Music Bank World Tour

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Music Bank World Tour
World tour by various K-pop artists
Start date13 July 2011 (2011-07-13)
End dateUnknown (Unknown)
No. of shows19

The Music Bank World Tour is a worldwide live concert tour of South Korean music show Music Bank by the Korean Broadcasting System. The tour stages live performances, featuring multiple K-pop acts, in various locations outside of South Korea. Since July 2011, the Music Bank World Tour has been held in multiple cities across Asia, Europe and Latin America with an estimated global live audience of 200,000. [1]

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Background

Korean Broadcasting System's Music Bank is one of the most popular music programs of South Korea. It is broadcast live on KBS2 domestically since 1998, and is available globally with subtitles on KBS World, including on its official YouTube stream. It is one of the driving forces behind the Korean Wave and has a steady fan base around the world as it remains the most accessible of the major K-pop television shows. [2]

After a two-year hiatus, the tour restarted in 2017 with Singapore and Jakarta as its stops. It was hosted by popular former Music Bank hosts actor Park Bo-gum and Red Velvet's Irene. [3]

Performers

CityCountryPerformersDate
2011
TokyoJapan Beast, 2PM, TVXQ, Girls' Generation, Secret, Rainbow, Baek Ji-young, RaNia, Infinite, Kara, 4Minute, U-Kiss, IU, Park Hyun-bin July 13
2012
ParisFrance U-Kiss, 2PM, Girls' Generation, 4Minute, SHINee, Beast, T-ara, Sistar February 8
Hong Kong TVXQ, CNBLUE, IU, Beast, f(X), MBLAQ, Infinite, Wonder Girls June 23
Viña del MarChile MBLAQ, CNBLUE, After School, Davichi, Super Junior, RaNia November 2
2013
JakartaIndonesia Super Junior, Beast, Sistar, Teen Top, 2PM, SHINee, Infinite, Eru March 9
IstanbulTurkey FT–Island, Super Junior, Miss A, Beast, Ailee, MBLAQ September 7
2014
Rio de JaneiroBrazil SHINee, B.A.P, MBLAQ, CNBLUE, M.I.B, Infinite, Ailee June 7
Mexico CityMexico EXO-K, Beast, BTS, Ailee, Girl's Day, Infinite, B.A.P October 30
2015
HanoiVietnam Teen Top, Block B Got7, EXO, Apink, SHINee, Sistar March 28
2017
Singapore CNBLUE, SHINee, BTS, Red Velvet, Mamamoo August 8
JakartaIndonesia NCT 127, B.A.P, GFriend, EXO, Astro September 2
2018
SantiagoChile Wanna One, SF9, Twice, VIXX, B.A.P, Taemin March 23
BerlinGermany EXO, Wanna One, (G)I-DLE, Stray Kids, Jeon Somi, Taemin September 15
2019
Hong Kong NU'EST W, Ailee, Twice, Seventeen, Monsta X, FT–Island January 19
2022
SantiagoChile TXT, Ateez, STAYC, NCT Dream, The Boyz, (G)I-DLE November 12
2023
ParisFrance The Boyz, Enhypen, Stray Kids, Nmixx, P1Harmony, Mamamoo, Ive, Cravity, AB6IX April 8
Mexico CityMexico TNX, AB6IX, (G)I-DLE, STAYC, NewJeans, ITZY October 22
2024
AntwerpBelgium Oneus,TXT, (G)I-DLE, STAYC, ZeroBaseOne, Riize April 20
MadridSpainTBAOctober 12

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenueHost(s)Ref.
2011
July 13, 2011 Tokyo Japan Tokyo Dome
2012
February 8, 2012 Paris France Bercy
June 23, 2012 Hong Kong China AsiaWorld–Arena
November 2, 2012 Viña del Mar Chile Quinta Vergara Jung Yong-hwa, Uee, Kyuhyun [4]
2013
March 9, 2013 Jakarta Indonesia Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Ok Taec-yeon, Kyuhyun, Nadia Mulya, Jeong Ji-won [5]
September 7, 2013 Istanbul Turkey Ülker Sports Arena Kyuhyun, Bae Suzy, Yoon Doo-joon, Ayşe Süberker [6] [7]
2014
June 7, 2014 Rio de Janeiro Brazil HSBC Arena
October 30, 2014 Mexico City Mexico Mexico City Arena
2015
March 28, 2015 Hanoi Vietnam Mỹ Đình National Stadium
2017
August 4, 2017 Singapore Suntec Convention Centre Park Bo-gum, Irene [8]
September 2, 2017 Jakarta Indonesia Jakarta International Expo
2018
March 23, 2018 Santiago Chile Movistar Arena Park Bo-gum, Jeongyeon [9]
September 15, 2018 Berlin Germany Max-Schmeling-Halle Park Bo-gum, Jeon Somi
2019
January 19, 2019 Hong Kong China AsiaWorld–Arena Park Bo-gum, Dahyun
2022
November 12, 2022 Santiago Chile Estadio Monumental David Arellano Rowoon
2023
April 8, 2023 Paris France Paris La Défense Arena Park Bo-gum [10]
October 22, 2023 Mexico City Mexico Palacio de los Deportes [11]
2024
April 20, 2024 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis Park Bo-gum [12]
October 12, 2024 Madrid Spain Santiago Bernabéu Stadium

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