The South Korean pop duo TVXQ, known asTohoshinki (東方神起,Tōhōshinki) in Japan, have embarked on twelve nation-wide concert tours. Debuting as a five-member vocal pop group in April 2005, Tohoshinki held their first Japanese tour, the Heart, Mind and Soul Tour, in 2006. This was followed by the Five in the Black Tour in 2007 and the T Tour in 2008, the latter being the group's first arena tour and bringing in an estimate of 150,000 fans from 17 shows. From May to July 2009, Tohoshinki held their fourth and last Japanese tour as a quintet, The Secret Code Tour, selling over 300,000 tickets. For the tour's finale, Tohoshinki performed in theTokyo Dome, making them the third Korean music act, and the first Korean pop group, to do so.[1]
After the departure of membersJejung,Yuchun, andJunsu in 2010, remaining Tohoshinki membersYunho andChangmin did not tour again until January 2012, when they held their first concert tour as a duo, titled theTone Tour. The tour sold over 550,000 tickets in Japan and grossed over US$73 million, making it the largest overseas concert held by a Korean artist at the time. The duo broke their own record the following year with their sixth Japanese concert tour, theTime Tour, making Tohoshinki the first Korean artist to hold a dome tour in Japan.[2] The tour's two-day finale was held at Japan's largest stadium, theNissan Stadium, pushing the duo as the first international music act to headline a stadium concert.[3] The Time Tour was the highest-grossing and most-attended concert tour held by a foreign music act in Japan at the time, selling over 850,000 tickets and grossing US$93 million.[4] Tohoshinki broke that record again with theirBegin Again: Live Tour in 2018, which made US$110 million from 1.28 million tickets. The finale of the Begin Again Tour was again held at the Nissan Stadium, pushing Tohoshinki as the first foreign music act to headline Nissan Stadium twice.[5] It is the highest-grossing concert tour held by a foreign music act in Japan.[6]
From January 2012 to June 2014, the duo performed in concerts for over 2 million people in Japan, the fastest mobilization by a non-Japanese act.[7]
After restarting their Japanese activities in 2011, Tohoshinki embarked on their first concert tour as a duo on January 18, 2012. Yunho and Changmin performed in 10 cities across Japan, breaking attendance records for a Korean music act. The tour attracted a total 550,000 fans from 26 shows, grossing US$73.8 million in ticket sales.[11]
Tohoshinki's seventh Japanese tour was the largest, highest-grossing, and most-attended concert headlined by a foreign artist in history. The first 5-Dome tour held by a Korean music act, the Time Tour's last two stops were at theNissan Stadium, making the duo the first foreign artists to headline their own concert in Japan's largest outdoor stadium. The tour brought in 890,000[12] fans and grossed US$92.6 million in ticket sales.
Tomorrow: Live Tour 2018 (stylized asTohoshinki Live Tour 2018 〜Tomorrow〜), also known as theTomorrow Tour, was the tenth Japaneseconcert tour by South Korean pop duoTohoshinki. The tour is supported by their albumTomorrow, which was released on September 19, 2018.
On June 10, 2018, during the last concert in Nissan Stadium of Begin Again Tour, in front of 75,000 audience, Tohoshinki announced the new arena and dome tour.[14] They are estimated to bring 640,000 fans from their 10th Japan tour with total 32 concerts.[15] It is the band's most expansive tour since their debut. On September 27, 2018, they announce to add 1 more show in Kyocera Osaka Dome on January 20, 2019, make the tour to 33 concerts with a 680,000 audience.
During the Tokyo Dome concerts, Tohoshinki performed "Make a Change" in place of "Sakuramichi". They also performed ""Daisuki Datta" (大好きだった)" before "Weep" and "This Is My Love" afterSHINE.
XV: Live Tour 2019 (stylized asTohoshinki Live Tour 2019 〜XV〜), also known as theXV Tour, was the eleventh Japaneseconcert tour by South Korean pop duoTohoshinki. The tour was supported by their albumXV, which was released on October 16, 2019. They are estimated to bring 600,000 fans from their 11th Japan tour with total 14 concerts. On January 19, 2020, they announced that they would add two more shows in Tokyo Dome on April 25–26, 2020 in commemoration of their 15th debut anniversary in Japan, which fell on April 27, 2020. However, the two shows were ultimately canceled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Japan. The tour grossed over US$33 million.
Classyc: Live Tour 2023 (stylized asTohoshinki Live Tour 2023 〜Classyc〜), also known as theClassyc Tour, is the twelfth Japaneseconcert tour by South Korean pop duoTohoshinki.
^ab"[韓流]東方神起の日本ツアー終了 68万人動員" [[Korean wave] TVXQ's Japan tour ends with 680,000 people mobilized].Yonhap (in Japanese). January 21, 2019. RetrievedJanuary 30, 2019.
^"東方神起、30万人動員したツアーより東京ドーム公演が映像作品化" [TVXQ's Tokyo Dome performance from tour that attracted 300,000 people will be made into a DVD].Natalie (in Japanese). September 12, 2023. RetrievedNovember 9, 2023.
