Sporting arena in Seoul, South Korea
SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium (
Korean : SK올림픽핸드볼경기장 ) is an
indoor sporting arena located at the
Olympic Park in
Bangi-dong ,
Songpa-gu ,
Seoul , South Korea. The arena was built from September 1984 to April 1986.
[1]
History
Gymnasium in 2008
It was known as the Olympic Fencing Gymnasium (올림픽펜싱경기장 ; 올림픽펜싱競技場 ) or Olympic Gymnasium No. 2 prior to 2011. The arena hosted the
fencing and fencing part of the
modern pentathlon events at the
1988 Summer Olympics . In 2011 it was remodelled for
handball games at a cost of ₩43.4 billion, specialized with handball only courts. It was renamed as such to host the
SK Handball Korea League .
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Notable events
Besides holding fencing at the 1988 Olympics, the arena also hosts concerts by Korean as well as international artists.
2008–2009
SS501 : SS501 Showcase with Triple S – November 15, 2008
Super Junior :
1st Asia Tour – "Super Show" – February 22, 23 and 24, 2008 and 3, January 4, 2009 (encore shows)
Wonder Girls : The 1st Wonder Concert – March 28, 2009
[3]
Super Junior –
2nd Asia Tour – "Super Show 2" – July 17, 18 and 19, 2009
[4]
Park Hyo-shin : Park Hyo-shin's Gift – October 17, 18 and 19, 2009 – to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his debut.
[5]
Girls' Generation :
1st Asia Tour – "Into the New World" – December 19, 20, 2009, and February 27, 28, 2010 (encore shows)
[6]
2010–2012
19th
Seoul Music Awards – February 3, 2010
[7]
Tom Jones : Tom Jones in Seoul – March 2010 (two shows) – first concerts in Korea in 27 years.
[8]
B1A4 : 1st
BABA B1A4 Concert – December 8 and 9, 2012 – The first solo concert
[9]
CN Blue : 2012 CN Blue Live: Blue Night in Seoul – December 15 and 16 – fourth concert in Seoul
[10]
[11]
2013
2014
2015
2016
Seventeen : 'LIKE SEVENTEEN – Boys Wish' ENCORE CONCERT – February 13 and 14
[13]
B.A.P : B.A.P Live on Earth 2016 World Tour – February 20 and 21 – first and second stop in Seoul as a part of their third world tour
Got7 :
Fly Tour – April 29 and 30
IU : 24 Steps: One, Two, Three, Four – December 3 and 4
[14]
2017
BtoB : 3rd Concert 'BTOB Time' – January 21 and 22
AOMG Follow The Movement concert – February 11 and 12
Twice : Twice 1st Tour: Twiceland The Opening – February 17, 18 and 19
[15]
2PM : Concert '6 Nights' – February 24, 25 and 26
Sechs Kies : YellowKies Day – July 15
[16]
Kim Jong-hyun : INSPIRED – December 9 and 10
[17]
2018
2019
2020
Taeyeon : The UNSEEN – January 17, 18 and 19
2021
The Boyz : THE BOYZ FAN CON : THE B-ZONE – December 3, 4 and 5
Woodz : THE INVICIBLE CITY – December 11 and 12
2022
2023
DKZ : 2023 Fancon Welcome to DTU – January 14 and 15
(G)I-dle : Neverland 3rd Fan Meeting: DEAR. NƎVƎRLAND – January 28 and 29
BTOB : Melody 5th Fan Meeting: MELODY COMPANY SEMINAR – March 18 and 19
Mamamoo :My Con World Tour – June 16, 17, and 18
NewJeans : NewJeans 1st Fanmeeting '
Bunnies Camp ' – July 1 and 2
[19]
Itzy :
Kill My Doubt Showcase – July 31
[20]
Tempest : 2023 TEMPEST Show Con [T-OUR] - August 12 and 13
2024
Radwimps : WORLD TOUR 2024 "The way you yawn, and the outcry of Peace" – May 25 and 26
References
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1988 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. p. 178.
^ Suk, Monica (October 20, 2011).
"SK chief's contribution to handball stadium" .
The Korea Herald . Retrieved October 14, 2012 .
^
"원더걸스, 21일 감격속 국내 첫 단독콘서트 마쳐" . 네이트뉴스 .
^ Kim, Lynn (December 8, 2009).
"Super Junior to release live album this week" . Asiae . Retrieved April 26, 2012 .
^
"Event Calendar: October 2009" Korea Herald. October 2, 2009. Retrieved April 10, 2012
^ Park, Kun-ouc (March 2, 2010).
"Girls' Generation's Asia tour encore show a success" . 10 Asia . Retrieved April 27, 2012 .
^ Kun-ouc, Park (February 4, 2010).
"Girls' Generation scores triple win at Seoul Music Awards" . 10 Asia . Retrieved April 27, 2012 .
^
"2010.3.31 Ticket" .
Korea JoongAng Daily . March 31, 2010. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2013 . {{
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link )
^ Hong, Grace Danbi (October 19, 2012).
"B1A4 Sells Out First Concert Tickets in Five Minutes" . enewsworld mnet . Retrieved October 20, 2012 .
^ Ho, Stewart (October 17, 2012).
"CN Blue to Hold its Fourth Seoul Concert in December" . enewsWorld . CJ E&M. Retrieved November 12, 2012 .
^ Ho, Stewart (November 17, 2012).
"CN Blue Sells Out Tickets to Seoul Concert in 10 Minutes" . enewsWorld . CJ E&M. Retrieved November 12, 2012 .
^
"방탄소년단, 작정하고 섹시한 '밀당'..'화양연화' 4500팬 환호[종합]" . OSEN . November 27, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2016 .
^
"Seventeen announces encore concert" . entertain.naver.com . Retrieved January 7, 2016 .
^
"IU Opens Up About What Her Previous Album "Chat-Shire" Means To Her" .
Soompi . December 5, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2019 .
^
"트와이스 측 "데뷔 1년 4개월만 첫 단독콘서트" 깜짝발표" (in Korean). entertain.naver.com. January 10, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2017 .
^
"젝스키스, 15일 20주년 팬미팅 'YELLOWKIES DAY' " (in Korean). STARNEWS. June 9, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2017 .
^
"[공식] 샤이니 종현, 12월 솔로 콘서트 개최…15일 예매 오픈" (in Korean). Archived from
the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2017 .
^
"박지훈, 배우 변신 완벽 성공… 8주 연속 화제성 1위 쾌거" .
Kukmin Ilbo (in Korean). November 13, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2019 .
^ Seon, Mi-kyung (May 27, 2023).
뉴진스, 7월 팬미팅 초고속 전석 매진..티켓 파워도 막강 [New Jeans, sold out all tickets for fan meeting in July.. Ticket power is also strong]. Osen (in Korean). Retrieved June 1, 2022 – via
Naver .
^ Han, Hae-sun (July 11, 2023).
" "쿨+엣지" ITZY, 새 앨범 'KILL MY DOUBT' 콘셉트 클립+포토 공개" ["Cool + Edge" ITZY, new album 'KILL MY DOUBT' concept clip + photo released]. starnews.lr (in Korean). Retrieved July 23, 2023 – via
Naver .
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