O-New-Note is the second

concert tour A concert tour (or simply tour) is a series of concerts by an artist or group of artists in different cities, countries or locations. Often, concert tours are named to differentiate different tours by the same artist and to associate a specific ...

by South Korean singer

Onew Lee Jin-ki (; Korean pronunciation: Help:IPA/Korean, .dʑin.ki born December 14, 1989), better known by his stage name Onew, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and actor. Born in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi-do, Onew was discovered at the 2006 ...

, in support of his first Korean studio album, ''

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''. It started on March 3, 2023, at the

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making it the first Korean concert for Onew, and ended with performances in Japan.

Background

On January 26, 2023, it was announced that Onew would hold his first Korean concert, titled O-New-Note, at the

in Seoul on March 4–5 and would also hold the concert at the

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, Japan on March 14–15. Tickets for the Korean concert went on sale for fan club members on February 7 and the general public on February 9, via Yes24 Ticket. An additional concert on March 3 was later added after tickets were sold out upon release. The last day of the concert was live-streamed globally online through

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and was simultaneously watched in 74 regions around the world. Onew premiered songs from his album ''

'', including the lead single, at the concerts. At the concert in Japan which attracted 22,000 people, Onew sang a new unreleased Japanese single titled "Inspiration" that was later released digitally on March 22 along with another single titled "Knock On My Door".

Production

The word "Note" from the concert name refers to a scent note of a fragrance. The concert was divided into four different sections and for each, the hall was filled with respective scent notes through installed fragrance sprays as he performed songs that matched the scent. The scent notes were floral, woody, aqua, and Onew note which Onew himself created in the hope of making his concert more memorable for fans. The concert had a three-sided rotating stage set using an ultra-large turntable with a diameter of seven meters. In addition, an S-shaped curved main LED, color laser, and bubble machine were used during the concert.

Set list

This set list is representative of the show on March 15, 2023. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour. # "Sunshine" # "Anywhere" # "Sign" # "On the Way" # "Paradise" # "

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" # "Yeowoobi" # "Love Phobia" # "Cough" # "Always" # "Under the Starlight" + "Timepiece" + "Mind Warning" medley # "Illusion" # "In the Whale" # "Expectations" # "Beauty" # "No Parachute" Encore #

"O (Circle)" # "Inspiration" # "Shine on You" # "Your Scent"

Shows

References

{{Onew 2023 concert tours Concert tours of South Korea Concert tours of Japan