After Japan, aespa to continue tour in Americas, Europe

Poster image for girl group aespa's ″SYNK: HYPER LINE″ world tour series [SM ENTERTAINMENT]

Girl group aespa will continue its "SYNK: HYPER LINE" world tour in the United States, South America and Europe after finishing its performances in Japan, holding its first offline concert series for Western fans.

The quartet added 14 new stops to its tour, including eight U.S. cities and six cities in the Latin Americas and Europe after finishing off its ongoing Japanese tour on Aug. 6.

aespa will first perform in Los Angeles on Aug. 13 at the Crypto.com Arena, followed by Dallas on Aug. 18, Miami on Aug. 22, Atlanta on Aug. 25, Washington D.C. on Aug. 27, Chicago on Aug. 30, Boston on Sept. 2 and Brooklyn on Sept. 5.

Concerts will then be held in Mexico City on Sept. 8, Sao Paulo on Sept. 11 and Santiago on Sept. 14, followed by Berlin on Sept. 25, London on Sept. 28 and Paris on Sept. 30.

The girl group started its Japanese tour series "aespa LIVE TOUR 2023 'SYNK: HYPER LINE' in JAPAN" on March 15 and is set to hold two performances at the Tokyo Dome on Aug. 5 and 6, in what will make it the fastest foreign act to hold a solo concert at Japan's largest concert venue.

The quartet debuted in November 2020.

The band will be the first K-pop group to attend the 76th Cannes International Film Festival's red-carpet event as the official global ambassador of Swiss luxury house Chopard. It is also set to perform at The Governor's Ball Music Festival 2023 in New York on June 10.

BY YOON SO-YEON [yoon.soyeon@joongang.co.kr]