Shinee World (concert)

Shinee World (promoted as SHINee THE 1ST CONCERT "SHINee WORLD") is the first independent concert tour by South Korean boy group Shinee. The tour kicked off in Tokyo on December 26, 2010, and ended in Osaka on November 25, 2011, with a total of 10 concerts in seven cities.[1]

Shinee World
Asia tour by Shinee
The official poster of the tour
LocationAsia
Associated albumThe Shinee World, Lucifer
Start dateDecember 26, 2010 (2010-12-26)
End dateNovember 25, 2011 (2011-11-25)
Legs5
No. of shows10
Shinee concert chronology

The photobook of the concert, The 1st Concert "Shinee World", was released on December 26, 2010.[2] Shinee also released a DVD, The 1st Concert in Japan "Shinee World", on January 11, 2012, filmed at their concerts in Tokyo and Nagoya. This was followed by a live album, The 1st Concert Album "Shinee World", which was recorded in Seoul and released on February 1, 2012.

History

Tokyo

The concert was originally scheduled for December 26, 2010, at 6PM, but due to heavy demand from fans, they held another concert at 1PM.[3] Both concerts took place at Yoyogi National Gymnasium and were sold out. The cumulative audience of the two performances was approximately 24,000. Shinee sang over sixty songs.[4]

Seoul

On January 1, 2011, the group performed at Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul.[5]

Taipei

On July 16, 2011, Shinee held their first concert in Taipei at Taipei Arena. Their labelmate Zhang Liyin appeared as a special guest and sang a duet with Jonghyun. 10,000 tickets were sold within an hour.[6]

Nanjing

On August 20, 2011, Shinee held a concert in Nanjing, China, at Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium.

Singapore

The production cost for the September 2011 concert in Singapore was estimated to be around $1.7 million. Online ticket reservations began on July 31 and within 45 minutes, all tickets were sold out.[7]

Nagoya

Shinee held a concert at Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan, on October 27, 2011.[8] Live recordings of performances from the concert were released on a DVD, Shinee The 1st Concert In Japan "Shinee World", on January 11, 2012.

Osaka

Sankei Sports reported that over 18,000 people attended the concerts held on the November 24 and 25, 2011 in Osaka.[9]

Setlist
Shinee World Setlist

1st Set: Intro

2nd Set: Solo Stages

3rd Set: Sweet Serenades

Final Set:

Encore:

  • "Jo Jo"
  • "Bodyguard"
  • "One"

Tour Dates
Date City Country Venue Special guests Tickets Sold/ Available
December 26, 2010
*1st show: 1pm
*2nd show: 6pm		 Tokyo Japan Yoyogi National Gymnasium Krystal (duet with Key) 24,000
January 1, 2011 Seoul South Korea Olympic Gymnastics Arena 30,000
January 2, 2011 Krystal (duet with Key)
Simon D (duet with Minho)
July 16, 2011 Taipei Taiwan Taipei Arena Zhang Liyin (duet with Jonghyun) 13,000
August 20, 2011 Nanjing China Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium 13,000
September 10, 2011 Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium 16,000
October 27, 2011 Nagoya Japan Nippon Gaishi Hall 10,000
November 24, 2011 Osaka Osaka-Jo Hall 32,000
November 25, 2011
Estimated total 138,000

References
  1. "SHINee will hold a special concert at the end of concert between Korea and Japan". Korea Star Daily. November 25, 2010. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
  2. SHINee The First Concert 'SHINee World' Photobook ~ Daily K Pop News
  3. "SHINee's Japanese website crashes moments after opening". allkpop.com. January 3, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
  4. "SHINee concert a big success in Japan next year, will officially enter the Japanese music scene". gz163.cn. December 27, 2010. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
  5. "SHINee sparkles at first concert". Korea Times. January 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
  6. "BEAST and SHINee sell out their events in Taiwan". koreaboo.com. June 5, 2011. Archived from the original on August 8, 2011. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
  7. "SHINee successfully completes their solo concert in Singapore". allkpop.com. September 11, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
  8. "Shinee fans crash U.K. ticket site". koreaherald.com. The Korea Herald. October 31, 2011. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
  9. "SHINee wraps up a successful concert in Japan". allkpop.com. November 26, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
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