With: Live Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:With: Live Tour
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Artist:Tohoshinki
Location:Japan
Album:With
Number Of Shows:16

With: Live Tour (stylized as Tohoshinki LIVE TOUR 2015 ~WITH~), also known as the With Tour, was the eighth Japanese concert tour (twelfth overall) by South Korean pop duo Tohoshinki. It was launched in support of their eighth Japanese studio album With (2014), and coincided with Tohoshinki's tenth anniversary debut in Japan. The With Tour was the duo's second dome tour in Japan, their last one being 2013's Time Tour.

The tour was first announced by the duo in August 2014 at the A-Nation Stadium Festival concert in Tokyo.[1] It kicked off at the Fukuoka Dome on February 6, 2015, and concluded in the Tokyo Dome on April 2, 2015. The tour drew in over 750,000 people from 16 shows.[2] Their final show on April 2 was also streamed live in theaters,[3] bringing the total amount of concergoers to 825,000.

The With Tour was the duo's last headlining Japanese concert before taking their indefinite hiatus to enlist in South Korea's compulsory military service.[4] [5]

Background

On August 30, 2014, during the A-Nation Stadium Festival concert, Tohoshinki announced that they would embark on their second Dome tour in early 2015 in support for their tenth anniversary debut in Japan.[6] Following the duo's unveil, twelve dates for their tour were announced by their record label Avex Trax. On October 23, Avex announced the tour's supporting album With.[7] Due to high demand, two additional dates were announced for the Fukuoka Dome and Kyocera Dome Osaka on November 1.[8] On December 10, the official tour logo was revealed along with the announcement that two more dates were added in April for the Tokyo Dome, extending the With Tour to sixteen shows.[9] [10] The tour's official website and merchandise were launched on January 8, 2015.

Recordings and broadcast

The final two shows at the Tokyo Dome on April 1 - 2 were filmed and released as a DVD and Blu-ray concert film on August 19, 2015, through Avex Trax in Japan. The DVD and Blu-ray were commercially successfully, debuting at number one on the Oricon chart. The DVD charted for sixteen weeks, while the Blu-ray charted for fourteen weeks.[11] Five songs from the setlist were made available for download as a live EP, which was also released on August 19.[12]

The tour's final show on April 2 in Tokyo was also streamed live in various cinemas across Japan. The show was broadcast as a television special on June 13, 2015, airing on Fuji Television. It featured exclusive behind-the-scenes footage and an interview where Tohoshinki reflect on their ten years since debut in Japan.[13] [14] The broadcast re-ran through 2016.[15] [16] [17] [18]

Setlist

This setlist is representative of the first show in Fukuoka. It does not represent all dates throughout the tour.

  1. "Refuse to Lose"
  2. "Spinning"
  3. "Why? (Keep Your Head Down)"
  4. "Choosey Lover"
  5. "Baby, Don't Cry"
  6. "Believe in U"
  7. "No?"
  8. "Answer"
  9. "DIRT"
  10. "Survivor"
  11. "Time Works Wonders"
  12. "Special One"
  13. "Before U Go" (Japanese version)
  14. "Calling"
  15. "Duet" /
  16. "Chandelier"
  17. "Humanoids" (Japanese version)
  18. "Break Up the Shell"
  19. "High Time"
  20. "I Just Can't Quit Myself"
  21. "Love In the Ice"
  22. "MAXIMUM" (Japanese version)
  23. "Rising Sun" (Japanese version)
First encore:
  1. "B.U.T (BE-AU-TY)"
  2. "With Love"
Second encore:
  1. "Somebody To Love"

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, venue, and attendance
DateCityVenueAttendance
February 6, 2015FukuokaFukuoka Dome120,000[19]
February 7, 2015
February 8, 2015
February 14, 2015SapporoSapporo Domerowspan="4"
February 20, 2015NagoyaNagoya Dome
February 21, 2015
February 22, 2015
February 25, 2015TokyoTokyo Dome110,000
February 26, 2015
March 14, 2015OsakaKyocera Dome Osakarowspan="5"
March 15, 2015
March 17, 2015
March 18, 2015
March 19, 2015
April 1, 2015TokyoTokyo Dome110,000
April 2, 2015
Total750,000

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: . Tohoshinki to hold 5-Dome tour next spring; May J. etc. performs to 55,000 people at a-nation . 2014-08-31 . 2015-01-21 . Japanese.
  2. News: Model Press . Tohoshinki's 5-dome tour mobilizes 750,000 people . 2015-04-03 . 2015-04-03 . Japanese.
  3. Web site: Avex Entertainment . TOHOSHINKI LIVE TOUR 2015-WITH-" Live Viewing Theater to be added! . April 16, 2024.
  4. News: Nikkan Sports . Tohoshinki's hints at temporary hiatus in . 2015-04-03 . 2015-04-03 . Japanese.
  5. News: Star News . SM: 'U-Know Yunho's military warrant has yet to come' . 2015-04-03 . 2015-04-03 . Korean.
  6. News: TVXQ to hold their second 5-Dome tour in Japan to commemorate their 10th Japanese debut anniversary . Osen . Sun, Mi-kyung . 2014-08-30 . 2014-11-02 . Korean.
  7. Web site: . Tohoshinki's Official Website . 2014-11-02 . Japanese.
  8. News: . Additional dates for Tohoshinki LIVE TOUR 2015 ~WITH~ announced . 2014-11-01 . 2014-11-02 . Japanese.
  9. News: . More additional dates for Tohoshinki LIVE TOUR 2015 ~WITH~ announced . 2014-12-10 . 2014-12-10 . Japanese.
  10. News: Yahoo! Japan . Tohoshinki adds two more Tokyo Dome dates for 2015 tour . 2014-12-11 . 2015-01-21 . Japanese.
  11. Web site: Oricon . 東方神起 LIVE TOUR 2015 WITH(初回限定盤) . Tohoshinki LIVE TOUR 2015 WITH (First press limited edition) . August 19, 2015 . April 20, 2024 . ja.
  12. Web site: Apple Music . 東方神起 LIVE TOUR 2015 WITH - EP . Tohoshinki LIVE TOUR 2015 WITH - EP . August 19, 2015 . April 20, 2024.
  13. Web site: Avex Entertainment . 2015.06.13 " TOHOSHINKI LIVE TOUR 2015-WITH-" . April 20, 2024.
  14. Web site: Fuji TV . 東方神起 LIVE TOUR 2015 ~WITH~ . Tohoshinki LIVE TOUR 2015 ~WITH~ . April 20, 2024 . ja.
  15. Web site: Avex Entertainment . 2016.02.20 26: 40-27: 40 Fuji Television Network “TOHOSHINKI LIVE TOUR 2015-WITH-” . April 20, 2024.
  16. Web site: Avex Entertainment . 2016.03.27 12:00 Nagano Broadcasting " TOHOSHINKI LIVE TOUR 2015-WITH-" . April 20, 2024.
  17. Web site: Avex Entertainment . 2016.03.31 TV Shizuoka " TOHOSHINKI LIVE TOUR 2015-WITH-" . April 20, 2024.
  18. Web site: Avex Entertainment . 2016.04.03 Cherry TV " TOHOSHINKI LIVE TOUR 2015-WITH-" . April 20, 2024.
  19. News: Asadesu . 2015-02-09 . Japanese.