Girls’ Generation Taeyeon‘s upcoming concerts in Japan have been cancelled.
Taeyeon is on her The Tense tour and was scheduled to perform at Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan, on April 19 and 20. These two dates are the only one the artist currently has in Japan for this tour.
However, on April 17, KST, it was announced that the two concerts would be cancelled. SM Entertainment stated the reason for the cancellation was that the equipment used for the Asia tour was currently en route to Japan but had not yet arrived.
Thank you, as always, for your warm support for Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon.
We would like to inform you about the “TAEYEON CONCERT—The TENSE in JAPAN,” which was scheduled to be held at Ariake Arena on Saturday, April 19, and Sunday, April 20.
The equipment used for the Asia tour is currently being transported to Japan, but it has not yet arrived in the country. As a result, it has become extremely difficult to make adequate preparations for the concerts.
After thorough discussions with all relevant parties and exploring every possible option, we have concluded that it is not feasible to hold the concerts under optimal conditions.
We sincerely apologize for the great inconvenience this may cause to all those who were looking forward to the performances.
We are currently considering the possibility of rescheduling the concerts.
Further information and updates will be announced as soon as they are decided. We kindly ask for your understanding and patience.
Many fans expressed confusion over the announcement, wondering how this could happen.
— SM Entertainment
Wtf is this??? https://t.co/weYKHETrQy
— Genie 지니🧞♀️ (@nocxgg) April 17, 2025
Literally wth. I’ve never seen a concert being canceled for such a reason https://t.co/nuMFuprYHP
— Sahar (@taeyeon_daisy) April 17, 2025
What is this…………… https://t.co/fyfujohzND
— 💗 SNSD 💜 TAEYEON (@IcyIcya) April 17, 2025
Other directed their anger to SM Entertainment, criticizing the company’s planning, as the concert was scheduled to take place in less than 48 hours.
I STIL LCANT WRAP MY HEAD AROUND THIS PATHETIC EXCUSE 🤦🤦
taeyeon is not some nugu artist. this isnt SM’s first time doing an intl concert
Also for a two day concert, you’d expect the logistics to be planned properly but nooo. just insane unprofessionalism 🤦🤦 https://t.co/5rtbstFKGE
— ﹢ (@piscesgirI39) April 17, 2025
FVCK @SMTOWNGLOBAL 💩🖕 https://t.co/iLeN0RxUdg pic.twitter.com/kABPTjHIch
— Taeyeon PCD 🥹 (@gingzero9) April 17, 2025
nah, this is unacceptable. seriously!!!
all fans who have bought the ticket for Japan tour have to demand the answer. it’s not usual in every sense. https://t.co/UwsBRteBTc— (TouKL’ouTou) (@kpty_afc) April 17, 2025