iKoncert 2016: Showtime Tour

iKoncert 2016: Showtime Tour
Tour by iKon

iKoncert 2016: Showtime Tour Official Poster
Associated album
Start date January 30, 2016 (2016-01-30)
No. of shows

iKoncert 2016: Showtime Tour is the first Asia tour by South Korean boy band iKon, in support of their debut studio album Welcome Back. The tour visited South Korea, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. It started on 30 and 31 January 2016 in Seoul at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena where they successfully gathered 24,000 fans in total attendance.[1]

Background

Following iKon's Japan debut in January 13, 2016, the band embarked on their first-ever Japan Arena Tour "iKoncert: Showtime Tour in Japan 2016".[2] Announced on October 5, 2015, the tour was originally set in 3 cities for an audience of 95,000.[3] After adding 2 more cities to the original plan, the tour rounded a total of 146,000 congert-goers in 14 shows,[4] 8,000 from two shows in Fukuoka,[5] 13,000 from Tokyo[6] and 24,000 from Osaka.[4]

On March 17, YG Entertainment released the name of 2 cities to commence iKon's Showtime Tour in Asia. The cities were Taiwan and Hong Kong.[7] Since then, Chengdu, Nangjing, Shenzhen and Shanghai in China were included as well. The tour expanded to include Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.[8][9][10]

Special guests

Setlist

Concerts Dates

Date[12] City Country Venue Attendance
January 30, 2016 Seoul South Korea Olympic Gymnastics Arena 24,000[1]
January 31, 2016
February 11, 2016 Fukuoka Japan Fukuoka Convention Center 146,000[4]
February 11, 2016
February 15, 2016 Tokyo Nippon Budokan
February 16, 2016
February 16, 2016
February 20, 2016 Kobe World Memorial Hall
February 20, 2016
February 21, 2016
February 21, 2016
February 27, 2016 Daegu South Korea Daegu EXCO N/A
March 5, 2016 Busan Busan BEXCO
March 12, 2016 Chiba Japan Makuhari Messe [lower-alpha 1]
March 12, 2016
March 13, 2016
March 15, 2016 Osaka Osaka-jō Hall
March 15, 2016
April 22, 2016 Taipei Taiwan Taipei Arena 7,000[13]
May 7, 2016 Chek Lap Kok Hong Kong AsiaWorld–Arena N/A
May 14, 2016 Chengdu China Sichuan Provincial Gymnasium
May 21, 2016 Nanjing Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium
June 3, 2016 Shenzhen Shenzhen Bay Sports Center
June 11, 2016 Shanghai Shanghai Indoor Stadium
July 16, 2016 Bangkok Thailand IMPACT Exhibition Center
July 24, 2016 Kallang Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium 6,500[14]
August 13, 2016 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Stadium Negara 7000
September 3, 2016 Jakarta Indonesia Indonesia Convention Exhibition (ICE) Hall 5,000[15]
Total N/A

Notes

  1. ↑ The score data is combined from the shows held at the Fukuoka Convention Center, Nippon Budokan, World Memorial Hall, Makuhari Messe and Osaka-jō Hall from 11, 15, 16, 20, 21 February & 12, 13, 15 March 2016 respectively.

References

  1. 1 2 "체조경기장에 다시 선 아이콘, 어느새 이만큼 컸나? 히트곡, 무대 매너까지 급성장". Sports Chosun. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "『iKON JAPAN TOUR 2016』". YGEX - iKON. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "iKON debuts in Japan in January next year… Holding arena tour in February". YG LIFE. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 "iKON メンバー感涙、大阪城ホールにてサプライズ尽くしの日本ツアーファイナル". excite. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  5. ↑ "아이콘, 11일 후쿠오카 공연 시작으로 일본 아레나 투어 돌입… 5개 도시 14회 공연". Kukinews. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "iKON rocks Budokan a month after Japan debut". The Korean Times. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  7. ↑ "iKON - iKONCERT 2016 'SHOWTIME TOUR' IN ASIA". excite. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  8. ↑ "iKON - iKONCERT 2016 'SHOWTIME TOUR' IN CHENGDU". iKON Facebook. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  9. ↑ "iKON - iKONCERT 2016 'SHOWTIME TOUR' IN NANJING". iKON Facebook. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  10. ↑ "iKON - iKONCERT 2016 'SHOWTIME TOUR' Dates". YG Entertainment. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  11. 1 2 "Akdong Musician and Lee Hi Make Guest Appearances at iKon's Solo Concert". soompi. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  12. ↑ "iKONCERT 2016 [SHOWTIME] TOUR". iKON Facebook. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  13. ↑ "iKON台灣演唱會吸金840萬". Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  14. ↑ "S Korean boy band iKon delight fans at first concert here". Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  15. ↑ "iKON Ends its First Asia Tour Successfully in Jakarta". Retrieved September 4, 2016.
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