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YG Entertainment has officially annouced 2NE1's WELCOME BACK Asia Tour 2024-25, with the first two international concerts taking place in Manila and Jakarta. This is the third such announcement after the release of dates for the Seoul and Japan shows.
In celebration of their debut's 15th anniversary, 2NE1 members Bom, CL, Dara, and Minzy will embark on a world tour after an entire decade.
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The global influence of the 15-year-old group was felt once again as the K-pop fans flooded the comments with the hopes of experiencing the group live this time. Filipinos and Indonesian BLACKJACKS rejoiced on seeing their cities included as the first two dates commencing the Asia tour.
"I wanna go."
"I’m seated for this. See you my OG Queens," a BlackJack said.
"THIS IS NOT A DRILL OG QUEENS ARE BACK," a fan exclaimed.
"U want to celebrate your birthday in Manila, right? Manila is always special, 2NE1's 5th anniversary was also in Manila," along time fan remembered.
"My queens are coming back to Jakarta in November???? I REALLY LOVE 2NE1!!!! I cosplayed as Minzy back in 2016, and I watched their concert in 2014," a BlackJack shared.
"MANILA 2014 >>MANILA 2024. ITS BEEN 10 YEARS AND YOU'RE BACK!!!," - another fan rejoiced.
As the girl group is about to tour together for the first time after 10 years, fans recognize the rarity of this occasion and wish for the group to visit their countries as well. Many fans plugged in hopes of their cities being included in the global tour.
"Hope to see you in Thailand," a fan commented.
"SINGAPORE SINGAPORE SINGAPOREEEEEEEEEE," another fan exclaimed.
"Please have Malaysia/Singapore in the list!," an X user reiterated.
"I don't know how I'm gonna feel if they don't do Europe and my country omg...THEY BETTER," an X user emphasised.
"Fingers’ crossed that Malaysia will be one of the yet-to-be-revealed stops," an X user hoped.
"Mexican Blackjacks is ready for 2ne1," a fan said.
"When those U.S tour dates drop everybody better step tf back," an American fan reacted.
The fans also know that securing a ticket for the upcoming tour would be a tremendous task.
"Me praying to be able to secure some tickets," a comment read.
More about 2NE1's WELCOME BACK Tour
The WELCOME BACK Tour marks the K-pop group's fourth concert tour. The last concert they headlined together was the All or Nothing World Tour in 2014. The WELCOME BACK Tour will commence with three shows in Seoul, South Korea on October 4-6, 2024.
Recently announced dates of Manila and Jakarta fall before the Japan dates—on November 16, and November 23, respectively. The Japan leg of the tour is scheduled for November 16 to December 15, 2024, with three shows each in Kobe and Tokyo.
As of now, the tour entails 11 shows in total, however, some more are slated to be scheduled in other countries and regions throughout 2025. Hence, fans can be on the lookout for new dates and venues.
Who are 2NE1? Explored
The South Korean girl group debuted under YG Entertainment in 2009. It comprises four members—Bom, CL, Dara, and Minzy. The group is known among fans for breaking various K-pop stereotypes, including musical experimentation, fashion, and stage presence. They are known for hits such as Fire, I Am the Best, Ugly, I Don't Care, Lonely, and more.
The group has built and broken various records. For instance, their final studio album Crush in 2014, became the first album by a Korean artist to break into the top 100 of the US Billboard 200 and remained the highest-charting Korean album for over two years. The group officially disbanded in November 2016.
In April 2022, the girl group reunited at the stage of Coachella for the first time since their disbandment.
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