IU, '18 cities - 31 performances' World Tour Encore Finale
Aug 05, 2024
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IU successfully met with fans in Yokohama, Taipei, Singapore, Jakarta, Hong Kong, Manila (Bulacan), Kuala Lumpur, London, Berlin, Bangkok, Osaka, Newark, Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Rosemont, Oakland, and Los Angeles, starting with the opening ceremony in March. IU met with audiences from 18 cities, including Asia, Europe, and the Americas, the first female solo artist in Korea.
From the ticket reservation process by city, site servers were temporarily suspended, and all seats were sold out one after another. Kuala Lumpur drew attention with 820,000 top users and Jakarta with 630,000. In the case of Manila, where IU entered the Philippine Arena for the first time as a Korean solo artist, she made headlines and paid attention. Even though it was her first visit to the Americas, she recorded a sold-out within 10 minutes of the ticket opening, realizing her unrivaled global influence.
The performance was also well received by local fans. IU entertained the eyes and ears of the audience with her overwhelming stage production and high-quality band performance, starting with solid live and performance. On top of that, she chose "Mr. Hall" as the opening song of the world tour, drawing attention by coming down on a lift and setting the stage with local children's dancers.
Then 'Jam Jam', 'Oppu', 'Bibbi', 'Obliviate', 'Celebrity', 'Blueming', 'Eight', 'Coin', 'I'll be the audience', 'Night Letter', 'Shoper', 'Outside of Time', 'You and I', 'Love wins all', 'Shh..', He interacted closely with fans by presenting various hit songs regardless of genre, such as 'Twenty-Sets' as an official set list. Here, 'Someday', 'Love Poem', 'unlucky', 'Lilac', 'Knee', 'Purden', 'See you on Friday', 'Palette', 'Hold my hand', 'Epilogue' filled the scene with heat.
On top of that, singer Patty Kim, who was narrated by "Shh..." during the Los Angeles performance on the 2nd, visited the scene, and IU expressed sincere respect for Patty Kim's seat after completing the order of the song, and at this time, she could feel the warm atmosphere between the singer and the junior.
In particular, each performance drew attention by presenting things only for the audience of each city.
In Yokohama and Osaka, he performed the stages of 'Beautiful Dancer', 'Voice Mail' and 'Good Day(jap.ver)' announced during his past local activities, and in Taipei, he sang 'The One And Only' of a local singer 'Accessive' to impress the audience. In Hong Kong, singer-songwriter Terence Lam's '境 of One Person' was performed, and in Manila, a local band 'Sunkissed Lola'Pasilyo' was performed, surprising everyone. He then sang Corinne Bailey Rae's 'Like A Star' in London with an acoustic guitar. In Bangkok, he also performed a cover of the singer 'NONTANT's 'First Love'. In Atlanta, he also used blueberries, a local specialty, to change his song 'strawberry moon' into 'blueberry moon'. Every city prepared a new outfit, and as a representative example, in Rosemont, 'Rose(Rose)(Rose)(Rose)(Rose)(Rose)(Rose)(Rose)(Rose)(Rose)(Rose)(Rose)(Rose)(Rose)(Rose)(Rose)(Rose).
I could also feel IU's warm heart towards her fans. I tried to communicate as closely as possible with all the audiences who came to see the performance in the local language, and I said thank you for everything. In addition, all the reverse tribute items prepared in advance in Korea were presented. In the middle of the performance, flowers were presented as an audience event in 'Blooming' and coins were presented as an audience event in 'Coin'. Fans in each city responded to IU's passionate performance with Korean chants, passionate shouts, explosive chants, and surprise slogan events.
In addition, local media praised IU for her outstanding singing skills, spectacular stage performances, and musical growth. 'kpopwise' was a warm and touching experience that clearly showed IU and Uaena's deep affection", 'davidekpop' is "Her ability to blend glamorous visuals, impeccable vocals, and true interaction with the audience made it a night for everyone in attendance to remember."It was well received.
IU said in the last performance of the world tour, `I've said thank you so much today, but I'm grateful to all Elena (city name + UAENA) who came to support or enjoy this world tour performance, although it's not the last performance.'
IU, who finished her world tour safely, will hold an encore concert at Seoul World Cup Stadium on September 21 and 22. IU's entry into Sangambeol is the first Korean female artist to enter Jamsil Main Stadium in 2022, and she will once again win the title of 'First' in the music industry.
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