SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Grammy-winning teenage pop star Billie Eilish will have a concert in Seoul in August, marking the first South Korea visit by the chart-topping sensation. According to the announcement on the singer’s official website last week, Eilish’s 2020 world tour, titled “Where Do We Go?” will start March 9 in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — U2’s very first show in South Korea last Sunday left behind numerous memorable moments for everyone. U2 moved the hearts of so many fans throughout the concert that lasted for 2 hours and 20 minutes at Seoul’s Gocheok Sky Dome with a powerful performance and meaningful social commentary. The [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean girl group BLACKPINK successfully held its first Tokyo Dome concert this week, with the attendance reaching about 55,000 fans, its management agency said Thursday. According to YG Entertainment, the concert as part of the BLACKPINK 2019-2020 World Tour in Your Area in Japan took place at Tokyo [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group TWICE will close its almost one-year-long concert journey in Seoul next year, the band’s agency said Monday. The two-day concert, titled “TWICE World Tour 2019 Twicelights,” will be held at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in southeastern Seoul from March 7, according to JYP Entertainment. That will [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Tears and sweat wrapped up K-pop superband BTS’ year-long world concert tour in the capital of their home country on Tuesday. The famous home ARMY’s fan chant consecutively naming the seven BTS members brought to a close BTS’ “Love Yourself” world tour at the thundering Olympic Stadium in southern [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The Jamsil Olympic Stadium, where BTS’ Seoul shows were held Saturday and Sunday, was transformed into a BTS theme park. Countless fans, who gathered in front of the stadium hours before the concert began, took photos with the members at the large photo zones and on panels decorated with [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl band TWICE will hit the Tokyo Dome stadium next year on a new Tokyo leg of its ongoing world tour, the band’s management agency said Monday. The girl band is currently on the globe-trotting concert tour, with its Japanese leg having kicked off last week in Hokkaido. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Global K-pop super band BTS’ six-month world tour is expected to generate aggregate sales of 200 billion won (around US$170.50 million), with more than a cumulative 1 million fans entertained by its 20 concerts, data available from the band’s management agency said Friday. The latest world concert tour, “Love [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Global K-pop superband BTS’ upcoming concerts in Seoul will be broadcast live in movie theaters in six Asian countries, the band’s management agency said Wednesday. With three days of concerts in the band’s home country, set for Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday, BTS will wrap up its latest globe-trotting concert [...]
RIYADH, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The strong religious culture in Saudi Arabia couldn’t stop abaya-covered fans from springing up in their seats to dance as K-pop superband BTS performed its latest mega hit, “Boy With Luv,” in the country’s capital, Riyadh, Friday evening. Religious restraints and Islamic doctrine melted away as the K-pop septet [...]