NextSharkNextShark.com
Latest Newsletter🍵 Biden awards Asian artistsRead

Article

iKON ready to ‘Take Off’ with tour stops in Asia, Europe and North America

iKON
via iKON

    Asian America Daily - in under 5 minutes

    Get our collection of Asian America's most essential stories, to your inbox daily, for free!

    Unsure? Check out our Newsletter Archive

    South Korean boy group iKON have announced city stops for their upcoming “Take Off” world tour.

    The group’s world tour will cover various countries across Asia, Europe and North America. The tour will start with performances in Tokyo and Taipei, Taiwan, in May before alternating between Southeast Asian countries, such as the Philippines and Singapore, with European destinations in June.

    In July, the band will return to Japan for a show in Osaka, followed by performances in France, Thailand and Malaysia. Then, iKON will tour North America in September, playing shows in New York, Dallas and Los Angeles.

    The exact dates, venues and ticket details for the shows have yet to be announced. However, the poster for the tour indicates that more dates are set to be announced soon.

    The announcement of iKON‘s world tour comes ahead of the upcoming release of member Bobby’s debut solo single on March 21.

    iKON parted ways with their long-time agency YG Entertainment in December 2022 after mutually agreeing to end their exclusive contract. The group signed with 143 Entertainment in January 2023.

    They are reportedly working on a comeback album, due out sometime next month. The group currently consists of Bobby, Jinhwan, Ju-ne, Dong-hyuk, Song and Chan.


     

    Support our Journalism with a Contribution

    Many people might not know this, but despite our large and loyal following which we are immensely grateful for, NextShark is still a small bootstrapped startup that runs on no outside funding or loans.

    Everything you see today is built on the backs of warriors who have sacrificed opportunities to help give Asians all over the world a bigger voice.

    However, we still face many trials and tribulations in our industry, from figuring out the most sustainable business model for independent media companies to facing the current COVID-19 pandemic decimating advertising revenues across the board.

    We hope you consider making a contribution so we can continue to provide you with quality content that informs, educates and inspires the Asian community. Even a $1 contribution goes a long way.  Thank you for everyone's support. We love you all and can't appreciate you guys enough.

    Support NextShark

    Mastercard, Visa, Amex, Discover, Paypal