MUSIC
TWICE becomes the first K-pop girl group to sell out at SoPye Stadium in the US
JYP Entertainment (hereinafter referred to as JYP) recently announced on its official SNS channel that Twice's fifth world tour 'TWICE 5TH WORLD TOUR 'READY TO BE'' will be held in 14 regions in Korea, Australia, Japan, and North America. announced the first plan for a 17-session tour to be held in . Among these, the performances at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles in June and MetLife Stadium in New York in July were expanded in size compared to the encore concert at Bank of California Stadium in Los Angeles, where Twice achieved 'the first K-pop girl group to perform and sell out at a North American stadium' in May last year. With a performance boasting such a large scale, the group's status was realized just by the news of its holding.
On the 22nd (hereinafter local time), tickets for the Los Angeles SoFi Stadium performance held on June 10th were opened, and sold out quickly, as evidence of the strong interest. With this, Twice became the first K-pop girl group to sell out a concert at SoFi Stadium in the U.S., and showed off their worldwide popularity by setting a record of ‘selling out a concert at a North American stadium for two consecutive years.’
In addition to Los Angeles, they sold out all tickets in four regions of North America and Australia. The performance, which was originally scheduled to be held once each in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia, Auckland, Houston, and Chicago in the U.S., and Toronto, Canada, sold out quickly after tickets were opened, and thanks to the explosive support, the concert was held in Sydney, Australia on May 2nd, Melbourne on the 7th, and June. A total of 6 additional performances have been decided: Auckland, USA on the 12th, Houston on the 25th, Chicago on the 29th, and Toronto, Canada on July 3rd. In particular, for the performances in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia, tickets for additional performances that opened on the 23rd sold out very quickly, achieving a total of 4 sold-out performances.
As a result, Twice opened the tour with a two-day performance at KSPO DOME (Olympic Gymnastics Stadium) in Songpa-gu, Seoul on April 15th and 16th, followed by Sydney, Australia on May 2nd and 3rd, Melbourne on the 6th and 7th, and Osaka, Japan on the 13th and 14th. , Tokyo on the 20th-21st, Los Angeles, USA on June 10th, Oakland on the 12th-13th, Seattle on the 16th, Dallas on the 21st, Houston on the 24th-25th, Chicago on the 28th-29th, July 2- They will hold 23 solo concerts in a total of 14 cities, including Toronto, Canada on the 3rd, New York, USA on the 6th, and Atlanta on the 9th. Through this tour, they will hold the first Japanese stadium performance by a K-pop girl group at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka, Japan and Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo, and will perform at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles and MetLife Stadium in New York, USA, for a total of 6 stadium performances.
In addition, JYP recently announced that the announcement of the second tour plan following the previous tour venue was imminent, raising the expectations of fans around the world to the highest level. Twice is expected to add more performance locations to the new world tour, which is predicted to be the largest in scale in the first plan alone, and is expected to enthuse global fans with its irreplaceable charm.
Meanwhile, Twice made a comeback on March 10th by releasing their 12th mini album 'READY TO BE' and the title song 'SET ME FREE'. The new album ranked 2nd on the US Billboard main chart 'Billboard 200' as of March 25th, placing a total of 4 albums in the top 10, the most ever for a K-pop girl group, and the total album and streaming sales amounted to 153,000 copies. At the same time as the highest record, they also set a new record for the highest sales volume for a K-pop girl group of all time. Fans around the world are focusing their attention on Twice, who will soar even higher with continuous career highs and a new world tour worthy of the 'stadium artist' modifier.
Reporter Junho Yoon, Ten Asia delo410@tenasia.co.kr
