SM Town Live World Tour III explained

Concert Tour Name:SM Town Live World Tour III
Landscape:yes
Artist:SM Town
Type:World
Number Of Shows:10 in Asia
1 in North America
11 in total
Last Tour:SM Town Live '10 World Tour
(2010 - 11)
This Tour:SM Town Live World Tour III
(2012 - 13)
Next Tour:SM Town Week
(2013)

SM Town Live World Tour III was the 2012 - 13 worldwide live concert tour by SM Town. The tour commenced with one show in Anaheim, California on May 20, 2012 and continued in Hsinchu, Tokyo, Seoul, Jakarta, Singapore and Bangkok.

Background

SM Town is the name for the artists under Korean record label SM Entertainment. Each year the company organizes their artists to come together and perform on a four to six hours long concert that tours around the world.[1] The concert takes approximately 96 hours to set up, with equipment coming from multiple countries across Asia & the US including South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore. The show's total production value is estimated at USD$5 million, with half being spent on pyrotechnics and staging alone.[2]

Concerts

The LA concert on 20 May 2012 was attended by Korean American actress Arden Cho, music producer Quincy Jones, who also attended the after party,[3] and other music producers and composers, namely The Underdogs, who produced Beyoncé's "Listen" and Chris Brown's "Turn up the Music". It was played to an audience of 12,000.[4]

The concert in Taiwan was played to an audience of 30,000 and lasted for more than four hours with over 50 songs by BoA, Kangta, TVXQ, Super Junior, Girls' Generation, Shinee, f(x), Exo, Zhang Li Yin; and sub-groups Super Junior-M and Girls' Generation-TTS.[5] The artists were greeted by over 1,000 fans when they flew into Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport on the Friday prior to the concert.[6] The two concerts held at the Tokyo Dome in August attracted an audience of over 100,000 people and the demand outstrip supply by six-to-one. The Tokyo Dome dates will be broadcast in Japan via Fuji TV.[7]

The concert at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia attracted over 50,000 people, becoming the largest concert ever to be played at the stadium. The artists were greeted by over 3,500 fans when they arrived in Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on 21 September 2012, one day before the concert.[8] Super Junior leader Leeteuk was unable to perform during the concert due to exhaustion and enteritis, for which he made an apology the following day via his Twitter account.[9] Sulli of f(x) and Minho of SHINee were not at the Seoul Concert as they were filming for their drama, "To the Beautiful You".

Reception

John Seabrook, a journalist from The New Yorker who attended the concert in Anaheim, California, wrote: "Occasionally, the concert seemed like a giant pep rally. But at its best it elicited primal pop emotions that only a few of the greatest pop artists—the Beach Boys, the early Beatles, Phil Spector’s girl groups—can evoke: the feeling of pure love."[10]

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenueAttendance
North America
May 20, 2012AnaheimUnited StatesHonda Center[11] 12,000[12]
Asia
June 9, 2012ZhubeiTaiwanHsinchu County Stadium[13] 30,000[14]
August 4, 2012TokyoJapanTokyo Dome[15] 100,000[16]
August 5, 2012
August 18, 2012SeoulSouth KoreaSeoul Olympic Stadium[17] 40,000[18]
September 22, 2012JakartaIndonesiaGelora Bung Karno Stadium50,000[19]
November 23, 2012SingaporeThe Float@Marina Bay26,000[20]
November 25, 2012BangkokThailandSCG Stadium23,000[21]
October 19, 2013[22] BeijingChinaBeijing National Stadium70,000[23]
October 26, 2013TokyoJapanTokyo Dome[24] 100,000
October 27, 2013
TOTAL451,000

The concert was advertised as SMTOWN Live World Tour III in Los Angeles.

The concert was advertised as SMTOWN Live World Tour III in Taipei.

These concerts were advertised as SMTOWN Live World Tour III in Tokyo Special Edition.

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: SM Entertainment to launch world tour. 30 May 2012. Korea Times. 7 February 2010. 5 July 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100705140851/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2010/07/178_68702.html. live.
  2. Web site: SMTown, S'pore's biggest K-pop event, $2.5m stage, fireworks, water fountains. November 21, 2012. November 22, 2012. stcommunities.straitstimes.com. Rachel Boon. https://web.archive.org/web/20121231030812/http://stcommunities.straitstimes.com/music/2012/11/21/smtown-spores-biggest-k-pop-event-25m-stage-fireworks-water-fountains. 2012-12-31. dead.
  3. News: Ho. Stewart. Quincy Jones Joins SM Artists for LA Concert After Party. 30 May 2012. enewsWorld. 22 May 2012. CJ E&M.
  4. News: Sunwoo. Carla. SM Town a success in LA. 26 June 2012. Joongang Daily. 23 May 2012. usurped. https://web.archive.org/web/20120818021204/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2953229. 18 August 2012.
  5. News: Kim. JiYeon. BoA, DBSK, Super Junior and the Rest of SMTown Shake Things Up in Taiwan. 11 June 2012. enewsWorld. 11 June 2012. CJ E&M.
  6. News: Sunwoo. Carla. SM Town wows'em in Taiwan on return from similar success in Los Angeles. 22 June 2012. Joongang Daily. 12 June 2012. usurped. https://archive.today/20130127023053/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2954239. 27 January 2013.
  7. News: SM Town Attracted 100,000 People at a Concert in Tokyo Dome. https://archive.today/20130111213715/http://english.kbs.co.kr/Entertain/EntertainmentNews/view.html?page=1&No=8263. dead. 11 January 2013. 18 August 2012. KBS Global News. 7 August 2012.
  8. Web site: SMTOWN LIVE in Jakarta Ended in Great Success by Drawing a Total of 50,000 Audiences!. September 24, 2012. Sep 24, 2012. SMTOWN. facebook.com/SMTOWN. March 8, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220308154402/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fnotes%2Fsmtown%2Fsmtown-live-in-jakarta-ended-in-great-success-by-drawing-a-total-of-50000-audien%2F448785688497604. live.
  9. News: Sunwoo. Carla. Leeteuk says sorry to fans via Twitter. 30 September 2012. Joongang Daily. 25 September 2012. usurped. https://web.archive.org/web/20121001121048/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2959897. 1 October 2012.
  10. Factory Girls. John. Seabrook. The New Yorker . 1 October 2012. 9 April 2018. www.newyorker.com. 24 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190724200424/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/10/08/factory-girls-2. live.
  11. News: SM Entertainment artists to hold concert in Los Angeles on May 20. 25 April 2012. Asiae. 3 April 2012. 29 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193604/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2012040314283067243. live.
  12. News: https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/112/0002300681 . ko:SM타운, LA공연으로 3번째 월드투어 성공적 스타트 . SM Town, successful start of 3rd world tour with LA concert . Kim Ha-jin . Herald Pop . Naver . 22 May 2012 . 5 August 2022 . ko.
  13. News: zh:SM Town 周末開賣 集結SJ、少時 . SM Town weekend sales, gathering SJ, Girls' Generation . http://udn.com/NEWS/BREAKINGNEWS/BREAKINGNEWS8/7102617.shtml. 30 May 2012. udn.com. 19 May 2012. 王郁惠. 聯合新聞網. zh. 22 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120522050333/http://udn.com/NEWS/BREAKINGNEWS/BREAKINGNEWS8/7102617.shtml. dead.
  14. News: https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/213/0000216888 . ko:SMTown 대만, 3만명 열광 성공적 개최 현지 언론 집중 보도 . SM Town in Taiwan is a success, received attention from local media and 30,000 passionate people . Choi Min-ji . TV Report . Naver . 11 June 2012 . 6 August 2022 . ko.
  15. Web site: SMTown Live World Tour III in Tokyo! . https://web.archive.org/web/20120503221753/http://smtown.jp/news/23-news-news/281-smtown-live-world-tour-iii-in-tokyo . 2012-05-03 . SM Entertainment Japan . 27 April 2012 . 30 April 2012 . ja.
  16. News: https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/111/0000292705 . ko:SMTOWN, 도쿄돔 흔들다... 10만 관객 동원 . SMTOWN shakes Tokyo Dome... Attracting 100,000 audiences . Jang Jin-ri . Joynews24 . Naver . 6 August 2012 . 5 August 2022 . ko.
  17. News: S.M. Entertainment artists to hold joint performance in Seoul. 29 March 2013. Korea Herald. 5 July 2012. 28 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130328113352/http://nwww.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20120705000965. live.
  18. News: https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/213/0000235575 . ko:슈주 등 SM뮤지션, 4만 '홀릭' 잠실벌 뜨겁게 달구다(종합) . SM musicians such as Suju, heated up 40,000 'holic' in Jamsil (comprehensive) . Kang Seung-hoon . TV Report . Naver . 18 August 2012 . 5 August 2022 . ko.
  19. News: https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/112/0002342144 . ko:SM타운, 자카르타 공연도 대성황..글로벌 브랜드 파워 입증! . SM Town, Jakarta performance were also very successful.. Proving the global brand power! . Kim Ha-jin . Herald Pop . Naver . 24 September 2012 . 5 August 2022 . ko.
  20. News: https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/076/0002283172 . ko:SM타운 싱가포르 공연에 무려 2만6000 관객 몰려 . 26,000 audiences flocked to SM Town Singapore concert . Lee Jung-hyuk . Sports Chosun . Naver . 25 November 2012 . 5 August 2022 . ko.
  21. News: https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/117/0002287788 . ko:SM타운 태국 공연, 폭우 속 2만 3000명 운집 . SM Town concert in Thailand attracted 23,000 people under heavy rain . Nam Ahn-woo . My Daily . Naver . 26 November 2012 . 5 August 2022 . ko.
  22. News: Tasty to join SMTOWN Beijing Concert Lineup, Infinite Can't Attend Due to World Tour. 19 August 2013. 19 August 2013. 19 August 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130819175653/http://www.soompi.com/2013/08/19/tasty-to-join-smtown-beijing-concert-lineup-infinite-cant-attend-due-to-world-tour/. live.
  23. News: https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/076/0002409268 . ko:7만 관객 동원한 SM타운 베이징, 공연 현장 모습 보니 입이 '쩍' . SM Town Beijing rallies 70,000 audience, jaw-dropping view at Bird Nest . Lee Jung-hyuk . Sports Chosun . Naver . 21 October 2013 . 5 August 2022 . ko.
  24. News: An audience of 100,000 joins the frenzy at the SM Town Live concert in Japan. 30 October 2013. Star News. 28 October 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131101024721/http://star.mt.co.kr/stviewEng.php?type=3&no=2013102808324934534 . 1 November 2013.

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