When Girls‘ Generation’s Taeyeon stepped onto the stage, there was no need for dancers or a chorus. Only Taeyeon‘s voice filled the large stage and overwhelmed the 30,000 audience. It was a moment that perfectly showed Taeyeon’s 10 years of upholding the ‘Pride of a K-Pop Vocalist’.

Taeyeon held a concert to commemorate the 10th anniversary of her solo debut, showcasing her accomplishments as the ‘Queen of K-Pop’. From the 7th to the 9th, he held a solo concert, ‘The TENS’, at the Olympic Park KSPO Dome (formerly the Gymnastics Arena), welcoming an audience of over 30,000 people on his own.

Taeyeon used the English word meaning ‘tense’, ‘TENS’, in the concert title, as she recreated the past 10 years she has walked as a solo artist on stage. Even the setlist was different from usual. For this concert, Taeyeon performed not only her representative songs such as ‘Too X’, ‘Weekend’, ‘INVU’, ‘Heaven’, but also a variety of songs from her early days, such as the title song ‘I’ and the track ‘Stress’ from her first solo album, and ‘Make Me Love You’, the title song from her first regular deluxe album.

Taeyeon received rave reviews from fans, saying she was “the best ever” after singing about 25 songs nonstop for about 2 hours and 30 minutes. She minimized the talk and VCR showings that usually occur 3-4 times at idol concerts, and performed most of the stage alone without dancers. Taeyeon, who is nicknamed “Trust and Listen to Taeyeon”, short for “Trust and Listen to Taeyeon”, showed off her cool vocals and stable live skills despite her small stature, leading fans to “sing along together”.

As a “stage craftsman”, Taeyeon‘s concert attracted not only regular audiences but also fans, and all tickets for this concert, including the seats with restricted views, were sold out for all three shows through advance reservations alone. For fans who were unable to catch the concert, Taeyeon also broadcast her second concert on the 8th live simultaneously at 17 Megabox branches.

In particular, Taeyeon proved her ability to attract customers by holding her second solo concert at K-Pop Dome, which is known as the ‘dream stage’ among K-pop singers. She was the first K-Pop artist to have held both a group concert and a solo concert at K-Pop Dome in June 2023 with the concert ‘The Ode of Love’. Through this, she became the first K-Pop female artist to have held both a group concert and a solo concert at K-Pop Dome.

Taeyeon, whose birthday happened to be on the 9th, the third day of the concert, said, “I’m happy to be doing a 10th anniversary solo concert on my birthday. Looking back on my 10th solo anniversary while spending my birthday with Sowon (Girls‘ Generation fandom name), it has a special meaning,“ she said. ”Sometimes I wonder if it’s okay to receive this much love. I will take care of my health and sing to make you all smile,“ expressing her unchanging gratitude to her fans.

Taeyeon, who kicked off her 10th anniversary tour with a splendid performance in Seoul, will continue her Asian tour by visiting a total of 9 regions including Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, the Philippines, and Hong Kong.



Reporter Yoo Ji-hye yjh0304@donga.com

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