Earlier at the moment, an announcement was made that Stray Kids will likely be embarking on a dome tour beginning in August later this 12 months. With 5 dates whole, 4 of the live performance stops will occur in Japan whereas the fifth will happen in Seoul.

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5-STAR Dome Tour 2023 Seoul Special

2023.09.30 (SAT)
2023.10.01 (SUN)

@ KSPO DOME (올림픽체조경기장)#StrayKids #스트레이키즈#5_STAR#5_STAR_DOMETOUR#5_STAR_DOMETOUR_Seoul_Special#YouMakeStrayKidsStay pic.twitter.com/zk04iR1ZKX

— Stray Kids (@Stray_Kids) June 12, 2023

While many followers are excited for the chance to see Stray Kids and take heed to the brand new songs off of their newest album, ★★★★★ (5-STAR), Korean netizens have been fast to voice a number of complaints and criticisms concerning the selection of dates and venues for the dome tour.

The criticisms are, after all, aimed toward JYP Entertainment and, extra particularly, Division 1 (the division of the label answerable for Stray Kids), moderately than aimed on the members themselves. Firstly, followers are nervous that this tour is coming too quickly after their final one, the MANIAC world tour, which lasted practically an entire 12 months and solely ended again in early April. It looks as if a surefire approach for the members to change into overworked and put a pressure on their well being.

Apart from the well being of the members, Korean followers additionally assume it’s unfair that greater than half of the venues that Stray Kids have had concert events in have been exterior of South Korea, regardless of being a Ok-Pop group. Additionally, the truth that the primary three stops of the 5-STAR Dome Tour will likely be in Japan, and solely the fourth one will likely be in Korea, can be upsetting to Korean followers.

On this observe, the primary Japanese live performance in Fukuoka on August 16 and 17 is going down solely a day after Korean Independence Day. The vacation, which takes place on August 15, commemorates the day that Korea was liberated from Japanese colonial rule in 1945. This is arguably essentially the most severe of the problems that Korean followers have with the tour, and understandably so.

Speaking of holidays, the Seoul live performance will likely be going down through the chuseok lengthy vacation on September 30 and October 1, which is normally a time Korean netizens spend with their family and friends. Not solely will the Stray Kids members not be capable to take part, however followers might have to decide on between being with their family members or going to the live performance. Additionally, it will likely be tough for folks exterior of Seoul to get transportation and lodging within the metropolis throughout this time, since so many individuals have already deliberate forward for the vacation.

Finally, followers are involved that it will likely be exhausting to get tickets to the Seoul live performance on the KSPO Dome in Seoul, because the venue solely holds 15,000 folks. Prior occasions that Stray Kids had on the venue bought out fully, so a two-day occasion appears too brief for each fan to have the ability to get tickets.

The many criticisms of the tour have been mentioned on-line, with Korean netizens sharing their ideas and opinions about all the potential points.

• “Il-bonbu (Division 1) actually turns out to be ilbon-bu (Japanese Division).”
  (Note: This is a phrase play on the homonym “ilbon”)
• “So Korean fans who want to watch the Japan leg of the show have to fly out of Korea to Japan on Korean Independence Day, which celebrates independence from Japan. Am I getting that right? Actively turning Stays into traitors…”
• “Thank you, Stray Kids, for visiting Korea. ^_^”
• “This f*cking sucks… I hated that they only had a week of music show promotions, too.”
• “I see some of you think Stays are mad because of the Japan leg being on the day after Korea’s Independence Day… It’s not only about that. Fans are upset because there have been multiple issues piling up. And fans are the most frustrated with the Seoul leg falling on the Korean chuseok holiday.”
• “What’s going on with idol management companies these days? From TREASURE to ENHYPEN… It’s starting to make sense why girl groups are doing so much better right now. Like, this is f*cking stupid because Stray Kids should focus on growing their Korean fandom. They lack popularity in Korea. And I truly wish for boy groups to be loved again.”

International followers have additionally added their very own ideas, and agree with Korean netizens about their complaints.

Fans are hoping that in the event that they communicate up sufficient, the dates and different points across the tour is likely to be modified.

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