New Evolution Global Tour

New Evolution Global Tour
Tour by 2NE1
South Korean promotional handbill
Associated albumVarious
Start dateJuly 28, 2012
End dateDecember 1, 2012
No. of shows
Attendance180,000
2NE1 concert chronology

New Evolution Global Tour was the first world tour and second concert tour overall by South Korean girl group 2NE1. It saw shows in 11 cities across 7 countries in Asia and North America spanning from July to December 2012. The tour marked the first world tour by a Korean girl group, while its show at the Prudential Center in Newark marked the first time a Korean artist held a solo arena concert in the United States.

The tour received positive reviews from music critics, who praised the production, the group's energy, and performance. It attracted approximately 180,000 attendees in total. YG Entertainment released a live album DVD of the Seoul concerts in December 2012, followed by a Japanese version of the Yokohama concerts in March 2013.

Background

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The New Evolution Global Tour was officially announced on June 13, 2012 through the YG Family website.[1] Marking the first world tour by a Korean girl group, the announcement revealed that the group would hold concerts throughout Asia, North America and Europe.[2]

The tour kicked off at the Olympics Gymnastics Stadium in Seoul on July 28 and 29, following the group's "I Love You" promotions.[3] The tour was originally set to conclude on December 8 in Kuala Lumpur, however the concert was cancelled due to unresolved technical issues and ended instead on December 1 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Production

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Three-time winner of the MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography, Travis Payne, served as the main director for production and choreography, along with Divinity Roxx (who previously worked on Beyonce's world tour) and Michael Cotten (who worked on production design for the Olympic Games). Beatrice Chia-Richmond served as the creative director and concert organizer.[4]

2NE1 performing in Singapore

The stages were transformed into a theme park, a club, a sporting arena, and a fantasy world which incorporated use of giant inflatable props, conveyor belts, and a video wall—where it simulated a rollercoaster ride during CL and Minzy's performance of "Please Don't Go".[5][6] The tour costumes were designed by long-time fashion collaborator Jeremy Scott.

Reception

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The tour received positive reviews from music critics. Jon Caramanica of The New York Times ranked the concert at the Prudential Center in New Jersey number two in their list of the best concerts of the year, deeming 2012 "the year K-pop arrived" in the form of arena shows into the United States.[7] Reviewing the same concert, Jeff Benjamin of Billboard remarked that "This important show is the latest in a series of happenings that have allowed 2NE1 to emerge as one of the leaders (if not the leader) of the K-pop movement in America."[1]

Writing for The Korea Times, Kwaak Je-yup praised the group's vocals, energy, and choreography, and commented that the production of the concert was "consistently excellent".[8] SSTV stated that tour were some of the best concerts among any girl group,[9] while Newsis commented the tour was reminiscent of a summer rock festival and "the performance was more complete than anything else".[10] My Daily wrote that the tour "raised the quality of domestic concerts to a new level".[11]

Set list

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Main set

  1. "I Am the Best"
  2. "Fire"
  3. "Clap Your Hands"
  4. "I Don't Care" (Reggae Mix Ver.)
  5. "Don't Stop the Music"
  6. Club DJ (CL solo)
  7. "Don't Cry" and "You & I" (Bom solo)
  8. "Follow Me"
  9. "Please Don't Go" (CL & Minzy)
  10. "Pretty Boy"
  11. Dance (Minzy Solo)
  12. "Kiss" (Dara Solo)
  13. "It Hurts"
  14. "Lonely"
  15. "In the Club"
  16. "Stay Together"
  17. "I Love You"
  18. "Ugly"
  19. "Let's Go Party"
  20. "Scream"
  21. "Hate You"
  22. "Go Away"
  23. "Can't Nobody"

Encore

  1. "I Don't Care"
  2. "I Am the Best (Remix)"

Shows

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List of tour dates
Date City Country Venue Attendance Revenue
July 28, 2012 Seoul South Korea Olympic Gymnastics Arena 20,000[12] —
July 29, 2012
August 17, 2012 Newark United States Prudential Center 10,000[13] —
August 24, 2012 Los Angeles Nokia Theatre L.A. Live 6,680[14] $653,716[14]
August 31, 2012 Osaka Japan Osaka-jō Hall 120,000[15] —
September 1, 2012
September 2, 2012
September 7, 2012 Nagoya Nippon Gaishi Hall —
September 8, 2012
September 11, 2012 Yokohama Yokohama Arena —
September 12, 2012
September 29, 2012 Saitama Saitama Super Arena —
September 30, 2012
November 16, 2012 Taipei Taiwan Taipei Arena 8,500[16] $1,000,000[17]
December 1, 2012 Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium 8,200[18] —
Total 180,000[19] N/A

Cancelled shows

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Date City Country Venue Reason
November 24, 2012 Jakarta Indonesia Mata Elang International Stadium Unresolved technical issues[20]
December 8, 2012 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Malawati Stadium

Personnel

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Broadcast and recordings

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2012 2NE1 Global Tour: New Evolution (Live in Seoul)
Live album by
2NE1
ReleasedDecember 4, 2012 (2012-12-04)
RecordedJuly 2012
Length58:52
LabelYG
ProducerTeddy Park, e.knock
2NE1 chronology
Collection
(2012) 		2012 2NE1 Global Tour: New Evolution (Live in Seoul)
(2012) 		Crush
(2014)

2012 2NE1 Global Tour: New Evolution (Live in Seoul) is the second live album of South Korean girl group 2NE1. The album was released on December 4, 2012, by YG Entertainment. The live album sold 10,613 copies in South Korea, while in Japan, it sold 6,000 copies.[21]

The album was recorded during the group's first world tour New Evolution during their Seoul dates on July 28 and 29 at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena.[22]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."I Am the Best (Live)" (내가 제일 잘 나가)3:32
2."Fire (Live)"3:43
3."Clap Your Hands (Live)" (박수쳐)4:08
4." I Don't Care (Reggae Remix) [Live]"3:57
5."Don't Stop the Music (Live)"4:15
6." It Hurts (Slow) [Live]" (아파 (Slow))4:55
7."Lonely (Live)"4:16
8."In the Club (Live)"5:01
9."Stay Together (Live)"3:33
10."I Love You (Live)"6:01
11."Ugly (Live)"3:30
12."Hate You (Live)"3:19
13."Go Away (Live)"3:52
14."Can't Nobody (Live)"4:50
Total length:54:53

References

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  1. ^ a b Benjamin, Jeff (August 23, 2012). "2NE1 Invades America: Behind the Scenes With the K-Pop Phenomenon". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  2. ^ "2NE1, First Korean Group To Hold World Tour". KBS World. June 13, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  3. ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (July 3, 2012). "Second Round of Ticket Sales for 2NE1's 'New Evolution' To Start". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  4. ^ "2NE1's Global Tour 2012 – New Evolution Hits Malaysia". MTV Asia. October 19, 2012.
  5. ^ Ureta, Angela Blardony (December 8, 2012). "Review: 2NE1 bigger than Psy?". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  6. ^ Lieu, Ning (December 1, 2012). "Review: 2NE1 New Evolution Global Tour 2012 Singapore". Her World Singapore. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  7. ^ Pareles, Jon; Caramanica, Jon; Ratliff, Ben; Chinen, Nate (December 26, 2012). "Pop's Big Nights (Published 2012)". The New York Times.
  8. ^ Kwaak, Je-yup (July 30, 2012). "2NE1 triumph in year's most thrilling concert". The Korea Times. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  9. ^ Park, Soo-ji (December 23, 2015). "투애니원, 군더더기 없는 알찬 공연...'더욱 진화된 2NE1". SSTV (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  10. ^ Lee Jae-hoon (July 30, 2012). "[초점]2NE1 콘서트, 록페스티벌 방불케하다" [[Focus] 2NE1 Concert, Reminiscent of a Rock Festival]. Newsis (in Korean). Retrieved December 4, 2020 – via Naver.
  11. ^ Choi, Ji-ye (July 30, 2012). "2NE1 월드투어, 국내 콘서트의 가능성을 끌어 올리다" [2NE1 World Tour Raises the Level of Domestic Concerts]. My Daily (in Korean). Retrieved December 15, 2024 – via Naver.
  12. ^ "월드스타 2NE1, 2만 블랙잭과 함께한 광란의 2시간(종합)" [World Star 2NE1, 2 hours of madness with 20,000 Blackjacks (Total)]. TV Report (in Korean). July 29, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2020 – via Naver.
  13. ^ Citations for Prudential Center attendance:
  14. ^ a b "2NE1 ranked 29 on Billboard Boxscore". Yahoo! News Singapore. September 15, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  15. ^ "투애니원, 첫 월드투어로 20만 관객 동원" [2NE1's first world tour expected to mobilize 200,000 spectators]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Naver. October 19, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  16. ^ "2NE1 首次登台魅力無法擋" [2NE1's debut charm is irresistible]. Kpopn (in Chinese (Taiwan)). November 17, 2012. Archived from the original on November 21, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  17. ^ "2NE1動感攻蛋 吸金2890萬 － 4人輪流個人秀 勁歌熱舞high翻8500名粉絲 - 自由娛樂" [2NE1 earned 28.9 million in revenue--the four of them took turns singing and dancing in solo shows and attracted 8,500 fans]. Liberty Times Net (in Chinese (Taiwan)). November 17, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  18. ^ "2NE1 attracted 8,200 Fans In Singapore New Evolution Global Tour 2012". SuperAdrianMe. December 2, 2012.
  19. ^ "[텐아시아] 가요권력 재편…이수만·양현석 양강체제로". Hankyung (in Korean). January 30, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Naver.
  20. ^ Yeo, Natalie (November 30, 2012). "2NE1 Global Tour 2012 - New Evolution in Malaysia Cancalled". MTV Asia. Archived from the original on May 29, 2016.
  21. ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  22. ^ "2NE1's live CD from 'New Evolution in Seoul' to be released". allkpop. December 4, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
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