Borders are open, live music is back and the K- pop touring cycle is in full swing. Stars including BTS ’ Suga, BLACKPINK, and NCT Dream are traveling the world with new melodies in hitch – and hitting Asia veritably soon.
While some of those artists are carrying their own caption shows, others are on the line- ups of music carnivals with bothmulti-genre and Hallyu-only line- ups. The adverts
have been coming thick and fast of late so NME ‘s decided to help with a handy list of K- pop musicales and music carnivals in Asia for 2023.
Scroll down to see if your favourite K- pop artist is traveling Asia and get word on metropolises, dates, venues, tickets and further.
SUGA
The Agust D Tour – Jakarta, Yokohama, Bangkok, Singapore and Seoul
May 2023
Friday 26 to Sunday 28 – Jakarta, Indonesia, Indonesia Convention Exhibition
June 2023
Friday 2 to Sunday 4 – Yokohama, Japan, Pia Arena MM
Friday 9 to Sunday 11 – Bangkok, Thailand, Impact Arena
Tickets are sold out.
Friday 16 to Sunday 18 – Singapore, Singapore Indoor Stadium
Tickets are sold out.
Saturday 24 to Sunday 25 – Seoul, South Korea, Jamsil Indoor Stadium
Suga, who also goes by his other stage name Agust D, will be the first BTS member to embark on a world stint solo, starting with its US leg in late April through to late May. The rapper will also be taking his show over to Asia with six shows across Bangkok, Singapore and Seoul. According to the original stint advertisement, Suga will also be visiting Japan as part of the Agust D stint, still stops, venues and dates have yet to be streamlined at the time of jotting.
TREASURE
Hello Asia Tour – Bangkok, Singapore, Manila, Macau and Hong Kong
May 2023
Saturday 20 – Hong Kong, Asia World Arena
Ticketing details are TBC.
Following its successful run in Japan, the youthful boyband of YG Entertainment’s canon will hit the rest of Asia for their ‘ Hello ’ stint to support their rearmostmini-album, ‘ The Second Step Chapter Two ’.
Red Velvet
R to V world tour Asia stops – Singapore, Yokohama, Manila, Bangkok, Jakarta
April 2023
Friday 21 – Singapore, The Star Theatre
Limited restricted view tickets are available via Ticketmaster.
May 2023
Wednesday 3 to Thursday 4 – Yokohama, Japan, Pia Arena MM
Sunday 7 – Manila, Philippines, MOA Arena
Saturday 13 to Sunday 14 – Bangkok, Thailand, Thunder Dome
Saturday 20 – Jakarta, Indonesia, Indonesia Convention Exhibition BSD
BLACKPINK
World Tour Asia stops – Singapore, Macau, Japan
May 2023
Saturday 13 to Sunday 14 – Singapore, National Stadium
Tickets are currently sold out for the Saturday show. Limited category 8 and 10 (restricted view) tickets to the Sunday show are available via Ticketmaster.
Saturday 20 to Sunday 21 – Macau, Galaxy Arena at Galaxy Macau
Ticketing details TBC.
June 2023
Saturday 3 to Sunday 4 – Osaka, Japan, Kyocera Dome Osaka
Ticketing details TBC.
Following the release of their sophomore plant reader, BLACKPINK are set to return to Asia for a series of shows, where they ’ll perform successes from ‘ Born Pink ’ and career- gauging highlights.
NCT DREAM
May 2023
Saturday 20 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Ticketing details and venue are TBC.
The NCT subunit preliminarily blazoned their alternate Southeast Asia stint date with three- night musicale in Bangkok, Thailand, before going on to advertise further Asia stint stops in Singapore, Macau and Kuala Lumpur in May. marking details for all shows have yet to be blazoned at the time of jotting.
Tomorrow X Together
‘Act: Sweet Mirage’ world tour in Asia – Singapore, Taipei, Osaka, Saitama, Kanagawa, Aichi
April 2023
Tuesday 18 to Wednesday 19 – Saitama, Saitama Super Arena
Tuesday 25 to Wednesday 26 – Kanagawa, Yokohama Arena
Saturday 29 Sunday 30: Aichi, Port Messe Nagoya First Exhibition Hall
Ticketing details for Tomorrow X Together’s ‘Act: Sweet Mirage’ tour in Japan are TBC.
In support of their rearmostmini-album ‘ The Name Chapter Temptation ‘, hereafter X Together( TXT) are embarking on a brand-new world stint beginning with Asia, before heading to North America.
EXO-SC
2023 EXO-SC ‘Back To Back’ fancon tour – Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Manila
May 2023
Sunday 14 – Kuala Lumpur, Mines International Exhibition & Convention Centre (MIECC)
Wednesday 17 – Singapore, The Star Theatre
Saturday 20 – Manila, Araneta Coliseum
Comprising EXO members Sehun and Chanyeol, EXO- SC will be embarking on their first- ever addict musicale stint in Southeast Asia in May. The brace will be performing successes from their records ‘ What a Life ’ and ‘ 1 Billion Views ’.
Baek Yerin
2023 Yerin Baek Asia-Pacific Tour – Seoul, Jakarta, Taipei, Tokyo, Osaka and Bangkok
May 2023
Friday 19 to Sunday 21 – Seoul, SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium
Wednesday 31 – Jakarta, TBC
June 2023
Friday 2 – Taipei, Legacy Taipei
Monday 5 – Tokyo, Yebisu Garden Hall
Wednesday 7 – Osaka, Osaka Umeda Quattro
Saturday 17 – Bangkok, Royal Paragon Hall
Following her 2022 North American stint, South Korean chanter Baek Yerin will eventually be making her way to Asia. Tickets are available now via Live Nation.
WOODZ
2023 ‘OO-LI’ world tour – Seoul, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Osaka, Tokyo, Bangkok,
May 2023
Saturday 20 to Sunday 21 – Seoul
Sunday 28 – Macau
June 2023
Saturday 3 – Jakarta
Sunday 11 – Kuala Lumpur
Saturday 17 – Manila
Tuesday 27 – Osaka
Wednesday 28 – Tokyo
July 2023
Saturday 1 to Sunday 2 – Bangkok
Produce X 101 star and K- pop soloist WOODZ has blazoned his ‘ OO- LI ’ stint ahead of his forthcoming 5thmini-album. Details on venues and marking will be blazoned at a after date.
EXO’s Baekhyun and Somi
Overpass: K-pop Music Concert in Manila
Sunday June 11 – Smart Araneta Coliseum
Manila’s forthcoming K- pop musicale ‘ Underpass ’ is set to take place this June, with EXO songster Baekhyun and soloist Somi blazoned as part of its lineup. Ticket deals begin on April 8 at 12 pm original time via ticketnet.
NMIXX
‘Nice to MIXX You’ showcase tour – Bangkok, Jakarta, Taipei, Singapore and Manila
June 2023
Sunday 4 – Bangkok, Thailand
Friday 9 – Jakarta, Indonesia
Sunday 18 – Taipei, Taiwan
Friday 23 – Singapore
Friday 30 – Manila, Philippines
After eventually releasing their firstmini-album ‘ expérgo ’, JYP Entertainment apprentices NMIXX are set to go on their first- ever show stint across the US and Asia. The six- member girl group will be putting on important performances to their all their successes from ‘O.O ’ to ‘ Love Me Like This ’.
IVE
‘The Prom Queens’ Asia Tour – Manila, Taipei, Singapore and Bangkok
June 2023
Saturday 17 – Manila, Smart Araneta Coliseum
Saturday 24 – Taipei, New Taipei City Exhibition Hall
Friday 30 – Singapore, The Star Theatre
July 2023
Saturday 8 – Bangkok, Thunder Dome
Over a time after their debut, K- pop monster apprentices IVE are eventually holding their first- ever standalone musicales. First launched in Korea and Japan in February, ‘ The Prom Queens ’ Asia stint will hit several other Asian metropolises latterly this time, following the release of the girl group’s largely- anticipated debut plant reader ‘ I ’ve IVE ’.