Few Kpop idols of this generation hold as much sway over mainstream entertainment as much as Lee Ji-eun, otherwise most popularly known as IU, does. Since debuting at 15 her success has been nothing short of monumental, taking after triumphs from a string of best-selling EPs and albums that have earned her the title of ‘the nation’s little sister’. With her best-selling HEREH World Tour landing in Malaysia, local fans will finally be able to relish the magic IU has been known to bring to the stage in person with her upcoming concert.
Kicking off in March of this year with a series of concerts across two weekends in Seoul, IU was joined by a handful of major guest acts, including TikTok sensation NewJeans and Record of Youth heartthrob Park Bo-gum. Subsequent performances followed in Yokohama, Taipei, and neighbouring Singapore, before the star pivoted to Banten in Indonesia and Hong Kong after.
With her most recent production in the Philippine Arena at Bocaue, IU is expected to finally make her way to local shores in Kuala Lumpur on June 8th. Before you ask, yes, tickets were officially sold out on the same day they were made available after hopeful fans crashed the site in hopes of nabbing an opportunity to catch the South Korean songstress live. This tour marks her return to the stage since 2019’s Love, Poem Tour.
If you count yourself among the lucky few who successfully beat the odds to secure a ticket, here’s everything you’ll need to know to prepare for the upcoming IU HEREH World Tour concert in Malaysia. After all, preparation is the mother of all success, as the adage goes.
IU HEREH World Tour concert in Malaysia
Where and when
IU will be staging the Malaysian leg of the HEREH World Tour concert at the Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil for two nights, from the 8th to the 9th of June. Located in the proximity of the Bukit Jalil National Sports Complex, the multi-purpose arena is the largest indoor venue in the country, capable of seating a maximum of 16,000 people at any given time.
Full details are as follows.
- Location: Axiata Arena, L2-E-10, Enterprise 4, Technology Park Malaysia, Lebuhraya Bukit Jalil, Bukit Jalil, 57000 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur
- Date: June 8th to June 9th
- Time: 7.30pm onwards
How to get there
Seasoned concertgoers will know that if you plan on making your way to Bukit Jalil during concert season, your best bet is to do so by public transport. This can be done by boarding the LRT Sri Petaling line and alighting at the namesake Bukit Jalil SP17 stop. Those travelling via the LRT Kelana Jaya line will first have to alight at either the Masjid Jamek or Putra Heights stations and transit on the LRT Sri Petaling line from there.
Those who are travelling by bus should alight at the Stadium Bukit Jalil (Barat) (Kl1298) stop before walking 10 minutes to the Axiata Arena. The following feeder buses will make stops here:
- T563
- T580
- T582
- 652
Concertgoers are not advised to drive to Bukit Jalil as traffic bottlenecks are common before and after each live show. However, if you do choose to commute using your own vehicle, you are advised to park at the following parking lots that are located closest to Axiata Arena:
- Car Park D, located in front of the Axiata Arena (147 parking bays)
- Car Park E, located next to the National Squash Centre (700 parking bays)
Rates vary depending on when events are being held, so be mindful. You may pay for your parking via credit/debit card or Touch’n Go upon exit.
What you should and shouldn’t do
As with other concert venues, concertgoers are expected to abide by a set of guidelines when attending the IU HEREH World Tour concert in Malaysia.
- Visitors are forbidden from bringing sharp implements (knives, penknives, etc) or weapons into the concert venue.
- Visitors are forbidden from bringing explosive, toxic, flammable, and radioactive materials into the concert venue.
- Visitors are forbidden from bringing any narcotics or psychotropic substances into the concert venue.
- Visitors are forbidden from bringing professional photography or video/audio recording equipment into the concert venue.
- Visitors are forbidden from bringing any outside food and drink into the concert venue.
- Photography, video, or audio recording is strictly forbidden during the performance.
What is the setlist like?
From the past number of shows, here is what you can come to expect from the HEREH World Tour setlist.
- Part 1 – Hypnotic
- “Holssi” (rock version)
- “Jam Jam”
- “Ah Puh”
- “Bbibbi”
- “Obliviate”
- Part 2 – Energetic
- “Celebrity”
- “Blueming”
- “Coin”
- “Eight”
- “Hold My Hand”
- “I Stan U”
- Part 3 – Romantic
- “Havana”
- “Meaning of You”
- “Friday”
- “Strawberry Moon”
- “Through the Night”
- Part 4 – Ecstatic
- “Shopper”
- “Above the Time”
- “You & I”
- “Love Wins All”
- Encore – Heroic
- “Shh..”
- “Twenty-Three”
- “Holssi” (reprise)
- En-encore
- “Ice Flower”
- “Red Queen”
- “Love of B”
- “Ending Scene”
- “Winter Sleep”
- “Someday”
- “The Red Shoes”
- “Last Night Story”
- “You Know”
- “Shopper”
- “Epilogue”
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Feature and hero image credits: IU/Instagram
This article first appeared on Lifestyle Asia Kuala Lumpur
