The ‘4th generation representative groups’ aespa and ATEEZ that have conquered the world will finally enter KSPO DOME (formerly known as the Gymnastics Arena). Aespa and ATEEZ, who are currently on overseas tours, will hold concerts at KSPO DOME in Seoul Olympic Park on March 15-16 and 22-23 respectively to mark the end of their tours.

Although aespa and ATEEZ have long been recognized as top-tier global groups, they have not had the opportunity to hold solo concerts at KSPO DOME, which is considered ‘proof of being the top K-pop group’, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, in their 6th and 8th years, they have finally fulfilled their long-held wish of ‘entering KSPO DOME’,’ raising the expectations of K-pop fans in Korea and abroad.

Their journey to return home has already begun. aespa has entered the final stages of their world tour ‘2024-25 aespa Live Tour - Sync: Parallel Line’ (Sync: Parallel Line), which began at the Jamsil Indoor Stadium in Seoul in June of last year. They recently held a tour of the Americas and Europe for ‘Sync: Parallel Line’, and are currently touring the United States, Mexico, Canada, England, France, the Netherlands, Germany, and Spain.

They sold out their shows in Seattle, the first stop of their American tour, as well as in Oakland, LA, Amsterdam, and Frankfurt, early on, and all tickets for the tour‘s finale, the K-POP Dome encore concert, sold out as soon as they opened for sale. In recent performances, in addition to the hit songs that heated up last year like ‘Supernova’, ‘Armageddon’, ‘Whiplash’, they also performed new songs like ‘Pink Hoodie’, ‘Flights, Not Feelings’.

ATEEZ, who started their world tour ‘Towards the Light: Wall to Power’ in January of last year, will be holding ‘Towards the Light: Wall to Power Finale in Seoul’ at K-POP Dome on March 22-23, one year and two months later. Their agency KQ Entertainment announced, “As they are finishing up in Seoul, where they started, they will repay their fans’ support with an upgraded setlist and stage.”

Recently, as part of their European tour, they have been expanding their scope of activity by visiting Switzerland and Manchester, England for the first time. On the 22nd, they will be the first K-pop artist to hold a solo concert at the La Defense Arena in Paris, France, which can accommodate 40,000 people.



Reporter Yoo Ji-hye yjh0304@donga.com

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