The absence of a large K-pop concert hall...Overseas star passing in Korea, too.

[Anchor]
K-pop is gaining worldwide popularity, but there is no dedicated venue yet.

The demand for the establishment of a concert hall is growing as controversy over passing Korean performances by overseas stars has arisen.

Reporter Kwak Hyun-soo covered it.

[Reporter]
This is Jamsil Main Stadium in Seoul.

It was the only large venue that could accommodate more than 50,000 people, but remodeling work is currently underway.

Sangam World Cup Stadium has emerged as an alternative, but after the performance, there is a controversy over grass abuse in the World Cup qualifying round, and even this is not possible.Although

K-pop is gaining worldwide popularity, the reality is that large-scale performances cannot be held in Korea, where they originated.

Due to the absence of a large concert hall, there is also a phenomenon of 'Korea passing' by overseas stars.

Since 2011, international singers such as Taylor Swift and Beyoncé have visited Korea, but most of them have stayed in performances with 10,000 seats.

[Ha Jae-geun/Pop culture critic: When (foreign pop stars) come to Korea, economies of scale will not be revived if the stadium performance is not carried out smoothly. That's why they shun Korea....]

Cultural developed countries have representative large performance halls.

SoFi Stadium in the United States, Wembley Stadium in England, and Tokyo Dome in Japan are representative.

Experts point out that in the short term, temporary venues should be set up, and in the long term, K-pop-only venues should be built.

[Jonghyun Lee / Chairman of the Korea Popular Music Performance Industry Association: There is a part I want to check and see what needs to be modified quickly.]The opinion that it is necessary to build a performance infrastructure to match the global status of

K-pop is gaining strength.

I'm Kwak Hyunsoo of YTN.