ILLIT to hold encore shows for PRESS START♥ tour in Korea, Japan
ILLIT will hold encore concerts for their debut tour ‘PRESS START♥’ in South Korea and Japan. The HYBE Music Group label Belift Lab revealed on July 27 via ILLIT’s official Weverse that the encore run, billed as ‘ILLIT LIVE PRESS START♥ ENCORE’, will begin on October 17 and 18 at Inspire Arena in Incheon and continue in Japan on December 23, 24, 26, and 27 at LaLa Arena TOKYO-BAY in Chiba.
Belift Lab said the expansion comes thanks to the enthusiastic support from their global fan community, GLLIT.
The original ‘PRESS START♥’ tour used a game-like stage concept, presenting performances as different levels and highlighting the group’s varied musical styles. Tickets for stops in Seoul, five Japanese cities, and Hong Kong sold out quickly. Because of high demand, additional standing and limited-view seats were released, and the Hong Kong leg was extended from one to two shows. The changes brought the tour total to 15 performances across seven cities.
ILLIT released their second Japanese single, “I Got Your Back,” on July 26. The title track rose to number one on the AWA Music real-time rising charts, while the B-side “Sunday Morning” reached third place. The single includes collaborations with JISOO and MOMOKA from the Japanese girl group HANA.
JISOO and MOMOKA made surprise appearances during ILLIT’s Tokyo concerts to perform the song together, and the live broadcast sparked an online frenzy.
The group is scheduled to appear on NHK’s music program “Utacon” on July 28 and on Fuji TV’s morning show “Mezamashi TV” on July 29. In August, ILLIT will continue activities in Japan by performing at the “Mezamashi WANGAN Festival” and “LuckyFes’26.”