Kwon Eun-bi becomes first K-pop act at major Turkish festival, draws 50,000 at Istanbul
Kwon Eun-bi took the stage at Istanbul Festival on Aug. 14, becoming the first K-pop artist to headline a major Turkish music festival. Around 50,000 people showed up.
Kwon Eun-bi performed at the Istanbul Festival on August 14 (local time). She became the first K-pop artist to participate in a major local music festival in Turkey.
Festival Park Yenikapi hosted the event. Focus Istanbul organizes it. Turkey's largest music festival just wrapped its fifth edition, and roughly 50,000 people caught her set.
She shared the K-pop lineup with MONSTA X, Sunmi, and ATEEZ. Her setlist opened with debut track Door and moved through Hi, Hello Stranger, Unnatural, and Underwater. She also covered Dua Lipa's Levitating.
The Istanbul stop came after she completed a set at Vietnam's K-Pulse Hanoi 2026, extending a run of international festival dates in 2026.
Kwon Eun-bi's award record heading into this stretch includes AAA Emotive Singer at the 2021 Asia Artist Awards, Seoul Tourism Foundation CEO Award at the 2023 5th Newsis Korean Wave Expo, Solo Performer of the Year at The Fact Music Awards, AAA Best Musician at the Asia Artist Awards, Special Award at the 2024 SBS New Year's Party, CF Star Award at the MTN Broadcasting Advertisement Festival, and the Main Award at the 35th Seoul Music Awards.
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