K-POP event expands to 2 days in April with SHINee's Taemin, VIVIZ, JO1's Junki Kono & Sho Yonashiro, and LUN8.
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Last year's popular K-POP live event "NEXT GENERATION LIVE ARENA 2024" (hereinafter "NEXT GENERATION LIVE") will be expanded to 2 days on April 6th (Sat) and 7th (Sun) with the cooperation of the Korean broadcasting station "MBC PLUS" and will be held at the Pia Arena MM. The performers are SHINee's Taemin, VIVIZ, JO1's Junki Kono & Sho Yonashiro, and LUN8. MCs will be ASTRO's Yunsana and VERIVERY's Kangmin. Tickets for "NEXT GENERATION LIVE" will start official pre-sale from 6:00 pm on February 23rd (Fri, holiday). ■ Performance Overview "NEXT GENERATION LIVE ARENA 2024" April 6, 2024 (Sat) 17:00 open / 18:00 start (planned) April 7, 2024 (Sun) 14:00 open / 15:00 start (planned) Venue: Pia Arena MM <Performing Artists> ※ The same performers for 2 days Taemin (SHINee), VIVIZ, Junki Kono & Sho Yonashiro (JO1), LUN8 ※ Additional artists to be announced later <MC> Yunsana (ASTRO), Kangmin (VERIVERY) [Ticket price] ・ Arena standing (block specified): 13,000 yen (tax included) ・ Stand designated seat: 13,000 yen (tax included) ・ Arena front upgrade VIP seat: 22,000 yen (tax included) * Arena front upgrade VIP seats can be applied for by customers who have purchased arena standing (block specified) or stand designated seats. Details will be announced later. [Ticket sales] Official pre-sale: February 23 (Fri, holiday) 18:00 to March 3 (Sun) 23:59 * Sales will be by lottery. Ticket purchase is here Organizer: NGLA Executive Committee 2024 ■ Related Links NEXT GENERATION LIVE Official X
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