On March 16, TWICE performed their first ever Las Vegas show at Allegiant Stadium with VCHA as their opener.
ABOUT TWICE AND VCHA:
Formed under JYP Entertainment in 2015, TWICE composes of 9 members: NAYEON, JIHYO, JEONGYEON, DAHYUN, CHAEYOUNG, TZUYU, SANA, MINA, AND MOMO.
They’re one of the best selling K-pop groups at the moment, having sold out shows in both NFL and MLB stadiums across the nation. They’re also the third ever K-pop group to perform and sell out at Allegiant Stadium.
Las Vegas was the final U.S performance for their 5th world tour- ‘READY TO BE’ ONCE MORE.
Being formed under both JYP Entertainment and Republic Records in 2023, VCHA has 6 members: KENDALL, CAMILA, SAVANNA, LEXI, KG, and KAYLEE.
VCHA is an American girl group based in Los Angeles.
VCHA was announced to open for TWICE in Mexico, Brazil, and Las Vegas.
Unfortunately, days before the Las Vegas show, JYP Entertainment announced a statement informing fans that Kaylee will not be a part of the show.
“Hello, this is JYPE.
We would like to inform you about VCHA member Kaylee’s participation in upcoming VCHA’s activities. Due to a health condition, Kaylee will be taking a hiatus from upcoming VCHA activities until further notice. We will provide further updates regarding the resumption of Kaylee’s activities. We will continue to place the highest priority on our artist’s health and ask for your support in Kaylee’s full recovery. Thank you.”
— JYP Entertainment
THE CONCERT:
At around 7:10pm, the concert began with VCHA performing their 2nd single, Only One. The stadium was filled with cheers from both fandoms, ONCE and VLIGHT’s. The girls gave a short introduction to themselves and continued their performance with Y.O.Universe and Girls of the Year.
“Vchas opening set was the definition of short n sweet. It gave once’s and vlight’s in the crowd a small taste of them. To see a rookie group perform live vocals is unheard of now, so it was really impressive to hear how stable and well trained they are,” said Riley Collin’s, a Junior who attended the event.
Once VCHA left the stage, the main show, TWICE, came on stage performing SET ME FREE (ENG) first.
“My opinion on the song was I would’ve wished it was the Korean version, but Twices entrance was so memorable and high quality. It gave the perfect amount of excitement. When I saw Twice, I thought ‘I’ve been waiting for this for years.”
The girls performed their top hits from their discography and each member had their own solos, performing songs by Dua Lipa, Ariana Grande, Beyoncè, Justin Timberlake, Charlie Puth, etc.
“I felt that everyone’s solo displayed who they were, and who they strived to be as artist,” Collin’s said. “It was interesting watching the rappers in the group take such a different approach than rappers normally do. Usually they would continue to present themselves as rappers, but both Chaeng and Dahyun had more ‘intimate’ performances.”
The performance ended with two encore songs- LOOK AT ME and RUSH.
“I felt that both songs were good for the concert, however I would’ve preferred their old songs instead. Rush is the most popular song on their album, and Look at me is trending at the moment, so it makes sense as to why they would choose those songs,” said Collin’s.
Their performance ran over 3 hours, ending at 10:20pm.
“The most memorable part of the concert was the ‘rewind’ part they did. Though I would’ve liked them to be longer, them performing songs that make Twice, Twice was nice.”
The members of TWICE were overwhelmed with all the support and love from their fandom, ONCE. They express their feelings on their personal Instagram accounts (@_zyozyo and @momo) and their group account (@twicetagram) as well.
“What a stunning night in Las Vegas! Words can’t fully express our heartfelt gratitude to each and every ONCE who came to the show. We are fully blown by your unbelievable energy that was through the roof! Hope this night in Las Vegas is one to remember.You’re truly the everlasting spark that light up our passion and the sole reason that we keep going.❤️ Already missing your beautiful smiles and the glamorous city of Vegas! Can’t wait for countless more golden days with you.✨ Love you ONCE!”
