Artist J-Hope, who is also a member of the K-pop band BTS, has become the first South Korean performer to headline at Lollapalooza. The festival, which took place in Chicago’s Grant Park, was closed out last night (Sunday) by J-Hope on the Bud Light Seltzer stage. Adjacent stages also hosted performances from band Green Day …
1.5 million fans try to buy NCT Dream tickets
Some 1.5 million fans tried to purchase tickets at the same time for the latest shows from K-pop boyband NCT Dream. The fans were trying to access Yes24, a Korean online ticketing site, to purchase tickets for ‘The Dreamshow2: In a Dream’ tour. Fans have described how after logging on to the website when tickets …
The Boyz cancel remaining US tour dates
K-pop boyband The Boyz have cancelled the remaining dates of the US leg of their world tour. The group’s agency IST Entertainment announced today (Tuesday) that the final two shows of ‘THE B-ZONE’ US tour would be cancelled. The two concerts had originally been planned for June 8 and 10 in Dallas and San Jose, …
KCON releases ticket info and initial line-up
K-pop festival KCON has released ticketing information for this year’s event and has made its first line-up announcement. Tickets for the convention went on sale June 13 (Monday) while the concert pre-sale will go live on June 23. The concert general sale will begin on June 27 and the artist engagement packages will be available …
KPOP.FLEX heads to London for second event in 2023
European K-pop festival, KPOP.FLEX, has announced one of its 2023 events will be heading to the UK. Organisers Kpop Europa (a partnership between Live Company Group and Explorado Group) and PK Events announced that one of its 2023 editions will take place at The O2 Arena in London from September 22-24. The London edition next …
South Korea crowds able to cheer again
South Korea’s music and sports fans will be able to cheer and clap once more, after COVID-19 measures which saw attendees unable to share their appreciation were removed. Last month as K-Pop superstars BTS (pictured) took to the stage in their hometown of Seoul, a 10,000-strong crowd was only able to support the band by …
TEG MJR brings K-Pop festival to London
K-Pop music festival, HallyuPopFest, will be held in London for the first time in July at OVO Arena Wembley. The festival will celebrate the best of Korean music and lifestyle, with the first wave of artists having already been announced. HallyuPopFest will welcome performances from Astro, Everglow, Hwasa, SF9, Cravity and Oneus with more acts …
BTS to continue ‘Permission to Dance on Stage’ world tour
Korean pop band BTS will take to the stage in Las Vegas in April for the ‘Permission to Dance on Stage’ tour, following the announcement of the group’s return to Seoul for the first time since 2019. Last week, it was revealed that BTS (an acronym of Bangtan Sonyeondan, which means ‘Beyond the Scene) will …
European K-Pop festival adds new date due to high demand
K-Pop festival KPOP.FLEX has added a second day to its programme due to a demand for tickets from across Europe. The festival in Frankfurt is organised by K-Pop Europa, in collaboration with PK Events and Korean broadcaster SBS Television Network. K-Pop Europa is a partnership between live events companies Live Company Group and Explorado Group. …