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91-559: The theatre was proposed in 1998 as an alternative to the now demolished Reunion Arena in Dallas. Owned by NextStage Entertainment Corporation, the theatre was built in Grand Prairie to boost the economy of the city and lead to possible tourism. Construction began in the summer of 1999, however, it was delayed 14 months due to an increase in budget. The final construction cost was about $ 63 million. Originally known as "Texas ShowPlace",

182-410: A " perfect all-kill " for the first time in their career when it topped all of South Korea's real-time, daily and weekly music charts upon release. The music video for "Power Up" was the only K-pop music video on Billboard 's list of 50 best music videos of 2018. In September and October, the group brought their Redmare concerts to Bangkok, Taipei and Singapore. Red Velvet released their third album in

273-440: A Flower on November 26, 2024. Red Velvet's music and public image play on contrasting "red" and "velvet" sides. The "red" side showcases a bubbly and vibrant image, while their "velvet" side is more mature and elegant. Their recent work mixes both sides to convey sensuality, color, and sophistication. Musically, the "red" side is predominantly of the pop genre, and their "velvet" is primarily R&B and ballads ; however,

364-512: A comeback and that they had filmed their music video outdoors in Gyeonggi-do. The songs from the new album were performed at Red Velvet's second concert, Redmare, held in Seoul on August 4–5. On August 6, Red Velvet released their second summer EP, Summer Magic , containing eight tracks, including one bonus track and one iTunes exclusive track. Its lead single " Power Up " earned the group

455-553: A country where girl groups' fanbases are mostly male, Taylor Glasby of Dazed Digital noted that the majority of Red Velvet's fans are young women. IZE Magazine named the group as one of the successful female figures who helped transform the "passive image" of South Korean women in 2017. Red Velvet's musical versatility has led to recognition by Time magazine as one of the genre's standout K-pop groups. Janelle Okwodu from Vogue wrote that throughout their career, "the critically acclaimed South Korean girl group has dominated

546-491: A list of artists who constantly produced hits, and were considered stars during the 1980s, and performed at Reunion Arena. A number of acts were so popular they booked (and usually sold out) multiple consecutive dates. Some of the most successful multi-night engagements at Reunion Arena included Stevie Wonder (November 2–3, 1980), AC/DC (February 1–2, 1982 and October 11–12, 1985), Rush (February 28 – March 1, 1983, January 12–13, 1986 and January 19–20, 1988), Bob Seger and

637-419: A major concert event. The Black Eyed Peas and Gwen Stefani played on November 11, 2005, the last major act to perform at Reunion Arena. The final performance at Reunion Arena was Christian hip hop act Group 1 Crew with Phoenix-based pop-punk group Stellar Kart on June 28, 2008. The music video for Queen 's "Another One Bites The Dust" was filmed at Reunion Arena on August 9, 1980. The video for

728-438: A new version of Cosmic on August 1, the day of their tenth anniversary, with the addition of a new fan song "Sweet Dreams". Note: Yeri officially joined Red Velvet on March 11, 2015. On April 21, 2020, SM Entertainment confirmed the formation of Red Velvet's first sub-unit, Red Velvet – Irene & Seulgi , composed of members Irene and Seulgi. The duo released their debut extended play, Monster , on July 6. Wendy

819-569: A prayer breakfast of an estimated 10,000 people on Aug. 23, 1984, during the Republican National Convention. That night, he accepted the nomination for a second term at the Dallas Convention Center. Reunion Arena was the final campaign stop for Ross Perot, the Dallas billionaire, in his 1992 independent run for president. He drew about 5,000 people. In 1994, U.S. President Bill Clinton visited

910-609: A reissue of Perfect Velvet , The Perfect Red Velvet , on January 29, 2018. It included three new tracks, in addition to all the songs from Perfect Velvet , with the single "Bad Boy" promoted as the lead single. The album topped the Gaon Album Chart upon release, while "Bad Boy" debuted at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart . The Perfect Red Velvet also charted at number three on Billboard's World Albums chart, while "Bad Boy" debuted at number two on

1001-689: A total of 20,000 people. Their debut Japanese EP, #Cookie Jar , was released on July 4, 2018, by label Avex Trax and included six new songs, including the Japanese versions of "Dumb Dumb", "Russian Roulette" and "Red Flavor". Other songs on the album were "#Cookie Jar" ,"Aitai-tai", and "Cause It's You". The EP debuted at number three on the Oricon Weekly Albums chart and sold 26,124 copies in its first week of release in Japan. On July 19, 2018, Red Velvet announced that they would be making

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1092-591: A venue that was frequently used by World Class Championship Wrestling in the 1980s, in which the organization held its bi-monthly Star Wars events. Reunion Arena also served as the venue for WWE 's December 21, 1999 and November 9, 2000 SmackDown show as well as the Fully Loaded Pay-Per-View event in July of the same year. Reunion Arena was long a hot stop for politicians campaigning in Dallas. President Ronald Reagan spoke at Reunion Arena at

1183-828: Is a South Korean girl group formed and managed by SM Entertainment . They originally debuted on August 1, 2014, with the single " Happiness " with the four-member line-up of Irene , Seulgi , Wendy , and Joy . A fifth member, Yeri , joined in March 2015, following the release of their first extended play, the chart-topping Ice Cream Cake . Sonically, the music of Red Velvet reflects their group name: their predominantly- pop "red" side experiments occasionally with electronic and funk , while their "velvet" side focuses on '90s-influenced R&B with elements of ballad and hip hop . Red Velvet's Korean-language discography includes three studio albums, one reissue album, one compilation album, and ten extended plays—twelve of which have topped

1274-438: Is aware of this issue and responds with “we are looking into this”. The Reunion Arena site today is now known as Reunion Park with events throughout the year. In 2014, Bruce Springsteen played a concert at the park as the Dallas region played host to March Madness . In 2015, Weezer headlined a concert at the park. Red Velvet (group) Red Velvet ( Korean :  레드벨벳 ; RR :  Redeu Belbet )

1365-712: The Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart. The group released the EP The ReVe Festival 2022 – Birthday , alongside the lead single " Birthday ", on November 28, 2022. On December 14, 2022, the group released the collaborative single "Beautiful Christmas" with labelmates Aespa for SM Town 's album 2022 Winter SM Town: SMCU Palace . In March 2023, SM announced that the group's fourth concert tour, R to V , would start in early April at KSPO Dome in Seoul. In August 2023, SM confirmed that Seulgi had renewed her contract with SM, although

1456-645: The Come On Over Tour in the arena on September 12, 1998, and later released on her first DVD, Shania Twain Live . Frank Sinatra played Reunion Arena three times: in 1984, 1987 and 1989. His October 24, 1987, concert was recorded and released in 2018 as part of the Standing Room Only album. Metallica 's February 5, 1989, show at Reunion Arena was broadcast nationally on FM radio and widely bootlegged. An abbreviated version of this recording

1547-523: The Commodores , The Oak Ridge Boys , Foghat with the Pat Travers Band, and a triple bill of Ted Nugent , Scorpions , and Def Leppard were all booked before the official opening in July. Listed below are artists and bands who performed at Reunion arena. They are divided up by the year they played, starting in the 1980s. The 1990s and 2000s are divided up a bit more by genre. This is

1638-570: The Gaon Album Chart . The EP debuted at number 17 on the UK Digital Albums , and at number 41 on Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart. In the United States, Queendom debuted at numbers 16 and 11 on Billboard ' s Heatseekers Albums and World Albums chart, respectively. On February 21, 2022, it was announced that the group would hold a special live concert titled The ReVe Festival: Prologue on March 19–20. The event

1729-591: The Gaon Weekly Album Chart in the chart issue dated March 20–26, 2022, before peaking at number one in the chart issue dated April 10–16, 2022, becoming the group's twelfth number-one album and extending their record as the girl group with the most number-one albums on the chart. As of April 2022, The ReVe Festival 2022 – Feel My Rhythm sold 653,610 copies on the Gaon Chart, making it the group's best-selling physical release of their career. It

1820-630: The SCCA Dodge Shelby Pro series in 1993, the Trans-Am Series between 1993 and 1994, and in 1996, and the IMSA GT Championship hosted its sole event at the circuit in 1996. The fastest official race lap records at the former Dallas Street Circuit (Reunion Arena) are listed as: On the morning of September 11, 2001 , Reunion Arena was opened to serve as the location for an emergency blood drive. In late 2005,

1911-536: The Scorpions' " Still Loving You " was filmed at Reunion Arena in 1984. Mötley Crüe shot the video for " Home Sweet Home " partially at Reunion Arena (exteriors and time lapses) on October 2, 1985. The concert footage was shot two days later at Houston concert venue The Summit . Judas Priest played June 27, 1986, recording the entire show which parts can be found on the Priest...Live! album. A full concert DVD

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2002-591: The Southwest Conference , Reunion Arena was known by University of Arkansas Razorbacks fans as "Barnhill South", due to the big following by the Arkansas fans away from home; the Barnhill Arena was the home to all UA games until 1993. Reunion Arena hosted the Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament in 1982–1983 and 1985–1996 as well as the 1986 NCAA Final Four. Reunion was also

2093-673: The World Digital Songs chart. Red Velvet also entered the top 10 of Billboard ' s Social 50 chart for the first time at number nine. The album also marked the first time the group appeared on the Canadian Hot 100 , entering at number 87 and becoming only the seventh K-pop artist and the third female K-pop act to appear on the chart. Red Velvet promoted the song on various South Korean music shows, earning their first music show win for "Bad Boy" on February 8 on Show Champion . In December, Billboard named "Bad Boy"

2184-541: The 1980s beginning with a triple bill of Willie Nelson , Ray Price and Lacy J. Dalton on December 30, 1980. Other country artists of note at Reunion Arena included: Many top names in soul, R&B and funk played at Reunion including Teddy Pendergrass , Commodores , Diana Ross , Rick James , The Temptations , Ray Parker Jr. , The Gap Band , Marvin Gaye , Al Jarreau , The Isley Brothers , Ray Charles , Luther Vandross , Earth, Wind & Fire , Gladys Knight &

2275-505: The 1990s and 2000s the headliners at Reunion Arena were often aggressive radio-rock acts like Primus , Korn , Incubus , Pantera , Rob Zombie , Limp Bizkit , Staind , Bush , Blink-182 , Marilyn Manson , Godsmack , Kid Rock , Rammstein , System of a Down , and Tool . Alternative rock bands including Sonic Youth , Social Distortion , U2, Pixies , Morrissey , Radiohead , Garbage , The Smashing Pumpkins , Pearl Jam , Alanis Morissette and PJ Harvey all played Reunion Arena in

2366-494: The 1990s and 2000s. After the Dallas Stars and Dallas Mavericks moved to American Airlines Center in 2001, that newer and larger venue also began to attract sporting and concert events. In early 2002, Reunion Arena booked engagements including Bob Dylan , NSYNC , Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young , and Paul McCartney . But the venue fell out of favor with music promoters that summer and went more than two years without

2457-733: The Gaon Digital Chart and Billboard 's World Digital Songs chart, making it their highest rankings on both charts at the time. On February 1, 2017, Red Velvet released Rookie , a six-track EP, including the lead single " Rookie " and a solo track by Wendy titled "Last Love" ( 마지막 사랑 ). The EP topped the weekly Gaon Album Chart as well as the Billboard World Albums Chart. The group won their first music show trophy for "Rookie" on The Show on February 7, followed by wins on Show Champion , M Countdown , Music Bank , and Inkigayo . On March 31,

2548-644: The Gaon Digital Chart and at number six on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart. Red Velvet won Rookie of The Year at the Golden Disk Awards and Seoul Music Awards . Following news reported that the group was filming in a desert just outside of Palmdale, California , in February 2015, SM Entertainment announced that former SM Rookies member Yeri would officially join the group on March 11, 2015. Yeri had been one of

2639-658: The Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam) were held there as well on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night before the actual game on Sunday. Kid Rock, Duran Duran, and Jason Derulo performed in the VH1 Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam (again with parts live). Latin artists Jenni Rivera, Chino Y Nacho, and Dulce Maria performed at the NFL Pepsi Musica Super Bowl Fan Jam. Finally, there was a CMT Crossroads - Live featuring

2730-906: The Pips , and Kool & the Gang . The Jacksons —brothers Michael, Jermaine, Jackie, Marlon, Randy and Tito—performed on July 11, 1981, as part of the Triumph Tour, performing both a Jackson 5 medley as well as covers of Michael's 70s hits including "Off The Wall", "Rock With You", "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough", and more. In April 1988, Michael Jackson returned for a three-night engagement in support of his Bad album. Janet Jackson headlined Reunion Arena on July 2, 1990, touring behind her smash album Rhythm Nation 1814 . Prince played two New Year's Eve shows at Reunion Arena—on December 31, 1982, with Vanity 6 and The Time , and again on December 30–31, 1984, through January 1, 1985, with Sheila E. The venue

2821-568: The Pretenders and Faith Hill. Most recently, as part of 2024 Major League Baseball All-Star Game festivities, Jimmy Fallon brought The Tonight Show for a week of shows. 32°46′00″N 96°58′56″W  /  32.7667°N 96.9822°W  / 32.7667; -96.9822 Reunion Arena Reunion Arena was an indoor arena located in the Reunion district of downtown Dallas , Texas , United States. The arena served as

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2912-1091: The Silver Bullet Band (May 4–5, 1983), Bryan Adams and Journey (June 8–10, 1983; Journey returned December 2–3, 1986), ZZ Top (four-night stints September 28 – October 1, 1983, and August 30 – September 4, 1986; two-night engagements on August 30–31, 1986, April 22–23, 1991 and October 29–30, 1994), The Police with UB40 (November 13–14, 1983), Neil Diamond (December 4–6, 1983, December 6–8, 1984 and June 9–10, 1986), Van Halen (September 10–11, 1981, November 18–19, 1982 and July 14–16, 1984), Prince (December 30, 1984 – January 1, 1985), Genesis (January 18–19, 1987), David Bowie (October 10–11, 1987), Pink Floyd (November 21–23, 1987), Michael Jackson (April 25–27, 1988), Madonna (May 7–8, 1990), Mötley Crüe with Lita Ford and Faster Pussycat (July 30–31, 1990), Depeche Mode with The The (October 13–14, 1993), Garth Brooks (February 13–15, 1998), Backstreet Boys (March 3–4, 2000), Dixie Chicks (August 10–11, 2000), and Paul McCartney (May 9–10, 2002). Reunion

3003-496: The South Korean Gaon Album Chart . Their singles " Red Flavor " and " Power Up " were number one hits on the Gaon Digital Chart , whilst " Dumb Dumb ", " Russian Roulette ", " Rookie ", " Peek-a-Boo ", " Bad Boy ", " Psycho ", and " Feel My Rhythm " all reached the top three. The group also ventured into the Japanese music scene with the extended plays #Cookie Jar (2018) and Sappy (2019) as well as

3094-607: The Yebisu Garden Hall in Tokyo on November 6. They performed the Japanese versions of their Korean songs "Dumb Dumb" and "Red Flavor" for the first time. After wrapping up the showcase, it was officially announced that Red Velvet's Red Room concerts would be extended to Japan in 2018. Red Velvet revisited their "velvet" image by releasing their second studio album, Perfect Velvet , on November 17, 2017, with lead single " Peek-a-Boo ". Unlike their first "velvet" release,

3185-527: The act that needs to follow in the footsteps of their beloved female label mates Girls' Generation and f(x) ". The album debuted at number one on the Billboard World Albums Chart and South Korea's Gaon Album Chart , and appeared on Billboard 's list of the "10 Best K-Pop Albums of 2015". Lead single " Dumb Dumb " peaked at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart and number three on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart, topping

3276-779: The album Bloom . Red Velvet have received numerous accolades , most notably the Golden Disc New Artist Award, the Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Female Group, the Korean Music Award for Best Pop Song, and the Asia Artist Award for Song of the Year. Their wide domestic influence has been recognized by Forbes Korea Power Celebrity (placing 11th in 2018 and fifth in 2019); internationally, they were named one of

3367-498: The album and single were both commercially successful. The album peaked atop Billboard's World Albums chart; "Peek-a-Boo" peaked at number two on Billboard 's World Digital Songs chart, tying their 2016 single "Russian Roulette". In South Korea, the album and "Peek-a-Boo" both charted at number two on the Gaon Album Chart and Gaon Digital Chart. Through the release of Rookie , The Red Summer and Perfect Velvet in

3458-399: The album. It was also announced that Red Velvet would be embarking on their tenth anniversary fancon tour, Happiness: My Dear, ReVe1uv , from August 3 in Seoul. On July 5, SM announced that there would be an additional performance on August 2 in Seoul for the fancon tour due to selling out of all tickets for the original dates. On July 15, it was announced that Red Velvet would be releasing

3549-555: The arena and the Dallas Convention Center were used as the primary Dallas shelters for evacuees of Hurricane Katrina . After a unanimous vote by the Dallas City Council, Reunion Arena officially closed on June 30, 2008. In August 2008, the council said it would implode the arena if it could find an entity willing to foot the bill. The council hoped for the implosion to be part of a movie scene with

3640-511: The arena to watch the University of Arkansas basketball team play in the NCAA tournament . President George W. Bush headlined a campaign rally before 13,000 on behalf of Gov. Rick Perry on Nov. 6, 2006. Barack Obama filled the arena to capacity of 17,000 at a presidential campaign rally on February 20, 2008, with many others turned away by the fire department. It was one of the last events at

3731-664: The best K-pop song of the year. Red Velvet's solo concert Red Room was held in Tokyo, Japan on March 28 and 29 at the Musashino Forest Sports Plaza , a 10,000-seat capacity venue built for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics . On the second day, the group announced that they would be officially debuting in Japan in July. On May 29, 2018, Red Velvet performed alongside other selected South Korean artists for an inter-Korean concert in Pyongyang, North Korea, making them

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3822-440: The biggest digital debut of all time and broke streaming records. On August 21, Red Velvet released their SM Station single, a cover of BoA 's " Milky Way ", as part of a project celebrating BoA's 20th debut anniversary. The release also marked Wendy's partial return to the group, eight months after her stage accident. On October 17, Red Velvet released another soundtrack for the tvN drama Start-Up , titled "Future". Red Velvet

3913-690: The charts with their innovative pop sound". Billboard reported that Red Velvet were the overall favorite K-pop group of 2018 among fans of every gender and sexual identity on the genre-specific community on popular internet forum Reddit . Red Velvet have topped the Girl Group Brand Power Ranking, published by the Korean Corporate Reputation Research Institute, several times. In November 2019, Billboard crowned Red Velvet as "the best idol group alive" and named " Red Flavor " as

4004-463: The duration of the renewal was not specified. In September 2023, SM confirmed that the group would be releasing their third studio album in November, marking it as the group's first Korean studio album release in six years after Perfect Velvet in 2017. On October 18, Red Velvet announced their third studio album Chill Kill would be released on November 13. The album contains ten tracks including

4095-433: The film company picking up the tab for the implosion. When no filmmaker seemed interested, the city decided to demolish it using other methods, a process which took several months. Demolition was officially completed on November 17, 2009, and the site was completely cleared by the end of the year. Post-demolition, the site has seen little use. In 2011, Prince was to perform as part of Super Bowl XLV -related festivities, but

4186-712: The first artist from SM Entertainment in fifteen years since Shinhwa to perform in North Korea. Joy was unable to perform with the group due to scheduling conflicts with the filming of Tempted . On April 29, 2018, Red Velvet held their first fan meeting at the Rosemont Theater in Chicago, to an audience of 4,000. The event was first solo performance by a female K-pop group in the United States since 2016. The group later toured six Japanese cities in May and June to

4277-595: The group also experiments with other genres. Red Velvet's dual concept also affects the members' styling . In their "red" concept, they are usually dressed in colorful clothing, such as pastel sweaters and skirts in " Ice Cream Cake " and red doll costumes in " Dumb Dumb ". They are dressed more maturely for their "velvet" side, such as their suits in " Be Natural ". Red Velvet have been lauded for breaking stereotypes among popular girl groups in South Korea, who tend to fall under either "cute and pure" or "sexy". In

4368-887: The group held an album showcase on Ice Cream TV , a program streamed through Naver Music and hosted by Shinee 's Minho . On March 27, they won their first music show trophy on KBS ' Music Bank , and the EP became the best-selling album by a girl group in South Korea in the first half of 2015 on the Hanteo Chart. In August 2015, Red Velvet held their first US performance during the annual KCON convention and music festival in Los Angeles, California. The group released their first studio album, The Red , on September 9, 2015, also to critical and commercial success. Billboard 's Jeff Benjamin praised The Red "an impressive, solid debut album", stating that it "indicates big things for

4459-522: The group released the first single for SM Station 2 , titled "Would U". From July 27 to September 10, Red Velvet starred in their first reality television program, Level Up Project , which showcased footage of their trip to Thailand. The show aired for 23 episodes and was shot without member Joy, who was filming the drama The Liar and His Lover , in which she was the female lead. On July 9, 2017, Red Velvet released their first summer EP, The Red Summer , with lead single " Red Flavor " ( 빨간 맛 ). The EP

4550-449: The group's bright and bold "red" persona. On May 2, Red Velvet released the soundtrack Yossism for the children's animation series Telemonster . The group released their third EP, Russian Roulette , on September 7, 2016. It consists of seven tracks, including the lead single of the same name . On September 13, 2016, Red Velvet won their first music show trophy for "Russian Roulette" on The Show . The song peaked at number two on

4641-516: The introduction of Irene and Seulgi in December 2013 and Wendy in March 2014 through SM Entertainment's trainee group SM Rookies . Irene and Seulgi made cameo appearances in the music videos for " 1-4-3 (I Love You) " and " Fantastic ", respectively, by then-labelmate Henry ; Seulgi also featured in Henry's "Butterfly". In March 2014, Wendy, then credited as a member of SR14G, was introduced through

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4732-652: The last in the NBA—see Charlotte Coliseum ). The color matrix messageboards on that scoreboard were replaced in 1991 with Sony Jumbotron video screens. The arena was the home of the Dallas Mavericks from 1980 to 2001 and the Dallas Stars from 1993 to 2001. Both teams moved to the new American Airlines Center in 2001. The Dallas Desperados arena football team used the arena for its 2003 season but ultimately returned to American Airlines Center . The arena's last remaining full-time sports tenant

4823-654: The lead single of the same name . On December 31, 2023, Red Velvet members Irene, Seulgi, and Wendy performed in the Philippines for the New Year's Countdown held in Bonifacio Global City (BGC), Taguig . On June 10, 2024, it was announced that Red Velvet would be making a comeback on June 24 with the EP Cosmic . The lead single of the same name and its music video were released along with

4914-529: The list of the "Top 20 K-pop Tracks of 2015" by Dazed . The music video for "Dumb Dumb" was the only non-English language entry in Rolling Stone's "10 Best Music Videos of 2015". Red Velvet went on to take part in the SM Entertainment's special Christmas project, Winter Garden , releasing a digital single titled "Wish Tree" on December 18, 2015. Red Velvet's second EP The Velvet

5005-470: The monthly chart of Gaon Album Chart with 107,554 copies sold; became the fourth best-selling album of the month August 2019; and placed fifty-first for the year, with 111,654 copies sold. In the same month, Red Velvet also released a soundtrack, titled "See the Stars", for the tvN drama Hotel Del Luna . On November 26, "Umpah Umpah" won Song of the Year at the 2019 Asia Artist Awards . The final release of

5096-582: The most popular K-pop groups by Time and Billboard , and the fifth most streamed K-pop artist worldwide on Spotify in February 2020. Red Velvet began forming in 2007, when Seulgi was cast as a trainee by SM Entertainment via audition. Irene was cast in 2009, and Yeri in 2011. In 2012, Wendy and Joy were cast through the SM Global Auditions in Canada and Seoul, respectively. Preparations for Red Velvet's debut began in late 2013, with

5187-630: The original song "Swimming Pool". In February, Red Velvet embarked on the North American leg of their Redmare Tour. They held shows in Los Angeles , Dallas , Miami , Chicago and Newark in the United States and Toronto and Vancouver in Canada, becoming the first K-pop girl group to hold a North American tour in three years. On April 5, Red Velvet were featured on a remixed version of " Close to Me " by Ellie Goulding and Diplo , with members Yeri and Wendy contributing Korean lyrics to

5278-820: The primary home of the National Hockey League 's (NHL) Dallas Stars and the National Basketball Association 's (NBA) Dallas Mavericks . The venue's capacity held accommodations for 17,000 for ice hockey spectators, and 18,190 for basketball spectators. Reunion was also a performance venue for some of the biggest names in popular music from the 1980s through the late 2000s including Michael Jackson , Paul McCartney , Prince , Van Halen , Frank Sinatra , Elton John , David Bowie , Madonna , Dire Straits , Gloria Estefan , Phil Collins , Mötley Crüe , Pink Floyd , Queen , Journey , U2 , R.E.M. and Radiohead . Reunion Arena

5369-571: The program Music Bank . Their first single, " Happiness ", was released digitally on August 4. It is an urban Europop song with "strong synth sound" and " African tribal beat ", penned by Yoo Young-jin and composed by Will Simms, Chad Hugo ( The Neptunes ), Chris Holsten , and Anne Judith Wik ( Dsign Music ). The original music video for "Happiness" gained more than two million views on YouTube in its first 24 hours of release before being removed due to controversy over problematic background images and replaced with an edited version. "Happiness"

5460-483: The release of "Because I Love You", her first solo soundtrack for the Mnet drama Mimi . Rumors of a group debut gained traction in July, which were subsequently confirmed by SM Entertainment. With the addition of member Joy, the quartet went on to debut in 2014 as SM Entertainment's first girl group in five years and first idol group since 2012. Red Velvet made their official performance debut on August 1, 2014, on

5551-486: The remaining SM Rookies female trainees to appear in the group's music video for "Happiness" and was first introduced to the public through a Rookie Station video and a group performance on SM Town Live World Tour IV . Preceded by the release of " Automatic ", the group's first extended play (EP), Ice Cream Cake , was released on March 17, 2015, to critical and commercial success. The EP's second single, " Ice Cream Cake ", marked their commercial breakthrough. On March 19,

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5642-405: The same name by S.E.S. , SM Entertainment's first girl group. The music video for the song was directed by Kwon Soon-wook and Shim Jae-won, choreographed by Kyle Hanagami, and featured original choreography seen in a pre-debut SM Rookies teaser of Irene and Seulgi. The group began promoting the release on October 9, making their first appearance on M Countdown . The song peaked at number 33 on

5733-415: The same year, along with the popularity of the single "Red Flavor" and the success of their albums overseas, Red Velvet achieved "top girl group" status in South Korea. This was further cemented when Perfect Velvet sold over 100,000 copies and "Peek-A-Boo" won first place on the music program Inkigayo on their last day of promotions for the song, proving its longevity on the charts. The group released

5824-491: The second-best K-pop song of the 2010s. Red Velvet's performance in Pyongyang in 2018—which made them the seventh idol group to perform in North Korea and the first since 2003 —was part of a wider diplomatic initiative between South Korea and North Korea and earned the group a commendation from South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for their contributions in spreading South Korean popular culture. Discussing

5915-478: The show Snowball Project , was officially released as part of SM Station. On August 18, the group held their first solo concert, titled Red Room, to an audience of 11,000. Although it was initially planned to be a two-day concert, a third show was added due to demand. On October 4, SM Entertainment announced through their Japanese website that the group would have their first showcase in Japan. The Red Velvet Premium Showcase F'U'N Room Reveluv-Baby Party took place at

6006-474: The show was canceled due to inclement weather. And in September 2012, Cirque du Soleil's Koozå took place here. As of October 2013, the adjacent parking garage remained standing and there were no plans for construction on the site.The parking garage is often broken into by the homeless and littered with trash. The trash clogs the water run-off drains often causing streets to flood during heavy rains. The city

6097-563: The song. The song won Choice Electronic/Dance Song at the 2019 Teen Choice Awards . On June 19, Red Velvet released the EP The ReVe Festival: Day 1 , which featured the lead single " Zimzalabim " and served as the first entry of The ReVe Festival trilogy. Commercially, the CD version of the EP debuted atop the Gaon Weekly Album Chart , and sold 156,993 copies by the end of 2019 in South Korea, placing thirty-seventh for

6188-493: The trilogy, The ReVe Festival: Finale , was released on December 23 as a repackage of two previous EPs, led by the single " Psycho ". In November 2020, "Psycho" received platinum certification from the Korea Music Content Association for surpassing 100 million streams. To promote The ReVe Festival trilogy, the group embarked on their third tour, La Rouge, which began in Seoul on November 23 and 24. In early 2020, La Rouge continued as an arena tour in Japan without Wendy, who

6279-404: The venue as headliners and Page with British supergroup The Firm —reunited to play blues covers, songs from their respective solo careers and Zeppelin classics fin the style of their 1994 collaboration No Quarter . The duo returned to Reunion Arena September 27, 1998, in support of their follow-up Walking into Clarksdale . Country music superstars also dominated the scene at Reunion Arena in

6370-455: The venue before it was razed. The arena featured 30,000 ft (2,790 m ) of floor space and had great sightlines, making it ideal for a number of events and games, including many high school graduations. Although The Who was widely promoted as the first concert at Reunion on July 2, 1980, the first musical act to perform at the venue was actually Parliament-Funkadelic on May 9, 1980. At least five other concerts including Boz Scaggs ,

6461-1604: The venue dropped the Verizon from its name and changed its moniker to The Theatre at Grand Prairie. On April 27, 2021, Texas Trust Credit Union signed a naming rights agreement, changing the title to Texas Trust CU Theatre at Grand Prairie. Since the venue has opened, it has hosted several Broadway productions and family shows including Sesame Street Live , Yo Gabba Gabba! Live! and The Doodlebops Live! . Concert performers have included The Scorpions , Fifth Harmony , Ratt , Demi Lovato , Janet Jackson , Phish , "Weird Al" Yankovic , Toni Braxton , Jennifer Hudson , The Killers , Paramore , Nicki Minaj , Mannheim Steamroller , Justin Bieber , Michael Bublé , Alicia Keys , Kylie Minogue , Alanis Morissette , Roger Daltrey , Bob Dylan , The Black Crowes , Van Morrison , Duran Duran , Coldplay , Robert Plant , Stevie Nicks , David Gray , Guster , Death Cab for Cutie , The Postal Service , Ben Folds Five , Barenaked Ladies , Jimmy Eat World , Arctic Monkeys , The Smashing Pumpkins , ZZ Top , Gorillaz , Kelly Clarkson , TobyMac , Reba McEntire , Peter Frampton , South Korean boy groups BTS , VIXX , 2PM , B.A.P , B1A4 , GOT7 , DAY6 , Boyfriend , EXO , SHINee , Monsta X , Seventeen , Wanna One , NCT 127 , NCT Dream , Astro , Stray Kids , Tomorrow X Together , The Boyz , and Ateez , South Korean girl groups Red Velvet and (G)I-DLE , and Christian worship services have also taken place here by groups such as Hillsong United and Joseph Prince Ministries . The music parties surrounding Super Bowl XLV (as part of

6552-414: The venue moved a small portion of the now over 300 (and growing) 4'×4' paintings into the main foyer along the downstairs entry to the private suites. In 2004, Nokia Corporation purchased the naming rights to the theatre for six years, changing its title to "Nokia Live". In February 2010, Verizon Wireless acquired naming rights for ten years, changing the title to the "Verizon Theatre". On July 27, 2018,

6643-511: The venue was meant to house concerts and theatrical performances for the Dallas–Fort Worth area . The theatre opened in February 2002 as the "NextStage Performance Theater" with a capacity of 6,350. In May 2002, the theatre hired Dallas artist Cabe Booth to paint oil portraits of the visiting acts and personalities. The portraits are signed by the performers and then hung on display in the backstage area and administrative office area. In 2007,

6734-403: The venue. Many 1980s stars played Reunion in the early 1990s including: Top 1990s pop acts also played the venue, including Melissa Etheridge , Jewel , Ricky Martin , Backstreet Boys , NSYNC , Third Eye Blind , The Wallflowers , Everclear , No Doubt , Creed , The Black Eyed Peas , and Gwen Stefani . Although legacy hard rock acts like Aerosmith and Rush continued to be big draws in

6825-479: The year and fifth EP overall on November 30. The six-track EP, RBB , was supported by lead single "RBB (Really Bad Boy)" and its English version. On January 6, 2019, Red Velvet released their first Japanese digital single, "Sappy". They released another Japanese single, "Sayonara", on February 20. Both were included in their second Japanese EP, Sappy , released on May 29; the EP also included Japanese versions of "Peek-a-Boo", "Rookie" and "Power Up", as well as

6916-401: The year. It was followed by the second EP of the series, The ReVe Festival: Day 2 , and its lead single " Umpah Umpah " on August 20. The album was a commercial success and debuted atop of Gaon Weekly Album Chart , becoming the group's tenth number one album on the chart and extending their record as the girl group with most number one albums on the chart. The CD version of the EP debuted on

7007-441: Was a commercial success, topping the Gaon Album Chart and the Billboard World Albums Chart. It was Red Velvet's third number-one album and set the record for most number one albums on the chart by a K-pop girl group. Additionally, "Red Flavor" debuted atop the Gaon Digital Chart, with the other four songs on the EP also charting in the top 50. In August 2017, Red Velvet's rendition of Yoon Jong Shin's " Rebirth ", made possible by

7098-654: Was also host to some of the first large-scale hip-hop and rap concerts in Dallas including Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five on November 29, 1980, and a triple bill with Run-DMC , Beastie Boys and Timex Social Club on June 15, 1986 (the Run-DMC/Beastie Boys pairing proved successful enough to warrant a return engagement on July 24, 1987). In the 1990s and 2000s hip-hop and rap acts as diverse as MC Hammer , Bobby Brown , Method Man and Redman , DMX , Jay-Z , and Eminem would eventually headline

7189-406: Was certified Double Platinum domestically for selling over 500,000 copies. Red Velvet's first Japanese studio album, Bloom , featuring the lead single "Wildside", was released on April 6, 2022. Bloom debuted at number five on Japan's weekly Oricon Albums Chart in the chart issue dated April 4–10, 2022. It also peaked at number two on the component daily albums chart, and at number two on

7280-453: Was considered one of the top venues for hard rock and heavy metal artists and in its first five years music videos for Queen's " Another One Bites The Dust ", Scorpions ' " Still Loving You " and Mötley Crüe 's " Home Sweet Home " were all shot in and around the venue. Several classic-rock acts played the 18,000-plus seat venue including: On March 18, 1995 Led Zeppelin principals Robert Plant and Jimmy Page —each of whom had played

7371-430: Was demolished in November 2009 and the site was cleared by the end of the year. Reunion Arena was completed in 1980 at a cost of US $ 27 million. It was named for the early mid-19th century commune, La Reunion . Reunion Arena was notable for two lasts: it was the last NBA or NHL arena to be built without luxury suites, and it was the last NHL arena to still use an American Sign and Indicator scoreboard (though not

7462-589: Was eventually released on CD in 2001 as part of the Fan Can 4 box set. A temporary street circuit at Reunion Arena, known as the Dallas street circuit , was set up around the arena, and used some of the surrounding streets. The track was 1.290 mi (2.076 km) in length, had 10 turns, and hosted its first event on September 19, 1993 , with the Trans-Am Series visiting the circuit. The track hosted

7553-527: Was injured in a stage accident during rehearsals at the 2019 SBS Gayo Daejeon on December 25. After three dates in Japan, the final two La Rouge concerts at Yokohama were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic . In 2020, Red Velvet were featured in the animated musical film Trolls World Tour , in which they represented the K-pop trolls, and their song "Russian Roulette" was featured in the film. The film had

7644-424: Was intended to be released on March 16, 2016; however, SM Entertainment announced that the music video and album's release would be delayed "to guarantee a high quality of work". The EP and its lead single " One of These Nights " (Korean title: 7월 7일) was released on March 17. The Velvet showcased the smooth R&B-influenced "velvet" side of the group's concept as a direct follow-up to The Red , which highlighted

7735-495: Was postponed until further notice as Irene, Joy, and Yeri tested positive for COVID-19 on March 14. On March 21, they released the EP The ReVe Festival 2022 – Feel My Rhythm , a sequel of their 2019 trilogy The ReVe Festival , alongside lead single " Feel My Rhythm ". By March 20, 2022, it was reported that The ReVe Festival 2022 – Feel My Rhythm accumulated 516,866 total pre-orders, a career high for Red Velvet, making them half-million sellers. The EP debuted at number two on

7826-485: Was released as well. Pink Floyd played three consecutive shows at Reunion in November 1987. Pop singer Whitney Houston played two sold-out concerts at Reunion in September 1987. Country music superstar Garth Brooks filmed his first television special, This Is Garth Brooks , in the arena on September 20, 1991. The concert became noteworthy after Brooks and guitarist Ty England smashed two guitars on stage. Country music star Shania Twain filmed her performance for

7917-735: Was the MISL Dallas Sidekicks , but the club was inactive after the fall of 2004. Reunion Arena also hosted the WCT Tennis Tournament in the 1980s, including Virginia Slims Invitational Tournament. Due to scheduling conflicts in 1984, the WCT Tennis Tournament forced the Dallas Mavericks to play Game 5 of their first playoff series at Moody Coliseum , against the Seattle SuperSonics . While nearby Southern Methodist University competed in

8008-404: Was the fifth most-streamed K-pop artist on Spotify in 2020. On January 1, 2021, the group returned as five members after a one year of hiatus due to Wendy's injuries, for SM Town Live Culture Humanity , an online concert broadcast live. On August 16, they released their sixth Korean EP, Queendom , alongside the lead single of the same name . In South Korea, the EP debuted at number two on

8099-412: Was the first member of Red Velvet to debut as a soloist; her debut EP Like Water was released on April 5, 2021. The five-track album includes a duet titled "Best Friend" with Seulgi, as well as the lead single " Like Water ", which compares one's existence and meaning to water and how it flows like fate. It conveyed a message of gratitude for the people who stood by her and hope for a new journey. Joy

8190-428: Was the second member to make a solo debut, releasing her debut EP Hello on May 31, 2021. It featured six remakes of songs from 1990s and 2000s, including the lead single " Hello ", originally released by Park Hye-kyung in 2003. Seulgi was the third member to debut as a soloist, releasing her first EP 28 Reasons on October 4, 2022. Irene is the fourth member to debut as a soloist, set to release her first EP Like

8281-548: Was the second-most viewed K-pop music video worldwide in August 2014. Red Velvet became the first K-pop girl group to chart a debut single on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart, where it peaked at number four. The group released their second digital single " Be Natural " on October 13, 2014. The song, which includes a rap verse from then-SR14B member Taeyong , was a remake of the 2000 single of

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