The Great Seungri (tour) explained

Concert Tour Name:The Great Seungri
Landscape:yes
Artist:Seungri
Location:Asia
Album:The Great Seungri
Number Of Legs:2
Number Of Shows:19 shows
This Tour:The Great Seungri
(2018)

The Great Seungri was a concert tour by South Korean singer Seungri. The tour began in Seoul, South Korea at the Jangchung Gymnasium on August 4, 2018, and concluded in Singapore at The Star Performing Arts Centre.

Background and development

In May 2018, YGEX announced that Seungri (V.I) will kick off his first tour in Japan with six shows in three cities, Chiba, Fukuoka and Osaka set to commence in August.[1] [2] In August, it was announced that tour sold 78,000 tickets in Japan from three cities.[3] An additional shows were announced due to high demand, selling out entire 1st leg of Japan tour, including 30,000 ticket from Chiba and 16,000 from Fukuoka, total 98,000 people attend from 3 cities.[4] [5]

In June, the dates for South Korea shows were announced, marking it as his first shows since debuting 12 years ago. The concert series was announced as The Great Seungri and will begin at the Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul on August 4 and 5.[6] [7] 8,800 tickets were sold-out on the first two shows in Seoul, and due to tickets demands, the tour was expanded in South Korea, to include Daegu and Busan.[8]

On December, a new shows were announced in South Korea, Hong Kong and Japan, under the name "The Great Seungri Tour 2019 ~The Great Show~ an encore of the tour.[9] [10]

On February 28, 2019, YG Entertainment announced the cancellation of the rest of 'The Great Seungri' tour that was supposed to be held in Osaka and Jakarta. This decision comes after Seungri's recent scandal, known as the Burning Sun scandal, which he accused of drugs, corruptions, and offering prostitutes as entertainment in his business ventures.[11] YG also announced that Seungri would be taking a hiatus with halting all the upcoming promotions.

Set list

  1. "Strong Baby"
  2. "Let's Talk About Love"
  3. "GG BE"
  4. "Gotta Talk 2 U"
  5. "What Can I Do"
  6. "Yoo Hoo!"
  7. "Good Luck to You"
  8. "Alone"
  9. "If You"
  10. "Mollado"
  11. "Haru Haru"
  12. "Love Is You"
  13. "I Know"
  14. "Come To My"
  15. "Love Box"
  16. "Last Farewell"
  17. "Where R U From"
  18. "Hotline"
  19. "We Like 2 Party"
  20. "My Heaven"
  21. "Hands Up"
  22. "Lies"
  23. "1, 2, 3"
  24. "Be Friend"

Encore

  2. "Bang Bang Bang"
  4. "Fantastic Baby"
  6. "In My World"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenueAttendance
Asia
August 4, 2018SeoulSouth KoreaJangchung Gymnasium8,800[12]
August 5, 2018
August 11, 2018ChibaJapanMakuhari Messe Exhibition Hall 1-398,000
August 12, 2018
August 15, 2018DaeguSouth KoreaEXCO 1st Floorrowspan="2"
August 19, 2018BusanBEXCO Exhibition Hall 1
September 5, 2018FukuokaJapanFukuoka Convention Center
September 6, 2018
September 19, 2018OsakaOsaka-jō Hall
September 20, 2018
December 15, 2018Intex Osaka Hall 5
December 16, 2018
January 12, 2019Hong KongAsiaWorld–Expo Hall 10rowspan="2"
January 19, 2019PasayPhilippinesMall of Asia Arena
January 26, 2019TokyoJapanMusashino Forest Sport Plaza52,000
January 27, 2019
February 15, 2019SeoulSouth KoreaSK Olympic Handball Gymnasium30,000
February 16, 2019
February 23, 2019The Star Performing Arts Centre1,600[13]

Canceled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation
DateCityCountryVenueReason
March 9, 2019OsakaJapanOsaka-jō HallCancelled due to Seungri being investigated for various suspicions by the police, and later retirement.[14]
March 10, 2019
March 17, 2019JakartaIndonesiaLIVESPACE SCBD

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: BIGBANGのV.I、日本で初となるソロツアー『SEUNGRI 1ST SOLO TOUR 2018』開催決定 . T-Site News. June 7, 2018.
  2. Web site: 【SEUNGRI 1ST SOLO TOUR 2018】ファンクラブ第1弾チケット先行抽選予約入会キャンペーン！. YGEX - BIGBANG. June 7, 2018.
  3. Web site: V.I(from BIGBANG)初のソロジャパンツアー開幕 全6公演で7万8000人動員予定. ja. Oricon. August 12, 2018. August 14, 2018.
  4. Web site: 승리, 日 첫 솔로 투어 '3만 매료'...현지 언론 대서 특필 출처. ko. Chosun. August 13, 2018. August 14, 2018.
  5. Web site: BIGBANGのV.I、5年ぶりアルバム発売 ピコ太郎参加のフラッシュモブを全編公開. ja. Oricon News. September 6, 2018. December 4, 2018.
  6. Web site: [OFFICIAL] BIGBANG SEUNGRI Will Hold His First-Ever Solo Concert in 12 Years Since Debut… Date Confirmed as August 4·5th]. YG Life. June 7, 2018.
  7. Web site: Seungri soars as solo artist. The Jakarta Post. June 7, 2018.
  8. Web site: K-Pop Corner: BigBang's Seungri launches full-length solo album. 21 July 2018 . Gulf News. July 22, 2018.
  9. Web site: THE GREAT SEUNGRI TOUR 2019 LIVE IN JAPAN ～THE SEUNGRI SHOW～. ja. YGEX. December 1, 2018. December 4, 2018.
  10. Web site: BIG BANG's Seungri to hold last solo concerts before military service. The Korean Times. December 3, 2018. December 4, 2018.
  11. Web site: BIGBANG's Seungri cancels concerts amid probe into drug, sex-for-favours allegations. Channel News Asia. February 28, 2019. March 1, 2019.
  12. Web site: [TEN 공연] "승리는 우리의 모든 것"…2시간으로는 부족한 '승츠비' 매력]. ko. Tenasia. August 13, 2018. August 14, 2018.
  13. Web site: Seungri makes a big bang with first solo concert tour. The Straits Times. February 24, 2019. February 24, 2019.
  14. Web site: YG Entertainment announces Seungri's hiatus and cancellation of upcoming 'The Great Seungri' concerts. allkpop. February 28, 2019. March 1, 2019.

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