Music Critic Maya Dhopatkar attends Enhypen’s long-awaited Europe tour, praising the K-pop stars’ unforgettable, energetic and emotionally-charged performances
In recent years, the music genre K-pop has skyrocketed in popularity, no doubt due to the presence of groups such as BTS and Blackpink, as well as the recent global phenomenon, the KPop Demon Hunters movie, increasing the genre’s prominence. This growing exposure has paved the way for South Korean groups to tour internationally, including across Europe. In April of 2025, Hybe’s Enhypen announced their much anticipated Walk The Line tour for the US and Europe, including shows in both London and Manchester for the first time ever. Impressively, the boy band sold out tickets for every Europe show, highlighting how eager fans had waited for their first Europe tour.
The Walk The Line tour is one that celebrates Enhypen’s past as a group and the future they have to look forward to
The Walk The Line tour is one that celebrates Enhypen’s past as a group and the future they have to look forward to, as they performed songs spanning across their entire discography, and they did not disappoint. The AO Arena buzzed with anticipation, and when the final pre-show track faded, the eruption of cheers was deafening as the members – Jungwon, Heeseung, Jay, Jake, Sunghoon, Sunoo and Ni-Ki – appeared on the screen. The concert began with their hit track ‘Brought the Heat Back’ from their album Romance Untold. They lit up the stage with their visually stunning and incredible choreography, which energised the crowd, before going into their next song, ‘Fever’. After this hooking introduction, the boys introduced themselves, with member Jake saying “We’re gonna be pouring every drop of our energy into our performance,” after apologising for how long it has taken the group to finally tour in Europe.
As the first segment of the concert was over, another swiftly began as the boys performed their debut song, ‘Given-Taken’, which proved to be a hugely impactful and emotional moment for fans, such as myself, who waited years to hear this song live. Following this, the band performed their unit songs which was a very highly anticipated moment. ‘Lucifer’ performed by Jay, Jake and Sunghoon, as well as ‘Teeth’ performed by Heeseung, Jungwon, Sunoo and Ni-Ki from their Memorabilia album, had the entire audience in awe over the members’ overwhelming talent and their versatility as artists. Performance after performance, Enhypen left the audience entranced and wanting more, and I must say they were most definitely successful in creating an unforgettable evening.
Performance after performance, Enhypen left the audience entranced and wanting more
During the third segment of the concert, the members made use of their extended stage more, enabling them to interact with more fans, including myself, and for the audience to have an unforgettable view. A moment many fans were excited for was the song ‘Go Big or Go Home’, which comes from their third album Dimension Dilemma, released in 2021. It has a catchy, fun chorus and an iconic dance break in which the audience can shout their fan chant. The song and this moment had every fan jumping, enabling us to create a new memory with this song and all the other songs performed, which changes the listening experience forever. They followed up this moment with a final segment in which they performed songs from their latest albums, Romance Untold, Romance Untold: Daydream and Desire Unleash, as well as heartfelt speeches where the members reflected on the night’s energy, with Kim Sunoo even claiming “I think I enjoyed today’s Manchester show more than London’s”.
The song and this moment had every fan jumping, enabling us to create a new memory […] which changes the listening experience forever
Enhypen, being the incredible performers they are, delivered remarkable performances of ‘XO’, ‘No Doubt’ and ‘Bad Desire’, before leaving the stage to get ready for the encore! It was a moment of sadness mixed with excitement, as fans did not know which songs would be follow. As soon as the introduction to their song ‘Karma’ was heard, there were many cheers of joy. Eventually, they finished their encore with ‘Paranormal’, and left the stage officially saying goodbye and taking their bow. Fans chanted for one more song and, much to the surprise of the crowd, they came back and performed the much-loved track ‘Go Big or Go Home’ for a second time. This caused the entire room to be completely rejuvenated and full of emotion, due to it really being the end of the concert. As the show finally came to an emotional end, many people collected confetti to share with other fans, whilst the speakers played Enhypen’s ‘Shout Out’ whilst they were leaving.
This tour is one that had been a long time coming and an experience many fans will never forget.
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