Local fan meeting on October 22 and 23.
Source: YG
IKON confirmed the group's solid existence in Japan with overwhelming ticketing power.
On the 29th, according to the management company YG Entertainment, all tickets to the iKON Japan Tour 2022 held at Osaka Castle Hall on October 22 and 23 were sold out. It was a passage that made us feel the local popularity of iKON.
This past July, 3 shows at the Kobe World Memorial Hall in Hyogo Prefecture, where the Japan tour was held and the final ticket to the Tokyo National Yoyogi Stadium's Gymnasium No expired. To the request of fans who could not buy tickets to expand the concert schedule, iKON responded with 3 additional performances. And this also continues the sold-out parade.
YG Entertainment said, "Thank you for the support of the Japanese iKONICs (fandom names) for iKON. We are looking for ways to add a special position because of the members' strong will to collaborate with more local fans".
Immediately after debuting in 2015, iKON won rookie awards at the Japan Record Daesang and Japan Golden Disc Awards. In 2019, the tour in Japan reached 1 million visitors and sold out tickets.
In addition, iKON's recently released Japanese album Flashback [+ IDECIDE] has climbed to No.1 on the Top 100 chart - the largest local music website. The title track, 'But You,' The Japanese version of the album peaked on Rakuten Music's weekly chart.