Jamsil Arena
 Jamsil Arena in 2015 | |
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| Coordinates | 37°30′59″N 127°04′33″E / 37.516364°N 127.075958°E |
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| Operator | City of Seoul |
| Capacity | 13,595[1][2] |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | December 1976 |
| Opened | 18 April 1979 |
| Construction cost | 5.4 billion won |
| Tenants | |
| Seoul Samsung Thunders (2001–present) Seoul SK Knights (2001–2004) 1988 Summer Olympic Games | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 잠실체육관 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Jamsil Che-yukgwan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chamsil Ch'eyukkwan |
Template:Contains Korean text Jamsil Arena (Korean: 잠실체육관), also known as Jamsil Indoor Stadium, is an indoor sporting arena. It is part of Seoul Sports Complex, located in Seoul, South Korea. The capacity of the arena is 13,595 for basketball and was built from December 1976 to April 1979. The Seoul Samsung Thunders are the tenants.
Events
It hosted the basketball events and volleyball final of the 1988 Summer Olympics.
It has also been used to host various entertainment events, to include World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) events and concerts, by Iron Maiden, Alicia Keys, Muse, Nine Inch Nails, Incubus, and Japanese band L'Arc-en-Ciel, among others.
- Sting kicked off the Asian leg of his Symphonicities Tour here on January 11, 2011, along with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.[3]
- Kim Junsu: XIA 1st World Tour Concert – 19 May 2012[4]
- Wonder Girls: Wonder World Tour – 7 July 2012[5]
- 2PM: 2PM Live Tour in Seoul – "What Time Is It" – The Grand Finale – 21 and 22 June 2013[6]
- 23rd Seoul Music Awards – 23 January 2014
- Super Junior: SUPER SHOW 6 – 19, 20 and 21 September 2014[7]
- FNC Kingdom in Seoul: FT Island, CNBLUE, Juniel, N.Flying, AOA – 2 & 3 May 2015[8]
- APINK: Apink 2nd Concert "Pink Island" – 22 and 23 August 2015 [9]
- CNBLUE 2015 CNBLUE LIVE [COME TOGETHER] in Seoul – 24 and 25 October 2015
- Wheesung & K.Will: 2016 Wheesung & K.Will Tour [Bromance Show] in Seoul – 30 April 2016
- SEVENTEEN 2016 ‘LIKE SEVENTEEN - Shining Diamond’ CONCERT – 30 and 31 July 2016
- JYP Nation in Korea 2016: J.Y. Park, Wonder Girls,Jo Kwon , 2PM, Min, Fei, Baek A-yeon, Park Ji-min, GOT7, Bernard Park, G.Soul, DAY6, TWICE – 6 & 7 August 2016
References
- ^ http://www.infomap24.com/bn/point/stadium/jamsil-arena/121147526.asp
- ^ http://www.worldofstadiums.com/asia/korea/jamsil-arena/
- ^ http://www.scarlet.nl/~gugten/tour-s11.htm
- ^ "JYJ Junsu's 1st Asia Tour in Seoul". KBS Global. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ^ "Wonder Girls : WONDER WORLD TOUR in SEOUL 2012". KBS Global. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- ^ "2PM LIVE TOUR in SEOUL "What Time Is It" - The Grand Finale". KBS Global. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ^ SUPER JUNIOR WORLD TOUR - SUPER SHOW 6 IN SEOUL
- ^ http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003057562
- ^ Apink 2nd Concert in Seoul
- 1988 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. p. 164.
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| Olympic Park | |
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