O: The 2nd Asia Tour
| Tour by TVXQ | |
Promotional poster for the tour in Seoul
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| Associated album | "O"-Jung.Ban.Hap. |
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| Start date | February 23, 2007 |
| End date | June 12, 2008 |
| Legs | 6 |
| No. of shows | 6 in South Korea 2 in Taiwan 1 in Malaysia 2 in Thailand 2 in China 13 Total |
| TVXQ concert chronology | |
O: The 2nd Asia Tour (stylized as TVXQ! The 2nd Asia Tour Concert "O"), was the second Asia-wide concert tour (third overall) by South Korean pop group TVXQ, launched in support of the group's third Korean studio album, "O"-Jung.Ban.Hap. (2006). Selling out almost all shows in arenas and stadiums across Asia throughout 2007 and 2008, the O Tour was TVXQ's most commercially successful international concert tour with an audience of 390,000.
The tour commenced with three shows in Seoul, South Korea from February 23 to 25, 2007 at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena. The theme of the concert war and peace, which was inspired by the lyrics in their album's lead single, "'O'-Jung.Ban.Hap." The members of TVXQ were presented as warriors of peace, descending to earth to protect humanity from war and corruption. The show was divided into twelve segments, including the encore. The setlist was mostly composed of songs from TVXQ's first three studio albums. The tour concluded in Beijing, China on June 12, 2008 at the Fengtai Stadium.
After embarking on their first Japanese concert tour, the Heart, Mind and Soul Tour, TVXQ returned to South Korea in late 2006 to release their third Korean studio album, "O"-Jung.Ban.Hap. The album sold 350,000 copies in three months, becoming the best-selling album of 2006. On January 8, 2007, TVXQ's agency announced the O Tour and revealed its official promotional poster as well as the tour's plans to perform 14 shows in 7 cities across Asia. The cities included Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei, Hong Kong Bangkok, and Kuala Lumpur; however, the date for the Hong Kong leg never took place.
Ticket sales for the tour's first three stops in Seoul were made available on January 15, 2007 through Inter Park. The tour kicked off with a three-night residency at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul from February 23 to 25, 2007. It held its first overseas concert in Taipei, Taiwan at the Chungshan Soccer Stadium. Due to severe weather conditions, a second show in Taipei was canceled, causing an estimated loss of US$980,000.
Three encore dates in Seoul were announced in September 2007, and all 33,000 available tickets were sold out within a few minutes, crashing the server of Inter Park. An addition encore concert in Taipei, held at the Taipei Arena, took place on May 10, 2008.
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