[News Today] K-pop concerts in Japan’s 3 top venues

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Over the weekend, three major concert venues in the Tokyo area hosted solo shows by K-POP artists TVXQ, aespa, and TWICE. More than 380,000 fans attended over just two days.

Once again, it highlighted the strong presence of K-pop in Japan.

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The Yokohama Nissan Stadium, one of the largest stadiums in Japan.

K-pop duo TVXQ held a concert celebrating the 20th anniversary of their debut in Japan.

They performed for 130,000 fans over the weekend and set a new record for the most Nissan Stadium concerts by a foreign artist.

U-Know Yunho / TVXQ

I’m deeply moved to hold a concert at the Nissan Stadium again.

Meanwhile, aespa's concert was held in Tokyo Dome.

About 94,000 fans came to see the girl group over two days.

Having held their first concert in Tokyo Dome in 2023, aespa put on three Tokyo Dome concerts in the past three years to build a huge fan base in Japan.

Ito Rina / aespa Fan

Pose like a cat for 3 seconds. (Who is it for?) All the members.

Also in Tokyo, K-pop group TWICE became the first overseas artist to hold concerts at the Japan National Stadium, drawing roughly 160,000 fans over two days.

Another concert is scheduled for Tuesday.

These three concert venues were packed with a combined total of over 380,000 fans over two days.

This is the first time that K-pop concerts were held simultaneously in the same weekend in the three largest concert venues in Japan.