The Golden Hour: Under the Orange Sun

The Golden Hour: Under the Orange Sun
Concert by IU
VenueSeoul Olympic Stadium
Start dateSeptember 17, 2022 (2022-09-17)
End dateSeptember 18, 2022 (2022-09-18)
Duration3 hours and 30 minutes[1]
Supporting acts
Attendance88,000
IU concert chronology

The Golden Hour: Under the Orange Sun (Korean: The Golden Hour : 오렌지 태양 아래) is a concert by South Korean singer IU. It was her first solo concert in three years since Love, Poem (2019).[2] She became the first South Korean female artist to headline a concert at Seoul Olympic Stadium.[3]

It won Stage of the Year at 2022 Melon Music Awards.[4]

The show was recorded and released on Blu-ray and DVD on August 11, 2023;[5] it was distributed in South Korean theaters on September 13, 2023, and in 38 countries worldwide on September 28 and 30, as IU Concert: The Golden Hour.[6][7][8]

  1. ^ Ko, Seung-hee (September 19, 2022). ‘세대 초월’·‘최초·최다의 역사’ …진짜 ‘K팝 퀸’은 아이유였다 ['Generation transcendence' · 'The first and most history' ... The real 'K-pop queen' was IU] (in Korean). Herald Corporation. Archived from the original on October 2, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  2. ^ Park, Dong-hae (July 28, 2022). 아이유, 3년만 단독 콘서트 개최 확정..‘The Golden Hour: 오렌지 태양 아래’ [IU confirmed to hold solo concert for the first time in 3 years...'The Golden Hour: Under the Orange Sun'] (in Korean). Breaknews. Archived from the original on July 29, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  3. ^ Lee, Chae-hong (July 28, 2022). 아이유 한국 여성 가수 최초 올림픽 주경기장 입성…9월 단독 콘서트 개최 [IU is the first Korean female singer to enter the Olympic Stadium... September solo concert held] (in Korean). Seoul Economic Daily. Archived from the original on July 30, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  4. ^ Go, Kyung-suk (November 27, 2022). "방탄소년단 제친 신드롬…임영웅, 멜론어워드 5관왕" (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 27, 2022. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  5. ^ "'2022 IU CONCERT <The Golden Hour : Under The Orange Sun> DVD/Blu-ray' Release Date Postponed" (in Korean). July 13, 2023. Archived from the original on August 17, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  6. ^ Choi, Song-hee (August 16, 2023). "아이유 콘서트, 극장서 만난다…'더 골든 아워' 9월 개봉 확정" (in Korean). Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  7. ^ Kim, Hyun-hee (August 23, 2023). "아이유 콘서트 '더 골든 아워', CGV 단독 개봉 확정!…팬들과 다시 만난다" (in Korean). Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  8. ^ Kang, Bo-ra (August 30, 2023). "'아이유 콘서트 : 더 골든 아워' 아이맥스 상영→38개국 글로벌 개봉" (in Korean). Retrieved September 1, 2023.