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MARCH:
1- We said goodbye to numerous celebrities in March as they prepared to undertake their mandatory military enlistment. Many celebrities bid us goodbye in March when their stage outfits transformed into military uniforms with combat boots. WINNER's Mino made his official enlistment on the 24th of March, Ong Seungwoo & BTS' J-Hope made their enlistments in April, while GOT7's Park Jinyoung officially enlisted on the 8th of May. Other notable enlistments included: Monsta X's Minhyuk, Exo's Kai, WINNER's leader Kang Seungyoon & N.Flying's Kim Jaehyun.

2- Also in March, we also saw several artists announce their upcoming tour plans. South Korean rock group, Rolling Quartz toured the US in May, while NMIXX's NICE TO MIXX YOU tour took place from May to June throughout the US & South East Asia. Then, moving onto world tours and RED VELVET, MAMAMOO & iKON all held global tours in 2023. MAMAMOO began the US leg on their MYCON tour in May, iKON's world tour, Take Off took place between May & September, while RED VELVET greeted fans around the world from April to July through their R to V global concert tour.