| Concert Tour Name: | 2011 Girls' Generation Tour |
| Landscape: | yes |
| Artist: | Girls' Generation |
| Location: | Asia |
| Type: | Asia |
| Album: | Various |
| Number Of Shows: | 9 |
| Last Tour: | The First Japan Arena Tour (2011) |
| This Tour: | Girls' Generation Tour' (2011–12) |
| Next Tour: | (2013–14) |
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.
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]
The Seoul concert was attended by Super Junior, f(x), Apink, 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, Taiwan. They also became the first foreign girl group to hold 3 days concert on Taipei Arena and drew 31,000 people.
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.
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.[3] Members of Girls' Generation announced to the fans in Thailand that Bangkok leg would be their last stop for their 2nd Asia Tour.
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 23, 2011 | Seoul | South Korea | Olympic Gymnastics Arena | 20,000[4] | |
| July 24, 2011 | |||||
| September 9, 2011 | Taipei | Taiwan | Taipei Arena | 31,000[5] | |
| September 10, 2011 | |||||
| September 11, 2011 | |||||
| December 9, 2011 | Singapore | Singapore Indoor Stadium | 20,000[6] | ||
| December 10, 2011 | |||||
| January 15, 2012 | Hong Kong | China | AsiaWorld–Arena | 10,000[7] | |
| February 12, 2012 | Bangkok | Thailand | Impact Arena | 11,000[8] | |
| Total | 92,000 | ||||
| Italic Title: | no |
| Girls' Generation Tour | |
| Type: | video |
| Artist: | Girls' Generation |
| Cover: | Snsd2011tourdvd.png |
| Released: | November 30, 2012 |
| Recorded: | 2011 |
| Genre: | K-pop, J-pop |
| Language: | Korean, English |
| Label: | S.M. Entertainment |
| Prev Title: | Girls' Generation Complete Video Collection |
| Prev Year: | 2012 |
| Next Title: | Girls & Peace: 2nd Japan Tour |
| Next Year: | 2013 |
Girls' Generation Tour is the seventh music DVD release video from South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. It was released on November 30, 2012, in South Korea.
The DVD features footage from the concert tour's start in Seoul, South Korea on July 23 and 24. It consist of two discs showing nearly all of the performances during the concert, a bonus film of the making of the concert, performances from Japan, personal interviews with the members of Girls’ Generation, and waiting room and rehearsal footage. A photobook and a first press limited edition poster will also be included with the DVD.[9] [10] [11]
Disc 1:
Disc 2:
| Country | Date | Distributing label | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | November 30, 2012 | S.M. Entertainment | DVD |
| Taiwan | January 18, 2013[12] | Universal Music | |
| Singapore | January 4, 2013[13] |