On December 9th and 10th, Girls’ Generation took their “Second Asia Tour” to Singapore and performed in front of sold-out crowds both nights at Singapore Indoor Stadium. Both days were filled with events, including the handing-out fan packages, the girls’ press conference before the second concert, and the concerts themselves.
Of course, any Girls’ Generation concert has to start with fans lining up for good spots in the mosh pits near the stage, close enough to wave, cheer, and even evoke reactions from the girls themselves. Though some fans arrived to the stadium as early as the night before, they were only able to officially start standing in line at 9:00 AM the day of the concert. As gates started opening one and a half hours before the start of the concert, fans streamed in holding banners and signs supporting the girls and wearing and holding pink items, adding an electric atmosphere to a “pink ocean” even before the girls took the stage.
The stage had three huge LED screens, allowing spectators to see close-ups of the girls performing. Before the concert, a tent was in the middle of the stage, covering the polygon on which the girls would rise into the arena. Laser beams, trapezes, and elevated platforms were also present, demonstrating the fact that the Girls’ Generation concert was the most expensive K-pop concert to be held in Singapore. SONEs from all over the world also came to Singapore from Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand among others, for the sole purpose of watching the girls perform and giving them love and support. These SONEs even hugged each other due to the sheer joy and excitement of getting to see the girls on stage.
As the lights dimmed on the stadium, the pink from thousands of light sticks illuminated the place with a magical glow while fans erupted in anticipation for the girls’ appearance. After a dramatic opening sequence on the big screens, the massive silver structure at center stage began to rise and come apart, revealing the nine angels in perfect formation for their opening number – “Sowoneul Malhaebwa”. The screaming and the fanchants became exceptionally loud, with everyone seemingly chanting in one voice, something that lasted through the entire concert. Likewise, during “The Boys” performance, despite SONEs already going hoarse due to the loud fanchants since the beginning of the concert, the fanchant for “G. G.” was exceptionally loud. The unified voice shouting “G. G.” even echoed throughout the whole stadium, giving off an awesome feeling and shocking Jessica in the process.
During a talk segment midway through the concert, eight of the girls introduced themselves in English. However, Seohyun did something a little different, as she decided to introduce herself in Chinese. During her part, Sunny showed off her well-known killer aegyo, causing the whole stadium to cheer. Tiffany asked the audience after the introductions on the second night, “Who was here yesterday? Hands up!” Taeyeon and Sooyoung, showing off their “adorkableness”, answered with her hands held up, “Me! Me! Me!”
Each girl also had a solo performance as usual. Hyoyeon started off the solo performances dancing to “Please Don’t Stop the Music”. It was a power-packed performance, and Hyoyeon has once again showed the audience why she is known to fans as the “Dancing Queen” of Girls’ Generation.
During Taeyeon’s solo, “Devil’s Cry”, the bass from the sound system was powerful. Taeyeon’s vocal prowess was clearly projected through the sound system. The performance gave goosebumps, as the strong feeling of the lyrics were enhanced with Taeyeon’s great voice.
Jessica played piano and sang “Almost” in her solo performance. The whole stadium was in utter silence when Jessica was performing, listening to Jessica’s voice. Of course, Jessica did not fail to impress her fans with her powerful voice, which she delivered in this particular song.
With Seohyun’s performance of “Stuff Like That There”, she tap-danced her way into the hearts of fans as she has once again showed that her talent is not just limited to singing.After Seohyun’s tap-dancing came Yoona’s solo performance of “4 Minutes”, which was sexy and hot. She was brought up on stage via an elevator, and the performance ended on a high note with part of her costume being torn off by a backup dancer on stage.
Overall, the girls performed a staggering set list of 33 songs. It was apparent that the entire concert was split into three distinct categories, in addition to the solo performances obviously showed off the distinct personalities of the girls. The opening stages of the concert saw the girls adopt an image not seen in a while – their more innocent side. Songs such as “Sowoneul Malhaebwa”, “Snowy Wish”, “Kissing You”, and “Oh!” were performed before the show transitioned into their second set in what proved to be a shift in image from innocent to sexy. The girls’ second set featured favorites such as “Bad Girl”, “Run Devil Run”, “The Boys”, and “Hoot”. Finally, the girls delved into their last part by getting in touch with their softer side and singing rich ballads such as “Danny Boy”, “My Child”, and “Complete”.
After “Complete” on the second night, fans held up signs provided by Soshified saying, “소녀시대 makes our lives complete”. The girls were overcome with emotion after seeing the fans’ efforts, with Taeyeon and Jessica even shedding tears. Near the end of the concert, Tiffany asked everyone to hold up their signs again, showing how much the event had made an impression on the girls. Right before the last song was performed, there was another talk segment. While Tiffany was speaking, all of the girls shoved their microphones towards Tiffany, and Taeyeon was seen kneeling down with her microphone in a pose that seemed like she was proposing to Tiffany. This really showed off the girls’ dorky sides and sent the whole stadium into fit of laughter and joy. Sooyoung and Tiffany also said to the audience, “We love you more than chili crab!” sending the whole stadium into laughter again and showing off their quirky humour and their affinity with Singaporean fans. Finally, they performed their last song, “Fantastic”. Tiffany said that it was for their fantastic fans. When the whole concert ended, some of the audience sang “Happy Birthday” to Yuri, who just had her birthday earlier in the week, and of course Yuri thanked the fans.
It was all over before anybody knew it. The girls said their goodbyes and the fans were all devastated. Everyone was amazed and felt that it was too surreal that the whole concert happened within a span of three hours. It was over before anybody knew it. The girls made a tremendous impact on thousands of SONEs first-hand, and had a way to make everybody lose themselves in a way no other musicians out there can. The fanservice, pairing moments, awesome performances, solo performances, and everything else made everybody want the girls to come back soon for another concert, as this turned out to be something they will never forget.
Written by: LetsGo@soshified, SethRyan@soshified
Edited by: residentbenchwarmer@soshified
Photos by: pubsquash@soshified, doe@soshified, cedge@soshified, Sicalegs@twitter.com, _rlaxodus@twitter.com, TiffanyTiamo.tumblr.com
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feel very sorry couldn’t come to see their concert. i really do. so Epic!!!!!! i am really hoping that they’ll come to indonesia.
,, they’re the best!!!
i’m sure everybody had a blast!!!
SONEs are the best!!
thanks for the recap guys ! really appreciate all the hard work you guys go through for us sones ^^. must have been an amazing experience… hopefully theyll come to more than one location in australia for their world tour ;D
WOW… awesome Article..!
i am jealous with the audience because i cant join the concert T_T…
but i always wish the best for THE NINE..
oh 1 more.. thanks for this recap article.. and of course.. thanks for all the writers.. :)
Thanks for the wonderful recap. It brings back sweet memories of the concert.
I was there for the 2nd night, and it was just totally awesome. Taeyeon was overflowing with cuteness and so is the others. Felt so surreal being able to finally see them in person. But 3 hrs of concert was way to short. Before I know it, the concert has come to an end. But I’m really thankful that they girls held 2 nights of concert in Spore. All members were visibly tired during the opening of the 2nd night. But all soon became bubbly and cheerful as all fans continuously cheered and showed their support for the girls during the 3 hours. I’m glad I was among one of them. =)
..some PH s♥nes watched the concert too..they even brought a philippine flag with them..and according to them..when the girls saw it..they waved to them~~! *so envious here*
..wanna see them perform live too~~! :DD but maybe i’ll die xDD
omg ~~ GG really enjoy this concert ~
anyway ~ fany’s hair is black and very JJANG ! <3
How lucky Singapore to have a full SNSD concert. Not 1 but TWO night concert!! Come back to NY please T.T I miss you already
OH DAMN! memories are rushing back to me :( It was just a little less than pure perfection/awesomness. AWW! i miss snsd alr…. their songs on my com dont give the same effect like the girls give themselves~
Awesome recap, thanks! It made me wish I was there. I hope I’ll be there to see
the awesomeness of the girls next time!
This is an awesome recap article..Brings back memories of the opening night of the concert..
The girls were simply gorgeous and fascinating!! Was having goosebumps througout the concert..What a show it was. Can’t wait for their 2nd Singapore concert.. =))
Love Taeyeon!!
i wish i was there :(
OMG, taeny! <33
I wish they will also have a concert here in our country … It will be my greatest dream come true @.@
SNSD hwaiting!
PS. Thanks for this article :D
WOW! This is AWESOME! Go Singapore! I hope one day I get to see them perform live!
This really brings back memories on the night itself! Really proud to be a Sone and part of the Pink wave there! :’)
P.S: Thanks Soshified for putting this up :)
Awesome! Sweet memories flooding my mind. Kinda sad though, its all over >.<
I do really hope they can come to Indonesia <3
Indonesian's Sone love them so much :*
Daebak recap… Oh yes, the part where Fany asked “Ain’t you guys sad? It’s the LAST SONG!” & if we believe her… & “Okay it’s our PRETEND last song…” thats so cute
it sounded like an incredible experience. you should come to expect
nothing less from snsd. they know when they are performing for fans
and give their heart and soul into each peformance. for how amazing
the concert is while you are there, i can relate to the sadness you
feel when it is over. the only thing that keeps you from getting too sad,
and wishing that moment would last forever, is the hope that it will
come again someday. that is what i hope for all the time. i hope to share
in the ecstacy of supporting our girls in person and sharing the experience
with the rest of Sone. and in order to make that hope a reality, we all
have to work hard to make sure girls’ generation lasts much longer than
just our generation. i know we can do it. we can help these girls succeed
unlike any others before. just keep up the hard work and we will get to
experience this amazing encounter again! :-)
Thanks for the recap article! Awesome.
Although I wasn’t able to come, I’m pretty sure there were PH SONEs there.
There was a Pink wave too right?
Thanks for posting. :D
ahhhh, unfortunately I did not come. haha, sunny look perfect and cute there. ahhhhhh. but thanks for the recap article……… sunny:3
Nice recap! make me think of the precious 3hr concert that make my life complete!
shouting and screaming till my voice is gone! and im be waiting for 2nd concert tour in singapore! SNSD jjang!
amazing recap ~! our girls are pretty amazing too ~^^
i was there, shouting till i can’t speak the day after,, LOL. The concert is totally epic and i love them way more than before..
Proud to be a SONEs ! SNSD Jjang~!
Awesome recap article :D ! Thanks for posting it, guys and gals of Soshified.
One question: did they actually sing “Sweet Talking Baby” ? I don’t remember that ;) .