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Korea Herald
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
Ateez announces June comeback
After successful world tour, the octet to continue its 'Golden Hour' series Global K-pop sensation Ateez is set to return on June 13. The group's agency KQ Entertainment unveiled a teaser video for the group's upcoming 12th mini album, "Golden Hour: Part. 3," through Ateez's official YouTube channel, on Wednesday at midnight. The teaser features a lush forest under a blue sky and a glass case containing Ateez's logo and the new album title, "Golden Hour: Part. 3." The case slowly begins to crack through the foggy condensation inside. The phrase 'Break glass in case of thirst' accompanies the visual, heightening curiosity about what the new release will bring. This comeback marks Ateez's return roughly seven months after the 11th mini album "Golden Hour: Part. 2" was unveiled last November. That release saw major international success, including a No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 and No. 4 on the UK Official Albums Chart, solidifying the group's global presence. Ateez continues to expand its international influence. Last year, it made history as the first K-pop boy group to perform at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Earlier this year, from January to February, the group embarked on the European leg of its 2024-2025 world tour, "Towards the Light: Will to Power," performing 14 shows across nine countries. In March, the group wrapped up the tour with a grand finale concert at KSPO Dome in Seoul.
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Korea Herald
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
[Photo News] British Embassy Seoul celebrates King Charles III's birthday, highlights soft power
Colin Crooks, the British Ambassador to South Korea, hosted Thursday an official birthday celebration for King Charles III at the British Embassy Residence in Jung-gu, Seoul. 'The relationship between the UK and Korea is growing deeply and ambitiously. Despite Korea facing an unprecedentedly challenging year, our global strategic partnership is stronger than ever … once the new Korean administration takes office, we look forward to even deeper and more diverse cooperation going forward,' said the ambassador in his speech. The ambassador also mentioned that the appointment of British architect Thomas Heatherwick as General Director of the Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism reflects 'both countries' strong soft power.' This year's celebration was themed 'The Best of British,' offering attendees a meaningful experience of British culture, values, music, beverages and food, and serving as a tribute to the close relationship between the UK and South Korea. A special highlight of this year's event was the participation of artists from KQ Entertainment, a cultural partner of the British Embassy, further deepening the cultural exchange between the UK and South Korea.
Korea Herald
01-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
Ateez to launch tour in July
Ateez announced that it will start touring the world in July, via agency KQ Entertainment on Monday. The band of eight will launch tour 'In Your Fantasy' with a two-date show in Incheon, Korea July 5-6. Following the weekend gig will be the American leg of tour which will run from July 10 to Aug. 23, covering 12 cities in the US and Mexico. It will perform at stadiums in five -- New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Arlington and Mexico City -- and will visit four for the first time. September will see the band in Japan where it will go live in Saitama for three days and in Nagoya and Kobe for two days each. The octet wrapped up previous tour 'Towards the Light: Will to Power' last month bringing it to a finale in Seoul. Last week, it hosted a fan meetup in Kobe for two days.
Forbes
29-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
ATEEZ's Europe Concerts Set New K-Pop Records, Dominate Boxscores
In a triumphant display of ATEEZ's global appeal and live-performance prowess, the eight-member boy band has shown the impact of the European leg of their Towards the Light: Will to Power world tour on this year's live-music landscape to selling over 180,000 tickets through the 14-date stretch. In the February 2025 Boxscore Report from Billboard, the powerhouse KQ Entertainment boy band emerged as the only K-pop act to rank among the chart's Top 30 tours. With just eight shows reported, ATEEZ grossed an impressive $17.9 million and drew 117,000 concertgoers to earn the band the sixth largest tours of the last month. In particular, the performance at La Défense Arena in Paris, France, set a historic milestone. As the first K-pop group to headline in Europe's largest arena, the chart-toppers set a new standard in the scene while wowing French fans. Billboard reports that the Paris show alone grossed $4.3 million with 29,200 fans in attendance, ranking as February's 20th biggest tour boxscore. Equally impressive were their shows in Berlin, Germany at Uber Arena. Over two nights, the band pulled in a combined gross of $4 million from 24,500 attendees, marking the Berlin dates as the 25th largest boxscore for the month, per Billboard Boxscore. AEG Presents acted as promoter for the massive shows. Earlier this month, KQ Entertainment and AEG announced a strategic, multi-year partnership to oversee the production of all ATEEZ tours worldwide while expanding promotional opportunities. In the announcement, a press release noted that the critically acclaimed stars drew over 200,000 attendees in the 2024 North American leg of the Towards the Light: Will to Power world tour, sold over 180,000 tickets across Europe, and held the first-ever K-pop concerts at large venues like Zurich, Sweden's Hallenstadion arena and the LDLC Arena in Lyon, France. AEG Presents even clinched the No. 1 spot on Billboard's Top Promoter chart for February 2025, no doubt in large part thanks to the drawing power of ATEEZ's shows as well as major tours from other partners like Tyler, the Creator, and Ed Sheeran. Moreover, ATEEZ's momentum extended to Pollstar's LIVE75 chart, which ranks active tours worldwide by the average number of tickets sold for shows performed over the last 30 days. The band maintained a strong presence over two consecutive weeks in February. For the week of February 17, 2025, ATEEZ sold an average of 10,138 tickets — ranking alongside global heavyweights like the Eagles, Andrea Bocelli, and Justin Timberlake. The following week, they upped the ante with an average of 11,142 tickets sold, even surpassing Timberlake's average ticket sales for the week. As ATEEZ expands the boundaries of K-pop with their must-see live shows, the guys simultaneously bolster an increasingly lively live market for Korean artists in Europe. As noted on recent feature K-Pop concerts in Europe: a promising future despite challenges in the past, ATEEZ and peers like Taemin, Tomorrow X Together, P1Harmony, and Kiss of Life are making this year one for the record books. Even with the continent's history of bad luck with canceled or postponed shows and festivals that ultimately came off more like scams than professional productions, hefty and successful tours like ATEEZ's recent European leg signal a promising trajectory for the future.
