Purple Kiss to go on U.S. tour, perform in 17 cities

Purple Kiss will hold the girl group's first U.S. tour "Festa" in October, performing in 17 cities across the country.

Girl group Purple Kiss will hold its first U.S. tour ″Festa″ starting October [RBW]

Purple Kiss will hold the girl group's first U.S. tour "Festa" in October, performing in 17 cities across the country.

Titled "Purple Kiss 2023 The Festa Tour in USA," Purple Kiss will kick off the tour in Boston on Oct. 31, followed by stops in New York, Philadelphia, Charlotte, Columbus, Detroit, Louisville, Nashville, Kansas, Chicago, Minneapolis, Denver, Dallas, San Antonio and Phoenix, ending with a performance in Los Angeles on Nov. 28.

There is also one performance on Nov. 3, in between concerts in New York and Philadelphia, left "to be announced" at a later date.

"Festa" refers to the 'festival' that the fans of Purple Kiss will experience, according to the girl group's agency RBW.

Purple Kiss will also drop its first single of the same name on Tuesday. "Festa," with an upbeat and refreshing concept that sings to "break away from the repeating daily lives and enjoy things you've dreamt of." It is a departure from the group's past releases, which had unique concepts such as "geek and nerd," "horror and high teen" and witch-like concepts.

To find out more about Purple Kiss, visit Celeb Confirmed!

BY CHO YONG-JUN [cho.yongjun1@joongang.co.kr]