Rising K-Pop superstar KANGDANIEL released the highly anticipated repackaging of his debut full-length album, The Story: RETOLD, on November 24th via all digital and streaming platforms. This release comes six months after the initial release of The Story.
Stream The Story : RETOLD HERE
This newly repackaged album is designed to be a composition of stories, as there are various stories in our lives that can spread and transform to create into new tales. The 15-track album has been rearranged and includes three new tracks – “Selfish,” “Nirvana ft. pH1, WDBZ,” “Ghost,” – as well as a remix version of “Ride 4 U (Remix),” and a solo version of “Nirvana,” in order to retell KANGDANIEL’s own story.
This release comes on the heels of a strong 2022 for the artist. KANGDANIEL kicked off the year by making his acting debut in Disney+ Korean drama “Rookie Cops” and followed this up with a performance of his hit single “Antidote” for GRAMMYs “Press Play” series in April. In May he released his first full-length album, The Story, and, the following month, made his U.S. broadcast debut, performing the album’s fourth track, “Parade,” on The Kelly Clarkson Show. He also embarked on his FIRST PARADE tour, beginning with shows in Seoul in August, and, earlier this month, announced the tour’s expansion to North America and Europe.
He will kick off these new tour dates in early 2023 with seven shows in Europe, beginning with Manchester’s O2 Ritz, before heading to North America in March where he will play 10 venues across the United States and Canada, including Los Angeles’ Wiltern and New York’s Webster Hall. This marks the K-Pop idol’s first time touring these territories, proving that KANGDANIEL is continuing to grow as a global force.
The Story: RETOLD is out now via all digital and streaming platforms. Get the full album HERE. Get tickets for the FIRST PARADE tour HERE.
The Story: RETOLD Track List
- Parade
- Selfish
- Upside Down
- Loser (Feat. Dbo)
- Don’t Tell (Feat. Jessi)
- Nirvana (Feat. pH-1, WDBZ)
- Ride 4 U
- How We Live (Feat. sokodomo)
- Mad (Feat. Chancellor)
- 1000x
- Ghost
- Moment
- The Story
- (Bonus Track) Ride 4 U (Remix)
- (Bonus Track) Nirvana (Solo Ver.)
FIRST PARADE World Tour Dates
Thursday, January 26, 2023 – United Kingdom / Manchester / O2 Ritz
Friday, January 27, 2023 –United Kingdom / London / O2 Shepheard’s Bush Empire
Saturday, January 28, 2023 – France / Paris / Elysée Montmartre
Tuesday, January 31, 2023 – Spain / Madrid / La Riviera
Thursday, February 2, 2023 – Netherlands / Utrecht / Tivoli Ronda
Friday, February 3, 2023 – Germany / Cologne / Carlswerk Victoria
Saturday, February 4, 2023 – Germany / Berlin / Huxleys
Thursday, March 2, 2023 – United States / Atlanta / Buckhead Theater
Friday, March 3, 2023 – United States / New York / Webster Hall
Saturday, March 4, 2023 – United States / Boston / Royale Boston
Tuesday, March 7, 2023 – Canada / Toronto / Danforth Music Hall
Thursday, March 9, 2023 – United States / Chicago / House of Blues
Saturday, March 11, 2023 – United States / Houston / House of Blues
Sunday, March 12, 2023 – United States / Dallas / House of Blues
Thursday, March 16, 2023 – Canada / Vancouver / Harbour Event Centre
Friday, March 17, 2023 – United States / San Francisco / The Regency Ballroom
Saturday, March 18, 2023 – United States / Los Angeles / The Wiltern
About KANGDANIEL:
KANGDANIEL is a South Korean singer-songwriter, producer, and actor known for his sophistication and charisma. He is one of the best-selling solo male artists in the K-Pop space and was recently named one of the most powerful celebrities in South Korea by Forbes Korea.
He first rose to prominence in 2017 when he placed first on the South Korean survival reality program Produce 101, which saw 101 male contestants compete for 11 spots in the show’s “project group.” Sixteen million people cast their votes during the show’s finale, selecting KANGDANIEL and 10 other contestants to form K-Pop group Wanna One, with KANGDANIEL as the center.
After the group disbanded, KANGDANIEL released his debut EP, color on me, in 2019. The EP set a new record albums sold within the first week of release for a solo artist with over 400,000 copies sold in the first three days. In the three years his debut, he has released four EPs and one album, selling over 1.7 million units and receiving over 150 million views on his released music videos to date. Most recently, he released his first full-length album, The Story, in May 2022, and performed the album’s fourth track, “Parade,” on The Kelly Clarkson Show. This not only marked KANGDANIEL’s U.S. broadcast debut, but also the first male solo K-Pop act to perform on the program. He is currently in the midst of his FIRST PARADE World Tour, heading to the United States in early 2023.
KANGDANIEL’s immense popularity and reach spans fashion and social media, as well. He has secured covers with high-profile and fashion-forward publications such as VOGUE Korea, GQ Korea, Rolling Stone Korea, and in 2019 he broke the Guinness World Record for “Fastest time to gain one million followers on Instagram” with a time of 11 hours 36 minutes. He took the record from Pope Francis and was later dethroned by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s “@sussexroyal” account.
His additional credits include hosting the popular South Korean dance survival series, Street Woman Fighter, Street Dance Girls Fighter, and Street Man Fighter. In January 2022, he made is acting debut in Disney+’s Korean drama “Rookie Cops.” Upon release, it ranked No. 1 in both Korea and Taiwan.
