Marking 100 days until the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, the "biggest stars of K-pop" took to the stage in Seoul on Wednesday in a bid to "celebrate the beginning of the Olympic torch relay" in South Korea, according to Hong Dam-young of the KOREA HERALD. The Olympic torch arrived at Incheon on Wednesday after a handover ceremony in Athens on Tuesday. Gwanghwamun Square, "filled to the brim with fans from all over the world, rocked on Wednesday night" as the "One Passion, Korea Korea" concert kicked off with "high-energy performances" of four-piece rock band Trans Fiction, veteran folk singer Yang Hee-eun and hip-hop trio MFBTY, consisting of Tiger JK, Yoon Mi-rae and Bizzy. K-pop acts Ulala Session, Momo Land and Cosmic Girls "were next in line to add flames to the already fiery atmosphere." Big name K-pop idol bands such as Day6, NCT 127, B.A.P, BTOB and Twice "were among the last batch of headliners." Another leg of the K-pop concert celebrating the arrival of the Olympic torch was simultaneously held at Songdo Moonlight Festival Park in Incheon on Wednesday, where Taeyang from K-pop act Big Bang, "one of the goodwill ambassadors of the PyeongChang Olympics," and musical group Daybreak headlined the event. The Olympic flame that arrived in Incheon on Wednesday will be relayed around the country by 7,500 torchbearers on a 100-day journey, "finally arriving" at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang on Feb. 9 (KOREA HERALD, 11/2).
