K-pop group Aespa has announced a 25-city world tour, while fellow K-pop group I-dle has canceled the North American leg of their own 10-city world tour. The news highlights contrasting developments in K-pop global concert schedules.

Miyeon of the K-pop group I-dle is scheduled to perform at the JJ50th Anniversary Fest 2026, also known as the JJ Festival, at Pia Arena MM in Yokohama, Japan.

I-dle surprised fans with plans for a tour in North America. The five members broke the news on NBC’s “Today Show,” which aired Wednesday. The group's agency Cube Entertainment uploaded a poster for the tour on the following day listing 10 cities across the region, the largest yet for the group. The quintet will kick it off with its first stand-alone gig in Canada on Aug. 2 before hopping around eight cities in the US and Mexico City. The 10-city trip expands I-dle’s ongoing “Syncopation” tour,