On Friday, October 4, the K-pop girl group 2NE1 kicked off its ‘WELCOME BACK’ concert in Seoul. YG Entertainment held a three-day concert, and the band gave its last performance on October 6. The group’s concert was attended by many popular K-pop artists, including those signed with YG Entertainment.
YG Entertainment’s artists like G-Dragon, BLACKPINK’s Jennie, GUMMY, SE7EN, iKON’s Donghyuk, BIGBANG’s Daesung, WINNER’s Seunghoon, and Mino, attended the concert. And after the concert, the YG artists reunited and clicked pictures backstage that went viral online.
Fans got emotional seeing them together. They flooded the internet with their reactions to this reunion. One user on X wrote:
"MY OG YG FAMILY"
Many other K-pop fans gave their responses on the latest YG fam reunion. While some expressed elation at 2NE1's return, others were moved to tears by the artists' reunion.
“So happy to see them together!”- a fan commented.
“who would've thought the OG YG family will reunite after 10 years. THANK YOU 2NE1! YOU HOLD THE POWER! my 14y old self is happily crying rn”- an X user remarked.
“My OG fangirl heart. The main reason why I ender up with Kpop.”- another fangirl commented on X.
Many other fans demanded the OG YG Fam concert.
“Idk if you understand, but these ppl are my youth. I grew up with them. I can't believe I'm witnessing this now as an adult, after everything that happened. It's like an old wound healing. It'll leave scars, but it won't hurt anymore.”- wrote an admirer.
“As fans we are really happy, just imagine how 2ne1 is feeling.”- another admirer stated.
“HOW DO WE DO OMG CAN WE ALL AGREE THAT WE ALL NEED A YG FAM CON AS A REUNION OH GOD”- another user on X expressed.
“AAAAAAAA!!!! Thank you 2NE1 for coming back!!! Only blackjacks know how long we've been waiting! And also for giving us this moment of og yg family reunion”- requested another fan.
2NE1’s ‘WELCOME BACK’ concert was a three-day event in Seoul
After a decade and six months, 2NE1 reconvened for their maiden full-group concert, eliciting enthusiasm among fans. The quartet's 'WELCOME BACK' concert took place from Friday, October 4, to Sunday, October 6.
YG Entertainment released an official communication and provided ticket details for the group's events on September 12. Tickets for all three days reportedly sold out immediately upon release.
FIRE, Clap Your Hands, Can't Nobody, MTBD, Missing You, Lonely, It Hurts, I Love You, Ugly, Gotta Be You, If I Were You, I Am The Best, Go Away, Happy, and In The Club Crush, I Don’t Care, Ugly, and Go Away, were the tracks in the concert setlist.
Besides the YG entertainment artists, many other Korean artists and music bands were spotted in the concert, including as Stray Kids' Hyunjin, Rowoon, New Jeans, BOYNEXTDOOR, MOMOLAND’s Daisy and Jooe, Ross Butler, and Lee Jin-hyuk, among others.
The concert took place at the Olympic Hall in the Songpa District of Seoul, South Korea.