Begin Again: Live Tour (stylized as Tohoshinki Live Tour 2017 ～Begin Again～), also known as the Begin Again Tour, was the ninth Japanese concert tour (thirteenth overall) by South Korean pop duo Tohoshinki. Consisting of 20 shows across Japan, the tour commenced on November 11, 2017, at the Sapporo Dome in Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture and concluded on June 10, 2018, at the Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. It was the highest-grossing and most-attended concert tour in Japan that year, mobilizing over 1 million people.[1]
The tour broke numerous records. With over 1 million attendees, the Begin Again Tour was the highest-grossing and most-attended concert tour ever held by a foreign artist in Japan, a title that Tohoshinki had held previously with their Time Tour in 2013. Tohoshinki were the first foreign artist in Japan to perform at the Nissan Stadium for three consecutive days, and also the first foreign artist to host two different concert series at the stadium.[3] It was the highest-grossing concert tour in Japan in 2017.
Background
From July 2015 to August 2017, Tohoshinki went on a hiatus to fulfill their compulsory military service for South Korea. During their hiatus, the members released solo mini albumsU Know Y (2015) by Yunho, and Close to You (2015) by Changmin, both limited exclusive releases for their fanclub, Bigeast. On April 2, 2016, their tenth anniversary concert films Till (2016) and Till 2 (2017) were released at select theaters and venues, running from April to November 2016, and the sequel running from March to April 2017.[4][5] Their first remix album as a duo, Two of Us, was released in October 2016.
On August 21, 2017, three days after Changmin's military discharge, the duo held a press conference to announce their return to music. Then, they announced they will first return to Japan with a Japanese compilation album Fine Collection: Begin Again in October 2017, which comprised all of their singles since they came back as a duo in 2011, as well as a few remixes of older songs. The Begin Again Tour, which accompanied the compilation album, opened at the Sapporo Dome on November 11, 2017. There, they debuted their first performance of their comeback Japanese single "Reboot," which was released in December 2017.
Initially announcing fourteen shows, three more shows were added for Osaka due to demand. The seventeen shows amassed over 780,000 people.[6] Selling out all shows, Avex announced in January 2018 that the tour's final three days would be held at the Nissan Stadium in Yokohama,[7] making Tohoshinki the first foreign artist in Japan to perform at the stadium for three consecutive days. The stadium shows alone grossed over US$50 million in ticket sales and merchandise.[8]
Set list
This set list was taken from the November 11, 2017, concert in Sapporo. It does not represent all shows throughout the tour.
Tohoshinki Live Tour 2017 ～Begin Again～ is a live DVD and Blu-rayconcert film by South Korean pop duo Tohoshinki, released on March 28, 2018 through Avex Trax in Japan. The DVD was filmed during the duo's ninth Japanese concert tour Begin Again, which ran from November 17 to January 2018. The tour was Tohoshinki's third nation-wide dome tour in Japan, performing at five domes across six cities, with the Nissan Stadium as its final stop. The DVD debuted at number one on the Oricon chart, charting for thirty-two weeks.[11] Titled Tohoshinki Live Tour ～Begin Again～ Special Edition in Nissan Stadium, the Nissan Stadium recording was released as a separate DVD and Blu-ray release on December 19, 2018. It also debuted at number one on the Oricon, and charted for thirteen weeks.[12]
^"동방신기 日 '비긴 어게인' 투어 100만 명 동원" [TVXQ's Japan 'Begin Again' tour mobilized 1 million people]. The Hankook-Ilbo. June 11, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
