Boy group BIGBANG’s Japan 5 dome tour “BIGBANG JAPAN DOME TOUR 20142015 ‘X’” that was the first-ever case where a foreign singer held Japan tour for two years in a row, was finished in a great success, on the 18 at Kyocera Dome in Osaka.
The 5 dome tour was held to celebrate the year 2014, the fifth anniversary of BIGBANG’s debut in Japan. The tour began last year on November 15 (Sat.) and 16 (Sun.), to continue in Kyocera Dome in Osaka on November 20 (Thu.) to 23 (Sun.), in Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on December 6 (Sat.) and 7 (Sun.), in Sapporo Dome on December 20 (Sat.), in Tokyo Dome on December 25 (Thu.) to 27 (Sat.), and finally in Kyocera Dome in Osaka again on January 16, 2015 (Fri.) this year. The 15 concerts held in five cities attracted total 741,000 fans. Notably, in Kyocera Dome in Osaka, as many as seven concerts were held, which made BIGBANG set a record of the longest period of performing among both Japanese and foreign artists.
What was special about the BIGBANG tour in Japan was that world-famous staff took part in it and high-tech facilities that live up to the fame of BIGBANG’s performance were used to further raise the quality of the performance.
Jamie King, one of the biggest shots in the current music scene, who is called “the master of concert tour”, directly produced the BIGBANG tour. Jamie King has shown a big influence by working for the tour of many top stars including Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna, Britney Spears, Celine Dion, Ricky Martin, Christina Aguilera, as well as the Circus of the Sun that electrified the world in 2011 to 2013 and “Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL WORLD TOUR” for which Michael Jackson collaborated.
The tour’s stage lighting designer was Roy Bennett who worked for the tour of Lady GaGa, Beyonce, Bruno Mars, Paul McCartney, Rihanna, and others. The tour’s video director was “VENENO” who produced the tour video of Madonna, Britney Spears, Celine Dion, Spice Girls, Ricky Martin, and Christina Aguilera.
Other than that, band members led by Gil Smith Ⅱ who has worked for the tour of Eninem, Chris Brown, Lady GaGa, Britney Spears, Lil Wayne, and the big band of the Wide Show, created the perfect sound once again for BIGBANG’s latest tour, after their collaboration with BIGBANG for the group’s first world tour “BIGBANG ALIVE GALAXY TOUR 2012-2013” in 2012 and for “BIGBANG JAPAN DOME TOUR 2013-2014”.
For “BIGBANG JAPAN DOME TOUR 20142015 ‘X’” for which world-class tour staff collaborated, as much as 3 billion Japanese yen was invested for stage production alone. The center stage with 30 meters of diameter and six protruding stages stretched like spokes of the wheel into the seats overwhelmed the audience.
Plus, a huge number of lighting facilities and equipment that does not exist in Japan were imported from different countries. LED screens carried by 10 large trucks, which were installed on the upper part of the stage and the protruding stages, as well as cellular speaker “MLA” developed by British audio company Martin Audio, created the best quality and sound of performance.
More than anything, BIGBANG’s passionate and original performance that electrifies and captivates their fans was the highlight of BIGBANG’s dome tour, which showed the secret of how BIGBANG could hold Japan 5 dome tour for two years in a row. BIGBANG started the tour with “FANTASTIC BABY”, and staged a parade of their hit songs including “TONIGHT”, “HARU HARU”, “GARAGARA GO!!”, “BAD BOY”, “MY HEAVEN”, “Koeo Kikasete”, and GD X TAEYANG’s “GOOD BOY” released in November last year, for three hours. BIGBANG captivated fans by showing an explosive power and singing on the stage.
At the end of the tour, G-DRAGON promised fans to meet again soon with BIGBANG’s new album, saying, “Last year, unfortunately, we could not show you BIGBANG’s new performance that much, but this year, we will come back to you with a new album soon. All the five members will come back with better performances, so that you will be rewarded for your time of waiting for us. I ask for your continuous love and support”.
Source: YG Entertainment(OSEN)
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