BoyNextDoor to launch second world tour across Asia, North America in July
Boy band BoyNextDoor will hold its second world tour, sweeping across Asia and North America starting this July, its agency KOZ Entertainment said Wednesday.
The tour, titled “Knock On Vol. 2,” will kick off at the KSPO Dome in southern Seoul on July 17, with three consecutive shows in the capital. The tour will then head to Busan for concerts at Sajik Gymnasium on Aug. 1 and 2.
The sextet will perform in six Japanese cities: Kanagawa from Aug. 21 to 23; Saga on Aug. 29 and 30; Osaka on Sept. 9 and 10; Miyagi on Sept. 19 and 20; Nagano on Sept. 25 and 26; and Chiba on Oct. 10 and 11.
The group will embark on the North American leg of the tour with the leg opener in Dallas on Oct. 30, followed by performances in Pompano Beach, Florida, on Nov. 1, Chicago on Nov. 4 and New York on Nov. 7.
After concerts in Toronto on Nov. 10 and Vancouver on Nov. 13, the boy band will return to the United States to perform in Seattle on Nov. 15, San Francisco on Nov. 17 and Los Angeles on Nov. 20. The final stop of the North American leg is scheduled in Mexico City on Nov. 24.
The Southeast Asian leg is expected to be the final stretch. After a Dec. 5 concert in Jakarta, Indonesia, the group will hold a concert in Kuala Lumpur on Dec. 26. Continuing into 2027, the group will hold concerts in Taipei on Jan. 9, Hong Kong on Jan. 16, Singapore on Jan. 23, and Bangkok on Jan. 30.
The group concluded its first tour, “Knock On Vol. 1,” in July of last year. It delivered 23 shows in 13 cities across Asia with a finale performance in Seoul.
BoyNextDoor debuted in 2023 and has released songs such as “But I Like You” (2023), “Earth, Wind & Fire” (2024), and “If I Say, I Love You” (2025). It is set to release its first full-length album, “ Home,” on June 8.
BY LEE SOO-JUNG [lee.soojung1@joongang.co.kr]



