The K-pop boy band performed at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka for 110,000 fans over the weekend

Courtesy of PLEDIS ENTERTAINMENT, HYBE JAPAN

Seventeen began its first stadium tour in Japan with performances at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka on Saturday and Sunday, drawing approximately 110,000 fans over the two days. The concerts are part of the band's encore tour, "Follow Again," which started at the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium in March.

During the three-and-a-half-hour concerts, Seventeen performed 28 songs, including hits like "Super" (2023), "Clap" (2017), "God of Music" (2023), and "Left & Right" (2020), as well as their new release "Maestro." The band also dedicated special performances to their Japanese fans, such as "Ima -Even if the world ends tomorrow-" (2022) from their Japanese best-of album "Always Yours," and Japanese versions of "Rock with you" (2021) and "HOME;RUN" (2020), according to Pledis Entertainment.
 

▲ Boy band Seventeen performs at the Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Japan / Courtesy of PLEDIS ENTERTAINMENT, HYBE JAPAN

Each of Seventeen's three units—hip-hop, performance, and vocal—showcased their unique talents through individual performances. The band members expressed their gratitude and disbelief at performing in a stadium, thanking their fans for their support and encouragement.

The Saturday concert was broadcast live in theaters across Japan, while Sunday's performance was streamed online for a global audience. The "Follow the City" project, a promotional event by HYBE, accompanied the concerts, offering fans interactive activities such as photo zones and digital stamp collections. 

▲ Boy band Seventeen performs at the Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Japan / Courtesy of PLEDIS ENTERTAINMENT, HYBE JAPAN

Seventeen's next performances are scheduled for May 25 and 26 at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, which can accommodate up to 70,000 concertgoers. Seventeen will be the second K-pop boy band to perform at this venue, following TVXQ in 2013.

On Monday, Seventeen announced the formation of a new unit featuring members Jeonghan and Wonwoo, set to release their first single "This Man" on June 17, with preorders starting at 11 a.m. that day. Seventeen has previously formed various sub-units, including a unit with Wonwoo and Mingyu, who released "Bittersweet (Feat. Lee Hi)" in May 2021, and the special unit BSS, which released "Fighting" featuring rapper Lee Young-ji in February last year. 

▲ Boy band Seventeen performs at the Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Japan / Courtesy of PLEDIS ENTERTAINMENT, HYBE JAPANSeventeen, a 13-member boy band under Pledis Entertainment, debuted in 2015. The band recently released their best-hits album "17 is Right Here," featuring the lead track "Maestro" on April 29.

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