Английская Википедия:Act III: M.O.T.T.E World Tour

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox concert The Act III: M.O.T.T.E 'Moment of Truth The End' World Tour (referred to as Act III: M.O.T.T.E) was the second concert tour by South Korean rapper and singer-songwriter G-Dragon. It was in support of his self-titled EP Kwon Ji Yong (2017). The tour began on June 10, 2017, in Seoul and concluded on October 8, 2017, in Taipei, Taiwan.

Act III represents the beginning of the third decade of his life while 'M.O.T.T.E' (Шаблон:Korean) meaning "mother's womb" in Korean, or "from birth", also serves as an acronym for 'Moment Of Truth The End'. The tour is the largest concert tour ever conducted by a Korean solo artist, it was attended by 654,000 people worldwide.

Background

In January 2017, YG Entertainment announced that G-Dragon was working on a new solo album to be released in 2017, along with a new concert tour to support the album. On March 31, it was reported by various media outlets that G-Dragon will perform at Seoul World Cup Stadium on June 10. YG Entertainment confirmed the concert a week later, making G-Dragon the second solo artist in history to perform at Seoul World Cup Stadium, after labelmate PSY. On April 25, it was announced that the tour would visit 18 cities across Asia, North America and Oceania. On June 17, additional dates were announced in Hong Kong, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Taiwan. On June 26, YG Entertainment added five European cities to the tour, marking the first time for G-Dragon to stage a solo performance in Europe.

The concert at Seoul World Cup Stadium was live-streamed in Japanese cinemas. The final concert in Japan at Tokyo Dome on September 20 was aired live in 100 theaters across Japan.

Renowned designer and director Willo Perron, served as the creative director for the tour, having previously worked with international artists such as Rihanna, Kanye West, and Drake.

Commercial performance

Ticket sales started in South Korea on April 13, and all 40,000 tickets were sold out in 8 minutes, and generated $3.9 million USD in revenue from tickets sales. In Macau, a second show was added after the first sold-out moments after release, selling a combined number of 22,000 tickets. In Hong Kong, G-Dragon broke the record for the highest attendance at AsiaWorld–Arena for a single show, gathering 18,200 concertgoers each night for two consecutive performances. G-Dragon's tour in Japan gathered a combined audience of 260,000 for five concerts, with attendance per concert averaging 52,000 people.

The tour listed on Pollstar's year end list, on the Top 200 North American Tours, G-Dragon ranked at number 154 and earned $7.9 million from eight shows, making him the second Korean artist to enter the chart, after his band Big Bang.

Critical reception

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G-Dragon performing "One of a Kind" on his show on Sydney, Australia.

The tour received positive reviews from music critics. Writing about the concert in Macau, Kimberly Lim from The New Paper felt that "idea behind the concert was simple, yet profound." Lim also complimented how G-Dragon "has proven himself to be a multifaceted performer – one who is able to rap lighthearted, energetic songs, and sing emotional, power ballads while dancing."

Riddhi Chakraborty, a reporter from Rolling Stone India described the first part of the concert as an "energetic opening" that starts with "pop-soaked hits from early on in his career, setting up a chronological progression of his repertoire for the rest of the evening", while the second part presents the "creation of a superstar depicted as a painful, surgical process, serving as a commentary on the superficiality of the entertainment industry", with G-Dragon jumping "genres effortlessly" and "wrapping it all up neatly with sharp choreography." About the final part, she wrote that it was "easily the most intimate of the three segments", and concluded that in the concert, the rapper decided "lay it all bare and give his fans the best show possible", making use of "precise choreography, stage direction, seamless costume changes and a plethora of pyrotechnics", but despite its "high production value", the writer felt that his "unwavering enthusiasm, electric stage presence and brutal honesty that indeed make it 'the tour you cannot miss.'"

The website Vulture ranked the concert at the Barclays Center at number three in their "The 10 Best Concerts of 2017" list, complementing how he "performed with presence, aware that he's not just any man, putting on a show in three acts that saw multiple wardrobe changes, sharp choreography, expensive lights and sets onstage, and his usual cheeky oscillations between femme and machismo." Additionally, they praised the way the rapper "broke the fourth wall" and showed the audience that "he's still a work in progress, but he's no longer scared to let his fans watch that transformation."

Set list

This set list is representative of the show on June 17, 2017, in Macau. It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour. Шаблон:Col-begin Шаблон:Col-break Act I

1. "Heartbreaker"
2. "Breathe"
3. "A Boy"
4. "But I Love U"
5. "Obsession"

Шаблон:Col-break Act II

1. "MichiGO"
2. "One of a Kind"
3. "R.O.D"
4. "That XX"
5. "Black"
6. "Missing You"
7. "You Do"
8. "Who You"
9. "I Love It"
10. "Today"
11. "Crayon"

Шаблон:Col-break Act III

1. "Super Star"
2. "Middle Fingers Up"
3. "Bullshit"
4. "Divina Commedia"
5. "This Love"
6. "Crooked"
7. "Untitled, 2014"

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Attendance	Revenue
Asia
June 10, 2017	Seoul	South Korea	Seoul World Cup Stadium	40,000	$3,900,000
June 17, 2017	Macau	China	Cotai Arena	22,000	—
June 18, 2017
June 24, 2017	Singapore		Singapore Indoor Stadium	15,000	—
June 25, 2017
July 7, 2017	Bangkok	Thailand	Impact Arena	20,000	—
July 8, 2017
North America
July 11, 2017	Seattle	United States	KeyArena	6,246 / 8,610	$809,157
July 14, 2017	San Jose		SAP Center	9,031 / 11,441	$1,161,815
July 16, 2017	Inglewood		The Forum	9,928 / 10,957	$1,354,697
July 19, 2017	Houston		Toyota Center	5,708 / 7,796	$789,233
July 21, 2017	Chicago		United Center	7,035 / 10,688	$944,143
July 25, 2017	Miami		American Airlines Arena	4,481 / 12,129	$562,097
July 27, 2017	Brooklyn		Barclays Center	7,920 / 9,861	$1,380,349
July 30, 2017	Toronto	Canada	Air Canada Centre	9,525 / 9,525	$1,078,640
Oceania
August 5, 2017	Sydney	Australia	Qudos Bank Arena	—	—
August 8, 2017	Brisbane		Brisbane Entertainment Centre	2,103 / 2,351	$401,154
August 12, 2017	Melbourne		Hisense Arena	—	—
August 16, 2017	Auckland	New Zealand	Spark Arena	—	—
Asia
August 19, 2017	Fukuoka	Japan	Fukuoka Dome	260,000Шаблон:Efn	—
August 22, 2017	Osaka		Kyocera Dome
August 23, 2017
August 25, 2017	Hong Kong	China	AsiaWorld–Arena	36,000	—
August 26, 2017
September 1, 2017	Quezon City	Philippines	Smart Araneta Coliseum	—	—
September 3, 2017	Jakarta	Indonesia	Indonesia Convention Exhibition	—	—
September 17, 2017	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	Stadium Merdeka	12,000	—
September 19, 2017	Tokyo	Japan	Tokyo Dome	Шаблон:Efn	—
September 20, 2017
Europe
September 23, 2017	Birmingham	England	Genting Arena	—	—
September 24, 2017	London		The SSE Arena, Wembley	—	—
September 26, 2017	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Ziggo Dome	—	—
September 28, 2017	Paris	France	AccorHotels Arena	—	—
September 30, 2017	Berlin	Germany	Mercedes-Benz Arena	9,161 / 12,322	$1,279,070
Asia
October 7, 2017	Taipei	Taiwan	Nangang Exhibition Center	22,000	$2,670,220
October 8, 2017
Total				654,000

Personnel

Credits adapted from the video credits shown at the end of the show. Шаблон:Col-begin Шаблон:Col-2 Band

• Gil Smith II – Music director/keyboard
• Toure Harris – Pro Tools
• Omar Dominick – Bass
• Bennie Rodgers II – Drums
• Justin Lyons – Guitar

Dancers

• Hi-Tec
  • Park Jung Heon
  • Kim Byung Gon
  • Kwon Young Deuk
  • Kwon Young Don
  • Lee Young Sang
  • You Chung Jae
• Crazy
  • Won Ah Yeon
  • Park Eun Young
  • Kim Min Jung
  • Kim Hee Yeon
  • Park Eun Chong
  • Mai Murakawa

Concert

• Lee Jae Wook – Choreographer
• Jeong Chi Young - Executive Director
• Lee Rachel - Concert Director
• Gee Eun – Visual director/stylist

Personal services

• Choi Hong Il – Manager
• Lee Tae Hee – Manager
• Kim Tae Hyun – Hair stylist
• Lim Hea Kyung – Make-up stylist
• Kim Yun Kyoung – Make-up stylist
• Shin Mi Sug – Make-up stylist
• Hwangssabu – Personal trainer
• Lee Ji Hyun – Personal trainer
• Choi Jae Ho – Security
• Yang Soon Chul – Security

External links

• Official Site
• YG Entertainment
• Big Bang Japan Official Site