Big Bang Special Event is a series of fan meeting events by Big Bang, which began in 2016 with 8 shows in Japan and South Korea, held alongside their 10th anniversary tour 0.TO.10. All members attended the first leg of the tour, however T.O.P missed all shows of the second leg, due to his two-year mandatory military service in South Korea.
| Fan meeting tour by Big Bang | |
 The cover of 2017 events | |
| Location | Asia |
|---|---|
| Start date | November 6, 2016 |
| End date | December 23, 2017 |
| Legs | 3 |
| No. of shows | 15 |
| Big Bang concert chronology | |
Events
edit2016 Event
editThe band held fan meetings alongside their Japanese tour 0.TO.10, under the name BIGBANG SPECIAL EVENT -HAJIMARI NO SAYONARA, with seven events. The shows were an hour long, and included a talk session with the five members and a live performance, each scheduled to be held before every dome concert.[1][2] In December 2016, a show was announced in South Korea, and was held on the same day of the last concert at Gocheok Sky Dome.[3]
2017 Events
editOn February 14, 2017, it was announced that BigBang will hold fan meetings in Japan from the end of May to early June. This was the first event without T.O.P after his enlistment in February 2017, and the second time BigBang held fan meetings inside dome arenas. The event was approximately two hours long, with four talk sessions, a game corner and live performances.[4][5]
October 5, 2017, as a part of their Last Dance Tour, YGEX announced two fans meeting to be held on Tokyo Dome and Kyocera Dome.[6]
Set list
editThis set list is representative of the shows in 2017.
- "Koe o Kikasete"
- "Strong Baby"
- "Candle"
- "Always"
- "Loser"
- "Bang Bang Bang"
- "If You"
- "Bad Boy"
- "Fxxk It"
- "Feeling"
- "Fantastic Baby"
- "We Like 2 Party"
- "Bae Bae"
- "Last Dance"
Dates
edit| Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 | |||||
| November 6, 2016 | Tokyo | Japan | Tokyo Dome | 221,000[7] | |
| November 20, 2016 | Fukuoka | Fukuoka Dome | |||
| November 26, 2016 | Osaka | Kyocera Dome | |||
| December 4, 2016 | Nagoya | Nagoya Dome | |||
| December 11, 2016 | Fukuoka | Fukuoka Dome | |||
| December 28, 2016 | Osaka | Kyocera Dome | |||
| December 29, 2016 | |||||
| January 8, 2017 | Seoul | South Korea | Gocheok Sky Dome | ||
| Leg 2 | |||||
| May 27, 2017 | Fukuoka | Japan | Fukuoka Dome | 250,000[8] | |
| May 30, 2017 | Tokyo | Tokyo Dome | |||
| May 31, 2017 | |||||
| June 3, 2017 | Osaka | Kyocera Dome | |||
| June 4, 2017 | |||||
| Leg 3 | |||||
| December 13, 2017 | Tokyo | Japan | Tokyo Dome | 106,000 | |
| December 23, 2017 | Osaka | Kyocera Dome | |||
References
edit- ^ "BIGBANGドームツアー会場でファンイベント「HAJIMARI NO SAYONARA」". Natasha, Inc. September 13, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ^ "BIGBANG、日本スペシャルファンイベントの開催決定！5人全員で初のトークセッション". KStyle. September 13, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ^ "[BIGBANG – SPECIAL EVENT]". Facebook. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ^ "BIGBANG、T.O.P入隊後初イベント決定 3都市ドームで5公演". Oricon News. 9 August 2018.
- ^ "『BIGBANG SPECIAL EVENT 2017』". YGEX.
- ^ "『BIGBANG SPECIAL EVENT』". YGEX.
- ^ "『BIGBANG SPECIAL EVENT -HAJIMARI NO SAYONARA-』". YGEX – BIGBANG. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ^ "Top 10 kpop singers who drew the largest audience in Japan in the first half of 2017". K-Pop Behind. Retrieved July 5, 2017.