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Supernova’s leader and vocalist Jung Yun-hak is the first K-Pop idol to test positive for COVID-19. After his return from Japan where he was working as a producer for audition programe ‘G-EGG’, the singer and actor reportedly visited a special testing centre in Seocho District …
After reports of a cancellation circulating over the weekend, Coca-Cola Arena has confirmed to Gulf News the postponement of anticipated K-Pop show ‘Music Bank in Dubai’. “In light of the global developments around the COVID-19 virus, and the increasing number of infections confirmed in South …
Coca-Cola Arena has officially confirmed in a tweet that the South Korean music show Music Bank will be bringing its world tour live on March 21.
As Gulf News tabloid first revealed earlier this month, the ‘Music Bank in Dubai’ stage is set to dazzle with performances by popular and well-established K-Pop acts Twice, Seventeen, Monsta X, Jus2 as well as Exo’s Baekhyun.
The big news earlier Friday morning prompted fans to tweet their excitement and thrill of having another K-Pop concert the same weekend. On March 20, the arena will be also be taken over by ‘K-Pop Super Concert’, with veteran K-Pop group Super Junior as the headliners along with anticipated performances from groups NCT 127 and Laboum, reggae duo RGP and soloist Jun.
The confirmed KBS Music Bank stellar-studded line-up list unquestionably have a massive fan following in the UAE. Music from the popular acts has been seen taking over the local iTunes chart with new releases.
While Twice and GOT7’s unit group Jus2 will stage their debut performance at the multi-purpose indoor arena, it isn’t the first for Exo member Baekhyun and Seventeen in the UAE.
Baekhyun previously performed at 2018’s ‘SMTown Live World Tour VI in Dubai’ and flew to Dubai to film project group SuperM’s debut music video last year.
As for Seventeen, the K-Pop sensation held a mini-concert alongside other Korean acts at the Dubai World Trade Centre for the Korea Brand & Content Expo 2019 event last October, while Monsta X performed at KCON 2016 Abu Dhabi.
All-male group Monsta X performed at the MDL Beast Festival in Riyadh in December of last year.
Dubai is one of many long lists of city stops as part of KBS Music Bank’s annual concert world tour. The South Korean TV show has hosted its concert series in cities such as Japan, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Turkey and Brazil since 2001. The emirate will reportedly become it’s 15th world tour location.
The latest announcement comes after Korean broadcasting companies and music labels have halted or suspended K-Pop events and concerts amid concerns over the coronavirus outbreak and the safety of fans and its artists.
More details on the duration and tickets are yet to be revealed.
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Seventeen image provided by Korea Creative Content Agency
Fans may be in for a double treat of K-Pop soon. South Korean music show ‘Music Bank’ is reportedly taking its world tour to Dubai next month. South Korean online platform Naver first broke the news of a Music Bank show in Dubai on Saturday, …
The UAE has had its big K-Pop moments over the years. This year, the South Korean music phenomenon will make its mark on the country again thanks to a star-studded concert in March featuring some of K-Pop’s biggest stars. And that’s not all; Global Village’s …
A K-Pop Super Concert is coming to the Dubai’s Coca-Cola Arena on March 20.
Organised by Grace & Co, the event features a star-studded line-up, including K-Pop acts NCT 127 and Laboum, South Korean duo RGP, solo singer Jun, along with veteran idol act Super Junior as the headliner.
This marks the city’s second major K-Pop concert, following 2018’s ‘SMTown Live World Tour VI in Dubai’ where SM Entertainment’s artists Super Junior and NCT’s subunits — NCT U and NCT Dream — performed in front of a reported 15,000 fans. It’s also the arena’s first K-Pop concert since its establishment last June.
Last year, groups Seventeen and SF9 took over the stage at the Dubai World Trade Centre as ambassadors of the Korea Brand and Content Expo 2019 Dubai.
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It was a high-profile year for K-Pop in 2019. The globalisation and commercial success of the global phenomenon hit a new record, all thanks to BTS significantly penetrating the American market. Unlike the US, the Middle East hasn’t always been the final frontier for South …
As we wrap up the year and welcome 2020, here’s a quick guide to what happened in the world of K-Pop in 2019: 1. Romances The first official idol couple for the year was Exo’s Kai and BlackPink’s Jennie but the pair decided to call …
Popular K-Pop band Monsta X has been added to the MDL Beast Festival’s line-up in Riyadh this weekend. Both the six-member act and the festival confirmed the news on their respective social media accounts.
“We are happy to announce that Monsta X will be joining MDL Beast Festival alongside some of the biggest artists in the world,” the tweet read on the group’s official Twitter account.
According to the MDL Beast Festival’s website, Hyungwon, Kihyun, I.M, Minhyuk, Joohoney, Shownu will take the stage on Saturday from 10.45pm till 11.30pm at the festival’s largest stage, The Big Beast — which accommodates around 45,000 people. The sextet will share the stage with the likes of R3HAB, Afrojack, and Salvatore Ganacci. South Korean DJ and producer Peggy Gou is also scheduled to get the crowd pumping this Thursday at the Underground Beast 1 stage.
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K-Pop acts are one of the most hard-working performers around. As the cultural phenomenon continues to spread locally and globally, South Korea’s artists are putting ….