Timeless World was the first Asian tour by South Korean boy band Zerobaseone. The tour began on September 20, 2024, at KSPO Dome, Seoul, South Korea, and concluded December 5, 2024, at K-Arena Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan.
Background and ticketing
Zerobaseone announced their first world tour schedule and venue through their official social media account on April 29, 2024.[1] The world tour title "Timeless World" was officially announced later on July 15, 2024, through the Seoul promotional poster release.[2] According to WakeOne, they were planning to hold a large-scale arena tour to connect with more fans.[3]
The three shows in Seoul were sold out immediately during the first day of ticketing sales opened on August 8.[4] The tour made stops in Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, China, and Japan. Zerobaseone also announced online streaming for the Seoul concert at 19 CGV Cinemas across South Korea.[5]
Reception
Kim Jin-seok from JTBC News praised the Seoul concert's stage setting for the well utilized extended stage and large LED screens so the fans with farthest seats could enjoy with comfortable view. However, he also expressed regrettable remarks from some Zerobaseone fans who almost led to a safety accident during the encore performance.[6]The Straits Times reported that Zerobaseone succeed in leading the Singapore Indoor Stadium just one year after their debut and added that the band had a promising starts, performing many songs during the running time of approximately 150 minutes.[7] Pan Yan from Lianhe Zaobao praised the members effort to communicate with Singaporean fans in English.[8]HallyuSG expressed that they want to stop the time because of the good quality of the band's performance in Singapore.[9]
Setlist
This set list is representative of the shows in Seoul on September 20, 21 and 22. It is not intended to represent all shows.[10]
^Go, Seung-a (April 9, 2024). 제로베이스원, 9월 서울서 첫 투어...전세계 8개 도시 공연 [Zerobaseone First Tour in Seoul in September...Performances in 8 Cities Around the World]. News1 (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 15, 2024. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
^Jeon, Hyo-jin (July 15, 2024). 제로베이스원, 첫 해외 투어 포스터 공개 [Zerobaseone Released the First World Tour Poster]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 15, 2024. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
^Lee, Myeong-ju (July 15, 2024). 제로베이스원, 첫 투어..."신비한, 포털 세계의 초대" [Zerobaseone First Tour, "Invitation to the mysterious, portal world"]. Dispatch (in Korean). Retrieved July 15, 2024.
^Moon, Wan-sik (August 9, 2024). "제로베이스원 서울 공연 전석 매진..'5세대 아이콘'" [Zerobaseone Seoul Concert All Sold Out...'5th Generation Icon']. Starnews Korea (in Korean). Retrieved August 19, 2024.
^ abJeong, Hyeon-tae (September 23, 2024). "제로베이스원, 1년만에 체조 입성...첫 해외 투어 서울 공연 성료" [Zerobaseone Enters Gymnastics Arena After a Year... Successfully Completes the Seoul Performance of Their First World Tour]. Single List (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 23, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
^Kim, Jin-seok (September 23, 2024). "'왜' 제로베이스원이 5세대 아이돌 정점인지 '확인'" ['Confirmation' of 'Why' Zerobaseone is Considered as the pinnacle of 5th generation idols]. JTBC News (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 29, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
^Pan, Yan (September 29, 2024). "海外首站 ZEROBASEONE来新加坡讲华语撩粉" [Zerobaseone's first overseas stop is in Singapore, speaking Chinese and attracting fans]. Lianhe Zaobao (in Singaporean Mandarin). Retrieved October 7, 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
^ abKim, Chae-yeon (September 23, 2024). "제로베이스원, 데뷔 1년만 체조 입성.."보이즈플래닛 독기는 그대로"" [Zerobaseone Enters Gymnastics Arena Only in 1 Year After Debut..."Boys Planet's venom remains the same"]. OSEN [ko] (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 23, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
^Jo, Yeon-gyeong (September 28, 2024). "제로베이스원, 오늘(28일) 첫 해외투어...싱가포르 서막" [Zerobaseone First Overseas Tour Today (28th)...Singapore Prologue]. JTBC News (in Korean). Retrieved September 30, 2024.
^Jin, Hyo-jin (November 4, 2024). "제로베이스원, 2만 관객 열광 마카오 공연 성료" [Zerobaseone successfully completes Macau performance with 20,000 enthusiastic audiences]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Retrieved November 5, 2024.
^An, Tae-hyun (November 30, 2024). "제로베이스원, 日 투어 6만석 전석 매진…화려한 피날레 예고" [Zerobaseone sells out all 60,000 seats for Japan Tour...Spectacular finale preview]. News1 (in Korean). Retrieved December 5, 2024.
^Hwang, Hye-jin (December 6, 2024). "제로베이스원, 14만 관객 홀렸다...첫 해외 투어 대성황" [Zero Base One attracted 140,000 viewers... The first overseas tour was a great success]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved December 6, 2024.
