‘13th Anniversary’ Apink, Year-end Solo Concert Success

MUSIC Dec 23, 2024

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The group Apink has successfully wrapped up their seventh solo concert.

Apink (Park Chorong, Yoon Bomi, Jung Eun-ji, Kim Nam-joo, Oh Ha-young) held their 2024 7th solo concert ‘PINK CHRISTMAS’ at KBS Arena in Gangseo-gu, Seoul on the 21st and 22nd.

‘PINK CHRISTMAS’ is Apink‘s first solo concert as a full group in 4 years. Apink presented a romantic year-end to fans with a special live stage prepared for the Christmas season and their unchanging team chemistry even after 14 years since their debut.

Apink opened the day with the carol song ‘PINK CHRISTMAS’, performing ‘Remember’, ‘Mr. Chu (Mr. Chu) ’, ‘Crystal (Krystal)’ as a medley.



Apink then performed their hit songs ‘I don’t know’, ‘D N D’, ‘FIVE’, ‘1도 아니으면’, ‘Dumh Durum’, ‘LUV’, eliciting cheers and sing-alongs. The stage, which featured variations of the jazz version of ‘Cat’, the girls‘ hip-hop versions of ‘Withcha’, and ‘Don’t be silly’, provided a unique kind of enjoyment. The members also doubled the emotion by harmonizing with the fan song ‘Wait Me There’, released this year to commemorate the 13th debut anniversary.

You could also see various solo stages. Yoon Bomi showed off her girl crush charm with ‘Unholy’, and Park Chorong gave a captivating performance with ‘Gimme More’. Jung Eun-ji‘s refreshing ‘Be A Page’, Oh Ha-young’s bouncy ‘Lady Marmalade’, and Kim Nam-joo‘s unconventional ‘Water’ received explosive responses one after another.

In addition, Apink parodied ‘Black and White Chef’ and targeted fans’ tastes with a VCR video of themselves surprisingly transforming into Hatchuping. They also sang a verse of a carol on the spot, a treat to the ears.

For their encore, Apink showed their love for their fans by performing ‘MY MY’, ‘Prince’, ‘NoNoNo’, and ‘Candy’.

Meanwhile, Apink, who successfully concluded their year-end concert and once again proved their power as a long-running K-pop girl group, plans to continue communicating with their fans in various ways.

Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com reporter yyynnn@donga.com