Taeyeon from Girls’ Generation is coming to Singapore for a concert in May

South Korean singer Taeyeon, a member of K-pop girl group Girls’ Generation, has a new concert tour for 2025, which will make a stop in Singapore.

The 35-year-old’s solo tour, The Tense, will kick off with three nights in Seoul in March and stop over at the Singapore Indoor Stadium for two nights on May 3 and 4. Ticketing details for the Singapore shows have yet to be announced.

The news of the tour was announced by Taeyeon’s agency SM Entertainment via the singer’s official X account.

Taeyeon, whose real name is Kim Tae-yeon, last held a solo concert in Singapore in 2023, playing two shows at the same venue.

Other stops on the tour include the Asian cities Taipei, Manila, Jakarta, Macau, Bangkok and Hong Kong.

The star released her EP, Letter To Myself (2024), in November.

She rose to fame as the leader and main vocalist of Girls’ Generation, a pillar of second-generation K-pop with hits like Genie (2009) and Gee (2009), but has since also found success as a solo artiste.

Taeyeon’s songs include All About You, part of the soundtrack of the popular fantasy K-drama Hotel Del Luna (2019), as well as the chart-topping Four Seasons (2019) and Invu (2022).

A cast member of the popular South Korean variety series Amazing Saturday (2020 to present), she also collaborated with Sam Smith on a 2024 version of the English singer’s 2014 ballad I’m Not The Only One.

However, Taeyeon will not be present at SM Entertainment’s 30th anniversary concert SMTown Live 2025 in Seoul, scheduled for Jan 11 and 12.

According to South Korean news outlet The Korea Herald, she was originally in the line-up and was featured in the show’s promotional poster, but the agency announced her withdrawal in December, citing personal reasons.

Taeyeon revealed via the fan communication platform Bubble that she had prepared two to three songs for the performance and communicated her plans to SM Entertainment, but it did not follow through.

She said: “It’s not because I lack enthusiasm or didn’t want to do it. I have genuine love and dedication for the stage, but I didn’t receive the support to do my best.”

This article was originally published in The Straits Times.