[엑스포츠뉴스=전아람 기자] Group BIGBANG’s SEUNGRI fascinated the local fans in his first solo tour in Japan. 

From August 11 to August 12, SEUNGRI held his first solo tour in Japan titled ‘SEUNGRI 2018 1ST SOLO TOUR ‘THE GREAT SEUNGRI’ IN JAPAN’ in Makuhari Messe, fascinating a total of 30,000 fans.

SEUNGRI presented fresh joy and attractions through newly arranged tracks in his concert in Japan. He also revealed his various charms by having a DJ time, VJ under large LED lights, and laser illumination on groovy beats that set the concert scene in club vibes. 

SEUNGRI not only performed his solo tracks but also ‘HARU HARU’ arranged by himself, along with BIGBANG’s hit-song medley for the fans that are reminiscent of BIGBANG in full form. 

He performed a total of 27 tracks for 2 hours, releasing passionate energy in Japan following his concert in Korea. As his nickname ‘Seungtsby’ suggests, SEUNGRI presented various attractions including DJ, club, dance, and acting for the audience and their special memories. 

The 6 major sports newspapers in Japan headlined and praised SEUNGRI’s solo tour.

Sankei Sports wrote, “SEUNGRI started his solo tour filled with determination. He filled up the stage by himself and not as a member of BIGBANG, revealing his capabilities”, while Sports Nippon introduced, “SEUNGRI’s first solo tour in Japan progressed with touching moments”. 

SEUNGRI’s Japan tour will be consisted of 6 concerts in 3 cities and is expected to bring out 78,000 audiences. SEUNGRI will continue his solo tour by holding the remaining 4 concerts on September 5~6 in Fukuoka International Convention Center, and from September 19~20 in Osaka Jo Hall. 

After successfully wrapping up his first solo concert in Japan, SEUNGRI will return to Korea and perform in Daegu in 10 years. He will perform in Daegu EXCO’s first floor on the 15^th at 6 PM, and in Busan BEXCO Exhibition Hall 1 on the 19^th at 6 PM. He originally planned to perform only in Seoul but decided to perform nationwide, as the reactions from his first solo concert were supportive. 

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For BIGBANG, the bond isn’t strong just between the members, but between their families as well!

On August 12, Seungri shared a photo on his personal Instagram account with the caption, “BIGBANG’s parents are even closer than BIGBANG. They came to my solo concert in Japan to cheer me on. Thank you for giving birth to such great sons!” In the photo, Seungri is not only posing with his own parents, but the parents of fellow BIGBANG members G-Dragon and Taeyang as well.

Seungri is currently the only member active as the other four members of BIGBANG are fulfilling their military service. He recently released his solo album “The Great Seungri” and also held his first Korean solo concert as well. For his Korean concerts, the other members of BIGBANG prepared flower wreaths with witty messages to show their support for their youngest member.

Seungri is currently on tour in Japan.

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On the latest episode of tvN’s “Salty Tour,” BIGBANG’s Seungri and Jung Joon Young spilled the beans on each other’s love lives!

The two singers traveled to China together on the August 11 broadcast of the reality show, which followed the cast as they headed to the city of Xiamen.

While chatting over a meal, Seungri woefully mentioned that he had never been contacted out of the blue by a female celebrity, unlike his popular bandmate G-Dragon, who often received calls and messages from girl group members.

When the “Salty Tour” cast responded with skepticism, Jung Joon Young playfully cut in, “The reason is because [Seungri] is the type to contact girls first, before they contact him.”

A flustered Seungri quickly jumped to explain, “The funny thing about me is that I need to be the one to approach a woman, rather than have her approach me. I get scared easily, so if a girl approaches me, I [start wondering], ‘Why did she contact me? What does she want from me?’”

Jung Joon Young jokingly replied, “To be set up with G-Dragon!”

Seungri ignored him and continued, “I get scared. It’s because I’ve had so many bad experiences with women before.”

After Seungri finally convinced the cast members that he was telling the truth about not having been contacted by a female celebrity, Jo Se Ho pointed out that Jung Joon Young had been contacted by a few. Seungri chimed in, “He’s really popular.”

When Park Myung Soo asked why, Seungri joked, “I don’t know why. But he’s like a snake—once he wraps around [a girl], he never lets go.”

“Salty Tour” airs on Saturdays at 10:30 p.m. KST.

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