TVXQ / Tohoshinki ~ Japan Tour Statistics
TVXQ 3rd LIVE TOUR [T]
K-POPPED!
By: Orchid
Arguably Korea's most well known boy band TVXQ (aka Tohoshinki in Japan) is currently busy touring the "Land of the Rising Sun". Their 3rd Live Tour in Japan runs from March 19 - May 6, 2008.
With only short trips back to Korea, they will spend most of nearly two months in Japan, performing at a total of 8 cities. This time around, they will be performing at much larger venues compared to their first and second tours.
In this third tour, the five fab boys will be thrilling a whopping 180,000 delirious Japanese and international fans. They will hold concerts at cities such as Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, Fukuoka and Nagoya.
Here are some statistics so you can grasp how big the boys have become in Japan.
1st Live Tour 2006 ~ Heart, Mind, Soul
7 cities, 11 shows - 15 thousand fans
2nd Live Tour 2007 ~ Five in the Black
10 cities, 16 shows - 58 thousand fans
3rd Live Tour 2008 ~ [T]
8 cities, 17 shows - 150 thousand fans
I'm not sure about the statistics posted at Kpopped, I'm wondering if its the average number of fans on each tour or the maximum. But I checked the seating capacity on Saitama Super Arena (their last venue) and its 37,000. So probably the numbers posted above are the estimated total of fans for each tour.
Well, anyway TVXQ is now on their last week of the tour, and that's kinda sad, especially to the Japanese fans. Cos reportedly TVXQ will be making a comeback later this year in Korea, and they seem really ready for other activities in other countries. Like flying to Shanghai for their 2nd Asia Concert Tour (~O~), and in the US for the annual Korean Music Festival event at Hollywood Bowl, and later, maybe upcoming activities in other parts of Asia as well.
If you think about it, TVXQ has been staying in Japan for so long now, so its about time they start touring elsewhere. Its funny, cos they have been so used to the Japanese way of life and language, that they accidentally use Japanese sometimes when they are in Korea. Sounds quite hilarious actually. Still I am not fully updated on what else they will be doing for the rest of the year (aside from making a comeback in Korea and attending KMF at Super Bowl). But I'm pretty sure it's a very busy year for them (again).
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