Boy band Treasure to embark on its first Asian tour early next year

Boy band Treasure performs at the Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center, kicking off the group's first arena tour in Japan. [YG ENTERTAINMENT]

K-pop boy band Treasure will embark on its first Asian tour next March.

YG Entertainment, the band’s label, announced Wednesday that Treasure will tour across seven Asian cities from March 4. The tour will be titled “2023 Treasure Tour [Hello].”

It will kick off in Taipei’s Ntsu Arena in Taiwan on March 4, followed by Kuala Lumpur’s Malawati Indoor Stadium in Malaysia on March 11, Jakarta’s Ice BSD City in Indonesia on March 18 and 19, Bangkok’s Impact Arena in Thailand on April 1, Singapore’s Indoor Stadium on April 8, the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Manila in the Philippines on April 15 and wrap up in Macau’s Galaxy Arena on April 22.

Last month, the boy band kicked off its first Japanese arena tour.

Earlier in the month, members Mashiho and Bang Ye-dam left the group. The group is now active with 10 members: Choi Hyun-suk, Jihoon, Yoshi, Junkyu, Yoon Jae-hyuk, Asahi, Haruto, Doyoung, Park Jeong-woo and So Jung-hwan.

Treasure debuted in August 2020 with the song "Boy." The band was formed through audition show "YG Treasure Box," which was broadcast by JTBC in collaboration with K-pop powerhouse YG Entertainment in 2019.

BY YIM SEUNG-HYE [yim.seunghye@joongang.co.kr]