K-pop stars Ateez join Pitbull and Lewis Capaldi as BST Hyde Park headliners

K-pop stars Ateez join Pitbull and Lewis Capaldi as BST Hyde Park headlinersJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleGeorgia Levy-CollinsBBC NewsbeatGetty ImagesThe eight-member group have previously performed at CoachellaK-pop boy band Ateez will join the likes of Lewis Capaldi, Pitbull and Maroon 5 as headliners for BST Hyde Park.The Ice On My Teeth hitmakers will perform on Sunday 28 June - with seven other headline dates announced so far.Ateez will be the third K-pop group to top the bill of the London festival, with Blackpink taking to the stage in 2023, followed by Stray Kids in 2024.The eight-member South Korean band consists of Hongjoong, Seonghwa, Yunho, Yeosang, San, Mingi, Wooyoung and Jongho.Since their debut in 2018, the group have made a name for themselves, not only in the K-pop world but breaking into the mainstream.They boast millions of followers on social media and have completed five world tours - hitting venues in the US, Europe, Asia and Australia.Ateez have also made history in the UK, becoming the the first-ever K-pop group to secure four consecutive top 10 albums in the UK, according to the Official Charts Company. In addition, they were the first K-pop act to land three top 10 albums in one year.The gongs have continued, with Ateez winning the 2025 K-pop artist of the year prize at the iHeartRadio Music Awards - beating notable names including BTS' Jimin, Blackpink's Lisa, Aespa and Enhyphen.Getty ImagesWill Mr Worldwide achieve a world record?Fans have previously travelled from around the world to see K-pop favourites Blackpink and Stray Kids in action at London's Hyde Park, with each headliner normally attracting about 65,000 people.Adele, Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar have performed at BST Hyde Park before, with pop singers Olivia Rodrigo and Sabrina Carpenter among those on the bill last year.This year will also see a world record attempted courtesy of Pitbull on Friday 10 July - for the largest gathering of people we...