Big Bang to embark on world concert tour in late April

Internationally popular K-pop boy band Big Bang will embark on a worldwide concert tour, kicking off with two shows in Seoul later this month, its management agency in Seoul said Thursday.

One of the shows, dubbed "BIGBANG - 2015 WORLD TOUR IN SEOUL," will be held at 6 p.m. April 25, and the other will take place at 4 p.m. April 26, both at an Olympic gymnasium in southern Seoul, said the agency, YG Entertainment.

Tickets will be available to purchase at online auction and shopping mall website Gmarket starting 8 p.m. April 6.

The "BIGBANG - 2015 WORLD TOUR" will be held in 15 countries around the world, including China, Japan, Southeast Asia and the Americas, through next year, it said.

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