2023 events & schedule

JANUARY

• 01:  DPR LIVE's birthday

• 03:  DPR CREAM's birthday

• 13:  ARTIC to DJ @ Shelter Seoul (Seoul, SK)

• 15:  DPR LIVE on tvN's Hwasa Show (Episode 4), sings "Hula Hoops" and "Yellow Cab"

• 20:  Coachella 2023 lineup is announced to include DPR LIVE + DPR IAN

• 22:  ARTIC to DJ @ Output Club Busan (Busan, SK)

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FEBRUARY

• 04:  Regime Tour Finale in Seoul - Show 1

• 05:  Regime Tour Finale in Seoul - Show 2

• 11:  ARTIC to DJ @ Shelter Seoul (Seoul, SK)

• 12:  JOHN's birthday

• 18:  ARTIC to DJ @ Shelter Seoul (Seoul, SK)

• 25:  ARTIC to DJ @ Snacc Seoul City (Seoul, SK)

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MARCH

• 03:  ARTIC to DJ @ Cakeshop Seoul (Seoul, SK)

• 10:  ARTIC to DJ @ Shelter Seoul (Seoul, SK)

• 12:  DPR LIVE + DPR IAN on Psick Show (comedy show on YouTube)

• 17:  DPR ARCHIVES, Pt. 2 surprise album released (ARTIC's debut as DPR ARTIC)

• 19:  DPR LIVE (ARTIC as DJ) @ Seoul Marathon/Adidas After Party (Seoul, SK)

• 24:  ARTIC to DJ @ Tone Itaewon (Seoul, SK)

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APRIL

• 01:  ARTIC to DJ @ Cakeshop Seoul for Shade Seoul's "Sins" event  (Seoul, SK)

• 16:  DPR LIVE + DPR IAN (ARTIC as DJ) @ Coachella (CA, USA) - Weekend 1

• 23:  DPR LIVE + DPR IAN (ARTIC as DJ) @ Coachella (CA, USA) - Weekend 2

• 28:  DPR LIVE + DPR IAN (ARTIC as DJ) @ After the Apocalypse festival (Hong Kong)

• 30:  DPR LIVE @ Hiphopplaya (Seoul, SK) + sDPR CLINE for his feature on "Set It Off"

• 31:  ARTIC to DJ @ Shelter Seoul (Seoul, SK)

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MAY

• 09:  DPR LIVE @ Daegu Hip Hop (Daegu, SK)

• 17:  DPR LIVE (ARTIC as DJ) @ Danfesta - Dankook University (Yongin, SK)

• 20:  DPR ARTIC @ Kohai x Melt Worldwide "Tissue Box Live in New York" exclusive event (New York City, NY, USA)

• 21:  DPR LIVE + DPR IAN (ARTC as DJ) @ Head In The Clouds NY (NY, USA)

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JUNE

• 02:  DPR IAN unexpectedly joins a Twitter Spaces hosted by Korean DREAMers and shares spoilers about his upcoming EP

• 10:  ARTIC to DJ @ Shelter Seoul (Seoul, SK)

• 14:  DPR LIVE + DPR IAN featured in a video on MTV's Instagram

• 20:  DPR LIVE (ARTIC as DJ) @ OTRN 2023 (Osaka, Japan) + surprise first live performance of "Action!" with GRAY (who was also playing this event)

• 22:  DPR LIVE (ARTIC as DJ) @ OTRN 2023 (Tokyo, Japan)

• 25:  DPR LIVE (ARTIC as DJ) @ 2023 Waterbomb Festival - Yellow Team (Seoul, SK)

• DPR LIVE + DPR IAN featured in Magazine B's Issue No. 95 Spotify

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JULY

• 22:  DPR LIVE + DPR IAN (ARTIC as DJ) @ Good Vibes (Kuala Lampur, Malaysia) **FESTIVAL CANCELED before DPR could perform**

• 29:  DPR LIVE (ARTIC as DJ) @ 2023 Waterbomb Festival - Red Team (Busan, SK)

• 29:  DPR IAN @ Very Summer (Bangkok, Thailand)

• 30:  DPR IAN new single announced and confirmation of Insanity EP on the way

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AUGUST

• 01:  DPR IAN's "Peanut Butter & Tears" video teaser released

• 01:  DPR IAN's Dear Insanity... EP release date announced for midnight ET on October 6 and album pre-sale to begin midnight ET on August 4

• 04:  DPR IAN's "Peanut Butter & Tears" single and mv released, pre-order opens

• 05:  DPR LIVE + DPR IAN (ARTIC as DJ) @ HITC LA (CA, USA)

• 06:  DPR LIVE + DPR IAN (ARTIC as DJ) @ Lollapalooza (Chicago, IL, USA)

• 14:  ARTIC to DJ @ Paper x Shelter x Oui event @ Yangyang Laguna Beach Club (Yangyang, SK)

• 19:  ARTIC to DJ @ Shelter Seoul club for Shelter x Paper "Compilation Album Release Event" (Seoul, SK)

• 27:  DPR LIVE, DPR IAN & DPR CREAM (ARTIC as DJ) @ Asian Sound Syndicate (Jakarta, Indonesia)

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SEPTEMBER

• 03:  DPR LIVE (ARTIC as DJ) @ Rapbeat Festival 2023 (Seoul Land in Gwacheon, SK)

• 04:  DPR IAN's birthday + surprise limited edition signed Dear Insanity EP pre-order

• 08:  DPR IAN interview with JoJo Wright on KIISFM video released on YT

• 11:  Dear Insanity... Korea version available for pre-order

• 12:  Korean version of DPR IAN's Dear Insanity EP announced & pre-order opened

• 12:  DPR announces a new YT channel is in the works called DPReality

• 14:  DPR IAN goes live on Instagram before midnight release of "So I Danced"

• 15:  DPR IAN's "So I Danced" single & mv release

• 16:  ARTIC to DJ @ Hole Seoul (Seoul, SK)

• 21:  Tracklist for Dear Insanity... released

• 22:  ARTIC to DJ @ Shelter Seoul club (Seoul, SK)

• 29:  DPR IAN posts new video on Tik-Tok

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OCTOBER

• 03:  DPR IAN live on Instagram

• 04:  "Don't Go Insane" mv trailer posted on YT & DPR IAN on Zane Lowe's show on Apple Music (short intro before his song was played)

• 05:  DPR & The Orchard Dear Insanity... watch party at MTV headquarters in NYC + DPR IAN video posted on MTV's Tik-Tok

• 06:  DPR IAN's Dear Insanity EP released along with "Don't Go Insane" mv + signing at Barnes & Noble Fifth Avenue in New York City, NY, USA + MTV posts about release on their Twitter

• 08:  DPR posts 4 song visualizers on YT + Dear Insanity... debuts at #9 on Spotify's Biggest 2023 Album Debuts by K-Pop Male Soloists with 1,223,174 streams on release day (Oct 6) ++ DPR LIVE shares an IG story with a 24 hour countdown clock for him to go live

• 09:  DPR LIVE goes live on IG at 11pm KST, announces his hiatus from DPR, new company CTYL, and new music as Hong Dabin + new CTYL socials

• 10:  DPR IAN interview with Travis Mill on Apple Music

• 11:  DPR IAN live on Instagram + Dear Insanity... Listening Party with DPR IAN on Stationhead at 10pm PT/1am ET/2pm KST (Oct 12)

• 12:  DPR IAN signing at Amoeba Records in Los Angeles, CA, USA + Dabin announces "Till I Live" single & pre-save

• 13:  CTYL Dabin opens new Twitter account @dabin.kr

• 15:  DPR IAN + DPR ARTIC (as DJ) @ Cult of Ya Fest Paris (Paris, France)

• 18:  CTYL Dabin's first single "Till I Live"

• 19:  CTYL Dabin's "Till I Live" earns his 3rd #1 debut on Genius Korea's K-Hop-Hop chart

• 20:  Dear Insanity... debuts on Billboard's charts: #1 on Heatseekers, #26 on Independent Albums, #33 on Artist 100, #138 on Top 200 Albums

• 21:  DPR IAN opens his Broadcast Channel "the other side" on Instagram to send voice notes and pictures to DREAMers

• 23:  DPR IAN's MTV interview video released on YT and socials + CTYL Dabin uploads "Till I Live (Director's Cut)" mv on YT

• 28:  DPR IAN (ARTIC as DJ) @ Sundown Live festival (Suntec City, Singapore) + IAN teases a new release in the works

• 30:  DPR IAN solo concert in Taipei, Taiwan on Nov 22 announced

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NOVEMBER​

• 01:  DPR IAN goes live on Tik-Tok for the first time

• 04:  DPR ARTIC's 32nd birthday + video of DPR IAN's interview with Travis Mill released

• 11:  DPR IAN @ Hyperound K-Fest in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emerates

• 13:  DPR IAN does ASMR with FuseTV video released on Fuse YT channel

• 14:  DPR IAN + DPR CREAM solo concert (Almaty, Kazakstan) **CANCELED** + DPR IAN short video interview with Vogue Arabia released

• 16:  DPR IAN short IG live to apologize for cancelled shows

• 18:  DPR IAN @ Supersound Festival in Bangkok, Thailand + received award for Best Alternative Artist of the Year (first ever award for DPR IAN) at the festival

• 19:  DPR IAN joins Korean DREAMers on Twitter Spaces

• 20:  DPR IAN @ GQ Taiwan's Man Of The Year 2023 event in Taipei, walks the red carpet for the 1st time, meets celebs and fashion icons, performs 2 songs & awarded International Artist of the Year + DPR IAN interview with UAE's The National News published

• 22:  DPR IAN solo show in Taipei **CANCELED** + DPR IAN "Behind the style" by GQ Taiwan video released

• 28:  DPR IAN live on Instagram

• 28:  DPR IAN shares "Skins" demo with a made-in-24-hours mv on YT

• 29:  DPR IAN top artist Spotify listeners get Spotify Wrapped message from IAN + DPR IAN live on Instagram

• 30:  DPR IAN Reads Thirst Tweets with Buzzfeed released on BuzzFeed Celeb YT channel

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DECEMBER​

• 01:  DPR IAN's 2nd live on Tik-Tok & creates a new song with DREAMers

• 02:  DPR IAN nominated for Best Global Artist Award by DCBA International & voting opens

• 03:  "So I Danced" chosen as Spotify editorial pick as one of the Best Pop Songs of 2023 & featured on that playlist

• 04:  CTYL Dabin hints at new album title [Giggles] in an IG post

• 05:  CTYL Official socials hints at new Dabin single "Tic Tac" on Dec 13

• 07:  CTYL Official socials link to "Still I Live?" Hong Dabin documentary teaser on YT

• 09:  DREAMers celebrated #0912DPRDay - DPR's 9th anniversary - on social media with special hashtag #underDPRskyDREAMERSunite

• 11:  DPR IAN @ Hyperound K-Fest in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emerates + CTYL Official announces postponement of Dabin's 2nd single and album

• 13:  CTYL Dabin 2nd single "Tic Tac?" release date **POSTPONED**

• 22:  DPR announces DPR ARTIC as their 4th official solo artist & release official artist photos + DPR ARTIC changes his IG account name to @dprartic_ & deletes/archives everything prior to this date

• 23:  DPR IAN featured in 2 Genius Korea articles: Best English Songs of 2023 and 

• 26:  Joonyong's 28th birthday

• 28:  DPR IAN posts "30.12.23 8:PM PST" on his socials - something to come on that date + tweets "My final present for the year dreamers! #DPRIAN #THEHYBRID" + teaser images

• 29:  More teaser images from DPR IAN + DPR IAN story with blurry video and snippet of a song +

• 30:  DPR IAN goes live on IG at 8:00 pm PST/11:00 pm EST + "LIMBO" mv released on YT at 8:30 pm PST/11:30 pm EST.

• 31:  DPR IAN goes live on IG again in the middle of the night

• 31:  (past midnight KST) CTYL Dabin posts "Giggles 99% Thx for the wait, Happy New Year." with a pic of him, CREAM and ARTIC? in the studio on IG