SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium
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]
SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium in 2012 | |
Former names | Olympic Fencing Gymnasium |
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Location | Bangi-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea |
Coordinates | 37.517345°N 127.126313°E |
Capacity | 5,003 |
Construction | |
Broke ground | September 1984 |
Opened | April 1986 |
Renovated | 2011 |
Construction cost | 43.4 billion won (2011 reconstruction) |
Architect | Kang Kum-hee Architects |
Structural engineer | Geiger Associates |
Tenants | |
SK Sugar Gliders SK Hawks |
Korean name | |
Hangul | |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Ollimpik handeubol gyeonggijang |
McCune–Reischauer | Ollimp‘ik haendŭbol kyŏnggijang |
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]
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
- 22nd Seoul Music Awards – 31 January 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
- BTS: 2015 BTS LIVE ! e Most Beautiful Moment in Life On Stage | – 27, 28 and 29 November[12]
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
- 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
References
- 1988 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. p. 178.
- Suk, Monica (20 October 2011). "SK chief's contribution to handball stadium". Korea Herald. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- "원더걸스, 21일 감격속 국내 첫 단독콘서트 마쳐". 네이트뉴스.
- Kim, Lynn (8 December 2009). "Super Junior to release live album this week". Asiae. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- "Event Calendar: October 2009" Korea Herald. 2 October 2009. Retrieved 2012-04-10
- Park, Kun-ouc (2 March 2010). "Girls' Generation's Asia tour encore show a success". 10 Asia. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- Kun-ouc, Park (4 February 2010). "Girls' Generation scores triple win at Seoul Music Awards". 10 Asia. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- "2010.3.31 Ticket". Joongang Daily. 31 March 2010. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- Hong, Grace Danbi (19 October 2012). "B1A4 Sells Out First Concert Tickets in Five Minutes". enewsworld mnet. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
- Ho, Stewart (17 October 2012). "CN Blue to Hold its Fourth Seoul Concert in December". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- Ho, Stewart (17 November 2012). "CN Blue Sells Out Tickets to Seoul Concert in 10 Minutes". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- "방탄소년단, 작정하고 섹시한 '밀당'..'화양연화' 4500팬 환호[종합]". OSEN. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- "Seventeen announces encore concert". entertain.naver.com. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
- "IU Opens Up About What Her Previous Album "Chat-Shire" Means To Her". Soompi. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
- "트와이스 측 "데뷔 1년 4개월만 첫 단독콘서트" 깜짝발표" (in Korean). entertain.naver.com. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- "젝스키스, 15일 20주년 팬미팅 'YELLOWKIES DAY'" (in Korean). STARNEWS. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- "[공식] 샤이니 종현, 12월 솔로 콘서트 개최…15일 예매 오픈" (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
- "박지훈, 배우 변신 완벽 성공… 8주 연속 화제성 1위 쾌거". news.kmib.co.kr (in Korean). 13 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.