SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium

SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium in 2008
Former names	Olympic Fencing Gymnasium
Location	Bangi-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Coordinates	37°31′02″N 127°07′35″E / 37.517345°N 127.126313°E / 37.517345; 127.126313
Capacity	6,500
Construction
Broke ground	September 1984
Opened	April 1986
Renovated	2011
Construction cost	43.4 billion won (2011 reconstruction)
Architect	Kang Kum-hee Architects
Structural engineer	Geiger Associates

SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium (Korean: SK올림픽핸드볼경기장) is an indoor sporting arena located at the Olympic Park in Bangi-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea. The arena was built from September 1984 to April 1986.^[1]

History

It was known as the Olympic Fencing Gymnasium (올림픽펜싱경기장; 올림픽펜싱競技場) or Olympic Gymnasium No. 2 prior to 2011. The arena hosted the fencing and fencing part of the modern pentathlon events at the 1988 Summer Olympics. In 2011 it was remodelled for handball games at a cost of ₩43.4 billion, specialized with handball only courts. It was renamed as such to host the SK Handball Korea League.^[2]

Notable events

Besides holding fencing at the 1988 Olympics, the arena also hosts concerts by Korean as well as international artists.

• Megadeth
• Scorpions
• Unbreakable Tour (Backstreet Boys Tour)
• It was one of the venues for Avril Lavigne's Bonez Tour on March 23, 2005

2008–2009

• SS501: SS501 Showcase with Triple S – November 15, 2008
• Super Junior: 1st Asia Tour – "Super Show" – February 22, 23 and 24, 2008 and 3, January 4, 2009 (encore shows)
• Wonder Girls: The 1st Wonder Concert – March 28, 2009^[3]
• Super Junior – 2nd Asia Tour – "Super Show 2" – July 17, 18 and 19, 2009^[4]
• Park Hyo-shin: Park Hyo-shin's Gift – October 17, 18 and 19, 2009 – to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his debut.^[5]
• Girls' Generation: 1st Asia Tour – "Into the New World" – December 19, 20, 2009, and February 27, 28, 2010 (encore shows)^[6]

2010–2012

• 19th Seoul Music Awards – February 3, 2010^[7]
• Tom Jones: Tom Jones in Seoul – March 2010 (two shows) – first concerts in Korea in 27 years.^[8]
• B1A4: 1st BABA B1A4 Concert – December 8 and 9, 2012 – The first solo concert^[9]
• CN Blue: 2012 CN Blue Live: Blue Night in Seoul – December 15 and 16 – fourth concert in Seoul^[10][11]

2013

• 22nd Seoul Music Awards – January 31, 2013

2014

• B1A4: 2014 B1A4 Concert The Class – February 15 and 16, 2014
• 2NE1: All or Nothing World Tour – March 1 and 2 – sixth and seventh concert in Seoul as part of their second world tour
• B.A.P: B.A.P Live on Earth 2014 Continent Tour – March 8 and 9 – first and second stop in Seoul as a part of their second world tour
• Block B: Blockbuster Remastering – November 22 and 23, 2014

2015

• BTS: The Most Beautiful Moment in Life On Stage Tour – November 27, 28 and 29^[12]

2016

• Seventeen: 'LIKE SEVENTEEN – Boys Wish' ENCORE CONCERT – February 13 and 14^[13]
• B.A.P: B.A.P Live on Earth 2016 World Tour – February 20 and 21 – first and second stop in Seoul as a part of their third world tour
• Got7: Fly Tour – April 29 and 30
• IU: 24 Steps: One, Two, Three, Four – December 3 and 4^[14]

2017

• BtoB: 3rd Concert 'BTOB Time' – January 21 and 22
• AOMG Follow The Movement concert – February 11 and 12
• Twice: Twice 1st Tour: Twiceland The Opening – February 17, 18 and 19^[15]
• 2PM: Concert '6 Nights' – February 24, 25 and 26
• Sechs Kies: YellowKies Day – July 15^[16]
• Kim Jong-hyun: INSPIRED – December 9 and 10^[17]

2018

• Apink: 4th Concert 'Pink Space' – January 12 and 13
• One Ok Rock: Ambitions Asiatour - February 2
• NU'EST W: 1st Concert 'Double You' – March 16, 17 and 18
• Shinhwa: Shinhwa Twenty Fanparty 'All Your Dreams' – March 24 and 25
• Red Velvet: 2nd Concert 'Redmare' – August 4 and 5
• Mamamoo: 2018 Mamamoo Concert 4 Seasons S/S – August 18 and 19
• Monsta X: The Connect World Tour in Seoul (Encore) – August 25 and 26
• Chvrches: Love is Dead Tour - August 27
• GFriend: 1st Concert 'Season Of GFriend' : Encore – September 8 and 9
• Shinhwa: Heart Tour in Seoul – October 6 and 7

2019

• Apink: 5th Concert 'Pink Collection' – January 5 and 6
• Lee Tae-min: T1001101 – 15, 16, and March 17
• Day6: 1st World Tour 'Youth' [Encore] – March 30 and 31
• Park Ji-hoon: Fancon 1st Asia Tour – December 21 and 22^[18]

2020

• Taeyeon: The UNSEEN – January 17, 18 and 19

2021

• The Boyz: THE BOYZ FAN CON : THE B-ZONE – December 3, 4 and 5
• Woodz: THE INVICIBLE CITY – December 11 and 12

2022

• Got7: 2022 Fancon Homecoming with IGot7 – May 21 and 22
• Universe: UNI-KON – July 2 and 3
• Aespa: 2022 aespa Fan Meeting: MY SYNK. aespa – July 30
• Itzy: Checkmate World Tour – August 6 and 7
• Lee Jun-ho: 2022 Fan-Con <Before Midnight> – August 12, 13 and 14
• Monsta X: 2022 No Limit Tour in Seoul – September 2, 3 and 4
• Enhypen: 2022 Manifesto World Tour – September 17 and 18
• Kep1er: 2022 Kep1er Fanmeeting <Kep1anet> – October 10
• Loona: Loonatheworld Tour – October 15 and 16

2023

• DKZ: 2023 Fancon Welcome to DTU – January 14 and 15
• (G)I-dle: Neverland 3rd Fan Meeting: DEAR. NƎVƎRLAND – January 28 and 29
• BTOB: Melody 5th Fan Meeting: MELODY COMPANY SEMINAR – March 18 and 19
• Mamamoo:My Con World Tour – June 16, 17, and 18
• NewJeans: NewJeans 1st Fanmeeting 'Bunnies Camp' – July 1 and 2^[19]
• Itzy: Kill My Doubt Showcase – July 31^[20]
• Tempest: 2023 TEMPEST Show Con [T-OUR] - August 12 and 13