SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium

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SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium
SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium in 2012
SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium in 2012
Former namesOlympic Fencing Gymnasium
LocationBangi-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Coordinates37°31′02″N 127°07′35″E / 37.517345°N 127.126313°E / 37.517345; 127.126313Coordinates: 37°31′02″N 127°07′35″E / 37.517345°N 127.126313°E / 37.517345; 127.126313
Capacity5,003
Construction
Broke groundSeptember 1984
OpenedApril 1986
Renovated2011
Construction cost43.4 billion won
(2011 reconstruction)
ArchitectKang Kum-hee Architects
Structural engineerGeiger Associates
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationOllimpik handeubol gyeonggijang
McCune–ReischauerOllimp‘ik haendŭbol kyŏnggijang

SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium (Korean: SK올림픽핸드볼경기장; Hanja: SK奧林匹克手球運動場) is an indoor sporting arena located at the Olympic Park in Bangi-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea. The current seating capacity of the arena is 5,003. The arena was built from September 1984 to April 1986.[1]

History[]

It was known as the Olympic Fencing Gymnasium (Korean: 올림픽펜싱경기장; Hanja: 奧林匹克擊劍運動場) or Olympic Gymnasium No. 2 prior to 2011. The arena hosted the fencing and fencing part of the modern pentathlon events at the 1988 Summer Olympics. In 2011 it was remodelled for handball games at a cost of ₩43.4 billion, specialized with handball only courts. It was renamed as such to host the SK Handball Korea League.[2]

Olympic Fencing Gymnasium in 2008

Notable events[]

Besides holding fencing at the 1988 Olympics, the arena also hosts concerts by Korean as well as international artists.

  • Megadeth
  • Scorpions
  • Unbreakable Tour (Backstreet Boys Tour)
  • It was the one of the venues for Avril Lavigne's Bonez Tour on March 23, 2005

2008–2009

  • SS501: SS501 Showcase with Triple S – 15 November 2008
  • Super Junior: 1st Asia Tour – "Super Show" – 22, 23 and 24 February 2008 and 3, 4 January 2009 (encore shows)
  • Wonder Girls: The 1st Wonder Concert – 28 March 2009[3]
  • Super Junior – 2nd Asia Tour – "Super Show 2" – 17, 18 and 19 July 2009[4]
  • Park Hyo-shin: Park Hyo-shin's Gift – 17, 18 and 19 October 2009 – to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his debut.[5]
  • Girls' Generation: 1st Asia Tour – "Into the New World" – 19, 20 December 2009 and 27, 28 February 2010 (encore shows)[6]

2010–2012

  • 19th Seoul Music Awards – 3 February 2010[7]
  • Tom Jones: Tom Jones in Seoul – March 2010 (two shows) – first concerts in Korea in 27 years.[8]
  • B1A4: 1st BABA B1A4 Concert – 8 and 9 December 2012 – The first solo concert[9]
  • CN Blue: 2012 CN Blue Live: Blue Night in Seoul – 15 and 16 December – fourth concert in Seoul[10][11]

2013

2014

  • B1A4: 2014 B1A4 Concert The Class – 15 and 16 February 2014
  • 2NE1: AON: All Or Nothing World Tour – 1 and 2 March – third and fourth concert in Seoul as part of their second world tour
  • B.A.P: B.A.P Live On Earth 2014 Continent Tour – 8 and 9 March – first and second stop in Seoul as a part of their second world tour
  • Block B: Blockbuster Remastering " – 22 and 23 November 2014

2015

2016

  • Seventeen: 'LIKE SEVENTEEN – Boys Wish' ENCORE CONCERT – 13 and 14 February[13]
  • B.A.P: B.A.P Live on Earth 2016 World Tour – 20 and 21 February – first and second stop in Seoul as a part of their third world tour
  • Got7: Fly Tour – 29 and 30 April
  • IU: 24 Steps: One, Two, Three, Four – 3 and 4 December[14]

2017

  • BtoB: 3rd Concert 'BTOB Time' – 21 and 22 January
  • AOMG Follow The Movement concert – February 11 and 12
  • 2PM: Concert '6 Nights' – 24, 25 and 26 February
  • Twice: Twice 1st Tour: Twiceland The Opening – 17, 18 and 19 February[15]
  • Sechs Kies: YellowKies Day – July 15[16]
  • Kim Jong-hyun: INSPIRED – 9 and 10 December[17]

2018

  • Apink: 4th Concert 'Pink Space' – 12 and 13 January
  • ONE OK ROCK: Ambitions Asiatour - 2 February
  • NU'EST W: 1st Concert 'Double You' – 16, 17 and 18 March
  • Shinhwa: Shinhwa Twenty Fanparty 'All Your Dreams' – 24 and 25 March
  • Red Velvet: 2nd Concert 'REDMARE' – 4 and 5 August
  • Mamamoo: 2018 Mamamoo Concert 4 Seasons S/S – 18 and 19 August
  • Monsta X: The Second World Tour "The Connect" in Seoul (Encore) – 25 and 26 August
  • Chvrches: Love is Dead Tour - 27 August
  • GFriend: 1st Concert 'Season Of GFriend' : Encore – 8 and 9 September
  • Shinhwa: Heart Tour in Seoul – 6 and 7 October

2019

  • Apink: 5th Concert 'Pink Collection' – 5 and 6 January
  • Lee Tae-min: T1001101 – 15, 16, and 17 March
  • Day6: 1st World Tour 'Youth' [Encore] – 30 and 31 March
  • Park Ji-hoon: Fancon 1st Asia Tour – 21 and 22 December[18]

2020

  • Taeyeon: The UNSEEN – 17, 18 and 19 January

2021

  • The Boyz: THE BOYZ FAN CON : THE B-ZONE – 3, 4, and 5 December

References[]

  1. ^ 1988 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. p. 178.
  2. ^ Suk, Monica (20 October 2011). "SK chief's contribution to handball stadium". Korea Herald. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  3. ^ "원더걸스, 21일 감격속 국내 첫 단독콘서트 마쳐". 네이트뉴스.
  4. ^ Kim, Lynn (8 December 2009). "Super Junior to release live album this week". Asiae. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  5. ^ "Event Calendar: October 2009" Korea Herald. 2 October 2009. Retrieved 2012-04-10
  6. ^ Park, Kun-ouc (2 March 2010). "Girls' Generation's Asia tour encore show a success". 10 Asia. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  7. ^ Kun-ouc, Park (4 February 2010). "Girls' Generation scores triple win at Seoul Music Awards". 10 Asia. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  8. ^ "2010.3.31 Ticket". Joongang Daily. 31 March 2010. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  9. ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (19 October 2012). "B1A4 Sells Out First Concert Tickets in Five Minutes". enewsworld mnet. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  10. ^ Ho, Stewart (17 October 2012). "CN Blue to Hold its Fourth Seoul Concert in December". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  11. ^ Ho, Stewart (17 November 2012). "CN Blue Sells Out Tickets to Seoul Concert in 10 Minutes". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  12. ^ "방탄소년단, 작정하고 섹시한 '밀당'..'화양연화' 4500팬 환호[종합]". OSEN. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  13. ^ "Seventeen announces encore concert". entertain.naver.com. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
  14. ^ "IU Opens Up About What Her Previous Album "Chat-Shire" Means To Her". Soompi. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
  15. ^ "트와이스 측 "데뷔 1년 4개월만 첫 단독콘서트" 깜짝발표" (in Korean). entertain.naver.com. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  16. ^ "젝스키스, 15일 20주년 팬미팅 'YELLOWKIES DAY'" (in Korean). STARNEWS. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  17. ^ "[공식] 샤이니 종현, 12월 솔로 콘서트 개최…15일 예매 오픈" (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
  18. ^ "박지훈, 배우 변신 완벽 성공… 8주 연속 화제성 1위 쾌거". news.kmib.co.kr (in Korean). 13 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

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