Grand Tour: The Return
| Asia tour by Shinhwa | |
Promotional poster for 2012 Shinhwa Grand Tour in Seoul: The Return
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| Location | Asia |
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| Associated album | The Return |
| Start date | 24 March 2012 |
| End date | 7 July 2012 |
| Legs | 5 |
| No. of shows | 2 in South Korea 3 in China 1 in Taiwan 3 in Japan 1 in Singapore 10 in total |
| Box office | ₩2 billion (Seoul) |
| Website | www |
| Shinhwa concert chronology | |
2012 Shinhwa Grand Tour: The Return is the Asia-wide live concert tour of South Korean boy band Shinhwa to support their tenth studio album, The Return, which was released on 23 March 2012. The album and tour marks Shinhwa's comeback to the music industry after a four year hiatus, since their 10th anniversary concert held in 2008, during which band members served individual mandatory military services.
The tour commenced with two shows in Seoul in March 2012, marking the 14th anniversary of the group on 24 March. The tour continued, at the conclusion of promotional activities in Korea, with three shows in Japan, three in China, one in Taiwan and one in Singapore between the end of April and July. In total 10 shows in eight cities and five countries.
The 20,000 tickets for the Seoul concerts were sold out within 40 minutes of going on sale on 13 February, which amounted up to a gross of ₩2 billion. During the Seoul concerts, the group was unable to use special effects because of the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit, held at the COEX Convention & Exhibition Center in neighbouring Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, which has banned the use of explosives including fireworks.
At the start of the encore performance of "Oh!" of the second show, Shin Hye-sung dislocated his right knee, and was rushed to the emergency room before the end of the concert. He was shot up on stage but did not land properly, rupturing the cruciate ligament and severely damaged the cartilage and ligament surrounding the meniscus, requiring surgery and six months of rest. Shin had previously ruptured his cruciate ligament sustained during a concert in 2001, and had corrective surgery on his left knee but the cruciate ligament in his right knee continued to suffer damage. However he has put off surgery, but with continue treatment, till the end of promotional activities for the tenth album, The Return.
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