Thousands of Vietnamese fans flock to Hanoi airport to welcome BlackPink

Thousands of Vietnamese fans flocked to Noi Bai International Airport and a hotel in Hanoi to welcome four members of K-pop girl group BlackPink, who arrived in the city at midnight on Friday for their two-night concert on Saturday and Sunday, part of their ongoing second worldwide concert tour.

Throngs of fans gathered at the airport and in front of Capella Hotel in Hanoi, where four members of the group—Jisoo, Lisa, Jennie, and Rosé will stay while they are in Vietnam, from 9:00 pm on Friday.

Jisoo is seen at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi. Photo: Mai Thuong / Tuoi Tre

Lisa (wearing red hat) and Jisoo (wearing dark glasses) at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi. Photo: Lam Giang / Tuoi Tre

Dinh Thu Hang from Can Tho City in southern Vietnam said “I and my friends arrived in Hanoi at noon and has been here [at the airport] since then to meet BlackPink before traveling to our hotel. Despite knowing that the idols may not go through this gate, we still want to wait”.

BlackPink’s concert in Hanoi is part of the group’s Born Pink World Tour, their second worldwide concert tour to promote their second album ‘Born Pink.’

The tour began on October 15 last year in Seoul and is scheduled to conclude on August 26 this year.

The girl group will tour 64 sites worldwide, fetching an estimated US$163 million.  

Up to now, BlackPink has toured 21 countries, including the U.S., Canada, Spain, the UK, Germany, France, and China, where they performed lots of their hits such as How You Like That, Pretty Savage, Kill This Love, Lovesick Girls, Ddu-Du Ddu-Du, and Pink Venom.​

The organizer of the Born Pink concert in Vietnam estimated that the two-night concert will attract 67,000 spectators, the highest-ever among concerts of international artists in Vietnam.

Thousands of people and vehicles gather in front of Capella Hotel in Hanoi from 9:00 pm on July 28, 2023. Photo: Danh Khang / Tuoi Tre

Vietnamese fans wait for BlackPink until midnight. Photo: Danh Khang / Tuoi Tre

Vietnamese fans wait for their idols at the gate of Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi. Photo: Mai Thuong / Tuoi Tre

Members of Blinks, the official fandom name for BlackPink, and other K-pop fans in Vietnam, pose for a photo. Photo: Danh Khang / Tuoi Tre

A vehicle carrying four BlackPink members reaches Capella Hotel in Hanoi. Photo: Danh Khang / Tuoi Tre

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