“First solo concert in almost three years”: Fans excited as Red Velvet finally holds their much-awaited concert in Seoul

On March 3, Red Velvet’s agency, SM Entertainment, officially announced that the group will hold their solo “R to V” concert at the KSPO Dome in Seoul. The band will hold their fourth solo concert on April 1 and 2.

Fans are excited for Red Velvet’s comeback concert as they make their return after almost three years and five months. The group’s last solo concert, La Rouge, was held in November 2019. One fan took to Twitter to express their excitement:

The reservation of tickets for the upcoming concert will begin on March 7 for the in-person concert, and fans will be able to stream it live as per the agency’s statement.

“It’s about time!” Red Velvet fans are manifesting that the upcoming solo concert will be held in other countries as well

Since the announcement, fans have been manifesting a world tour from the group, where they will be visiting their desired countries. So far, however, only the dates for South Korea and Japan have been announced for the upcoming solo concert.

Many fans are also amused by their newest poster, where the idols are in their velvet costumes, but they have ballerina shadows, indicating something exciting for the fans. Excited fans are busy coming up with different intriguing theories based on the group's concert poster.

As reported by many South Korean media outlets, tickets for the Red Velvet’s “R to V” concert will be available on the reservation site Yes24, where fan club pre-sales will commence from March 7, at 8 pm and general reservations will commence after two days on March 9 at the same time.

The concert will also be available to fans worldwide through online platforms, including Beyond LIVE, which will broadcast it live. Ticket reservations and performances for the online dates will be released later by SM Entertainment and the said platform.

Red Velvet have released their confirmed schedule for 2023 until the month of June, where they will be holding their “R to V” concerts in South Korea and Japan on April 1 and 2 and May 3 and 4. They will also be present in Spain for the Primavera Sound Festival on June 1 and 8.

The girl group will also become the only K-pop group to attend Primavera Sound Festival, the world's largest music festival.

Red Velvet

The five-member South Korean group Red Velvet includes members Joy, Wendy, Yeri, Irene, and Seulgi. The group debuted in 2014 with their single Happiness, and at that time it was only composed of four members. Wendy joined Red Velvet the following year and released their first mini-album, Ice Cream.

The group members have also acted in some K-dramas, showcasing their talent as actors and idols simultaneously. Joy has been actively participating in dramas, including The One and Only, and recently appeared in Once Upon a Small Town.

Meanwhile, Yeri appeared in the web series Blue Birthday and completed filming for upcoming drama Cheongdam International High School. Irene has also appeared as the lead in Women in a Game company and Seulgi in Let’s Only Walk the Flower Road.

Fans are all ready to finally watch their idols deliver a spectacular performance at their “R to V” solo concert in South Korea on April 1 and 2.

About the author

Kirti holds a Bachelor's degree in Journalism & Mass Communication and has been a Kpop writer at SK POP since 2022. She has been following Kpop and Kdramas since the last 6 years and but has worked in the genre only in the last 3-4 years donning several several caps - social media intern, copywriter, article writer and academic writer.

Kirti likes to pen down insightful features based on Korean dramas, especially the 'Ending Explained' categories. It gives her the satisfaction of creating the most authentic content rather than simply replicating what media outlets generally do.

Her process of creating content is time-consuming, yet methodical; she prefers to use original sources of information, which in her case are Korean outlets. She watches entire episodes, writes them down, cross-checks/fact-checks the details/event timelines off the web and eventually creates her copy.

Kirti likes Lee Je-hoon, IU, and Kim Seon-ho since she feels that their dramas are inspiring and have good plotlines. When she is not writing about K-dramas, she can be found watching them.

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