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IVE / Source: Starship Entertainment

A lineup of artists representing their generations—including ENHYPEN, IVE, NCT WISH and BTS’s Jin—will bathe the season in spectacle.

Fourth-generation boy group ENHYPEN will stage “ENHYPEN WORLD TOUR ‘WALK THE LINE’: FINAL” at KSPO Dome in Seoul from October 24 to 26, wrapping a tour that began last year in Goyang and spanned North America, Europe and Asia. At the same venue, IVE will open its world tour “SHOW WHAT I AM” from October 31 to November 2, featuring dome-scale production and narrative-driven stage sets.

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NCT WISH. / Source: SM Entertainment

Fifth-generation newcomers NCT WISH will hold their first headlining concert, “NCT WISH 1st Concert Tour INTO THE WISH: OUR WISH,” from October 31 to November 2 at Inspire Arena on Yeongjongdo, Incheon—just two years after a simultaneous debut in Korea and Japan. Originally planned for two days, the run was extended by a day due to fan demand. The tour will continue across 16 cities worldwide, including stops in Japan, Hong Kong, Taipei, Jakarta, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur.

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Jin of BTS. / Source: BIGHIT MUSIC

BTS member Jin will host “RUN SEOKJIN ALBUM TOUR ENCORE” on October 31 and November 1 at Incheon Munhak Stadium—an arena-scale encore that distills performances and live chops honed over 18 shows in nine cities since June, including dates in Japan, the United States and Europe. BIGHIT MUSIC said the shows will be “scaled up from the Goyang fan concert to engage with even more fans.”

The core of this concert season is its “simultaneity across generations.” In the same window, standard-bearers of each era—Jin for the second generation, ENHYPEN and IVE for the fourth, and NCT WISH for the fifth—will prove K-pop’s evolution on home turf in their own ways. ENHYPEN underscores the globalization of touring systems; IVE expands female-led performance industries; NCT WISH advances localization through multinational membership; and Jin cements the brand power of the solo artist.

“One could mistake this fall’s lineup for year-end season,” said an industry source. “The very fact that these stages unfold concurrently shows K-pop has matured from a fad into a sustainable system.”