Japanese Band Official Hige Dandism is set to hold its second concert in Korea in December. Courtesy of AEG Presents Asia YOASOBI’s December concert tickets sell out in 1 minute By KTimes Chang Ji-yoon, an office worker in her 20s, managed to secure a ticket on Friday to the December concert of Japanese pop duo YOASOBI in Korea after a fierce "ticketing war," known locally as "picketing," due to its intense competition. "I logged in right at the ticketing start time, but my waiting number was in the 4,000s, so I barely managed to get a canceled ticket," she said.
The first and second rounds of tickets for the concert were sold out within a minute of going on sale. The popularity of Japanese pop music (J-pop) is surging in Korea. At least one Japanese artist or group is performing in Korea every week, including solo concerts and festival appearances.
Over 20 solo concerts are scheduled until the end of the year, featuring a range of artists from top-tier stars to niche musicians. Japanese pop duo YOASOBI / Courtesy of RIVET More J-pop artists coming to Korea As the number of concert-goers has increased, so has the size of the venues. In December, singer-songwriter Fujii Kaze will perform at Seoul's Gocheok Sky Dome, which can accommodate around 20,000 people.
This will be the first time a Japanese artist has performed at this venue. Other prominent Japanese artists, such as X Japan, Namie Amuro, L'Arc-en-Ciel, and KAT-TUN, have performed at the Olympic Park KSPO Dome (former.