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T-ara Great China Tour

T-ara Great China Tour was South Korean girl group T-ara's 5th tour and its first in China. The tour started in Shanghai on and ended in the same city on 25 November 2014.[1][2] The last stop on the tour in Shanghai was attended by 12,000 people.[3] In October 2015, T-ara became the first South Korean artist to hold a concert in Hefei.[4]

T-ara Great China Tour 2015–2016
Tour by T-ara
T-ara final tour concert in Shanghai poster
LocationChina
Associated albumSo Good
Start date20 June 2015 (2015-06-20)
End date17 September 2016 (2016-09-17)
No. of shows5
T-ara concert chronology

Background and development

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On 29 December 2014, T-ara held their "T-ara China Tour - Shanghai Greeting Concert" initiating their tour promotion in China. The concert was attended by Wang Sicong, son of businessman Wang Jianlin.[5] NetEase News reported that more than 3,000 people attended the concert.[5]

The "T-ara Great China Tour 2015–16" kicked off in Hefei and concluded in Shanghai in September 2016.[6] It marked T-ara's first concerts in Hefei and Nanjing.[7] On 20 May, several music officials announced that T-ara would embark on their first official tour in China in June 2015.[8] On 20 June, T-ara attended the press conference for the tour in Nanjing at Nanjing's Sofitel Galaxy Hotel.[9]

On 10 July 2015, T-ara held a press conference to promote their Beijing concert. T-ara announced that they didn't invite any guests to the event to enjoy a personal time with their fans.[10] Pre-sale for the last stop on the tour in Shanghai was opened on 17 August.[11] MBK Entertainment announced that new songs will be performed in the final concert. According to China Daily, the concert had a high production cost, several production teams from Hong Kong and Taiwan were invited to create the stage effects, and made a special trip to help out with professional directors from Korea. The concert also would be held on an extended stage allowing fans to get in close contact with their idols.[12] Originally T-ara were planned to perform in 13 cities, however, due to schedule conflicts, the tour was reduced to 6 shows only.[11]

Concert synopsis

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The shows on the "T-ara Great China Tour" featured a nearly identical set list with the concert beginning mainly by T-ara's hit songs for the first act, followed by 3 solo stages and then a group stage again. The rest of the members would have their solo stages afterward followed by a last group performance and an encore. The first concert in Shanghai had a different setlist. T-ara continued with their standard formula for setlists of tour concerts, each member had her own solo stage, members who didn't officially debut as solo performed covers of other artists' songs. No new songs were performed on the final stop in Shanghai like it was previously announced by MBK Entertainment, however, some songs were performed for the first time including For You (Acoustic version with 6 members) and Hurt.[13]

Commercial performance

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All 4,000 tickets for the Nanjing concert and all 5,000 tickets for the Guangzhou concert were sold-out.[14][15] The Shanghai show attracted about 12,000 people, making it the largest in the country for a Korean girl group.[3]

Setlists

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This set list is from the concert on 17 September 2016, in Shanghai, It is not intended to represent all shows from the tour.

Set list in Shanghai (2016)

Main Set
Act 1

  1. "Sugar Free"
  2. "Number Nine"
  3. "DAY BY DAY"
  4. "For You"
  5. "ORGR"
  6. "Cry Cry"

Act 2

  1. "Never Ever" (Jiyeon Solo)
  2. "I Can Fly" (Soyeon Solo / Jay Chou Cover)
  3. "Sweet Dream" (Boram Solo / Jang Nara Cover)

Act 3

  1. "Ya Ya Ya"
  2. "Sexy Love"
  3. "Hurt"
  4. "Why We Separated"
  5. "Roly Poly"
  6. "I Don't Want You"

Act 4

  1. "Sketch" (Hyomin Solo / Chinese Ver.)
  2. "GoodBye" (Eunjung Solo / Chinese Ver.)
  3. "Joolae" (Qri Solo / Lee Jung-Hyun)

Act 5

  1. "Why Are You Being Like This?"
  2. "You Drive Me Crazy"
  3. "Like The First Time"
  4. "Time To Love (TTL)"

Encore

  1. "So Crazy" (Chinese Ver.)
  2. "Bo Peep Bo Peep"

Tour dates

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Date City Country Venue Attendance
25 November 2014 Shanghai China Shanghai International Gymnastics Center 3,000[16]
20 June 2015 Nanjing Nanjing Sun Palace Theater 4,000[14]
11 July 2015 Beijing Workers Indoor Arena —
21 October 2015 Hefei Hefei Sports Center Gymnasium —
19 December 2015 Guangzhou Guangzhou Gymnasium 5,000[15]
17 September 2016 Shanghai Shanghai Mercedes Benz Arena 12,000[17]
Total N/A

Home media

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Rights to all the tour shows (except the 25 November 2014 show) were sold to Chinese online streaming services Douyan and Panda TV. The last two stop on the tour in Guangzhou and Shanghai respectively were edited into DVDs by BANANA Project and were sold in China and Malaysia.

References

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  1. ^ "T-ara進軍中國 翻唱《小蘋果》". www.bastillepost.com. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  2. ^ "T-ara大中華巡演6月南京開唱 北京站蓄勢待發". SeoulSunday (in Chinese). Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  3. ^ a b ""거품 뺀 담백한 곡… 팬들 소중함 다시 느껴"". Segye Ilbo (in Korean). Naver. 13 November 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  4. ^ "티아라, 한국 가수 최초 중국 허페이 콘서트 열어" [T-ara, the first Korean singer to hold a concert in Hefei, China]. The Daily Post (in Korean). 22 October 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  5. ^ a b "王思聪带女友看T-ara演唱会 并与成员合影_网易娱乐". ent.163.com. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  6. ^ "韩女团T-ARA开唱 热舞秀美腿_网易娱乐". ent.163.com. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  7. ^ "티아라, 중국 허페이서 콘서트 개최 '특별한 시간 선사'" [T-ara to hold a concert in Hefei, China 'Present a special time']. www.asiae.co.kr (in Korean). 21 October 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  8. ^ "[단독] 티아라, 6월 20일 中 난징서 투어 콘서트 시작". OBS경인TV (in Korean). 20 May 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  9. ^ nearnine. "T-ara at the press conference of their 'Great China Tour'". Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  10. ^ "T-ara开启巡回演唱会 避谈王思聪是否捧场-搜狐娱乐". yule.sohu.com. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  11. ^ a b 新浪娱乐_其他 (3 August 2016). "T-ARA巡演上海站9月17举行 现已开启预售". ent.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  12. ^ "T-ARA中国巡演上海站来袭 全新制作亮点多多 - 中国日报网" [T-ARA's China Tour Shanghai concert has a lot of new production highlights.]. ent.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  13. ^ "T-ARA中国巡演上海站来袭 全新制作亮点多多 - 中国日报网". ent.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  14. ^ a b "[스타 in 중국] 티아라, 중국 난징 콘서트 4000석 전석 매진" [[Star in China] T-ara sells out 4000 seats at Nanjing concert in China]. Aju Business Daily (in Korean). 18 June 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  15. ^ a b "티아라, 中 광저우 콘서트 5000팬 '환호'" [T-ara, 5,000 fans 'cheers' at Guangzhou concert in China]. Osen (in Korean). Naver. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  16. ^ "王思聪带女友看T-ara演唱会 并与成员合影_网易娱乐". ent.163.com. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  17. ^ ""거품 뺀 담백한 곡… 팬들 소중함 다시 느껴"". Segye Ilbo (in Korean). Naver. 13 November 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
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