TVXQ will become the first Korean group to hold a tour of Japan’s five major domed arenas.

TVXQ’s management, SM Entertainment, said, “TVXQ will begin their dome tour on April 27th at Saitama Super Arena and go onto the Tokyo Dome, Osaka’s Kyocera Dome, Fukuoka’s Yahoo! Japan Dome and Nagoya Dome.”

According to SM, TVXQ’s dome tour is the first for any Korean singer, and out of foreign artists, only Bon Jovi (in 2003), the Eagles (in 2004) and Billy Joel (in 2006) achieved the feat.

The domed arenas are considered the dream stage even for top Japanese artists, so SM explained that it is a great honor for TVXQ and shows how popular they are in Japan.

TVXQ said, “We’re happy to be going on the tour. We have been dreaming on performing at Japan’s domed arenas since our debut.” They added, “We will prepare hard to give an amazing performance”.

The group already held their Live Tour 2012 TONE earlier this year, attracting 550,000 fans. They also began their first world tour CATCH ME with a concert in Seoul on October 17th through 18th. The Japanese version of “Catch Me” and their new single “I Know” will be included in their new Japanese single album to be released on January 16th, so the group’s international activities are expected to be expanded next year.


Source: KBS