Shinee World 2013 (promoted as JAPAN ARENA TOUR SHINee WORLD 2013 ~Boys Meet U~) is the second Japan nationwide concert tour by South Korean boy group Shinee to promote their second Japanese studio album, Boys Meet U. The tour kicked off in Saitama on June 28, 2013, and ended in Tokyo on December 25, 2013, with a total of 15 concerts in nine cities.[1][2] The tour gathered over 220,000 fans.[3] The video album for the tour was released on April 2, 2014.[4]

Shinee World 2013
Japan tour by Shinee
The official logo of the tour
LocationJapan
Associated albumBoys Meet U
Start dateJune 28, 2013 (2013-06-28)
End dateDecember 25, 2013 (2013-12-25)
No. of shows15
Shinee concert chronology

History

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Shinee performed their first set of concerts for Shinee World 2013 from June 28 to June 30, 2013. All in all, Shinee performed a total of 29 tracks, including their new promotional single "Breaking News", as well as their previous songs "Juliette", "Replay" and "Lucifer". They also revealed for the first time the Japanese version of "Dream Girl" and their new single "Boys Meet U", which was released on August 21, 2013.[5]

Shinee completed their second Japanese arena tour in Tokyo. The finale performance took place between December 24 and 25, 2013, and gathered over 24,000 attendees in the Yoyogi National Gymnasium.[3] The performance on December 24 was later released on DVD.[6] The concert lasted for about two and a half hours and they performed a total of 30 songs, including tracks from their first and second Japanese albums, as well as their Japanese singles. Shinee also performed the Japanese version of "Everybody" for the first time. The group added:

We're happy to know that there are so many of you who love our music. We were nervous since this is our last concert for the tour, but thank you for cheering enthusiastically throughout the show. We are happy to see your beautiful smiles.[3]

Set list

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  1. "Stranger" (Japanese version)
  2. "Juliette" (Japanese version)
  3. "Seesaw"
  4. "Replay (Kimi wa Boku no Everything)"
  5. "Lucifer" (Japanese version)
  6. "I'm With U"
  7. "1000nen, Zutto Soba ni Ite..."
  8. "Sunny Day Hero"
  9. "Beautiful"
  10. "Why So Serious?"
  11. "Password"
  12. "Kiss Yo"
  13. "Start"
  14. "Dazzling Girl"
  15. "Hello" (Japanese version)
  16. "Fire"
  17. "Moon River Waltz"
  18. "The World Where You Exist"
  19. "Dream Girl" (Japanese version)
  20. "To Your Heart"
  21. "Burning Up!"
  22. "Amigo" (Japanese version)
  23. "Breaking News"
  24. "Colors of the Season"
  25. "Everybody" (Japanese version)

Encore

  1. "The Shinee World" (Japanese version)
  2. "Run With Me"
  3. "3 2 1"
  4. "Sherlock" (Japanese version)
  5. "Boys Meet U"

Tour dates

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List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and attendance
Date City Venue Attendance
June 28, 2013 Saitama Saitama Super Arena 220,000[3]
June 29, 2013
June 30, 2013
July 6, 2013 Osaka Osaka-jō Hall
July 7, 2013
July 13, 2013 Niigata Toki Messe
August 3, 2013 Sapporo Makomanai Ice Arena
August 17, 2013 Kobe World Memorial Hall
August 18, 2013
September 11, 2013 Hiroshima Hiroshima Green Arena
November 25, 2013 Fukuoka Marine Messe Fukuoka
December 10, 2013 Nagoya Nippon Gaishi Hall
December 11, 2013
December 24, 2013 Tokyo Yoyogi National Gymnasium
December 25, 2013

References

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  1. ^ Ahn, Joo-hee (July 1, 2013). "Shinee kicks off arena tour in Japan". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on June 28, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  2. ^ 1万2000人熱狂!SHINee、サンタ衣装に早着替え [12,000 people enthusiastic! Shinee quickly changes into Santa costume.]. Sankei Sports (in Japanese). December 26, 2013. Archived from the original on March 11, 2024. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d Lee, Kyung-nam (December 26, 2013). "Shinee Gathers Over 220,000 for Japanese Arena Tour". CJ E&M enewsWorld. Translated by Jung, Yeawon. Archived from the original on December 30, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  4. ^ "Japan Arena Tour SHINee World 2013 'Boys Meet U' DVD/Blu-ray specifications and fanclub event" (in Japanese). EMI Records Japan. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  5. ^ Choi, Eun-hwa (July 1, 2013). "Shinee Launches Arena Tour with a Three-Day Set of Concerts". CJ E&M enewsWorld. Translated by Kim, Erika. Archived from the original on November 5, 2014. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  6. ^ Ock, Hyun-ju (May 29, 2014). "Shinee releases live concert DVD". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on June 15, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
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