Mezamashi TV
Various Japanese media, including Mezamashi TV, covered the start of their concert with detailed reports. NHK's Music Japan presented a Girls' Generation special, detailing their meteoric rise in Korea and subsequent debut in Japan, with an interview session interspersed with footage from the Osaka stop of the First Japan Arena Tour. Girls' Generation First Japan Arena Tour in 3D was broadcast on Japan's SkyPerfectTv on 21 August.