Korean K-pop girl group Blackpink to perform in Kaohsiung in October

Taipei, May 27 (CNA) South Korean K-pop girl group Blackpink will make Kaohsiung the first stop on their Asia tour when they perform at Kaohsiung National Stadium on Oct. 18 and 19, the group announced Tuesday through the event's organizer.

The upcoming performances will also make Blackpink the first girl group ever to perform twice at the stadium and the group's third visit to Taiwan to stage a concert.

The last time Blackpink held a concert in Kaohsiung was in March 2023. Its first concert in Taiwan was on March 3, 2019 at at NTSU Arena (Linkou Arena).

The group's 2022-2023 "Born Pink" tour set a new record for a K-pop girl group world tour, attracting over 1.8 million attendees at 66 shows across 34 cities from October 2022 to September 2023.

Among its other milestones, in 2020, Blackpink became the first all-female group to sell over 1 million albums with its debut album "The Album."

In 2022, Blackpink's "Born Pink" became the first album by a K-pop girl group to land atop the U.S. Billboard 200 chart.

Then in April 2023, the group headlined the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, making history as the first K-pop girl group to serve as a headliner.

Recently, the K-pop group became the first musical artist to surpass 96 million subscribers on their YouTube channel.

The group was established by YG Entertainment in 2016 and is composed of four members: Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé and Lisa.

Tickets for the Kaohsiung event will become available for purchase on June 12 at 11 a.m. on the tixCraft website, according to the event's organizer.