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Onew the Live: Connection
Tour by Onew
Location
  • Asia
  • North America
Associated albumConnection
Start dateFebruary 15, 2025 (2025-02-15)
End dateMay 9, 2025 (2025-05-09)
Legs2
No. of shows7 in Asia
8 in North America
15 total
Onew concert chronology
  • O-New-Note
    (2023)
  • Onew the Live: Connection
    (2025)
  • ...

Onew the Live: Connection is the third concert tour by South Korean singer Onew, in support of his fourth Korean EP, Connection. It commenced on February 15, 2025, and is set to conclude on May 9, 2025. It is Onew's first concert tour to include performances outside of Asia.

Background

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On December 15, 2025, it was announced that as a part of the promotion for his fourth Korean EP Connection, Onew would commence a concert tour titled, Onew the Live: Connection, starting with performances in February in Japan then Korea, Taiwan, and Macau.[1] The last performance of the Korean concert and the Taiwanese concert were both live-streamed globally online through Fromm platform.[2] The last performance of the Japanese concert will broadcast on Wowow on April 27, 2025.[3]

On February 27, 2025, it was announced that Onew would add an American leg of the tour covering eight U.S. cities. This will be Onew's first solo tour in America. The leg will be conducted in collaboration with Nomus, an entertainment technology company that operates comprehensive artist IP platforms Wonderwall and Fromm.[4] Tickets for general admission went on sale on March 7, 2025, with presale opening the day before for select cities.[5] Tickets for New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles performances were sold out.[4]

Production

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"Onew the Live" is a new performance brand created by Onew, focusing on bringing Onew's inner stories on stage using full live music and singing. "Onew the Live: Connection" concert consisted of 4 sections with a setlist encompassing Onew's past, present, and future. The stage production included impressive light effects and backgrounds representing the night sky and underwater to match the songs and maximize the immersion of the performance.[2]

Onew performed songs from his latest EPs, Connection and Flow, as well as previous Korean releases but performed some of his Japanese songs at the Japanese performances.[6] At the Korean concert, on the second day Giriboy was invited as a special guest and he sang "Caramel" with Onew. On the third day, Sunwoo Jung-a was invited and she sang a cover of Shinee's song "Selene 6.23" with Onew. Akmu's Lee Su-hyun was invited as a guest on the first day but couldn't attend.[2][7] Onew decided to release his first-ever English song "Mad" for his global fans on 21 April, 2025, ahead of his performances in America.[8] He performed the song live for the first time at his concert in Taiwan.[9]

Set list

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This set list is representative of the show on February 16, 2025. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.[3]

  1. "Focus"
  2. "Shape of My Heart"
  3. "Yoake no Sekai"
  4. "O (Circle)"
  5. "Blue"
  6. "Boy"
  7. "Dice"
  8. "Beat Drum"
  9. "Gradation"
  10. "All Day"
  11. "Kirakira"
  12. "Always"
  13. "Osoku Okita Asa ni"
  14. "Starry Night"
  15. "Beauty"
  16. "Maestro"
  17. "Yay"
  18. "Winner"

Encore

  2. "Hola!"
  3. "Life Goes On"
  4. "Conversation"
  5. "Promise You"

Shows

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List of concerts, showing date, city, country, and venue[5]
Date (2025) City Country Venue
Asia
February 15 Yokohama Japan Yokohama Arena
February 16
February 21 Seoul South Korea Olympic Hall
February 22
February 23
April 5 Taipei Taiwan Taipei Music Center
April 20 Macau China Broadway Macau
North America
April 24 New York City United States The Town Hall
April 26 Detroit The Fillmore Detroit
April 28 Washington, D.C. Warner Theatre
April 30 Chicago Copernicus Center
May 2 Dallas Music Hall at Fair Park
May 4 Houston Bayou Music Center
May 7 San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts
May 9 Los Angeles Orpheum Theatre

References

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  1. ^ Yoon, So-yeon (December 16, 2024). "Onew to release fourth EP 'Connection' on Jan. 6". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on December 16, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c 샤이니 온유, 과거·현재·미래 총망라…역대급 스케일 단독 콘서트 성료 [SHINee Onew, past, present, and future all encompassing… A solo concert of unprecedented scale successfully completed]. OSEN [ko] (in Korean). February 24, 2025. Archived from the original on February 24, 2025.
  3. ^ a b ONEW – 「arucoソウル」に登場！たっぷりの写真とともにライブレポをお届け！ [ONEW – Appearing at "aruco Seoul"! A live report with plenty of photos!]. Arukikata (in Japanese). April 4, 2025. Archived from the original on April 4, 2025.
  4. ^ a b 노머스, 샤이니 온유 美 투어 진행…"해외 레퍼런스 확대" [Nomus, SHINee Onew US Tour in Progress… "Expanding Overseas References"!]. Edaily (in Japanese). March 17, 2025. Archived from the original on April 5, 2025.
  5. ^ a b Yeo, Gladys (February 27, 2025). "SHINee's Onew adds US dates to 2025 'The Live: Connection' world tour". NME. Archived from the original on February 27, 2025.
  6. ^ 온유, 日 대규모 아레나 달궜다.."이보다 행복할 수 없어" [Onew, Japan's Large Arena Heats Up... "I Couldn't Be Happier Than This"]. OSEN [ko] (in Korean). February 17, 2025. Archived from the original on February 19, 2025.
  7. ^ 악뮤 이수현, '절친' 故김새론 비보 여파..온유 콘서트 돌연 '불참' [Oh!쎈 이슈] [AKMU's Lee Su-hyun, 'Best Friend' Late Kim Sae-ron's Aftermath of Sad News.. Onew Concert Suddenly 'Not Attendant' [Oh! Strong Issue]]. OSEN [ko] (in Korean). February 20, 2025. Archived from the original on April 5, 2025.
  8. ^ "Onew to Release First English Song 'MAD' on April 21". STARNEWS. March 24, 2025. Archived from the original on March 24, 2025.
  9. ^ "ONEW Successfully Concludes Taipei Solo Concert 'CONNECTION' and Unveils Live Performance of New English Single 'MAD'". STARNEWS. April 7, 2025. Archived from the original on April 8, 2025.
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