Get your light sticks ready, K-Pop is taking over the Bay Area. Our resident K-Pop expert Evelyn Vasquez is keeping tabs on all of the latest concert news and new local tour dates. Watch this space for updates every week!
Artist: Whee In
Light stick color: Green and white
Tour name: WHEE IN THE MOOD [BEYOND]
Date: Friday, May 17
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Palace of Fine Arts (San Francisco)
Accomplishments:
- 2022 Seoul Music Awards - OST award nomination
- 2019 Circle Chart Music Awards - Artist of the Year - Digital Music nomination
Artist: TOMORROW X TOGETHER
Light stick color: White and mint blue
Tour name: ACT: PROMISE
Date: Saturday, May 18
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Accomplishments:
- First South Korean group to headline Lollapalooza
- The Name Chapter: Temptation album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart
Artist: ITZY
Light ring color: White
Tour name: BORN TO BE
Date: Saturday, June 8
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Oakland Arena
Accomplishments:
- 2024 Golden Disc Awards - Best Album (Bonsang) nomination
- 2023 Asia Artist Awards - Popularity Award nomination
Artist: Purple Kiss
Light stick color: No light stick
Tour name: BXX
Date: Tuesday, June 11
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Montgomery Theater (San Jose)
Accomplishments:
- 2022 Golden Disc Awards - Rookie Artist of the Year nominee
- 2022 Seoul Music Awards - Rookie of the Year nominee
Artist: P1Harmony
Light stick color: White
Tour name: UTOP1A
Date: Friday, June 14
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Oakland Arena
Accomplishments:
- 2023 MAMA Awards - Nominated for Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10
- 2021 Asia Artist Awards - Nominated for Best Male Rookie
Artist: A.C.E
Light stick color: White
Tour name: REWIND US
Date: Sunday, June 23
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Luther Burbank Center for The Arts (Santa Rosa)
Accomplishments:
- 2020 APAN Music Awards - Choice Global Hallyu Star award winner
- 2019 The Fact Music Awards - Rising Star award winner
Artist: GSoul
Light stick color: No light stick
Tour name: Pretty Lil Thing
San Jose
Date: Tuesday, June 25
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: The Ritz
San Francisco
Date: Wednesday, June 26
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: The Chapel
Accomplishments:
- Winner of ‘The Voice of Korea 2020’
- Debuted under JYP Entertainment in 2015
Artist: ATEEZ
Light stick color: Black and gold
Tour name: TOWARDS THE LIGHT: WILL TO POWER
Date: Wednesday, July 17
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Oakland Arena
Accomplishments:
- First K-pop boy group to perform at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
- Their latest album, 'THE WORLD EP.FIN: WILL', debuted at No.1 on the Billboard 200 album chart
Artist: THE BOYZ
Light stick color: White, black and red
Tour name: ZENERATION II
Date: Sunday, July 28
Time: TBA
Location: TBA
Accomplishments:
- 2023 Asia Artist Awards - Best Artist award winner
- 2022 The Fact Music Awards - Artist of the Year
https://x.com/IST_THEBOYZ/status/1777169523860464035
Artist: IU
Light stick color: neon yellow
Tour name: H.E.R.
Date: Tuesday, July 30
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Oakland Arena
Accomplishments:
- First Korean female artist in history to hold a concert at Jamsil Olympic Stadium
- MAMA Awards - Five-time Best Female Artist award winner
Artist: VIVIZ
Light stick color: White, violet, blue and red
Tour name: V.hind : Love and Tears
Date: Wednesday, August 14
Time: TBA
Location: San Jose Venue TBA
Accomplishments:
- 2023 Hanteo Music Awards - Emerging Artist
- 2023 Hanteo Music Awards - Popular Performance Group
https://x.com/VIVIZ_official/status/1787346553566634437
Artist: I.M (MONSTA X)
Light stick color: Gray
Tour name: Off The Beat
Date: Thursday, August 29
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: The UC Theatre (Berkeley)
Accomplishments:
- 2023 Seoul Music Awards - Nominated for Popularity Award
- 2022 Melon Music Awards - Global Artist award winner
Artist: ARTMS
Light stick color: Gold and white (LOONA lightstick)
Tour name: Moonshot
Date: Tuesday, September 3
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: The Warfield (San Francisco)
Accomplishments:
- ARTMS consists of five LOONA members: JinSoul, HaSeul, Kim Lip, HeeJin and Choerry
- The sub-unit won many awards with their former group LOONA, including the Next Generation award at the 2020 Golden Disc Awards.
Artist: NCT DREAM
Light stick color: Neon green and white
Tour name: Dream( )Scape
Date: Saturday, September 14
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Location: Oakland Arena
Accomplishments:
- 2024 Hanteo Music Awards - Best Artist award (grand prize)
- 2022 Seoul Music Awards - Best Album award
Artist: Colde
Light stick color: No light stick
Tour name: BLUEPRINT
Date: Wednesday, September 18
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Location: August Hall (San Francisco)
Accomplishments:
- 2020 Korean Music Awards - Best R&B and Soul Song nominee
- 2020 Korean Music Awards - Best R&B and Soul Album nominee
