Red Room (tour)

Red Room was the first concert tour headlined by South Korean girl group Red Velvet, in support of their first special extended play The Red Summer (2017). The tour is the group's first concert in three years since their debut.

Red Room Tour

Tour by Red Velvet
Associated album	The Red Summer
Start date	August 18, 2017 (2017-08-18)
End date	June 8, 2018 (2018-06-08)
No. of shows	3 in South Korea 10 in Japan 13 total
Attendance	52,000
Red Velvet concert chronology

Background

On July 4, 2017, through a press release, SM Entertainment revealed that Red Velvet would be holding their first ever solo concert titled "Red Room" for two nights on August 19 and 20.^[1] Tickets for the two shows sold-out in seconds which caused the website to crash. Due to high demand, one additional show was added and to be held on August 18.^[2]

In Japan, the first show of Red Velvet's Japanese hall tour was held on May 25, 2018, at Marine Messe Fukuoka, in Fukuoka, Japan. SM Entertainment has decided to hold a hall tour on six cities in Japan in response to the flood of applications referring to the group performing in the country.^[3] This is the first nationwide hall tour with eight performances at six locations in Japan, starting in the Wakuwaku Holiday Hall in Sapporo, Hokkaido on May 25, ahead of the release of Red Velvet's first Japanese mini album #Cookie Jar on July 4.^[4]

Critical reception

The Red Room received generally favorable reviews from critics. Kim Soo-jung from No Cut News praised the clear concepts, good songs, and vibrancy of the concert for its "peculiar bizarreness and exciting and lively interaction with fans".^[5] Yoo Byung-chul from The Korea Economic Daily described the concert as "splendidly staged" further praising the concepts for being able to "maximize the atmosphere of the performance".^[6] Park Dong-sun from The Electronic Times described Red Velvet's concert as "somewhat disappointing" but called it as a "great concert with a high level of communication to fans".^[7]

Set lists

This set list was performed at the August 20 concert held at the Olympic Hall in Seoul. It does not represent all shows throughout the tour.^[8]

Set list in Seoul

1. "Red Dress"
2. "Happily Ever After"
3. "Rookie"
4. "Huff n Puff"
5. "Lady's Room"
6. "Talk To Me"
7. "Don't U Wait No More"
8. "Oh Boy"
9. "Dumb Dumb"
10. "Baby Shark" (Pinkfong cover)
11. "Hear The Sea"
12. "Campfire"
13. "Zoo"
14. "Little Little"
15. "Last Love" (Wendy's solo)
16. "Be Natural" (S.E.S. cover)
17. "Cool Hot Sweet Love"
18. "Automatic"
19. "One of These Nights"
20. "Ice Cream Cake"
21. "Russian Roulette" (Remix)
22. "You Better Know" (Remix)
23. "Red Flavor" (Extended ver.)

    Encore

24. "Cool World"
25. "Happiness"
26. "Candy"

This setlist does not represent all shows throughout the tour.

Set list in Japan

1. "Red Dress"
2. "Happily Ever After"
3. "Rookie"
4. "Huff n Puff"
5. "Lady's Room"
6. "Talk To Me"
7. "Don't U Wait No More"
8. "Oh Boy"
9. "Dumb Dumb" (Japanese version)
10. "Baby Shark" (Pinkfong cover)
11. "Hear The Sea"
12. "Campfire"
13. "Zoo"
14. "Little Little"
15. "Last Love" (Wendy's solo)
16. "Be Natural" (S.E.S. cover)
17. "Cool Hot Sweet Love"
18. "Automatic"
19. "#Cookie Jar"
20. "Russian Roulette" (Japanese version)
21. "You Better Know" (Remix)
22. "Red Flavor" (Japanese version)

    Encore

23. "Peek-a-Boo"
24. "'Cause It's You"

Tour dates

List of concert dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Attendance
August 18, 2017	Seoul	South Korea	Olympic Hall	12,000[9]
August 19, 2017
August 20, 2017
March 28, 2018	Tokyo	Japan	Musashino Forest Sport Plaza	20,000[10]
March 29, 2018
May 25, 2018	Sapporo		Wakuwaku Holiday Hall	20,000[11]
May 27, 2018	Ichinomiya		Ichinomiya City Hall
May 30, 2018	Hiroshima		JMS Aster Plaza Great Hall
June 1, 2018	Fukuoka		Fukuoka International Conference Hall
June 4, 2018	Osaka		Orix Theater
June 5, 2018
June 7, 2018	Yokohama		Pacifico Yokohama
June 8, 2018
Estimated total				52,000

Television broadcast

Television premiere date, country of broadcast, title of program, date filmed, and location filmed

Premiere date	Country	Channel	Program title	Recording date	Recording location	Ref.
July 22, 2018	Japan	Wowow	Red Velvet 1st Concert "Red Room" in JAPAN	March 29, 2018	Musashino Forest Sports Plaza	[12]

Personnel

Adapted from Red Room Kihno Video^[13]

Performer

• Red Velvet – Irene, Seulgi, Wendy, Joy, Yeri

Tour staff

• Kim Sung-hak – executive supervisor
• Lee Yeo-kyung – planning, management
• Lee Seung-chun – planning, management
• Kwon Hye-ji – contents advisor
• Ahn Eun-ok – management
• Kim Kyung-sun – management
• Lee Bo-seul – management
• Do Hyun-chang – management
• Kim Ji-yeon – management
• Park Diana – management
• Ma Kyung-bin – ticket and accounting
• Ahn Hyun-joo – ticket and accounting
• Noh Yoon-ji – ticket and accounting
• Lee Young-ah – ticket and accounting
• Wi Jung-soo – ticket and accounting

Stage creative staff

• Kim Sung-hak – executive supervisor
• Lee Yeo-kyung – planning, management
• Lee Seung-chun – planning, management
• Kwon Hye-ji – contents advisor
• Ahn Eun-ok – management
• Kim Kyung-sun – management
• Lee Bo-seul – management
• Do Hyun-chang – management
• Kim Ji-yeon – management
• Park Diana – management
• Ma Kyung-bin – ticket and accounting
• Ahn Hyun-joo – ticket and accounting
• Noh Yoon-ji – ticket and accounting
• Lee Young-ah – ticket and accounting
• Wi Jung-soo – ticket and accounting
• Lee Yeon-geun – production manager
• Tak Young-joon – choreography direction
• Hong Sung-yong – choreography direction
• Jae Shim – choreography direction, choreographer
• Hwang Mi-ri – dancer
• Yoo Seul-gi – dancer
• Kim Hyun-i – dancer
• Jeong Sun-min – dancer
• Ryu So-hee – choreographer
• Choi Young-joon – choreographer
• Bae Hyo-jung – choreographer
• Jin Hyun-ho – choreographer
• Ahn Sang-jin – choreographer
• Lee Da-bin – choreographer
• Lee Joon-woo – choreographer
• Choi Won-jun – choreographer
• Park Sung-ryeong – choreographer
• Eum Bi-ryang – stage director and designer
• Cho Hyun-hak – stage director and designer
• Seo Jung-min – stage director and designer
• Jung Kyung-ho – stage
• Kim Bong-ryong – stage
• Yoon Tae-hyun – stage
• Ahn Ki-hyun – stage set
• Park Byung-yoon – stage set
• Yoon Joo-il – stage construction
• Yeo In-wan – stage construction
• Lee Ji-hong – manipulator
• Seo Eun-kyung – live sound engineering
• Cho Seung-je – live sound engineering
• Bae Sang-heon – live sound engineering
• Lee Jang-kyun – live sound engineering
• Kim Min-ji – live sound engineering
• Kim Myung-soo – lighting
• Jung Yu-seok – lighting
• Lim Young-eun – lighting
• Kim Ki-jung – neon
• Kim Ying-jae – neon
• Oh Seung-min – neon
• Ji Eun-seok – layher
• Kim In-joong – layher
• Shin Won-kyun – layher

References

1. Hong, Se-young (July 5, 2017). 레드벨벳, 첫 단독콘서트 8월 19·20일 개최 확정 [공식입장] [Red Velvet's First Solo Concert will be Held on August 19 and 20]. Sports Dong-A (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on October 21, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
2. Jung, Ji-won (July 24, 2017). 레드벨벳, 첫 콘서트 전석매진…1회 공연 추가 확정 [Red Velvet Sells Out All Seats for Their First Concert, Additional Performances will be Confirmed]. Osen (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on August 11, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
3. Red Velvet、7月に日本オリジナル楽曲リリースへ ジョイは幼少期を振り返り涙＜Red Room in JAPAN＞ [Red Velvet to Release Original Japanese Songs in July, Joy Tears Up as She Looks Back on Her Childhood <Red Room in Japan>]. ModelPress (in Japanese). March 30, 2018. Archived from the original on March 17, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
4. Murakami, Junichi (June 21, 2018). 韓国女性グループRed Velvet、ファンと作り上げた心温まる空間 [A Heartwarming Space Created by Korean Female Group Red Velvet with Fans]. MusicVoice (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 7, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
5. Kim, Soo-jung (August 21, 2017). '물 만난' 레드벨벳이 보여준 신나는 첫 콘서트 '레드 룸' [Red Velvet's First 'Exciting' Concert 'Red Room']. No Cut News (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 3, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
6. Yoo, Byung-chul (August 21, 2017). [리뷰] 레드벨벳 첫 단독 콘서트, 뮤지컬 형식의 구성으로 다채로운 재미 선사 [[Review] Red Velvet's First Solo Concert, Musical-style Composition for a Variety of Fun]. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 3, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
7. Park, Dong-sun (August 20, 2017). [Stage Review] 레드벨벳, '핫한 레드빛 여름을 팬들과 나누다'(단독 콘서트 'Red Room') [[Stage Review] Red Velvet Shares Its 'Hot Red Summer with Fans' ('Red Room' Solo Concert)]. The Electronic Times (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 3, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
8. Ji, Seung-hoon (August 20, 2017). 레드벨벳, 달콤했던 3일간의 '빨간 맛' 콘서트 [Red Velvet's Sweet Three-Day 'Red Flavor' Concert]. YTN (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 3, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
9. 레드벨벳 "데뷔 후 첫 콘서트, 감동 눈물 쏟았다" [Red Velvet "The first concert after debut, I shed tears of emotion"]. JoyNews24 (in Korean). Naver. August 20, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
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11. "韓国人気ガールズグループ「Red Velvet」 初の日本全国ツアーを開催！日本1stミニアルバム収録のオリジナル曲も披露！". Avex (in Japanese). June 8, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
12. "Red Velvet 1st Concert "Red Room" in JAPAN". Wowow (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 18, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
13. Red Room Kihno Video. 2018. SM Entertainment, Dreamus