BEAST kicks off world tour in Seoul with 12,000 fans

BEAST at their first show of their "BEAUTIFUL SHOW" in Seoul, South Korea on February 4, 2012. [Cube Entertainment]

Top Korean boy band BEAST held a jam-packed first performance for their world tour "BEAUTIFUL SHOW" over the weekend.

On Saturday, some 12,000 international and local fans gathered at the Olympic Stadium Park in Seoul for BEAST's inaugural show of their "BEAUTIFUL SHOW" which kicked off with a medley of their songs "Special," "Soom" and "Shock."

"We want all of you to enjoy your time here at our concert and we are so happy to see all of you that are here despite this cold weather," BEAST's leader Du-jun said while the other members expressed their gratitude toward their fans as well.

The boys then took the stage for the rearranged rock version of their songs "Lights Go On Again," "BEAST is the BEST" and "Mastermind" and slowed things down with their ballads "Easy" and "With a Clenched Fist."

They also sang their digital singe "I Knew It" for the first time ever and BEAST's rapper Yong Jun-hyung gave his performance of his solo tune "Living Without You" (translated title) which he produced with composer Kim Tae-joo.

The show then turned its focus to their duo unit performances with Du-jun and Dong-woon's ballad track "When the Door Closes," Hyun-seung and Gi-kwang's R&B pop song "Let It Snow" and Jun-hyung and Yo-seop appeared on stage riding disco balls for their unit song "Thanks To.

The boys continued their show with a slew of their past hits including "Bad Girl," "Freeze," "Lightless," "On Rainy Days," "Fiction" and wrapped up their first show with "Oasis."

BEAST then reappeared on stage for their encore performance of "Beautiful" and "V.I.U."

The group will now take their "BEAUTIFUL SHOW" to Germany, Shanghai, Spain, the U.S., Canada, Toronto, Singapore, Japan, Thailand, China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Hong Kong and the Philippines.

BEAST at their first show of their "BEAUTIFUL SHOW" in Seoul, South Korea on February 4, 2012. [Cube Entertainment]

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