Rapper B.I announces 'Hype Up' Asian tour, including stops in seven cities

Rapper B.I will hold seven concerts in seven cities for his ″Hype Up″ Asian tour [131 LABEL]

Rapper B.I will kick off his second Asian tour with a concert in Seoul on May 18, his agency 131 Label said Tuesday.

The rapper will hold one-off performances in seven cities for his “Hype Up” tour. Following Seoul, B.I will perform in Hong Kong, Bangkok, Singapore, Manila, Jakarta and Macao.

Tickets for the Seoul concert, held at the Myunghwa Live Hall in Yeongdeungpo District, western Seoul, will be sold on Interpark Ticket. Presale tickets for members of his official fan club will open at 8 p.m. on May 1, and regular tickets at 8 p.m. on May 3.

This is the rapper’s second consecutive year holding an Asian tour. He held concerts as part of his first Asian tour, “L.O.L. the Hidden Stage,” in March and April last year, and his first Europe tour, “Love or Die,” in September and October.

B.I, whose real name is Kim Han-bin, debuted as a member of YG Entertainment’s boy band iKON in 2015. He left the boy band and the agency in 2019.

He released his second solo EP, “Love or Loved Part.2,” in November.

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BY KIM JU-YEON [kim.juyeon2@joongang.co.kr]