The group BOYNEXTDOOR will spectacularly adorn the opening ceremony of a global sporting event.
BOYNEXTDOOR (Seongho, Liu, Myeong Jaehyeon, Taesan, Lee Han, Unhak) will take the finale stage of the opening ceremony of the 2025 FIVB Men's World Championship at 4:30 p.m. local time on the 12th at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines.
The men's world volleyball championship, which began in 1949, boasts a long tradition and prestige. BOYNEXTDOOR was chosen in April as the global ambassador for the tournament organized by the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB), marking the first time a Korean singer received that role and drawing attention. At the time of the appointment, Ramon Susjara, senior vice president of the International Volleyball Federation, said the six members' unique charm, dynamism and influence made them exceptionally suitable as global ambassadors for the tournament, praising the six members highly.
BOYNEXTDOOR, who will brighten the opening ceremony, has demonstrated their presence on major global stages with outstanding performance skills. In particular, they overwhelmed audiences with superb vocal ability and passionate performances at Lollapalooza Chicago in the United States last month. Their first solo tour, BOYNEXTDOOR TOUR 'KNOCK ON Vol.1', which concluded in July, also received praise for exceptional stage command, so strong responses are expected for this finale performance as well.
BOYNEXTDOOR, signed to KOZ Entertainment under HYBE Music Group (chairman Bang Si-hyuk), is preparing a new album aiming to make a comeback in October. The six members achieved back-to-back million-selling records with the May release of their fourth mini album, No Genre, marking a career high. In addition, following mini album 1 Why.., mini album 2 How?, and mini album 3 19.99, they succeeded in entering the U.S. Billboard 200 chart four consecutive times and topped two categories on Japan's Oricon weekly ranking. Attention is focused on their comeback as their upward growth continues.
[Photo] Provided by KOZ Entertainment.
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