Here's the latest K-pop news this week. Seventeen will become the first K-pop group to perform at Glastonbury Festival and BamBam will hold his solo world tour finale at Rajamangala National Stadium.
Seventeen to Perform at Glastonbury Festival
Seventeen will make history as they become the first K-pop act to perform at Glastonbury Festival, known as the world's largest greenfield music and performing arts festival. This year, the Glastonbury Festival will be held at Worthy Farm in England from June 26-30. Seventeen is set to play the Pyramid Stage, Glastonbury's famed main stage, alongside headliners Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA.
Seventeen is a 13-member boy band formed by Pledis Entertainment. They are known for being a self-producing idol group since the members are involved in songwriting, music production and choreographing. Their music blends several genres including pop, synth-pop, R&B and hip-hop. Their chart toppers include Very Nice, Don't Wanna Cry, Ready To Love and Rock With You. In 2023, their album FML set the record as the biggest-selling release in the K-pop industry.
To find out Seventeen's performance schedule and ticket details, visit glastonburyfestivals.co.uk.
GOT7's BamBam. photo courtesy of ONG_PHOTOGRAPHY
BamBam's Area 52 Finale
GOT7's BamBam wrapped up Area 52, his first solo world tour across Asia and South America last year. Unfortunately, the US leg of the tour had to be cancelled due to his ankle injury. Although he performed in Thailand over two days at the Thunder Dome as part of the tour, there are fans who missed his show.
Therefore, BamBam announced that "The 1st World Tour Encore [Area 52] in Bangkok", presented by Xiaomi, will take place at Rajamangala National Stadium on May 4. He will be joined by special guest Kang Seulgi, a talented female vocalist from Red Velvet. The duo previously collaborated on the song Who Are You and this marks their first time performing together.
Tickets will be available on April 6 via thaiticketmajor.com only. iME Thailand, the organiser, will soon announce ticket prices and other details on Facebook @imethailand and Twitter @ime_th.
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