DAY6, the first K-pop band to enter Gocheok Dome…

Middle-aged band DAY6, writing a new history in their 10th year, will be the first K-pop band to enter Gocheok Sky Dome today (the 20th).

DAY6 will hold their solo concert ‘2024 DAY6 Special Concert ’The Present’’(2024 DAY6 Special Concert ‘The Present’) at Gocheok Sky Dome in Guro-gu, Seoul on December 20th and 21st.

This concert is the first Gocheok Dome performance by a domestic band and is a special concert held about a year after ‘DAY6 Christmas Special Concert ’The Present: You are My Day’(Christmas Special Concert ‘The Present: You are My Day’) in December 2023, making it even more meaningful.

This year, DAY6 achieved numerous records with music they created themselves, He completed the ‘Year of DAY6’. In March of this year, during his military hiatus, he sang of eternity to My Day (fandom name: My Day) with the album ‘Fourever’, and in September, he gifted the strength to survive in a world full of comfort with the mini-album ‘Band Aid’. The title song ‘Melting’ of the album ‘Band Aid’ took first place on Melon‘s Top 100 chart, staying at the top, and swept Melon’s daily and weekly charts, reaching a career high. ‘Fourever’, the song ‘HAPPY’, was chosen as the public‘s pick and succeeded in a reverse run, topping the Melon Top 100 chart following ‘Melting’.

DAY6 also showed off their momentum with their concerts, selling out all tickets to three concert halls in Korea this year. In April, they successfully completed a concert where they became one with the audience at the ‘DAY6 CONCERT ’ at the Jamsil Indoor Stadium, which was opened 360 degrees. In September, they kicked off their long-awaited third world tour, ‘DAY6 3RD WORLD TOUR ’ at the Incheon Inspire Arena. In December, they will decorate the year-end with an unforgettable year-end with their fans with a special concert at Gocheok Sky Dome. DAY6 showed off their powerful ticket power by selling out 34,000 spectators at Jamsil Indoor Stadium in Seoul, 40,000 seats at Inspire Arena in Incheon, and approximately 38,000 seats at Gocheok Dome.

Their entry into Gocheok Dome is expected to be a meaningful point for the group in its 10th year. DAY6, who satisfy all five senses with various elements such as unique video composition and effects, instrument performance, and live skills for each performance, will present an expanded scale at Gocheok Dome. From the small theater concert that announced their debut in 2015 to Gocheok Dome, the largest indoor concert hall in Korea, in 2024, expectations are high for the musical narrative that Sungjin, Young K, Wonpil, and Dowoon are steadily filling up.

Meanwhile, DAY6’s third world tour, which is being resumed after approximately 4 years and 8 months, is also being successfully completed. All performances around the world, including Incheon in September, Kuala Lumpur, Bali, Surabaya, and Jakarta in October, Singapore in November, Bangkok from November to December, Hong Kong in January 2025, and Los Angeles and New York in April, have sold out.

In addition, performances are being added and the scale is being expanded, and next year, performances will continue in Kaohsiung on January 18-19, Hong Kong on the 25th-26th, Osaka on February 12-13, Tokyo on the 15th-16th, Manila on the 22nd, Sydney on April 6, Melbourne on the 9th, Auckland, New Zealand on the 12th, Los Angeles on the 16th-17th, and New York on the 19th, based on local time in each region.

Jeong Hee-yeon, Donga.com reporter shine2562@donga.com