ALL HOURS in Chicago
Article and Photo Gallery by Mollie Menuck
K-pop boy group All(H)ours (올아워즈) brought their first-ever world tour, “ALL the HOURS” to Chicago’s Concord Music Hall, with an explosive show featuring songs from their immaculate discography.
The group debuted in 2024 with seven members, Masami, Youmin, Xayden, Hyunbin, On:N, Kunho, and Minje. Since then, the boys have dominated the K-Pop scene with their unique sound and have since been dubbed as “Stray Kids cousins.” The tour is a long-awaited treat for long-time Min(ut)e, after postponing the original dates of shows, and marking their first-ever performances in the US.
“ALL the HOURS” is a party from start to finish. The setlist is filled top to bottom with tracks from their debut mini-album ALL HOURS, all the way to their newest project VCF. The show opens, fittingly, with a song from their debut, “WAO WAO,” and is followed by a song from the aforementioned VCF, “READY TO RUMBLE.” After those energetic stages, the members each took a moment to introduce themselves to the fans, before jumping back into their next stage.
Alongside the jam-packed setlist, All(H)ours had surprises in store for Min(ut)e. Including a challenge portion of the set, which had each of the members attempting a mission like making one of their songs “cute.” Additionally, the boys had prepared cover stages, which featured the rap line performing “Trendsetter” and the vocal line singing to “There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back.” Finally, the entire group came back together to perform a spotless cover of BTS’ “Blood Sweat & Tears.”
Before officially ending the show, the boys came back for an encore featuring their official fandom song “ALL OURS,” and a reprise of fan-favorites ‘GIMME GIMME,” “SHOCK,” and “PSYCHO MANTRA.”
“ALL the HOURS” is a must-see for K-Pop fans across North America. If you missed their show in Chicago, you still have chances to see them in Atlanta, Dallas, San Jose, and LA. If you haven’t checked out All(H)ours, their music is bound to be loved by fans of Stray Kids, ATEEZ, and P1Harmony.