Girls and Peace: 2nd Japan Tour

History

It was announced on August 31, 2012, that Girls' Generation will embark on their second nationwide Japan tour starting in February, 2013, with an initial total of 20 stops in support of their second Japanese studio album, Girls & Peace. On the same day it was revealed that the fans can start applying for tickets on September 5, 2012. The tour will cover Nagoya, Osaka, Fukuoka, Saitama, Niigata, Hiroshima & Kobe.

According to an announcement made by their agency, SM Entertainment, Girls’ Generation wrapped up their second arena tour successfully in Japan, where the group started the tour on February 9. Girls’ Generation Ⅱ-Girls&Peace-Japan 2nd Tour was performed 20 times in 7 different cities, including Kobe, Saitama, and Niigata and gathered a total of 230,000 fans, which is the largest in number among Korean girl groups. They finished the last performances on April 20 and 21 at the Central Arena in Osaka, where the girls captivated local fans with 27 songs, including “Genie”, “Gee”, “Girls&Peace”, “Flower Power”, “I Got a Boy”, and “Dancing Queen”.

Live broadcasts

Japanese broadcaster WOWOW filmed the group's April 4 and 5, 2013, shows at the Saitama Super Arena. The show aired on WOWOW's music channel "WOWOW Live" on June 16 at 9PM JST. A television special entitled "Girls’ Generation Arena Tour Special~Before Broadcast~", aired prior to the concert on June 1, 2013.

Set list

Main Set
Act 1

1. "Flower Power"
2. "Animal"
3. "Boomerang"
4. "The Boys" (Japanese version)
5. "I Got a Boy"
6. "Say Yes"
7. "Dancing Queen"

Act 2

1. "Mr. Taxi" (remix) (Japanese version)
2. "T.O.P."
3. "Bad Girl"

Act 3

1. "Paparazzi"
2. "Run Devil Run" (Japanese version)
3. "Reflection"

Act 4

1. "Time Machine"
2. "All My Love Is for You"

Act 5

1. "I'm A Diamond"
2. "Express 999"
3. "Genie" (Japanese version)
4. "The Great Escape" (Brian Lee remix) / "Can't Take My Eyes Off You"

Act 6

1. "My J"
2. "Kissing You" / "Way to Go"
3. "Gee" (Japanese version)
4. "Not Alone"

Encore

1. "Beep Beep"
2. "Oh!" (Japanese version)
3. "Stay Girls"
4. "Girls & Peace"

Double Encore

1. "Gee" (Japanese version)¹

¹ Double encore was only performed at Osaka, April 21, 2013 as the last concert of the tour.

DVD

Girls & Peace: 2nd Japan Tour is the eighth DVD and Blu-ray release from South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. It was released on September 18, 2013 in Japan.

History

The DVD and Blu-ray features their second nationwide tour, visiting eight venues for a total of 20 shows. There will be four different versions: a DVD and Blu-ray version, both with a regular and limited edition. The limited editions will come with special footage content, a 44-page photobook pamphlet, special T-shirt, dance versions of several music videos and a tour documentary.

Chart performance

According to Tower Record’s pre-order charts, the limited edition Blu-ray ranked second and the limited edition DVD ranked third. Girls’ Generation’s Girls & Peace: 2nd Japan Tour which was released on September 18 took the no.1 spot on Oricon Daily DVD and it also ranked 3rd on Oricon Daily Blu-ray Chart. The DVD managed to rank 2nd at Oricon Daily DVD Music Chart. One week after the release, the DVD sold 32,000 copies while the Blu-ray sold 21,000 copies. The DVD debuted at rank number 1 on the Oricon Weekly DVD Chart.