It's already mid-November, so it's worth taking a look back at 2022. It was a full year for K-Pop fans: we got to enjoy countless new albums, got to know new groups like Le sserafim or New Jeans and got to witness reunions, such as the first SNSD album with all eight members in five years.
On top of that, 2022 was a year full of K-Pop concerts!
In 2020 and 2021, almost only online concerts took place because of the worldwide Corona pandemic, but this year fans were finally able to cheer on the stars in person again. And not just fans in Asia, but us in Europe too! It's still not a given that a world tour by K-Pop stars includes Europe, but luckily it's no longer rare either.
In fact, at least 16 different Korean artists visited Europe this year! The concert season began in April and since then there hasn't been a single month without at least one K-Pop concert.
Below you'll find an overview of exactly which K-Pop stars visited us this year. We also looked into which European countries hosted the most concerts, which artist gave the most concerts and more!
K-Pop stars who gave concerts in Europe in 2022:
- April - June: MCND, ATEEZ, Eric Nam, Woosung (The Rose), Yugyeom (GOT7) & The Boyz
- July - September: MustB, Kim Woojin, Sunmi, Wonho (formerly Monsta X) & Loona
- October - November: Pixy, Jessi, Blitzers, 3YE & Dreamcatcher
In addition, this year there were also festivals like KPOP.Flex or the K-Pop World Festival. KPOP.Flex brought the following artists: Monsta X, AB6IX, IVE, Kai (EXO), Mamamoo, (G)I-dle, Dreamcatcher, NCT Dream & Enhypen.
At the end of November and in December, Blackpink will also be coming as part of their Born Pink World Tour.
You can find the exact dates in our article about upcoming K-Pop concerts in Europe 2022/ 2023.
Did we forget anyone? Let us know!
Including Blackpink, a total of 7 female and 10 male artists visited in 2022. 10 of them are idol groups and the other 7 are solo artists. If we also count the guest stars from the KPOP.Flex Festival, we get: 10 female artists, 15 male artists, 17 idol groups and 8 solo artists.
What do you think: will 2023 look similar?
Which European countries were visited most often?
The top 3 are without a doubt Germany, France and England!
These three countries were part of almost every European tour, often even multiple times.
But the Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Poland and Sweden were also popular destinations. The following countries also got a visit, even if only occasionally: Finland, Romania, the Czech Republic, Italy, Denmark and Hungary.
Was your country included this year? If not, we hope it will be added soon! We can assume that K-Pop concerts in Europe will become even more frequent, so 2023 and the following years will surely be very exciting for all international fans!
Who gave the most concerts in Europe?
The answer is crystal clear: Eric Nam
From April to June, the likeable singer gave no fewer than 15 concerts in eight different countries! During his There and Back Again World Tour 2022, he also toured North America for 31 concerts.
In 2nd place is the young boy group Blitzers, who debuted in 2021, with 12 European concerts, followed by ATEEZ and Kim Woojin in 3rd place with 9 concerts.
All the others gave 3 to 7 concerts in Europe. The most typical number was 5.
Were you at any of these concerts? Personally, I unfortunately only made it to the KPOP.Flex Festival this year, but I would have loved to see Eric Nam live, for example. Who would you like to see live for the first time or once again? Tell us!
