Hwang Min-hyun, formerly of the boyband NU’EST, will be embarking on his first solo tour in Asia later this year. The tour ‘Unveil’ will begin in Seoul in August, before heading to Taipei, Bangkok, Macau, Jakarta and Manila. Three shows will take place at Grand Peace Hall at Kyunghee University in Seoul between August 4-6. …
Fans unhappy with Blackpink tour prices
Fans of K-pop group Blackpink have voiced their anger over the price of tickets for the band’s upcoming ‘Born Pink’ tour. The tour kicks off in October with two dates in Seoul before heading to North America, and was announced earlier this month. The group’s management, YG Entertainment, released details of ticketing last week with …
Tickets on sale for Seoul’s first e-prix
Tickets are now on sale for the inaugural Formula E e-prix in Seoul, South Korea. Seoul is set to welcome the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship for the first time, for the final round of the motorsport’s Season 8. The Hana Bank Seoul E-Prix will take place on August 13-14 at Jamsil Stadium Complex. …
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 …
Chart-topping ticket sales for BTS live-streamed cinema concert
BTS Permission to Dance on Stage: Seoul racked up a mighty $32.6m (£24m/€29m) across 3,711 cinemas in 75 worldwide theatrical markets. The K-pop band was playing in the South Korean capital for the first time in two years, and tickets were hard to come by. Entertainment company HYBE and Trafalgar Releasing, a business that brings …
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 …