IVE Open North American Tour With First Canada Shows
the girls opened the 'show what i am' na leg in toronto and montreal — their first-ever solo shows in canada — and dives sang every korean lyric right back. wonyoung soloing to '8' has me UNWELL.
the girlies said o canada and MEANT it. ive just kicked off the north american leg of their 'show what i am' world tour with their first-ever solo concerts in canada, and the footage has me spiraling.
they hit toronto on july 21 and montreal on july 23 — the group's first time headlining their own shows in canada since debut — and per starship the whole thing got upgraded: new styling, beefed-up staging, the works. mother tour is mothering.
setlist-wise they did not miss: opened with 'gotcha' and 'xoxz,' ran through 'love dive,' 'attitude,' 'i am' and 'rebel heart,' and during 'bang bang' the crowd sang the korean lyrics back word for word. the growth. the globalization. i'm emotional.
the solo stages were the main event, obviously — wonyoung took on '8' while rei, liz, gaeul, leeseo and yujin each got their moment to serve. six soloists in a trench coat, respectfully.
ive said through starship they were "able to begin our North American tour on a great note" thanks to dives, and same. next up: newark, austin, los angeles, oakland, seattle and vancouver. if she's coming to your city, lock in — this is not a drill.
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Hearts2Hearts Become Spotify Closer's First Artist, Set Concert
the rookies are already collecting global-platform milestones like it's nothing.
Hearts2Hearts really said hello world and the world said 'headline concert, please.'
per allkpop, the rising group have been named the first-ever artist for 'Spotify Closer,' and they're holding a special concert to mark it. being someone's INAUGURAL anything is a flex — it means a major platform is betting on you as the face of a new push.
for a rookie group this is huge: the streaming numbers, the playlist real estate, and now a live moment to convert casual listeners into a real fandom. the trajectory is pointing straight up.
first artist, special concert, main-character energy. keep an eye on this one. 💗
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on september 1 his agency dropped fresh acting profile shots under his real name, lee jae hyun — and yeah, the visual-to-actor pipeline is real.
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