[UPDATED] 2011 Girls’ Generation Tour – Seoul: 07.23.11 & 07.24.11

+ Added a MUST READ fan account from one of our blog readers!

+ Quotes from the girls’ during the concert

+ 2 more fancams and new pictures of the K-SONEs events – bottom of post

Over the course of last weekend, our Girls’ Generation held what can only be described as a hugely SUCCESSFUL opening to their second Asian tour!

Within mere days of finishing their first ever Japanese tour, the girls’ rocked the stage once again to crowds of more than 10,000 people over two big nights, at the Olympic Stadium in Seoul. More over, the concerts were made even more special by the fact that among the domestic audience, were Soshi fans from all over the world, representing nations such as: the United States, Singapore, Japan, China, Taiwan and parts of Europe – indication that Girls’ Generation has indeed gone global:

Hit the jump for more! [BEWARE: MEDIA HEAVY]

The concerts themselves were packed with epic moments including two very special events organized by K-SONEs in honor of their national girl group:

On the first night, at the end of the girls’ performance of “Complete”, SONEs in the audience held up self-made signs that read, “bogoshipeosseo” meaning “We’ve missed you”, drawing tears of joy from both the girls’ and fans alike:

The second event planned for night two, was a message conveyed through the use of light sticks. In an ocean of pink, the message in green simply spells out, “So Nyuh Shi Dae”:

So proud of you K-SONEs <3

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As with any Girls’ Generation concert of late, several celebrities were also spotted at the concert, to either support the girls, be inspired or to simply be witness to the best show in the universe!

Stars in attendance were members of Super Junior, f(x), A Pink, 4MEN, Davichi’s Kang Minkyung, as well as Kim Soohyun, Kim Ahjoong, Jung Ryeowon,  Park Minyoung, Im Soohyang, Jung Joon and Shin Sekyung.

Speaking of inspiration, an inspiration to the girls’ and in particular Sooyoung, former basketball coach Park Seungil also attended the concert:

Oops… Can’t leave out the proud parents and families of the girls that we all love so much now can we?

The Jung's

Taeyeon’s, Seohyun’s, Yoona’s and Yuri’s family were  among the audience as well, along with Mr. SM himself, Lee Soo Man.

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With the Girls’ Generation Official Facebook open for business, a new medium was available for fans who weren’t able to be at the concert, so that they can at least take in some of the experience:

And although it can’t compare to actually being there, the Facebook page served its purpose in providing content that fans are genuinely excited to see, and otherwise would have missed out on:

Official Facebook page or not, you can count on SK to picspam concert pictures for your viewing pleasure ;):

… And fancams:

Fan account compilation courtesy of yulbutt@tumblr:

SNSD Concert Setlist + comments/pics from those attending – Day #1

** So I’ve decided to put all the tweets from the concert together in a post. Thanks to everyone who kept us up to date during the concert! Also, thanks to SM for the Facebook updates!

– BEFORE THE CONCERT STARTS

“Right before the stage~! GIRLS’ GENERATION prepared photo time for FACEBOOK fans~! They all look excited and lovely~! Go GIRLS’ GENERATION!!!” [from FACEBOOK GIRLS’ GENERATION STAFF] (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=997724&id=216732611680045)

Pink Ocean: http://twitpic.com/5uhbt9

Tiffany Message [Trans: Finally! It’s our concert. Thank you. It’s starting soon! All of you~ Freeze! ke]: http://twitpic.com/5uh79l

Yoona Message [Trans: I missed you T__T Just wait another bit! We will meet soon ^^] http://twitpic.com/5uh706

Seohyun Message: http://twitpic.com/5uh67p

– INTRO CLIP

– GENIE (“with Fany rap” via @jamieluvsosi)

“Finally~! 2011 GIRLS’ GENERATION TOUR has begun with tremendous cheers~!!!” [from GIRLS’ GENERATION STAFF] (http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/248527_246343465385626_216732611680045_999385_8226833_n.jpg)

Yoona: http://lockerz.com/s/122866767

“[UPDATE] Fany rap while Yuri and Hyoyeon is dancing. cr:weibo” (via@IAMSunshiner)

– YOU-AHOLIC

– MR. TAXI (KOREAN VERSION)

Sica: http://lockerz.com/s/122856139

Taeyeon: http://lockerz.com/s/122856924

SMTOWN YT video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9ciD5l5csQ&feature=youtu.be

– I’M IN LOVE WITH THE HERO

Pink ocean: http://ww4.sinaimg.cn/large/6c6ff23dgw1djftgfqfiqj.jpg

“The stage is getting heated up more and more~! Sing along with Sooyoung~!” [from FACEBOOK GIRLS’ GENERATION STAFF] (http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/285449_246366372050002_216732611680045_999731_4159143_n.jpg)

– VIDEOCLIP

“Intro vid for concert same as japan” (via @soshibrows)

[“So far. Exact same as japan” via @Twiteettay]

Yul: http://lockerz.com/s/122857537

– LET IT RAIN (KOREAN VERSION)

“everyone has lines in let it rain T_T sootae singing the same line” (via @_shikshin

“Yoonsic and Yulseo same line, dramatic” (via @ImTotoro)

”[티파니] 이젠 it’s time to pay the price 다시 태어나는 이 순간 Oh oh” (via @ImTotoro)

– MEMBERS INTRO

“taeyeon don’t cry!!!!!!” (via @jamieluvsosi)

“lol someone just got kicked out feel so bad for him” (via @kwongildong)

“Yoonyulhyun next to each other, taesun” (via @soshibrows)

“Girls tention so high!!!!” (via @thsutleocom)

“Yoona Spoke in that quaky voice” (via @Twiteettay)

“YoonA was told by Fany to do an aegyo. LOL” (via @taenggyunjae)

“Sunny did an aegyo. She shook her butt.” (via @SherylLOVEyoona)

“YoonYul stood by their side. They also played together.” (via @IAMSunshiner)

– SNOWY WISH

– BBEON&FUN

– KISSING YOU REMIX

“Kissing You, epic EPIC YULSIC. oh now” (via @soshibrows)

– OH!

“2011 Girls’ Generation Concert, Security is very tight. another person got kicked out” (via @kwongildong)

– VIDEOCLIP

– HYEYEON SOLO STAGE (Please don’t stop the music)

– JESSICA SOLO STAGE (Almost)

– SUNNY SOLO STAGE (Three)

“Three outfit is different from japan” (via @soshibrows)

“has black lame on her outfit.” (via @citysone)

“Sunny is showing her chic walking~! She is absolutely the tonic of GIRLS’ GENERATION!!!” [from FACEBOOK GIRLS’ GENERATION STAFF] (http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/284068_246371912049448_216732611680045_999809_2066409_n.jpg)

– TAENY STAGE (Lady Marmalade)

“taeny stage…. I really cover my eyes when taeng came out… why that 2 piece of cloth?!?! x_x” (via @jamieluvsosi)

– VIDEOCLIP

– THE GREAT ESCAPE

– BAD GIRL

– VIDEOCLIP

– RUN DEVIL RUN

“Taeyeon rdr solo” (via @thsutleocom)

“Omg I think Seohyun fell during RDR. she seems ok though” (via @soshibrows)

“Seohyun is okay! Don’t worry” (via @DEFSICislove)

– BEAUTIFUL STRANGER

– HOOT

“Hoot! Rock interlude version!” (via @soshibrows)

– VIDEOCLIP

– YURI SOLO STAGE (If)

– SOOYOUNG SOLO STAGE

– SEOHYUN SOLO STAGE

“Seohyun’s solo stage~! Nothing can stop her darlingness~! She looks so lovely with black dress on~!” [from FACEBOOK GIRLS’ GENERATION STAFF] (http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/262837_246379572048682_216732611680045_999883_5576227_n.jpg)

– YOONA SOLO STAGE (4 Minutes)

“Yoona’s pole dance bar is out. 4 minutes. Fuck uck omg” (via @soshibrows)

“Yoona’s solo stage~! It’s only for the concert~! We can see her charisma and beauty like the goddess at the same time!!!” [from GIRLS’ GENERATION STAFF] (http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/189322_246376788715627_216732611680045_999860_2284788_n.jpg)

– VIDEOCLIP

– DANNY BOY

“Sad interlude vid with kids in it. Danny boy now. Uber cute Napoleon outfits” (via @soshibrows)

– COMPLETE

“Snsd cry T_T Because fanevent” (via @thsutleocom)

“we ALL cry like crazy!!!!” (via @jamieluvsosi)

“Concert event success T_T the girls are crying T_____T” (via @soshibrows)

“the girls and us. together.” (via @jamieluvsosi)

“I’m crying fml” (via @soshibrows)

“[trans] the sica at the end of complete was very cute, singing and signaling that the earpiece is too loud!” (via @iruvsoshi, @DRJC_China)

“The girls cried when all the SONEs hold this twitpic.com/5ugmxn during Complete TT #snsdtour2011 GIRLS’ GENERATION TOUR” (via @TrishaAlagas, @SNSD_sooyeonie)

“Concert Event that made the girls cry – http://dcimg1.dcinside.com/viewimage.php?id=taeyeon_new&no=29bcc427b78677a16fb3dab004c86b6fb5a2b0f8bff83108713717c9911bff53d148a9c7030b3cd070ec468b1b9ce7ca14e500caf342547f1ac4dd718ab32c&f_no=7cf3da36e)2 ’We missed you’. everyone had the paper and they waved it when the girls showed up http://dcimg1.dcinside.com/viewimage.php?id=taeyeon_new&no=29bcc427b78677a16fb3dab004c86b6fb5a2b0f8bff83108713717c9911bff53d148a9c7030b3fd077ed44831c9be7c7842b202f0c9586a1072acd1406259f0183dcbe213dcb6b85eb97e9d518dab62529d72ec16570&f_no=28bed177e0856dff6cbbd4b14f86256970eed954e5e9178245afa907 and fany said ‘We’ll miss you’ ㅠㅠ” (via @kwongildong)

“the event just now… T-T http://twitpic.com/5ujka8” (via @jamieluvsosi)

“sica was the first one to cry during the 보고싶었어 event :’((“ (via @_shikshin)

– MY CHILD

“My Child on the ship” (via @soshibrows)

“they still crying on boat!!!” (via @jamieluvsosi)

“Tiffany!!!! stop crying!!!” (via @jamieluvsosi)

“Fany still crying during my Child T_T” (via @soshibrows)

“they are smiling with tears in their faces!!!” (via @jamieluvsosi)

“Tiff nose is red＼(^o^)／” (via @thsutleocom)

“fany on the boat moving ard… keep thanking sones!!! and she say she love us T-T” (via @jamieluvsosi)

“Fany still crying during my Child T_T” (via @soshibrows)

“Tiffany. I cannot take ur tears looking at us like this…” (via @jamieluvsosi)

“Fany is so precious omg “gomawoyo” <3” (via @soshibrows)

“When the boat on stage was passing by me, Taeyeon was about to fall down. Taeyeon then looked at the staffs that controlled the boat ridiculously LOL” (via @taenggyunjae)

“[UPDATE]{FANACC] sica at the end of complete was very cute, singing and signaling that the earpiece is too loud!” (via @DRJC_China, @iruvsoshi, @SNSDindo)

“Taeyeon looks so happy on the stage~! True professional singer~! She has the most charming smile~! Together with Taeyeon~!” [from FACEBOOK GIRLS’ GENERATION STAFF] (http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/185488_246389962047643_216732611680045_999982_6052274_n.jpg)

– VIDEOCLIP

“Interlude vid with Key now” (via @soshibrows)

– NAENGMYUN

– HAHAHA SONG

– GEE

“I believe you all realize what this song is by Yuri’s finger gesture~!” [from FACEBOOK GIRLS’ GENERATION STAFF] (http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/251456_246393178713988_216732611680045_999983_6477512_n.jpg)

“After they finished Gee, they stood at the centre of the stage in a roll. Taeny stood side by side.. The gals start doing dorky dance” (via @weiqi_cwq)

– TALK

“the girls really look tired but they are too happy to be back in korea… they cannot stop playing and talking on the stage!!” (via @jamieluvsosi)

– FANTASTIC

“they force seohyun into the kkab dance!!! everyone did it!!!! in their own ways!!! fml!!!! /die laughing” (via @jamieluvsosi)

““Sing along with me~!” Hyoyeon knows how to lead the crowd~! GIRLS’ GENERATION and fans were together throughout the concert!” [from FACEBOOK GIRLS’ GENERATION STAFF] (http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/268609_246412242045415_216732611680045_1000014_7137245_n.jpg)

““Are you enjoying the concert~?” Tiffany’s eye contact made the crowd go absolutely wild~! 지금은~ 소녀시대~! Enjoy the concert with Tiffany~!” [from FACEBOOK GIRLS’ GENERATION STAFF] (http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/223599_246414752045164_216732611680045_1000017_6771105_n.jpg)

– FOREVER

“sica hold yuri hand and sing to her!!!!!!!” (via @jamieluvsosi)

”(^o^)／Freedance＼(^o^)／ so Cute” (via @thsutleocom)

“JETI CRIED” (via @mforever9, @DeerImYoona)

“TaeNy and YulSic during Forever!! Both “couples” are holding hands and singing!” (via @jamieluvsosi, @wooritaetae)

“ok for all u out there. sica drowned in the confetti!!!!! XDDDDD http://twitpic.com/5ujj3r” (via @jamieluvsosi)

“fany hold taeng hands…… so cuteeeeeee” (via @jamieluvsosi)

“Someone just threw a viet trad hat on the stage. Calling encore now.” (via @Twiteettay)

– ENCORE – INTO THE NEW WORLD

“omg!!! they cut up the concert tee for encore!!!! so nice with crystal!!!!” (@jamieluvsosi)

“Eye contact with camera~! 얼음공주 Jessica is making eye contact with fans all around the world~!” [from FACEBOOK GIRLS’ GENERATION STAFF] (http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/185503_246416372045002_216732611680045_1000018_4536633_n.jpg)

– ENCORE – HIMNAE

– TALK

“[FANACC] JeTi holding hand in the middle of stage” (via @porkypigger, @Bunny_801)

“[UPDATE] SNSD wears the official T-shirt in this concert.” (via @RoyalShikShin)

“yes. I want to still in this dream forever.” (via @jamieluvsosi)

“[FANACC] JeTi is so sweet >.<” (via @porkypigger, @Bunny_801)

“Seohyun speaks out seriously while Tiffany is playing around LOL” (via: @processic, @taenggyunjae)

“these 9 girls talking on stage now. give me all the strength. I love you girls. I cherish every min.” (via @jamieluvsosi)

– BABY BABY

“Babybaby short ver without mr” (via @thsutleocom)

– FANTASTIC

“Real ending stage- it’s fantastic” (via @thsutleocom)

“deng deng deng!!!! XDDDDD yulti’s deng deng deng dance XDDDDD” (via @jamieluvsosi)

“After TaeNy moment , Tiffany “ditched” Taeyeon . After YulSic moment , Sica “ditched” Yuri … jus for a JeTi moment :P” (via @__Hwangmiyoung)

“Sica got scared by the fire and she kicked the machine. LOL” (via @energywen)

– ENDING

“How was the concert? Did you enjoy it~? GIRLS’ GENERATION will meet you here again, tomorrow~! Thank you~!!!” [from FACEBOOK GIRLS’ GENERATION STAFF] (http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/281984_246417778711528_216732611680045_1000021_4892651_n.jpg)

“thanking us :) I love u girls!!!! soooooooo much!!! http://twitpic.com/5uju7k” (via @jamieluvsosi)

“2011 Girls’ Generation Tour is finished now. #snsd http://yfrog.com/h4dw3tzj” (via @Yurui912)

“pictures to share with my fellow sones :) start with yuri :) this cutie!!! http://twitpic.com/5ujyzg” (via @jamieluvsosi)

“today yulsic and taeny moment jjiang!!!!!!” (via @jamieluvsosi)

“fany and hyo fan service. I nearly fainted over it!!!!” (via @jamieluvsosi)

“When SNSD were going to hold the hands in order to thank the audience. SNSD had to call out Hyoyeon since Hyoyeon was going to the backstage alone LOL She’s really blur.” (via @taenggyunjae)

“if I give tour 1… 99marks… I will give tour 2… 199marks… holy shit.” (via @jamieluvsosi)

“SNSD concert has ended perfectly http://yfrog.com/kk9avhej” (via @iruvsoshi)

“콘서트 끝났습니다! 소녀시대 짱!!” (via kimtaeng9) [trans: “concert has ended! SNSD jjang!!!!” via @iruvsoshi]

“I think i will not whine again abt nv getting to their arena tour. tour 2. no more regrets.” (via @jamieluvsosi)

“another picture for sones :) sootae holding hands <3 their height so cute XD http://twitpic.com/5uk71v” (via @jamieluvsosi)

“http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_losgoqDLjg1qbbit0o1_500.jpg Hyo?” (via @IAMsunshiner)

http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_losgr2gBJC1qbbit0o1_500.jpg (via @IAMSunshiner)

“the ending @ concert http://twitpic.com/5uk9er” (via @pinkufany)

“Yuri winked to me during the dreamCar. argghhh… *I’m gonna die*” (via @Vector_500)

“another pic I like!!! my yulti!!! <33333 http://twitpic.com/5ukg6z” (via @jamieluvsosi)

“There were many moments in the speeches. Beg the ksones to tell you. I don’t know what they said but many funny moments. Hyoyeon was queen.” (via @Twiteettay)

“ending… yulti holding each other shoulders and skipping off the stage!!!! so cute these 2 kids! http://twitpic.com/5ukq2b” (via @jamieluvsosi)

“ending http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/281984_246417778711528_216732611680045_1000021_4892651_n.jpg” (via @haz0517)

“I realise e difference of tour 1 & tour 2. now fanboys and fangirls are more equal. or is it too many international sones this time?” (via @jamieluvsosi)

“‎[Bonus photo] We’ll meet you again, tomorrow~! Yoona will wait for you~!” [from FACEBOOK GIRLS’ GENERATION STAFF] (http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/249245_246419342044705_216732611680045_1000024_377195_n.jpg)

“Backstage picture http://ww2.sinaimg.cn/large/6efd7b12jw1djg11sg3mgj.jpg” (via @kidtaengoo)

– AUDIENCE

“Taeyeon’s mother and litte sister are also watching the concert.” (via @IAMSunshiner)

“Kang Min Kyung is at the concert” (via @ImTotoro)

“Seo Jisuk is at the concert” (via @_shikshin)

“davichi, gagwoman park ji sun, sulli, amber, parkgyunglim and her husband, shinsekyung, seojisuk are attending” (via @TaengooFacts)

“A PINK went to SNSDs concert :)” (via @iAdoreJessica)

“4MEN are at the concert too” (via @ImTotoro)

SNSD Concert Setlist + comments/pics from those attending – Day #2

– PRESS CONFERENCE

“‎[2011 GIRLS’ GENERATION TOUR] Official Press Conference. 안녕하세요 소녀시대입니다~! (trans: Hello, we are SNSD~!)” [from FACEBOOK GIRLS’ GENERATION STAFF] (http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/281390_246730012013638_216732611680045_1001374_5232100_n.jpg)

“‎[2011 GIRLS’ GENERATION TOUR] Official Press Conference. 지금은~ 소녀시대! (trans: Right now~ it’s SNSD!”)” [from FACEBOOK GIRLS’ GENERATION STAFF] (http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/226160_246730432013596_216732611680045_1001375_6079605_n.jpg)

“Compilation of photos (172p) from 2nd Tour Press Conference earlier: http://t.co/vTJS8bd” (via @nineangels_)

Article: SNSD thanks fans for supporting their 2nd solo tour http://fanwonder.com/?p=7868

– BEFORE THE CONCERT STARTS

In the venue: http://yfrog.com/h87vquvnj

“[UPDATE] There was some edited photo of TaeNy kissing each other was played on the screen.” (via @porkypigger, @taenggyunjae)

“Selcas and messages from the girls are being shown on the screens” (via @soshibrows)

“Yuri posted a UFO thing on screen, she used pudding. Hyoyeon posted too” (via @christopherlo)

“Yuri hyoyeon and jessica just sent ufo” (via @kdaramas)

“Jessica, Hyo yeon, Yuri UFO yfrog.com/kk8hlcrj” (via @Sone_Moray)

– INTRO CLIP

– GENIE

“The concert hall is filled with pink light.” [from FACEBOOK GIRLS’ GENERATION STAFF] (http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/188274_246740722012567_216732611680045_1001403_6273764_n.jpg)

– YOU-AHOLIC

“Seems that Yoona was hoisted into midair&the lights went off, when she was let down, she seemed frightened #SNSDtour2011 http://t.co/RvuN7vk” (via @JKlsunn)

“WOW~~~~ http://bit.ly/pDav5S Our Angels have wings and can fly T_____T” (via @Yoongislove)

– MR. TAXI (KOREAN VERSION)

“Taeyeon http://bit.ly/pH9WcG” (via @90haz0517)

– I’M IN LOVE WITH THE HERO

– VIDEOCLIP

– LET IT RAIN (KOREAN VERSION)

“GIRLS’ GENERATION is finally on the stage for the fans in Korea who have waited for so long!” [from FACEBOOK GIRLS’ GENERATION STAFF] (http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/262833_246745368678769_216732611680045_1001409_6722181_n.jpg)

– MEMBERS INTRO

“Tiffany speaking in English!!!!!!!! with a muack!!! ” (via @jamieluvsosi)

– SNOWY WISH

“fany and yoona playing ” (via @jamieluvsosi)

– BBEON&FUN

“[FanAcc] Yoona pretending to jump down to the fans. Talent, the stage between songs … Sweet Talking Baby.” (via @Yoong_Plyr)

– KISSING YOU REMIX

“yulsic pinky promise again!!!” (via @jamieluvsosi)

“Who wants to take Taeyeon’s heart~? lol” [from FACEBOOK GIRLS’ GENERATION STAFF] (http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/228959_246747468678559_216732611680045_1001413_6708084_n.jpg)

“sica flying kiss………… fml. I am half died…. then yul turn… so I am died.” (via @jamieluvsosi)

“YulSic were cute during the song kissing you .. they were dancing :)” (via @luvyoonyul)

– OH!

“Seohyun’s charismatic eyes fascinate fans at the concert.” [from FACEBOOK GIRLS’ GENERATION STAFF] (http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/223938_246748955345077_216732611680045_1001417_324607_n.jpg)

– VIDEOCLIP

– HYEYEON SOLO STAGE (Please don’t stop the music)

“Hyo solo now.. Fantastic!!!” (via @luvyoonyul)

“Powerful walking by Hyoyeon on her solo stage.” [from FACEBOOK GIRLS’ GENERATION STAFF] (http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/267218_246750712011568_216732611680045_1001434_6510236_n.jpg)

– JESSICA SOLO STAGE (Almost)

“This fancy dress is only for Jessica.” [from FACEBOOK GIRLS’ GENERATION STAFF] (http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/268665_246751555344817_216732611680045_1001436_1737105_n.jpg)

– SUNNY SOLO STAGE (Three)

“sunny bra!!!!!!! her shirt is transparent!!!!!!! I cannot take this. is bra!!!!!!!!! black f-ing bra” (via @jamieluvsosi)

“Sunny solo now and she is wearing a new outfit and it’s really O.O” (via @luvyoonyul)

“Sunny’s new outfit for Three is very very hot. Cleavage” (via @soshibrows)

– TAENY STAGE (Lady Marmalade)

“Powerful performance by Taeng and fanny!” (via @luvyoonyul)

– VIDEOCLIP

– THE GREAT ESCAPE

– BAD GIRL

“seohyun kill us at the end of bad girl… you grown up XD” (via @jamieluvsosi)

– VIDEOCLIP

– RUN DEVIL RUN

“taeyeon going wild!!!!” (via @jamieluvsosi)

– BEAUTIFUL STRANGER

“OMG CHARISMA YOONGGGGGGGGGGGGG #SNSDTOUR2011 http://j.mp/mTwdTI omg what a killer T_T” (via @iruvsoshi)

– HOOT

– VIDEOCLIP

– YURI SOLO STAGE (If)

“Yuri is commanding the stage by giving a restrained dance performance.” [from FACEBOOK GIRLS’ GENERATION STAFF] (http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/282180_246763765343596_216732611680045_1001523_4536420_n.jpg)

– SOOYOUNG SOLO STAGE (Sway)

“I m mesmerized by sooyoung during her solo :)” (via @luvyoonyul)

“Sooyoung’s fabulous wire performance~!” [from FACEBOOK GIRLS’ GENERATION STAFF] (http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/263360_246763108676995_216732611680045_1001519_4676343_n.jpg)

“SooYoung! O_O!!! http://bit.ly/o764iV” (via @90haz0517)

– SEOHYUN SOLO STAGE (Stuff like that there)

“Maknae looks like Audrey hepburn ^_^” (via @luvyoonyul)

– YOONA SOLO STAGE (4 Minutes)

“[FANACC] The crowd went wild wild wild when yoona solo…” (via @DeerImYoona)

– VIDEOCLIP

“now playing the sad video…. shit… I will not cry today! I will not.” (via @jamieluvsosi)

– DANNY BOY

“seohyun with 2 ponytails for Danny boy…” (via @jamieluvsosi)

“110724 Yuri http://ww4.sinaimg.cn/large/6a8c5a72jw1djgxbbqxe2j.jpg cr.fly@weibo” (via @90haz0517)

– COMPLETE

“Fan event for SNSD – certain sections will hold up green light sticks after Complete, presumably to form a phrase” (via @soshibrows)

Project: http://i.imgur.com/ZzqkH.jpg (via @ImTotoro)

“sica kept her head low… sunny kept wiping her tears!” (via @jamieluvsosi)

“Sunny crying while singing. Sica crying” (via @soshibrows)

“soohyun holding Hands…..” (via @jamieluvsosi)

“Complete event http://lockerz.com/s/123200610” (via @derpykimsoftsof)

“Yesterday’s event was a lot more epic than today’s =” (via @soshibrows)

“Girls said thank you befoee enter for another songso…” (via @derpykimsoftsof)

“Yesterday’s was more touching ..but some of the girls still cry …” (via @derpykimsoftsof)

– MY CHILD

– VIDEOCLIP

– NAENGMYUN

“sica and yuri sit cross legged on stage!!!!!! so cuteeeeeee” (via @jamieluvsosi)

“taeng with 2 ponytails!!!!!!!! cuteness explode” (via @jamieluvsosi)

“taeng heart at us!!!!!!!! gfsygghtyhdygihj” (via @jamieluvsosi)

“여름엔 냉면이 최고죠~” [from FACEBOOK GIRLS’ GENERATION STAFF] (http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/284105_246772838676022_216732611680045_1001600_3013369_n.jpg)

– HAHAHA SONG

“힘을 내요 하하하! All together HaHaHa!” [from FACEBOOK GIRLS’ GENERATION STAFF] (http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/197637_246774692009170_216732611680045_1001625_3560852_n.jpg)

– GEE

“yoontae moment! yoona pull taeng when they change side for gee!” (via @jamieluvsosi)

“The concert is reaching a climax!” [from FACEBOOK GIRLS’ GENERATION STAFF] (http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/199943_246775752009064_216732611680045_1001642_5329574_n.jpg)

– TALK

– FANTASTIC

– FOREVER

“Forever! Hyoyeon, Sooyoung, Jessica are crying a lot T_T” (via @soshibrows)

“taeng Soo sica cry!!!!” (via @jamieluvsosi)

“sica cry right in front of me……. fml. I don’t want to live.” (via @jamieluvsosi)

“taeng…. I see ur tears…… soo young…. don’t cry….” (via @jamieluvsosi)

“my feeling now……….. no words…..” (via @jamieluvsosi)

“hyo….. ur makeup ruin too” (via @jamieluvsosi)

“I at taeyeon side….After forever taeyeon teared… she was holding tears the whole Song. But Still teared at the end ….” (via @jamieluvsosi)

“Sica put two confetti on her face like teardrops. She was already crying” (via @Twiteettay)

– ENCORE – INTO THE NEW WORLD

“Yoona greets each fan by waving her hand.” [from FACEBOOK GIRLS’ GENERATION STAFF] (http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/281686_246781938675112_216732611680045_1001780_838996_n.jpg)

– ENCORE – HIMNAE

– TALK

“sooyoung crying again” (via @jamieluvsosi)

“jeti!!!!” (via @jamieluvsosi)

“sica: thank you for coming!!!!!” (via @jamieluvsosi)

“fany : thank you for coming all the way here to watch us!!!! hopefully we can go to ur countries… not exact same words but same meaning.” (via@jamieluvsosi)

– FANTASTIC

“Tiffany start fantastic by singing “this is not a dream!!!” (via @jamieluvsosi)

“now taeng cry right in front of me………………… fmlllll……… T-T” (via @jamieluvsosi)

“Yuri got a Mickey mouse pillow gift ..Maknae also got a pillow by fans…” (via @derpykimsoftsof)

“fany grab a pink hello kitty pillow from a fan!!!! lol!!! yes everything pink mine!!!” (via @jamieluvsosi)

– ENDING

“We had a great time and we would like to thank fans who couldn’t come for the concert but enjoyed the concert through facebook. Thank you!!” [from FACEBOOK GIRLS’ GENERATION STAFF] (http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/281605_246785142008125_216732611680045_1001805_6562693_n.jpg)

“bye soshi http://bit.ly/oPW4rx cr. (●’ ‘●) @ ty gall” (via @yurilegs)

“YULTI HOLDING HANDS !! http://bit.ly/qiqCZa cr. (●’ ‘●)” (via @yurilegs)

“soorifany http://bit.ly/omxfUy cr. to that person again lol” (via @yurilegs)

“They spoke a little Japanese and Chinese at the ending comments, and a lot of English! They knew international fans were there!” (via @soshibrows)

“waving goodbye ~ http://bit.ly/qf7wzN cr. (●’ ‘●)” (via @yurilegs)

“playful Tiffany http://bit.ly/qqBOgp cr. (●’ ‘●)” (via @yurilegs)

“can’t recognize the two girls lol http://bit.ly/nf7p1D cr. EuroBeat @ ty gall” (via @yurilegs)

– AUDIENCE

“I THINK I see sooyoung’s mom in the crowd” (via @kdaramas)

“SOOYOUNG MOM” (via @ngmin)

“Yoona’s dad and Sis are here :)” (via @luvyoonyul)

“Not sure but I think I saw Yoona’s sister too!! FML” (via @ngmin)

“Jung RyeoWon, Park MinYoung, Kim SooHyun are at today concert” (via @ImTotoro)

“OMFG I SAW KRYSTAL” (via @ngmin)

“JUNG MAMA AND PAPA” (via @ngmin)

“OMG PEOPLE GETTING SIGN FROM KRYSTAL AND… JUNG MAMA LOL” (via @ngmin)

“Kim Nana, Krystal, Jessica’s dad & mom, Sooyoung’s mom and Yoona’s sister are attend the concert too.” (via @SNSDindo)

“Krystal with pink light stick….lol….” (via @derpykimsoftsof)

“yuri’s dad/brother, yoong’s dad/unnie, maknae’s parents, syoo’s parents, tae’s family and sica’s family are all at the concert now and are sitting in the same area” (via @_shikshin)

“looks like Lee SooMan is there too” (via @ImTotoro)

“Hara came to the concert too ^^” (via @IAdoreJessica)

“KIM SOO HYUN!!!! SONG SAM DONG WENT TO SNSD’S CONCERT!” (via @iceybear)

“[Fan Acc] Soojung (Krystal) took her own made SICA SIGN to the concert! SISTER LOVE! (Y) ~” (via @iHeartKYuri, @Bunny_801)

BONUS:

2011 Girls’ Generation Tour Press Conference

That about wraps it up. An epic post for an epic concert! The next stop for the girls’ as part of their 2nd Asian Tour will be Taiwan, at the Taipei Arena on the 10th and 11th of September. So T-SONEs… Are you ready?

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Many thanks to RagingXL for sharing his experiences at the Seoul Concert:

Concert Day 2 Fan Account

Wall of Text Warning. I apologize to those who have been waiting to read my account, I hope it’s better late than never…

A few hours have passed since the concert finished, it’s past 2am and I can’t sleep so I decided to start writing this, and now it’s been a week and I’ve finally let it sink in. It will be a very long fan account, my typical writing style. For tl:dr, there are simply no words in the English dictionary to describe this concert. Any fancy adjective I can conjure up will fall far short of adequately describing what I saw, it absolutely must be witnessed by you yourself to gain a full appreciation of how amazing it really is. If you’re a true fan and love SNSD and want to see them in their absolute best, go see them live for once in your lifetime, go to Korea if you have to.

The overall structure of the concert is very similar to the Japanese tour that we’ve all heard and read about, the set list, the solo stages, the costumes and even the intricacies are same. So I won’t bore you with too much of those details. I’ll just focus on my personal impressions and the things that are specific to the Second Asia Tour version of this concert.

We’re inside the concert venue – Olympic Gymnastics Arena in the Seoul Olympic complex. The arena is decorated with many signs, posters, and graphics of the 2011 Girls’ Generation Tour. Once we were ushered into our section (Standing B), we watched the video screens showing SNSD CFs, UFO fan messages and some SNSD messages. We were informed of the details of the planned special event through the video screen, while the PA announced the concert would be starting soon.

As the lights dimmed, the crowd started to roar. The intro video started to play, its fancy graphics making it looks like a 3D video game, showing off the girls’ serene beauty as each member was announced, it was already enough to get my blood boiling. After the video finished, all the lights were shining at the diamond shaped box in the center stage, as music continues to play, the crowd was so eager I can feel the tension building up around me, as it started to open up, the entire arena went wild. The first girl I was able to see was Yoona because she was the only one facing our section (Standing B), looking at our direction with the most intense and ferocious stare. After all nine girls were revealed, there was a brief silence, then they started to sing the line “sowoneul malhaebwa” with no music. With bright white lights shining on them and some white smoke surrounding them, you can sense the girls’ brilliance in every corner of the arena. I know words like “angel” and “goddess” are overused and exaggerated, but the girls exuded an aura so otherworldly it made me feel like I was actually looking at the countenance of divine beings. I was possessed by that energy, and overcome with emotion. As they stood up to perform the remix version of Genie, tears started to flow from my eyes unknowingly and I was struggling to snap out of that trance. Those were tears of joy, a combination of the complete relieve of my anxiety and anticipation to seeing SNSD live, and the disbelief of that “OMG they’re !#&^$ right in front of me!” effect, as well as an overwhelming sense of pride from seeing them return to Korea in the most triumphant fashion after a dominating stint in Japan.

The opening segment of the concert continued with You-aholic, Mr.Taxi and I’m in Love with the Hero. Throughout the first few songs I was smiling uncontrollably and crying spontaneously, I fanchanted as loud as possible hoping that adrenaline will pull me out of the emotional funk, but it took a good 10-15 minutes before I finally settled down. After a short break, they reemerged in the upper stage to sing Let It Rain, to my surprise it was in Korean, I had known about Mr.Taxi Korean version the day before but I did not expect my favorite ballad from the Japanese album was also converted to Korean, the laser show at the start of Let It Rain looked much more amazing in person than in videos. Then the girls finally paused to greet the fans, it was a fairly standard greeting, I wish I knew more Korean to understand more of what they said. The only thing I remember now is Tiffany announcing the start of the tour in English welcoming the international fans, it was a really nice gesture from since she knew of us international fans’ presence in the crowd.

The girls proceeded to sing some cheerful tunes, Snowy Wish, Sweet Talking Baby, and Kissing You. This segment really lifted my mood and by this point I was happily enjoying the concert. The girls spread throughout the stage during these performances, greeting fans along the way; Yoona, Seohyun, and Jessica came to our side often, they always took the time to greet and interact with us, and it was a great opportunity to witness their charm from a close distance. The legends about their beauty are for real, as if we needed any further confirmation, flawless skin, perfect figures, and luscious hair, complimented by their exquisite costumes. Fanchants for Kissing You were some of the loudest of the night, as it ended, Oh! started suddenly and the girls rushed to the center stage, enticing another round of loud fanchants from the crowd.

After a short break, it was the first round of solo stages from the “danshins”, Hyoyeon’s Please Don’t Stop The Music, Jessica’s Almost, Sunny’s Three, and Taeyeon & Tiffany’s Lady Marmalade. Each girl was on top of her game and executed their performances perfectly, fully engaging the audience. Hyoyeon gave her interpretation of Rihanna’s famed song in an ultra sexy white outfit and powerful dancing. Jessica’s Almost, after she stood up from the piano, you can’t help but be wowed by her perfect singing and elegant dress, it’s one thing to see pictures of it and another to see it in real life. Sunny wore a special see-through outfit with black tights that was completely different from the strange outfit she wore in Japan, and it stunned the crowd, a fangirl near me fainted and fell on the ground and had to be carried out – Sunny literally killing her fans. Finally, TaeNy’s performance was as much of a feast to the ears as it is to the eyes.

Following a transitional video, the next segment is a relatively short one, the girls emerged in the upper main stage in new costumes to perform The Great Escape, one of the crowd’s favorites, then they performed Bad Girl, one of the coolest performances, as a white screen was lowered to show their dancing silhouettes while allowing them to make a quick costume change, after the white screen was lifted away, it was followed by a wonderful use of disco ball to create a club-like atmosphere around the entire arena.

Then it came one of the most memorable and breathtaking segments of the entire night. To create suspense and excitement, the screen showed a transitional video with the girls wearing white RDR outfits and smiling to the classical version of Swan Lake, then all of sudden turned into “evil” girls in black RDR outfits and dancing to an electronic version of Swan Lake. After the video, Taeyeon emerged in the middle of the upper stage to perform a hair-raising, jaw-dropping rock intro My Devil’s Cry, followed by their fierce RDR stage with a dance break inspired by Shinhwa’s T.O.P. The entire performance from the video to the end of RDR was seemless, with excellent build up and theatrics, all pieces were well connected and altogether formed the most satisfying performance of the concert in my opinion. My head was spinning from this impressive array of visual and aural delight. But the segment didn’t end there, the girls continued to perform Beautiful Stranger and Hoot, drawing yet another round of roaring fanchants.

I was fully immersed in concert at this point, no longer feeling any unease and have fully come to grips with reality and what is happening before my eyes. Then, it was the “jangshins” turn to give their solo stages, Yuri’s If, Sooyoung’s Sway, Seohyun’s Stuff Like That There, and finally Yoona’s 4 Minutes. The girls gave charismatic performances, dancing was the more emphasized component for these performances and the choreographies accentuated their long and slender figures. The fans were completely captivated by this set of performances, especially by the last half of Yoona’s performance after her pants were ripped off, drawing stunned reactions from fans. Unfortunately for me, this segment also seems to be the more popular solo performances, with fans fighting to get a better look, my view was often impeded, especially during Sooyoung and Yoona’s stages.

A transitional video followed the final solo stage, and then the lights shined at the stairs on the main stage, revealing the SNSD vocal line of Tiffany, Seohyun, Jessica, Sunny and Taeyeon, wearing new costumes. They gave a smooth and soothing performance of Danny Boy, and were joined by the remaining four members to sing Complete, which was one of the most touching moments of the night. This special song always tugs the hearts of Sones and SNSD, and tonight was no exception. For the Day 2 concert, the special event planned by K-Sones was to convey a message with light sticks, spelling out “소녀시대 ♥”, I turned around to see the big message from the stands and it was absolutely beautiful. Upon seeing this, the girls felt touched and some of them teared up, Sunny especially as she could not finish her singing her line. After the song ended, the entire arena erupted in chants of “ulji mal!” (don’t cry) and showered the girls with love and adoration. They went backstage briefly and returned on a moving boat to sing My Child, as the boat moved from the left side of the stage to the right, the girls constantly waved and greeted the fans, putting smiles on many fans’ faces. I was specifically looking for Taeyeon and her pirate captain hat like in the Japan tour, but she was only wearing a gold crown like the other girls, but was cute and adorable nonetheless.

The transitional video featuring SHINee’s Key and Taemin came on the screen as the girls prepared for the final segment of the concert. There was a long silence after the video finished, with lights turned off, many were wondering what’s happening next. Then all of the sudden the girls reappeared in a new set of costumes and in my opinion the most adorable costumes of the night to perform Naengmyun and HaHaHa. The crowd burst into cheers I was so excited and bounced up and down and screamed on the top of my lungs. It was followed by Gee, and in typical crazed fashion, the crowd exploded into thunderous and synchronized fanchants, the loudest of the night. The girls paused for a brief talk, appearing to be ending the concert to everyone’s disappointment, and started to sing the last song I Want To Dream With You Forever. In arguably the most emotional performance of the night, neither the fans nor SNSD wanted to part ways so quickly, many fans teared up and the girls did too. Hyoyeon and Jessica were visibly cring the most, Hyoyeon especially cried a lot at the end of the song; Jessica was on the right side of our section, she also felt sad about the concert ending and cried, but acted so adorably by picking up two pieces of confetti and put them on her cheeks to make a crying face, which made me and the fans around me smile. Reluctantly, the girls said goodbyes and started to leave the stage.

Of course, everyone knows an SNSD concert would not be complete without an encore. After a few minutes of darkness and silence, the fans started chanting “Encore! Encore! Encore!” with a fan leading the chant with a whistle. Just as everyone was starting to feel antsy, the lights sudden came on with Into The New World. The girls gave an energetic performance, just like they did four years ago when they were rookies with a big dream. The fans were elated to see the girls sing the most nostalgic song which brings back so much memories, we fanchanted loudly and sang along while fighting back tears, everyone was touched and wished the concert wasn’t over so soon. The girls then sang Himnae!, an uplifting song and a great one to cheer us up, they again spread to different parts of the stage to interact with fans and give fanservice. One thing I noticed in this concert is that it’s not hard to get noticed, if you somehow manage to standout just a little bit from the rest of the crowd, it’s easy to entice a reaction from the girls as they walk by. One of my friends on this trip, who was a Hyohunnie, was wearing a special color “922” SPAO hat, and all he did was take off his hat and waved at Hyoyeon to get noticed. The girls were very sincere about waving back and making eye contact with the fans, they did not just stay in their own world when they roam the stage, Yoona and Seohyun both smiled at me as they came by many times.

It was time for their final talk, the girls expressed their gratitude towards the fans and thanked them for their support. Tiffany again spoke a lot of English, she even got Jessica to speak some English to us, the girls greeted fans from different countries and Tiffany said they wish to visit all the fans around the world. The girls made a promise to see us again soon in the future, and congratulated us (and themselves?) for spending four wonderful years (anniversary) together. The most memorably part was when Tiffany got Sunny to do a prolonged squeal right before the last song Fantastic. The final moments felt like a celebration, celebrating the successfully completion of two awesome concerts. Of course everyone was sad to see the concert end, but we felt genuinely happy to have experienced such a wonderful event as the girls bid their farewells and bowed deeply to the crowd. Before we know it, the three best hours of our lives were over, the girls reluctantly waved goodbye and left the stage. As we started to exit, I did not walk away feeling any kind of emptiness, but with a boatload of great memories.

I have a couple of minor complaints about this concert (in comparison to the First Asia Tour), I really missed seeing a dance battle, and there were no featured guests for any collaboration performances (from any SM or anywhere else), both of which the first tour had; I was personally hoping they would sing a couple more ballads like Mistake and/or Star*3 (no Born To Be A Lady either), those were really popular and my favorites, but I’ll settle for Complete and Forever, also among my favorites. But this is nothing to detract me from giving this concert two thumbs up because the girls more than lived up to their reputation and put on a stunning showcase of their talents and beauty. Overall, the concert blew me away on so many levels. Visually, aurally, and emotionally, there was a constant flow of powerful and happy energy throughout the venue all night long. There is definitively nothing that can compare to seeing the girls live, no DSLR, camcorder, HDTV, audio system and fan account could ever capture and demonstrate the pure awesomeness of a live SNSD concert. My mind went blank after the concert, all I wanted to do was to see the concert again immediately. SNSD illustrated through this concert what it means to be pop superstars, with their ethereal appearance, superhuman performance, sweet personality, friendly attitude, and impeccable work ethic, you witness all the great things you’ve read and heard about them come together live before your eyes, and it’s simply magnificent to behold. I can honestly say I have not been this entertained by pop music since Michael Jackson was at his prime, and now I finally understand why people cry and faint at MJ’s concerts, because to me, SNSD has got the same special ingredient that really gets into the hearts of their fans. I came out of this experience with no regrets and felt that I could die a happy man, I could not be more impressed and satisfied with what I saw. Kudos to SM Entertainment and the nine lovely girls we adore. If you’re a Sone and have been yearning to see them, don’t wait anymore, fly out to see them if that’s what it takes. Taiwanese Sones and Singaporean Sones, get ready, you’re in for a real treat.

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I wish we dream of the same things and go on the same paths.

– Sooyoung, 11.24.07 Seoul Concert

I want to be loved like this continually..

Even if time goes by..please remember us..

Even when you have children, that you were so happy because of this group called Girls’ Generation..

– Sooyoung, 11.07.23 Seoul Concert

When we say hello at stage, even though it feels like I’m gonna fall on my face because I’m wearing heels,

I’m able to stand still because all nine of us girls hold our hands together.

– Sooyoung, 11.24.07 Seoul Concert

We’re supposed to give you guys energy through our songs and dances..

I feel bad that we seem to be getting it from you all the time..

– Tiffany, Seoul Concert

I’m sure you all had one of those moments in life…

When you absolutely don’t know what to do because your heart is beating so fast..

Thank you for making me feel that way..

– Yuri, Seoul Concert

Credit: Antino@soshified, fanwonder.com, yulbutt@tumblr, bestiz@twitter, baidu@twitter, kwongildong@tumblr, silent_scream@soompi; respective youtube uploaders; all pictures as tagged.