-ray Disc Nayutawave Records
Taiwan April 27, 2012
DVD
 Universal Music
Hong Kong
Thailand June 30, 2012
Philippines August 29, 2012 MCA Music
Indonesia November 16, 2012 Universal Music

References
  1. "Shoujo Jidai to release original Japanese single "MR. TAXI" + Arena Tour". Tokyohive. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  2. 곽민구. 너도 나도 "소녀시대 보자"…日투어 30만명 폭주. Economy Today News (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2 May 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  3. 少女時代、ジャパン・ツアーの日程を変更&埼玉と広島公演を追加 (in Japanese). Tower Records. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  4. 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 16 June 2011.
  5. http://www.dkpopnews.net/2011/07/news-snsds-1st-japan-arena-tour-rakes.html
  6. 곽현수. 소녀시대 첫 일본투어 열광, '소시 發 오사카 대지진' 는 국내에서도 두 번째 단독 콘서트를 열 계획이다. [곽현수. TV Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  7. "『MJ　presents　少女時代　スペシャル』" (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  8. http://www.wonderfulgeneration.net/2011/07/snsds-1st-japan-arena-tour-to-be-aired.html
  9. http://ph.omg.yahoo.com/news/snsd-s-dvd-blu-ray-disc-sells-big-011017004.html
  10. http://www.wonderfulgeneration.net/2011/11/snsd-to-release-blu-raydvd-for-their.html
  11. http://soshified.weebly.com/1/post/2011/12/girls-generation-dominates-oricon-and-tower-records-charts.html
  12. http://www.dkpopnews.net/2011/12/news-girls-generations-japan-first-tour.html
  13. "소녀시대, 일본에서 새로운 기록 달성". Economy Today. December 21, 2011. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
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