Today Twice completed their 3 days stop at MUFG Japan National Stadium for This is for tour. With expected attendance of 240K+ (80K per show). This will be a milestone in Kpop GG history. Thier first tour only had 36K attendance.
I have seen Twice for a long time especially through V-lives, I remember when their debut Like Ooh Aah wasn’t sudden hit, They went to Universities and colleges performing in Classrooms and Auditoriums to build a fanbase and promote. It was audience of 40-50 students usually sometimes little more.
Then during Cheer Era they started doing Gureilla concerts on streets and back of trucks, I think other GG also were doing that. I don’t remember current new groups doing those anymore.
Then when their first world tour was announced its only 7 shows out of which 5 were in Korea, 1 in Bangkok and 1 in Singapore. Total attendance 36K.
Other Kpop hots stops like China, Hongkong and Taiwan were obviously closed for Twice after the incident. ( They were close for them till This is For tour). As for Japan was not choice yet as they don’t have any Japanese songs, JYPE had different strategy for it which was special Japan showcase which Twice had after one month with 15K attendance with their Japanese debut.
Overall if you ask me not bad for a 2 year old Kpop Girl Group at that time. They were pretty popular in Korea at the time.
Since then lot has changed, like holding first Kpop GG Dome tour in Japan, First Kpop GG to sell out MetLife and Sofi stadium despite majority of Kpop fandom saying they will not work in West (I am pretty sure JYPE also thought that one point). Now with TIF them becoming biggest Kpop GG tour in NA.
Also first Kpop GG to enter Nissan Stadium. Now today.
I don’t know if this is their peak or they will do more amazing things in future. But love that they have come a long way, They deserve it. They have worked for it non stop over the years.
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