RIIZE showed what a group with uniformly elevated members looks like.
RIIZE held the 2026 RIIZE concert tour [RIIZING LOUD] finale in Seoul at the KSPO DOME in Olympic Park, Songpa-gu, Seoul, from March 6 to 8.
With sight-restricted seats opened for every performance and all seats sold out, RIIZE met a total of 32,000 audience members over three days. The tour began in Seoul in July 2025 and continued to Hyogo, Hong Kong, Saitama, Hiroshima, Kuala Lumpur, Fukuoka, Taipei, Tokyo, Bangkok, Rosemont, New York, Washington, D.C., Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Jakarta, Manila, Singapore and Macao.
Last month they made headlines by entering Tokyo Dome in the shortest time for a K-pop boy group (two years and five months after debut), and RIIZE, which drew 420,000 fans across 21 regions worldwide, showed its growth with the finale performance in Seoul.
As the show began, members who appeared on an aerial stage slowly descended to the central stage amid fans' roaring cheers, signaling the official start of the concert. Boosted by dazzling fireworks and the cheers of Breeze (the fandom name), they performed Bag Bad Back as the opening number.
After finishing the stage with fans' precise cheering, RIIZE kept the heat going with Siren and then relentlessly carried that energy through Inggeol, showcasing a powerful opening in RIIZE style. Next, through Odyssey and Another Life, RIIZE demonstrated their vocal skills and also delivered hand-mic-centered live performances.
The members also expressed their unique determination. First, Seongchan said, "It's already the last day. I can't believe it—Breeze, are you ready to set it on fire?" and added, "So many of you came again today. The weather is very nice today. I also soaked up the sun and took a walk this morning to manage my condition—how are you all feeling? I hope you wrap up your week well. Have a happy day," raising expectations.
Next, Shotaro said, "It's really fast—we've been touring the world for eight months and it's already the last day. It's a bit sad, but today the members and Breeze all seem especially energetic. We are really determined, so since it's the last day I hope you enjoy it to the end with no regrets."
Eunseok joked, "Hello. I am Eunseok, king of the Abura kingdom." Eunseok said, "Finally the last day has come. I thought we wouldn't make it, so it still doesn't feel real. But everything that ends makes way for a new beginning, so don't be too sad—burn it up until the end," expressing anticipation for Breeze's enthusiastic cheering.
The next stage featured the Japanese single album Lucky's track Be My Next and the Korean version of Lucky. On the Be My Next stage, dolls designed by the members—Rizko, Song Yong-dol-i, U-rak-bam, Tonyangduck, Ddolbyung and Meongnyong-i—appeared and showed off their cuteness. The members petted their dolls, held their hands and pulled them around, enjoying the stage together.
After the Show Me Love stage, a VCR video revealed the members' bucket lists. Shotaro hoped to become a king; Eunseok, to go skydiving; Seongchan, to travel the world; Wonbin, to be a superstar; Sohee, to collaborate with Bruno Mars; and Anton, to visit space. Accordingly, the members transformed into a king (Shotaro), a skydiver (Eunseok), an explorer (Seongchan), a superstar (Wonbin), a singer (Sohee) and an astronaut (Anton), revealing different sides of themselves.
The members who appeared with that segment rode clouds onto the stage and sang Midnight Mirage. Eunseok-Seongchan, Sohee-Anton and Wonbin-Shotaro each played around and showed affection on the clouds before descending to the stage, and they passionately performed Honestly, Sticky Like and Love 119. The members' reactions to the VCR were also lively. Wonbin said, "Did you enjoy the VCR about our bucket lists? Isn't it really good? It's soft and kind of nice," and Sohee asked Breeze, "If we film the next VCR, what would you like to see?"
Hearing this, the members mentioned sleek concepts, sexy concepts and cute concepts. When the biggest cheer went up for the sexy concept, Wonbin quipped, "Ah, cheeky," drawing laughter. Responding to fans wanting both sexy and cute, Seongchan asked, "Sexy-cute concept?" and when the loudest noise was heard, he joked, "As expected, this is the land of mixed noodles," getting laughs.
Hearing that, Sohee said, "RIIZE's real bucket list needs Breeze. Will you stay with us?" and added, "This can't be done with words—stamp it," as she moved closer to the fans. The members also moved around the stage to interact with fans.
The next song that was revealed was even more special. The fresh new single All of you, released on the 13th of last month, appeared. The Korean version was being revealed for the first time in the concert; it was reported that member Seongchan directly participated in writing the Korean lyrics for this version. Breeze loudly sang the "honto kawai ne" part to express their joy.
A performance with trombone-holding dancers and a stage opened with the signature saxophone sound in Talk Saxy, creating an immersive arrangement that caught attention. Anton made the outro of 9 Days and the intro remix track of Impossible, showing how the members directly worked to make the concert stages more varied.
One stage unveiled for the first time at this concert was Something's in the water. After showing a sensory stage that felt submerged through shroud projections, they moved straight into Fame, adding grandeur and creating a twisty charm unique to RIIZE concerts.
With a total of 27 new songs in a setlist different from previous performances, the members filled the entire space with vivid sound through a band session. As soon as the band session finished, the members appeared and performed Get a Guitar and Boom Boom Bass, presenting RIIZE's "instrument series." With band performances continuing into the members' stages, moments that kept audiences from looking away continued one after another.
In the dance-break part of Get a Guitar, Eunseok and Seongchan emphasized their long height and limbs and performed the choreography refreshingly, and then Shotaro-Wonbin-Sohee took over center and flew across the stage, captivating eyes and ears.
Responding to Breeze's hot reaction, Wonbin asked, "Are you enjoying it? Can we open the lid? Can we blow them away? We can, right?" and Sohee urged louder cheers by saying, "When this ends, it's over. Today is the last day." The members continued by introducing their favorite stages, and Sohee mentioned a stage that Anton directly participated in composing. Breeze instantly cheered, "E-Chan! E-Chan!" and Sohee teased, "Chan-young, was that okay?" eliciting laughter.
Especially when Wonbin mentioned the Boom Boom Bass bass part, bassist Song Geun-ho immediately continued playing, and the members and Breeze sang the chorus parts together, raising the atmosphere. Next, singing Memories with undying energy, the members shouted, "RIIZE Breeze is hot" at the end of the song, uniting RIIZE and Breeze as one.
In Fly up, which followed immediately, the stage recreated part of a classroom, with members divided into teams of students serious about studying and band club students passionate about music, delivering a spectacular acting performance like watching a musical. After finishing the stage, the members moved backstage, and Breeze presented a prepared event. The members, who came out singing Combo, said they were touched by Breeze's event, and Wonbin complimented, "Breeze's voices are really beautiful. I've felt this since 2024, and they are truly so beautiful."
As the concert neared its end, the members shared feelings about wrapping up the eight-month world tour. Seongchan said, "This moment always feels difficult. I actually remember standing at the Gymnastics Arena during a fan concert and performing. At that time I talked about how it felt to be on the current stage. Going around the world and traveling to many places and then returning to Seoul to stand at the Gymnastics Arena like this makes me feel nothing but grateful—I feel like all I can say is thank you."
Seongchan added, "Although six of us are standing on this stage now, many staff members made this show possible: the styling team that sewed each costume stitch by stitch, the performance team that cared about every lighting cue, the hair and makeup team that helped us appear more beautiful, the managers who take care of us, and many others," prompting applause.
He continued, "I truly think this tour was possible because of Breeze's cheers, the moments when members relied on each other during hard times, and the brothers and sisters working hard behind the scenes. Thank you so much for believing in and loving our insufficient selves. We won't forget our gratitude and will continue to work, so please keep supporting us as you do now."
Before he spoke, Shotaro appeared with reddened eyes and said, "Did Breeze have fun? Were you happy to see us? I was very happy too. I still can't believe Rising Loud is ending. Eight months included many events and it was a valuable experience with many memories, and I'm grateful we could return safely to Seoul. Thank you."
Shotaro said, "I'm so happy to have debuted with such great members and to have completed a world tour like this. I want to say thank you for always thinking of us and cheering for us. Even when we're apart we're thinking of Breeze and talking about improving to show better stages. So please continue to look forward to our growth. We will work hard to repay you, so please support us to the end."
Eunseok also said, "Hearing the kind words earlier, I didn't expect to make it to the final finale performance, but time flew by. Performing the last tour concert made me think this will be a memory people will remember later," and added, "Watching Breeze made me think this is a moment that will be remembered forever. Thank you for coming to see us, and it's amazing that so many Breeze came. As Taro hyung said, we will develop more and work to be people who won't be ashamed in front of Breeze. See you next time."
Next, Wonbin took the microphone and said, "First, thank you for coming from far away in cold weather. It's not easy to travel far because you like someone—thank you so much. Over eight months of touring I feel we learned and grew a lot, and I think we showed RIIZE at its most developed in the Seoul finale. Anyway, this Seoul show gave the best stage. Right?" prompting agreement.
Wonbin added, "Really, today you were running and playing on the floor, and both the first and second floors watched us with such beautiful eyes and enjoyed it—this was wonderful. I always feel that without Breeze we are nothing, and I am always grateful. I don't think we've fully repaid you yet. Let's stay together until we've repaid everything. Don't get distracted, okay?" he said, showing affection.
Sohee said, "I don't know where to start. After our shows we always say things like, 'We love you so so much' and 'Thank you.' But I mean it. Saying it every day to Breeze might make it lose impact, but I'll keep saying it—thank you and I love you," expressing gratitude to fans.
Sohee added that while looking at the venue she felt it was surreal: "It didn't feel real. Thousands of people came all this way for us. That someone would spend their time like that feels like something out of a comic or a movie, but it's reality, so it's amazing. The love our Breeze sends us really resonates. We truly can't do it without Breeze—please know that."
Finally, Anton said, "I actually think it's better to end the concert here. Of course playing in bigger venues is also great, but ending where we began the tour is meaningful. We released the Odyssey album, and true to its name we went around the world once. I also visited the U.S., which was very important to me, with the hyungs for the first time, and scenes from the tour play in my head like in a movie. I gained great memories, good experiences and growth as a team. It's all thanks to you. I agree with everything the hyungs said, and another life lyrics come to mind—because I know what I was like in the past, I was the kind of person who was ashamed in class and ran away," he said, showing tears.
Anton said, "I really didn't expect to cry. Honestly, I thought I wouldn't cry because it was so hard, but the members who suffered the most beside me went through a lot. Anyway, I really didn't expect to cry, but I am truly grateful to everyone—I love you and thank you so much."
After all the members finished their remarks, Wonbin gathered them and said, "We really worked hard. Great job," and together they shouted, "RIIZE Breeze is hot," closing the concert. Finally, RIIZE performed the encore songs One Kiss, Inside My Love, The end of every day and HAPPY! HAPPY! HAPPY! to finish the show.
RIIZE used the word finale instead of the commonly used encore for the end of a world tour. Rather than showing the peak of past performances, it was a confident declaration to overturn the setlist and show the best stage they could do.
Through the journey from their debut to their first full-length album release and their first world tour, RIIZE proved how much they had grown with the Seoul finale stage. Over three days with 32,000 Breeze, RIIZE showed on stage why they are called SM's future.
[Photo] SM Entertainment
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