Twice Kickstarts US “READY TO BE” World Tour With Resounding Success

A jampacked SoFi Stadium welcomed Twice in their 5th World Tour, READY TO BE in Los Angeles, California.

Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaeyoung, Tzuyu officially opens the American stops of their tour.

In this solo concert, they succeeded in mobilizing a super-large audience of 50,000, and became the first female group to enter and sell out at SoFi Stadium, attesting a strong worldwide presence.

Accordingly, JYP Entertainment’s prized girl group expanded their ticket power by digesting various genres and song concepts presenting performances that made the audience rave every moment of it.

The title song “Set Me Free” of the 12th mini album READY TO BE, which ranked 2nd on the US Billboard main chart Billboard 200, and “I Can’t Stop Me”, which received great love from global fans, opened the stage of the concert at Sophie Stadium.

The nine members overwhelm the crowd with their charisma. Correspondingly, the English single “Moonlight Sunrise” which also entered Billboard’s ‘Hot 100’, and “Feel Special”, which has a special meaning to Twice and Once decorated the concert. They showed off their elegant and beautiful dance lines, completing a more dramatic stage.

9 Solo Stages

The solo special stage, where you can see the personality and capabilities of the nine members, also cheered the fans. Through this tour, Twice presented individual stages for the first time in the history of concerts, and drew enthusiastic cheers with 9 members and 9 colors of colorful charms and attractions.

On the stage prepared with various repertoires such as piano playing, self-composed singing, and cover performances, each of them showed off their infinite talents and overflowing talents, and the audience responded explosively by chanting the names of the members.

SoFi Stadium, which is called the most expensive stadium in the world, boasts a super-large scale and size with internal elevators that go up and down a total of six floors to cover all seats. Global musicians such as British legendary rock group The Rolling Stones, world-famous Red Hot Chili Peppers, and famous pop star The Weeknd held their concerts at the stadium. Thus, this has established Twice as truly top-tier girl group.

The sight of the wide sofas filling the seats at the stadium was truly awe-inspiring. Before the start of the performance, fans waited for Twice and created waves on their own, creating a spectacle where 50,000 people organically became one.

The scene where Twice’s representative song resonated is made more lovely by the candy sticks (Twice cheering rods) held by the audience.

In addition, 50,000 spectators filled the magnificent space with thunderous cheers as if the hall was about to leave at each member’s eyes, gestures, and comments for about 2 hours and 30 minutes during the single concert.

Twice expressed their pride and gratitude. “I don’t think we’ll ever forget all these moments that we’re with you all the rest of our lives. When we dreamed of becoming singers, we never imagined that we would hold a concert in the U.S. at such a large venue, but it’s really amazing and we are happy.” told

Iconic Twice

Los Angeles fans’ affection and passion for Twice could be seen in the dress code. As if they had been waiting for this day, they went to the concert hall wearing MD merchandise, stage costumes for previous TWICE activities, and clothes they made themselves based on the outfits for the world tour, and thoroughly enjoyed the concert.

In addition, the atmosphere of the festival was created to be enjoyed by all with one thing in common, Twice. The audience sang Korean songs in unison, and showed their passion during the audience dance time prepared when TWICE was preparing for their next stage, adding a different kind of fun.

Fans of all ages, regardless of nationality, did not miss the detailed choreography and perfectly covered it, and even copied the facial expressions and gestures of the Twice members on stage, leading to applause.

Confident Twice

Throughout the performance, Twice walked around the stage, making eye contact with the fans and encouraging them to respond in English, communicating closely.

“We are thrilled looking at the concert hall filled with 50,000 people at the opening. Even though we speak different languages ​​and are far away, we often feel that we are connected through music and the stage. We are very happy to see and hear your enjoyment and loud raves. You always boost Twice’s confidence just by being there. Thanks to Once, Twice was able to enter the concert hall called SoFi Stadium. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. As soon as possible, we will come back.”

READY TO BE Twice in the Future

Twice kept their promise to “continue to create new achievements as Twice in the future”.

Recently, they became the first K-pop girl group to set a new record by surpassing 1 million album sales in the US.

In addition, the mini-album READY TO BE, which has the same name as the fifth world tour, entered the ‘Billboard 200’ as of March 25th at number 2 and was ranked for 9 consecutive weeks, breaking its own record and continuing its global growth.

Impressively, the continuing upward trend, the concert at Sophie Stadium, which has grown more than four times in size and scale compared to the Kia Forum, where Twice debuted in the US, is expected to act as a springboard and serve as a popular booster for Twice to soar to a higher place.

After setting a new milestone in the history of female group performances in Los Angeles, they will visit Auckland, Seattle, Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Toronto, Canada, New York, and Atlanta, USA, to meet and connect with North American fans.

Among them, the performance at MetLife Stadium in New York, USA on July 6 sold out quickly after the general ticket sales opened. Thanks to the great support, additional seats were opened twice, and these were also sold out very quickly.

Expectations are high for Twice’s worldwide move in the future.

Source: xportsnews

Photos: JYP Entertainment