Red Room was the first concert tour headlined by South Korean girl groupRed Velvet, in support of their first special extended play The Red Summer (2017). The tour is the group's first concert in three years since their debut.
On July 4, 2017, through a press release, SM Entertainment revealed that Red Velvet would be holding their first ever solo concert titled "Red Room" for two nights on August 19 and 20.[1] Tickets for the two shows sold-out in seconds which caused the website to crash. Due to high demand, one additional show was added and to be held on August 18.[2]
In Japan, the first show of Red Velvet's Japanese hall tour was held on May 25, 2018, at Marine Messe Fukuoka, in Fukuoka, Japan. SM Entertainment has decided to hold a hall tour on six cities in Japan in response to the flood of applications referring to the group performing in the country.[3] This is the first nationwide hall tour with eight performances at six locations in Japan, starting in the Wakuwaku Holiday Hall in Sapporo, Hokkaido on May 25, ahead of the release of Red Velvet's first Japanese mini album #Cookie Jar on July 4.[4]
The Red Room received generally favorable reviews from critics. Kim Soo-jung from No Cut News praised the clear concepts, good songs, and vibrancy of the concert for its "peculiar bizarreness and exciting and lively interaction with fans".[5] Yoo Byung-chul from The Korea Economic Daily described the concert as "splendidly staged" further praising the concepts for being able to "maximize the atmosphere of the performance".[6] Park Dong-sun from The Electronic Times described Red Velvet's concert as "somewhat disappointing" but called it as a "great concert with a high level of communication to fans".[7]
^Hong, Se-young (July 5, 2017). 레드벨벳, 첫 단독콘서트8월 19·20일 개최 확정 [공식입장] [Red Velvet's First Solo Concert will be Held on August 19 and 20]. Sports Dong-A (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on October 21, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^Jung, Ji-won (July 24, 2017). 레드벨벳, 첫 콘서트 전석매진…1회 공연 추가 확정 [Red Velvet Sells Out All Seats for Their First Concert, Additional Performances will be Confirmed]. Osen (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on August 11, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^Red Velvet、7月に日本オリジナル楽曲リリースへ ジョイは幼少期を振り返り涙＜Red Room in JAPAN＞ [Red Velvet to Release Original Japanese Songs in July, Joy Tears Up as She Looks Back on Her Childhood <Red Room in Japan>]. ModelPress (in Japanese). March 30, 2018. Archived from the original on March 17, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
^Murakami, Junichi (June 21, 2018). 韓国女性グループRed Velvet、ファンと作り上げた心温まる空間 [A Heartwarming Space Created by Korean Female Group Red Velvet with Fans]. MusicVoice (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 7, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
^Kim, Soo-jung (August 21, 2017). '물 만난' 레드벨벳이 보여준 신나는 첫 콘서트 '레드 룸' [Red Velvet's First 'Exciting' Concert 'Red Room']. No Cut News (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 3, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
^Park, Dong-sun (August 20, 2017). [Stage Review] 레드벨벳, '핫한 레드빛 여름을 팬들과 나누다'(단독 콘서트 'Red Room') [[Stage Review] Red Velvet Shares Its 'Hot Red Summer with Fans' ('Red Room' Solo Concert)]. The Electronic Times (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 3, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
^Ji, Seung-hoon (August 20, 2017). 레드벨벳, 달콤했던3일간의 '빨간 맛' 콘서트 [Red Velvet's Sweet Three-Day 'Red Flavor' Concert]. YTN (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 3, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
^레드벨벳 "데뷔 후 첫 콘서트, 감동 눈물 쏟았다" [Red Velvet "The first concert after debut, I shed tears of emotion"]. JoyNews24 (in Korean). Naver. August 20, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
