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I-dol World Tour

The I-dol World Tour (stylized as i-DOL) was the third worldwide concert tour by South Korean girl group (G)I-dle, in support of their second studio album 2 (2024) and seventh extended play I Sway (2024). The tour began on August 3, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea, and concluded on November 2, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. The tour consisted of 22 shows in 14 countries across Asia, North America, and Oceania.

i-DOL World Tour
Tour by (G)I-dle
Promotional poster for Seoul concerts
Associated albums2
I Sway
Start dateAugust 3, 2024
End dateNovember 2, 2024
No. of shows
  • 14 in Asia
  • 6 in North America
  • 2 in Oceania
  • 22 in total
(G)I-dle concert chronology

Background

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In May 2024, (G)I-dle's Cube Entertainment announced that (G)I-dle would be embarking on their third world tour titled "I-dol", following their I Am Free-ty World Tour the previous year. It began with two shows in Seoul's KSPO Dome on August 3 and August 4, before continuing across Asia, North America, and Oceania.[1][2]

Reception

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Pyo Kyung-min of The Korea Times lauded the group's performance, calling the concert "testament to the group's polished stage presence" and "unparalleled command of the stage", giving special mention to Soyeon's performance of "Is This Bad B****** Number?", and the group's performances of "Wife", "Fate" and their newest single "Klaxon".[3]

Other reviews by Korean outlets were also favorable, with MK Sports' crediting the group's "intense performance", MHN Sports noting that both the solo and group performances shined, and Esports News' Kim Ye-na called the concert "high quality" with "personal charm".[4][5][6]

Soyeon's solo performance garnered media attention, due to her alluding to the end of her contract with Cube Entertainment towards the end of the year. Cube released a press statement claiming the lyrics were simply a spontaneous part of the performance, the contract renewals is for the next year, and that "Soyeon's spontaneous action, without discussing it with us first, could cause harm to the company".[7][8] Soyeon responded to this via her Instagram account, where she revealed that she did not lie about the date of her contract ending, and did not hide the lyrics from the company and performed it in front of them multiple times during rehearsals.[9] Following that Cube released an official statement apologizing for causing concerns, and announced that their previously reported statement was "the opinion of one individual" and not an official statement by the agency. Cube confirmed the contract's end date is true, that they were aware of Soyeon's lyrics ahead of time and are currently in the process of "smoothly discussing" a contract renewal.[10]

Setlist

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The following set list is from the shows in Seoul, South Korea. It is not intended to represent all shows from the tour.

  1. "Super Lady"
  2. "Revenge"
  3. "Latata"
  4. "Oh My God"
  5. "Villain Dies"
  6. "Doll"
  7. "Water" (Tyla cover; Shuhua dance solo)
  8. "Radio" (Yuqi solo)[A]
  9. "Like a Dream" (Minnie solo)
  10. "Is This Bad B****** Number?" (Soyeon solo)
  11. "Sky Walking" (Miyeon solo)[A]
  12. "Wife"
  13. "Uh-Oh"
  14. "Klaxon"
  15. "Fate"
  16. "Allergy"
  17. "Never Stop Me"
  18. "Lion"
  19. "Pop/Stars"
  20. "My Bag"
  21. "Queencard"
  22. "Tomboy"

Encore

August 3 (Day 1)

  1. "I'm the Trend"
  2. "Bloom"
  3. "Neverland"

August 4 (Day 2)

  1. "I'm the Trend"
  2. "Last Forever"
  3. "7Days"
  4. "Neverland"
Notes
  • During the encore stage at the Hong Kong shows, they performed a cover of Joey Yung "My Pride" in Cantonese.
  • During the shows in Tokyo, Soyeon performed her unreleased song "Not Enough" in Japanese, for her solo stage in place of "Is This Bad B****** Number?".
  • During the encore stage at the Tokyo shows, they performed a cover of Aimyon "Marigold" in Japanese.
  • During the shows in North America, Minnie performed a solo version of "Change", for her solo stage in place of "Like a Dream".
  • For the encore stage of the North America shows, they performed their English singles "I Want That" and "I DO".
  • During the shows in Taipei, Yuqi and Shuhua performed a cover of S.H.E "Super Star" in Mandarin as a duet, for their solo stage in place of "Water" and "Radio".
  • During the encore stage at the Taipei shows, they performed a cover of WeiBird "Red Scarf" in Mandarin.
  • During the encore stage at the Bangkok shows, they performed a cover of Ink Waruntorn "Pob Rak" in Thai.
  • During the encore stage at the Macau shows, they performed a cover of Sandy Lam "At Least I've Got You" in Mandarin.
  • For the encore stage at the Melbourne show, they performed their English singles "I Want That" and "I DO".

Tour dates

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Date (2024) City Country Venue Attendance
August 3 Seoul South Korea KSPO Dome 16,000[11]
August 4
August 23 Hong Kong China AsiaWorld–Arena —
August 24
August 25
August 31 Tokyo Japan Ariake Arena 20,000[12]
September 1
September 6 Tacoma United States Tacoma Dome 27,000[13]
September 8 Oakland Oakland Arena
September 10 Anaheim Honda Center
September 13 Houston Toyota Center —
September 15 Rosemont Allstate Arena —
September 18 Belmont Park UBS Arena —
October 4 Taipei Taiwan Taipei Arena 30,000[14]
October 5
October 6
October 19 Bangkok Thailand Impact Arena —
October 25 Macau China Galaxy Arena 30,000[15]
October 26
October 27
October 31 Melbourne Australia Rod Laver Arena —
November 2 Sydney Qudos Bank Arena —
Total —

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Unreleased song

References

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  1. ^ Zwick, Hannah (April 28, 2023). "(G)I-dle Set To Embark On 'I Am FREE-TY' World Tour". uDiscover Music. Archived from the original on January 14, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  2. ^ Hwang, Hye-jin (May 13, 2024). (여자)아이들, 14개 도시 월드투어 'iDOL' 개최...8월 포문 [(G)I-DLE holds world tour 'iDOL' in 14 cities...August opening] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on May 25, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2024 – via Naver.
  3. ^ Pyo, Kyung-min (August 5, 2024). "[REVIEW] (G)I-DLE stuns crowd with confident 'iDOL' concert". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on August 9, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  4. ^ ""분위기 정말 美쳤다!"...(여자)아이들, 7년차의 매력 눌러담은 'iDOL' [솔직리뷰]". MK스포츠 (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 8, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  5. ^ "솔로도, 팀도 빛났다...체조경기장 뚫은 (여자)아이들의 '7년 성장쇼'(종합)". MHNsports / MHN스포츠 (in Korean). August 4, 2024. Archived from the original on August 5, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  6. ^ "'돌발 사고'에도 타격無…(여자)아이들, '7년차 내공'의 힘 (엑's 현장)[종합] | 아이돌24시 : 네이트 연예". 모바일 네이트 뉴스 (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 8, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  7. ^ Yoon, So-yeon (August 6, 2024). "'Contract ends November, who's to stop me?' (G)I-DLE's Soyeon drops major exit hint during concert". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on August 7, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  8. ^ Lee, Narin (August 5, 2024). "SOYEON Hints at Her Departure from CUBE Ent. in November During (G)I-DLE's Concert". SBS Star. Archived from the original on August 9, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  9. ^ Ziwei, Puah (August 6, 2024). "(G)I-DLE's Soyeon calls out CUBE Entertainment over statement about her lyrics: "I did not lie or hide it from the company"". NME. Archived from the original on August 6, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  10. ^ E, Cha (August 6, 2024). "Cube Confirms (G)I-DLE's Jean Soyeon's Contract Ends In November But Says Renewal Is Being Discussed". Soompi. Archived from the original on August 8, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  11. ^ "'7년차에 KSPO 돔 입성' (여자)아이들, 대기록 뒤에 남은 불안함" ['Entering KSPO Dome in 7th Year' (G)I-DLE, Anxiety Remaining After Great Record]. Ize (in Korean). August 5, 2024. Archived from the original on August 9, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024 – via Naver.
  12. ^ "(G)I-DLE、ワールドツアーの東京公演で約2万人を魅了！〜スペシャルステージで「マリーゴールド」も披露〜 | ニュース" [(G)I-dle captivates 20,000 people at Tokyo performance of world tour!]. (G)I-dle Japan (in Japanese). September 4, 2024. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  13. ^ Cho, Ji-young (September 13, 2024). "(G)I-DLE captivates 27,000 fans on North American tour". The Chosun Daily. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  14. ^ "3万台迷朝圣！(G)I-DLE小巨蛋开骚招风雨". on.cc东网 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). October 5, 2024. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  15. ^ "(여자)아이들, 2024 월드투어in 마카오 3일 연속 매진... '내년에 또 봐요'" [(G)I-dle, 2024 World Tour in Macau Sold Out for 3 Consecutive Days... 'See You Next Year']. Daily Sports (in Korean). October 28, 2024. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Naver.
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