K-pop boy band SEVENTEEN begins its Ode To You world tour in Seoul
13-member group thrills 40,000 fans at three Seoul shows before flying off to start series of concerts at venues in Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines and Malaysia
K-pop boy band SEVENTEEN marked the beginning of its world tour, Ode To You, with three concerts in the South Korean capital, Seoul.
This is the 13-member group's second world tour, following Diamond Edge two years ago.
We named the concert Ode To You because we wanted to show and sing all the things we wanted to say to you [fans]
More than 40,000 people attended the shows last Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Olympic Park KSPO Dome.
The world tour will see the group, which made its debut in 2015, perform a series of concerts in Japan, Indonesia, Thailand in October and November, and the Philippines and Malaysia next February.
“We named the concert Ode To You because we wanted to show and sing all the things we wanted to say to you guys,” Mingyu, a member of SEVENTEEN, said at the start of Sunday’s concert.
The show instantly grabbed the crowd’s attention, with one member suddenly appearing in the middle of the stage following a video intro.
Pieces of white cloth fell from the ceiling as other members of the group followed him on stage. Then multiple blue beams illuminated the hall as the band members started to sing the opening number, Getting Closer.
The structure of the performance and set list was interesting as the members were divided into three groups, specialising in hip-hop, vocals and performance, respectively.
We talk about the track, Smile Flower, a lot because this song strangely makes people forget all their troubles. [After singing it in concert] I know why the [band] members cry sometimes when they listen to the song
For example, for the hip-hop section, four members of the group came out to sing TRAUMA, a track with restrained choreography. For the following song, they sang Chili, a lively song which instantly changed the mood.