Ugly Beauty World Tour
Ugly Beauty World Tour (Chinese: Ugly Beauty世界巡迴演唱會) is the fifth concert tour by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai (Chinese: 蔡依林), in support of her fourteenth studio album, Ugly Beauty. It started on December 30, 2019, in Taipei, Taiwan at Taipei Arena.[1]
World tour by Jolin Tsai | |
Promotional poster for the tour | |
Associated album | Ugly Beauty |
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Start date | December 30, 2019 |
Jolin Tsai concert chronology |
Background
In support of her album Play (2014), Tsai embarked on her fourth concert tour, Play World Tour.[2] The tour started on May 22, 2015 in Taipei, Taiwan at Taipei Arena and contended throughout Asia and North America before concluding on July 16, 2016 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at Stadium Merdeka.[3] Tsai's manager Tom Wang described: "Tsai has grown up so much doing the tour, and later she will release a new album and prepare for a new concert tour."[4] In February 2018, Next Magazine reported a pre-scheduled concert date in August 2018 was cancelled due to Tsai's physical condition.[5] Tsai's manager Tom Wang commented that the concert tour plan cancellation was due to completion of the album was lagging behind the schedule, and he added: "Her album was scheduled to be released in late 2017, but it was postponed until summer of this year, since we can only go on a new tour after released the album, her new concert tour would not be started until 2019."[6] In the same month, Tsai attended the Michelin Guide Taipei 2018 Gala Dinner, and described that she has started to think of ideas for her new concert tour.[7] On May 18, 2019, Tsai said on a music sharing session for Ugly Beauty in Shanghai that she would embarked a new concert tour later this year.[8] In August 2019, Apple Daily reported Tsai has planned to start her concert tour at Taipei Arena in late December of the year, and Tsai's manager Tom Wang described: "We will announce the good news after confirming the show dates."[9] On September 20, 2019, Tsai announced her fifth concert tour Ugly Beauty World Tour would start on December 30, 2019, and all tickets would go on sale on October 12, 2019.[10] The tour collaborated with Australian creative production house the Squared Division which has worked with singers including Katy Perry, Ariana Grande, and Taylor Swift.[11] Tsai described: "This time I hope to break all rules, and bring a crazy sense to everybody", adding that: "This time I want to bring the complete visual effect of my album to the stage, build an incredible 'Ugly Beauty' magic world, and present the classic songs of my 20-year career in a different way, hope my fans feel the diligently of my production team in this 'another dimension'."[12] On November 19, 2019, Tsai flew to Los Angeles to have a 12-day rehearsal with sixteen newly selected dancers.[13] On December 3, 2019, Tsai announced the Kaohsiung dates of the tour, and the tickets would go on sale on December 15, 2019.[14] On December 28, 2019, the media reported Tsai rented Hsinchuang Gymnasium for 5-day rehearsal which costed NT$40 million, and it said the performance at Taipei Arena would be documented for a video release.[15] On December 31, 2019, China Times reported the Taipei dates of the tour costed NT$246 million, including NT$90 million of stage props design and NT$20 of six video interludes, became the concert with the highest cost at Taipei Arena in history.[16] On January 5, 2020, Tsai announced two additional Kaohsiung dates for May 9 and 10, 2020.[17] Since January 2020, a series of dates were successively postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[18]
Commercial response
The Taipei dates' tickets were available for sale on October 12, 2019 at 11:28, and all the 66,000 tickets were sold out in three minutes.[19] One of the organizers Super Dome said: "We confirmed no more Taipei dates."[20] The ticket sales company tixCraft said: "All six dates' tickets were sold out at 11:31, after our ticketing system cleared those unpaid orders, we will rerelease the tickets around 14:00."[21] At 14:00, those rereleased tickets were sold out within one minutes.[22] On December 9, 2019, the Shenzhen date's tickets were available for sale at 15:00, and all tickets were sold out within 30 seconds.[23] On December 12, 2019, the Zhengzhou date's tickets were available for sale at 10:18, and all tickets were sold out within two minutes.[24] The Kaohsiung dates' tickets were available for sale on December 15, 2019 at 12:15, and all the 30,000 tickets were sold out within five minutes.[25] On December 20, 2019, the Tianjin date's tickets were available for sale at 12:20, and all tickets were sold out within eight minutes.[26] On December 25, 2019, the Nanjing date's tickets were available for sale at 11:00, and all tickets were sold out within one hour.[27] On December 27, 2019, the Chengdu date's tickets were available for sale at 11:00, and all tickets were sold out within 30 seconds.[28] On January 10, 2020, the Shanghai dates' tickets were available for sale at 11:00, and all tickets were sold out within 10 seconds.[29] On January 13, 2020, the second date's tickets of Shenzhen were available for sale at 15:00, and all tickets were sold out within 10 seconds.[30] On January 14, 2020, the Wuhan date's tickets were available for sale at 15:18, and all tickers were sold out within 1 minute.[31] On January 18, 2020, the two additional Kaohsiung dates' tickets were available for sale at 12:16, and all the 20,000 tickets were sold out within 5 minutes.[32]
Critical reception
Writing for the United Daily News, Tso Kuang-ping described: "There are not many singers who can make such large-scale singing and dancing performance in C-pop industry. Jolin Tsai is definitely second to none, but she has produced a set of work of a higher standard than expected. From everyone's reaction and word of mouth, there is no doubt about the good reviews."[33]
Set list
The following set list was obtained from the concert held on December 30, 2019, in Taipei, Taiwan. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
- "The Orphan" (video intro)
- "Necessary Evil"
- "Sweet Guilty Pleasure"
- "The Spirit of Knight"
- "Miss Trouble"
- "Unconscious Desire" (video interlude)
- "Lady in Red"
- "Honey Trap"
- "Medusa"
- "Agent J"
- "Real Man"
- "Mr. Q"
- "Bravo Lover"
- "Unhinged" (video interlude)
- "The Great Artist"
- "J-Game"
- "36 Tricks of Love"
- "Overlooking Purposely"
- "I'm Not Yours"
- "Innocent Minds" (video interlude)
- "Sun Will Never Set"
- "Don't Stop"
- "Hubby"
- "Say Love You"
- "Karma"
- "Fantasy"
- "Disclosure" (video interlude)
- "Rewind"
- "Sky"
- "Can't Speak Clearly"
- "Romance"
- "Vulnerability"
- "The Smell of Lemon Grass"
- "Life Sucks"
- "Prague Square"
- "Love Love Love"
- "Heroic Emergence" (video interlude)
- "Dancing Diva"
- "Dr. Jolin"
- "Magic"
- "Play"
- "Womxnly"
- "Ugly Beauty"
- During the second concert in Taipei, Tsai performed "Pretence", "Priceless", "I Know You're Feeling Blue", "Compromise", and "Are You Happy".[34]
- During the third concert in Taipei, Tsai sang "Rewind" and "Little Love Song" with Greeny Wu.[35]
- During the fourth concert in Taipei, Tsai performed "Greatest Love of All", and sang "Say Love You" and "Light Years Away" with G.E.M..[36]
- During the fifth concert in Taipei, Tsai performed "I", "Pretence", "Priceless", "I Know You're Feeling Blue", and "Compromise".[37]
- During the sixth concert in Taipei, Tsai performed "The Prologue", "Pretence", "Priceless", "I Know You're Feeling Blue", and "Compromise", and sang "Sky" and "This Is Love" with Mayday.[38]
Shows
Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | Revenue |
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Asia | |||||
December 30, 2019 | Taipei | Taiwan | Taipei Arena | 66,000/66,000[39] | NT$180,000,000[40] |
December 31, 2019 | |||||
January 1, 2020 | |||||
January 3, 2020 | |||||
January 4, 2020 | |||||
January 5, 2020 |
Postponed shows
Date | City | Country | Venue | Reason |
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February 21, 2020 | Shanghai | China | Mercedes-Benz Arena | COVID-19 pandemic |
February 22, 2020 | ||||
February 28, 2020 | Shenzhen | Shenzhen Bay Sports Center | ||
February 29, 2020 | ||||
March 7, 2020 | Wuhan | Wuhan Sports Center | ||
March 14, 2020 | Chengdu | Wuliangye Chengdu Performing Arts Center | ||
March 21, 2020 | Nanjing | Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park | ||
March 28, 2020 | Ningbo | Ningbo Olympic Sports Center | ||
April 5, 2020 | Tianjin | Tianjin Arena | ||
April 11, 2020 | Foshan | GBA International Sports and Cultural Center | ||
April 18, 2020 | Zhengzhou | Zhengzhou Olympic Sports Center | ||
April 25, 2020 | Jinan | Jinan Olympic Sports Center | ||
May 9, 2020 | Kaohsiung | Taiwan | Kaohsiung Arena | |
May 10, 2020 | ||||
May 15, 2020 | ||||
May 16, 2020 | ||||
May 17, 2020 | ||||
June 13, 2020 | Beijing | China | Cadillac Arena | |
June 14, 2020 |
Personnel
Adapted from the Ugly Beauty tour book.
- Super Dome – Organizer, Production Company
- Eternal Music – Production Company
- Ke Fu-hung – Producer
- Jolin Tsai – Art Director
- Tom Wang – Producer
- Ashley Evans – Producer, Creative Director, Choreography Director, Choreographer
- Antony Ginandjar – Producer, Creative Director, Choreography Director, Choreographer
- Yang Chun-chieh – Production Coordinator
- Hsieh Yun-shan – Production Coordinator
- Liu Kuan – Engineering Coordinator
- Tseng Chi-ying – Engineering Coordinator
- Kao Hui-chen – Executive Director
- Wang Pei-yun – Executive Director
- Peng Chung-hui – Administrative Coordinator
- Wu Chih-chieh – Administrative Coordinator
- Cheng Sheng-chi – Administrative Coordinator
- Kuo I-chien – Administrative Coordinator
- Starr Chen – Music Director
- A-Hao Cheng – Music Assistant Director
- Kiel Tutin – Choreography Consultant and Supervisor, Residency Choreography Supervisor (Taipei), Choreographer
- Kaylie Yee – Creative Assistant Director, Choreography Assistant Director
- Liu Ya-yun – Executive Assistant Director
- Cheng Ju-ya – Executive Assistant Director
- Blink Inc – Concert Video Producer, Animation Designer
- Grass Jelly – Animation Designer
- Serendipity Visual Studio – Animation Designer
- Lightborne – Animation Designer
- NorthHouse – Animation Designer
- Silent Partners Studio – Animation Designer
- Wild Design Studio – Animation Designer
- Mix Code – Animation Designer
- K4s Motion Studio – Animation Designer
- Yoshiki Design – Animation Designer
- Chiu Huan-sheng – Visual Executor
- Li Hsiung-lin – Visual Executor
- Hsu Yu-ting – Visual Executor
- Marco Hsu – 20th Anniversary VCR
- Ian Lin – 20th Anniversary VCR
- Cat Grass Studio – 20th Anniversary VCR
- Elsie Liao – 20th Anniversary VCR
- Yang Ching-an – Show Executor
- Chou Ping-kun – Stage Designer
- Nathan Taylor – Stage Assistant Designer, Lighting Assistant Designer
- Chou Wen-shun – Lighting Designer
- Goh Chong Yeow – Lighting Engineer
- Tsao Wen-chuan – Lighting Engineer
- Chen Kang-chien – Sound Designer
- Hung Wei-chuan – Stage Monitor
- Wu Cheng-yu – Stage Supervisor
- Lin Meng-chan – Stage Executor
- Yang Min-lin – Stage Executor
- Lin Tse-cheng – Stage Executor
- Li Ming-hsuan – Stage Executor
- Huang Chia-yuan – Stage Executor
- Pai Fang-chen – Stage Executor
- Peng Yu-chien – Ticketing
- Jay Hung – Band Leader, Keyboard
- Mike McLaughlin – Guitar
- Gabriel Beaudoin – Guitar
- Alex Edward Morris – Drum
- Brian Chiu – Bass
- Ian Lee – Programmer
- Paula Ma – Background Vocalist Director
- Chang I-hsin – Background Vocalist
- Pin Fan – Background Vocalist
- Shao Hui-yun – Background Vocalist
- Liana Blackburn – Choreography Assistant Director, Choreographer
- Zac Brazenas – Choreography Assistant Director
- Tessandra Chavez – Choreographer
- Nika Kljun – Choreographer
- Rudy Abreu – Choreographer
- Diorrion Kiar Archer – Dancer
- Hugh Espiritu Aparente – Dancer
- Jalen Robert Forward – Dancer
- Charles Rodger Williams – Dancer
- Floris Bosveld – Dancer
- Stephen Carlos Perez – Dancer
- Dayne Christian Sempert – Dancer
- Louis Paul Di Pippa – Dancer
- Shannon Ashley Walter – Dancer
- Kaylee Ann Purtell – Dancer
- Kaitlin Reese Davin – Dancer
- Riley Patricia Groot – Dancer
- Jordan Taylor Laza – Dancer
- Elyssa Arianna Cueto – Dancer
- Oritsetsolaye Akuya – Dancer
- Jessica Rita – Ann Toatoa – Dancer
- Andy Hsu – Choreography Assistant
- Heather Picchiottino – Dance Costume Design, Concert Artist Costume Design
- Chen I – Dance Costume Manager
- Cheng Ying – Dance Costume Manager
- Chuang Pei-wen – Dance Costume Manager
- Chen I-tzu – Dance Costume Manager
- Lin Tzu-yun – Dance Costume Manager
- Hung Min-hsuan – Dance Costume Manager
- Hsia Chia-ling – Dance Costume Manager
- Chen Li-ting – Dance Costume Manager
- Hsieh Wan-hsin – Choreography Administrator
- Zhong Lin – Poster photographer
- Johnny Ho – Poster Hairstylist, Concert Hairstylist
- Ya Li – Poster Makeup Artist, Video Interlude Makeup Artist, Concert Makeup Artist
- Yii Ooi – Poster Stylist
- Yen Po-chun – Poster Main Visual Designer
- Tom Colbourne – Video Interlude Director
- Heibiemok – Video Interlude Hairstylist
- Samantha Burkhart – Video Interlude Stylist
- Wang Lei – Video Interlude Behind-the-Scenes Cinematographer
- Rino – Concert Behind-the-Scenes Cinematographer
- Ke Chun-mei – Concert Behind-the-Scenes Cinematographer
- Christine Mutton – Concert Costume Supervisor
- Lan Yu-chen – Concert Artist Costume Manager
- Lan Yu-chieh – Concert Artist Costume Manager
- Birdy Production – Concert DVD Cinematographer
- Birdy Nio – Documentary Director, Concert DVD Director
- Yen Ting – Concert DVD Director
- Kiki Shih – Documentary Producer, Concert DVD Producer
- A-Hao – Concert DVD Producer
- Friends Entertainment – News and Media Writer
- Sony Music Taiwan – News and Media Writer
- Wen Yu-min – News and Media Writer
- Lu Hsiao-hsiung – News and Media Writer
- Engineering Impact Taiwan Corp. – Engineering Coordinator, Structural Engineer, Lighting Engineer, Video Engineer
- Cheng Zhen Stage Co., Ltd. – Stage Engineer
- Lightball Taiwan – Structural Engineer
- Winly Corporation – Sound Engineerer
- CY Communications – Video Engineer
- Inshin Sound Light Co., Ltd. – Laser Engineer
- Hong Yi Tech Co., Ltd. – Special Effects Engineer
- Taiwan Show Power – Electric Engineer
- Best HD Video System – Shooting Engineer
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