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Forbes
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
ATEEZ World Tour 'Towards the Light' Concert Film in Theaters May 2025
ATEEZ will light up movie theaters worldwide this May with the release of a new concert film. The live juggernaut K-pop group stars in the ATEEZ World Tour [Towards the Light : Will to Power] in Cinemas that will transport audiences to January 2024 for the tour's kickoff performance at Jamsil Arena in Seoul. Presented by CJ 4DPLEX and Trafalgar Releasing, the massive stadium-sized show gets packaged for fans across Asia, North America, Europe, and more territories for a series of showings throughout May. A 126-minute spectacle, the upcoming concert film brings high-voltage performances of singles like 'Guerrilla,' 'Crazy Form' and 'Say My Name,' and special renditions of songs like the 'Symphony No.9 'From the Wonderland'' version of 'WONDERLAND.' Fans will also see solo and unit performances that spotlight the unique live artistry of members Hongjoong, Seonghwa, Yunho, Yeosang, San, Mingi, Wooyoung, and Jongho. Leveraging CJ 4DPLEX's immersive technologies, audiences will be treated to a range of experiences with ATEEZ World Tour [Towards the Light : Will to Power] in Cinemas via ScreenX (the 270-degree panoramic showcase that surrounds viewers with visuals extending across multiple screens), 4DX (motion-synchronized seating and environmental effects like wind, water and scents), Ultra 4DX (a hybrid of ScreenX and 4DX at select premium locations) and traditional 2D (for the purists who prefer a classic, concert film viewing). 'Presenting ATEEZ's concert in cinemas continues our efforts to expand what theatrical storytelling can be,' Jun Bang, Chief Executive Officer at CJ 4DPLEX, said. 'At CJ 4DPLEX, we've long explored how music and film converge, and through our immersive formats — ScreenX, 4DX, and Ultra 4DX — we're proud to offer a powerful, cinematic experience that brings audiences closer to the energy of live performance.' Marc Allenby, the Chief Executive Officer of Trafalgar Releasing, emphasized the massiveness of the Towards the Light : Will to Power world tour — which included the band's first U.S. stadium shows at New York's Citi Field and BMO Stadium in Los Angeles — emphasized how it 'deserves' to be on the big screen. 'Building on our history of successful collaborations, we're excited to partner with CJ 4DPLEX once again to bring ATEEZ's incredible live show to cinemas,' Allenby added. 'The scale and artistry of this tour deserve to be experienced on the big screen and we're committed to providing fans with the highest quality cinematic event.' As ATEEZ pushed their artistic and on-stage boundaries on their last international trek, ATEEZ World Tour [Towards the Light : Will to Power] in Cinemas acts as the latest example of K-pop's evolving relationship with global event cinema following recent concert-documentary films from girl group IVE and solo superstar IU earlier this year. Tickets go on sale on Wednesday, April 30 at 7 a.m. PT / 10 a.m. ET via
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.
