The group EPEX is expanding its global influence by confirming a solo performance in China.
EPEX (Wish, Keum Dong-hyun, Mu, Amin, Baek Seung, Aiden, Ye-wang, Jeff) will hold their 2025 solo concert ‘青春匮乏 in 福州’ (Youth Deficiency in Fuzhou) at the MAAQUU X CH8 livehouse in Fuzhou, China, on May 31.
This solo concert is special as it marks EPEX's first local performance in China. EPEX, a K-POP idol group with all members being Korean nationals, is the first to confirm a solo concert in China after the ban that lasted for 9 years since 2016. Previously, idol groups or hip-hop groups of other nationalities have performed in China, but EPEX has emerged as a new leader in the K-POP wave in China as the first all-Korean idol group to cross the continent.
In fact, EPEX has been making efforts to communicate with Chinese fans in various ways since their debut. They have previously collaborated with Chinese magazines for photo shoots and interviews, and in January of this year, they held fan signing events in Shanghai and Qingdao, garnering significant attention. Now, they are reaping another success with their solo concert in China.
EPEX has been proving its global influence by continuing the ‘Youth Deficiency’ concert tour across Asia, starting in Seoul last December. In May, they will showcase new repertoires of ‘Youth Deficiency’ in Macau on the 3rd, Taipei on the 24th, and Fuzhou on the 31st.
Last year, EPEX launched a trilogy of regular albums, successfully releasing two albums: the first regular album ‘Sohwa (韶華) Volume 1: Youth Era’ and the second regular album ‘Sohwa (韶華) Volume 2: Youth Deficiency’. Through this ‘Youth Deficiency’ tour, they are presenting well-made stages that include new songs like ‘To Youth’ and ‘UNIVERSE’, along with various arrangements and performances, receiving positive reviews from fans worldwide.
The ‘青春匮乏 in 福州’ concert, which will expand EPEX's unique youth sentiment, is set to take place on May 31 at 7:30 PM (CST).
Meanwhile, EPEX is currently discussing the possibility of holding solo concerts in other regions of China, and on May 6 at 6 PM, they are set to release a collaboration single ‘so nice’ with American retro synth-pop artist joan, drawing attention to EPEX's limitless global activities ahead.
[Geum Bit-na, MK Sports Reporter]
