TVXQ announces additional dates for upcoming Japan tour

TVXQ's "TONE" [SM Entertainment]

K-pop duo TVXQ has added more dates to their upcoming Japan tour next year, according to their official Japanese website.

Their website showed that TVXQ, originally set for 14 shows in nine cities, will hold six more performances throughout Japan for their "TVXQ LIVE TOUR 2012~ TONE~" starting January 2012.

The newly announced dates and venues are: Japan Gaishi Sports Plaza in Nagoya on January 27; Toki Messe in Niigata on February 19; Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center in Hokkaido on February 24; Hiroshima Prefectural Sports Center in Hiroshima on March 4; Sun Dome Fukui in Fukui on March 10 and at the Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo on March 20.

The original dates are: Yokohama on January 18 and 19; the Japan Kaishi Hall in Nagoya on January 25 and 26; the Fukuoka Marine Messe in Fukuoka on February 11 and 12; the Toki Messe at the Niigata Convention Center in Niigata on February 18 and the Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center in Sapporo on February 23.

The concert will then continue at the Sun Dome Fukui in Fukui on March 9, the Osaka-Jo Hall in Osaka on March 13 and 14, and the Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo on March 17 and 18.

The tour will promote the boys' upcoming album titled "TONE" released in the country on September 28 as well as making it the first time in four years that the duo will tour the country.

The album will also be their first Japanese release as a duo since parting with former members Jaejoong, Yuchun and Junsu after the three halted their activities as TVXQ due to the unfairness of their 13-year exclusive contract with SM Entertainment.

TVXQ celebrated their return to the local music scene with their album "Why (Keep Your Head Down)," which was released earlier this year, scoring the top prize on various televised music programs and taking over a number of online music charts.

They also released the repackaged and Japanese version of album "Why (Keep Your Head Down)" which has fared well both in Japan and Korea.

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