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G-Dragon's 'Krazy Super Concert' Headliner in Dubai...Middle East fans, "Finally, it's our turn"
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Expectations are rapidly spreading among fans in the Middle East as news spread that G-Dragon (GD) will be on stage as a headliner for the large K-pop joint performance "Krazy Super Concert" in Dubai.
U.S. music media Billboard and UAE Gulf News recently reported that the Krazy Super Concert, which will be held on February 17, will be held in Dubai, and said it is a symbolic performance where global K-pop stars including G-Dragon and Jay Park gather on the Middle East stage.
Western-Centered K-Pop Super Concert Expands First to the Middle East
The Krazy Super Concert is a K-pop joint concert series that first began in 2023 at UBS Arena in New York, USA, and has been held mainly in the West, including the United States. The Dubai performance is significant in that the series is the first stage in the Middle East.
G-Dragon will also hold his first official stage performance in Dubai through this performance. Local media, such as Gulf News, are focusing on the news of the performance, describing it as "a rare opportunity for Middle Eastern fans to meet G-Dragon in person."
After the performance posters and lineup were released, Middle Eastern fans responded quickly on Instagram and local communities. Fans said, "I finally got to see G-Dragon in Dubai in person," "It's not just a performance, it's the first K-pop mega show in the Middle East," "I don't know why it's always been Europe or America. It's our turn now," and "I've booked the plane tickets first. Let's meet in Dubai," he said, expressing expectations.
In particular, among Arab fan accounts, messages such as "the Middle East is now included in the K-pop tour map" and "the flow of K-pop performances centered on the West is changing" are repeated, emphasizing the symbolism of this performance.
Local media and industries interpret the Dubai performance as a sign that the K-pop tour landscape expands from the center of the United States and Europe to the Middle East. As Dubai is already a city that has become a tourist hub for global pop stars, some analysts say that G-Dragon's headliner stage could serve as a reference point for expanding K-pop performances in the Middle East in the future.
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