On the 11th of March, 2023, the Born Pink Jakarta stop of the Blackpink World Tour won over the hearts of the Indonesian audience. Senayan, Jakarta. Blackpink tickets went on sale in mid-November last year and cost between Rp1.3 and Rp3.8 million. They were obtained by about 65,000 people, while on their second day on the 12th of March 2023, another 70,000 tickets were sold out. It was a full-house event.
Jennie, Lisa, Rose, and Jisoo’s live performance proved that the struggle during the ticket war was worthwhile. GBK Stadium was turned into a sea of pinks inside and outside the venue. The crowds shouted the four South Korean and Thai ladies’ names as they sang.
Blackpink supporters, known as BLINKs, chant together outside the event venue. The joy could be felt even outside of the concert area. Even though they didn’t get seats, the BLINKs, who could hear their loud voices outside the stadium, still joined in on the song and relished the occasion. Countless people joined together to sing “Don’t Know What to Do” despite fences and being 200 meters away from the platform.
Inside the venue, the festivities were indescribable. Blackpink was going all out and performing every song in their albums, marking this year as Blackpink’s most successful concert in Indonesia. Their first concert in Indonesia was held in 2019, with only around 50,000 tickets sold. Soon after, their popularity skyrocketed with the release of “How You Like That” and “Kill This Love” Blackpink is becoming a global phenomenon, so no wonder all Blackpink concert tickets were sold out in weeks.
Aside from Blackpink, several K-pop household names are also scheduled to visit Indonesia soon. To name a few, there are Treasure from YG Entertainment, NCT Dream from SM Entertainment & BTS Suga from Hybe Entertainment are ready to join the festivities of Indonesian K-pop-ers
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