Boy band Winner to hold offline concerts on April 30, May 1

Boy band Winner will hold its first in-person concert in over two years. [YG ENTERTAINMENT]

Boy band Winner will hold its first in-person concert in over two years, according to YG Entertainment on Friday.

The concert titled “Winner 2022 Concert” will take place at the Olympic Park’s Olympic Hall in Songpa District, southern Seoul, on April 30 and May 1.

The April 30 concert will be in-person only, while the May 1 run will be held in-person and also streamed online at the same time.

Winner’s last in-person concert was in early 2020, during its Asia tour which was interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak. Members Jinu and Lee Seung-hoon, also known as Hoony, completed their mandatory military service during the hiatus.

Winner debuted in 2014 with its first full-length album “2014 S/S.” The band is comprised of five winners of Mnet's survival program “WIN: Who Is Next” (2013) which was hosted by K-pop powerhouse YG Entertainment. The band currently consists of four members: Kang Seung-yoon, Mino, Hoony and Jinu.

BY HALEY YANG [yang.hyunjoo@joongang.co.kr]