[Edaily Starin KIM HYUNSIK Reporter] American pop star Khalid is set to perform in South Korea for the first time in eight years.

According to concert promoter Live Nation Korea on the 7th, Khalid will hold a concert in Korea on December 5 at Hall 10 of KINTEX Exhibition Hall 2.
Khalid, whose primary genres include R&B, electropop, and synthpop, has gained popularity since his official debut in 2016 with songs such as “Location,” “Better,” “Talk,” “My Bad,” and “Saturday Nights.” With his second studio album, *Free Spirit*, released in 2019, he topped the Billboard 200, the main album chart, and was named one of *Time* magazine’s “100 Most Influential People” that same year.
To date, Khalid has been nominated for seven Grammy Awards and has won six Billboard Music Awards and four American Music Awards. His cumulative streams on the global music streaming platform Spotify exceed 15 billion. Recently, he garnered attention by releasing “Something Special,” a collaboration with actor Ahn Hyo-seop.

Khalid held his first concert in Korea at the Blue Square iMarket Hall (now Woori WON Banking Hall) in 2018. He was scheduled to hold his second concert in Korea in 2020, but it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This concert is part of his “It’s Always Summer Somewhere” world tour, which kicked off last May in Las Vegas, USA.
Tickets will be available for purchase starting on the 16th through the official ticketing site, NOL. Prior to that, an artist pre-sale will take place on the 13th from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM; details can be found on Khalid’s official website and social media channels. Trip.com users can pre-book tickets via the Trip.com app starting at 12:00 PM on the 14th.