Synk: Hyper Line was the first worldwide concert tour by South Korean girl group Aespa, in support of their extended plays Savage (2021), Girls (2022), and My World (2023). The tour began on February 25, 2023, in Seoul, South Korea and concluded on September 30, 2023, in Paris, France. The tour consisted of 31 concerts in 21 cities in 12 countries around the world.
Background
On December 1, 2022, Aespa's official Japanese website announced that the group would hold their first concert tour in Japan. It was confirmed as part of the Aespa Live Tour 2023 "Synk: Hyper Line" on January 20, 2023.[1] On the same day, SM Entertainment announced that Aespa would hold concerts in South Korea for the first time since their debut at the Jamsil Indoor Stadium on February 25 and 26.[2] In April, two shows were added at the Tokyo Dome,[3] and a show in Jakarta was added the following month.[4] On May 19, the tour was expanded to North America, South America, and Europe with 14 dates.[5]
Set list
The section below contains the setlist of the concert.
Starting from Jakarta's show, "Iconic" was replaced with "Spicy".
Starting from Dallas's show, "I'm Unhappy" was replaced with "Welcome to My World", "Lingo" and "Hot Air Balloon" were taken out of the setlist and "Hold on Tight" and "Better Things" were added.
At the Berlin show, "I'll Make You Cry" and "Dreams Come True" were not performed for unknown reasons. They both returned for the London show.
At the Paris show, "I'll Make You Cry" was also not performed.
^"日本ライブツアータイトル決定 & ポスター公開！" [Japan live tour title decided & poster released!]. aespa Japan Official Website (in Japanese). January 20, 2023. Archived from the original on April 15, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
^Lee, Min-ji (January 20, 2023). "에스파, 2월 25~26일 데뷔 첫 단독 콘서트 개최 [공식]" [Aespa will hold first solo concert since debut on February 25~26 [official]]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 25, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
^Kwak, Hyeong-su (February 27, 2023). "에스파 첫 단독 콘서트, 1만 관객 열광 속 성료" [Aespa first solo concert, successfully completed with 10,000 enthusiasm spectators] (in Korean). YTN. Archived from the original on February 27, 2023. Retrieved February 27, 2023 – via Naver.
^"에스파, 첫 입성한 자카르타 공연 매진으로 열광" [Aespa goes wild with sold-out Jakarta concert] (in Korean). JTBC News. June 26, 2023. Archived from the original on July 24, 2023 – via Naver.
^"에스파 태국 방콕 홀렸다! "영원히 함께 서로 의지하자" 열광" [Aespa Thailand, Bangkok, I was bewitched! "Let's rely on each other together forever" Enthusiasm]. Star News (in Korean). July 31, 2023. Archived from the original on July 31, 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2023 – via Naver.
^"에스파, 첫 미주투어 포문···LA 1만을 홀렸다" [Aespa captivates 10,000 fans in Los Angeles on their first U.S. tour]. Naver News (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 16, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
^"에스파 런던 O2 아레나 입성…1만 현지 관객 열광" [Aespa performs at the O2 Arena in London, England with 10,000 local fans in the audience]. News1 (in Korean). Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Naver.
