K-Pop girl group Momoland will be making their Middle East debut when they bring their Momoland: Live in Concert gig to Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium on January 4. The group was founded in 2016 after searching for its members on a reality show called <em>Finding Momoland</em>. While there were initially seven members selected, two more were called up later. The K-pop act is currently comprised of nine: Nancy, Nayun, Jane, JooE, Ahin, Hyebin, Yeonwoo, Taeha, and Daisy. This year, the band rose to super stardom with their sleeper hit <em>Bboom Bboom</em>. The music video has more than 250 million views and Momoland recently became the first K-pop girl group to earn a Platinum certification from the Goan Music Chart after the song was streamed more than 100 million times. The UAE has had a wave of K-Pop acts coming to the Emirates. In July, the boy band Exo was honoured with an <a href="https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/music/watch-k-pop-boy-band-exo-lights-up-facade-of-the-burj-khalifa-1.750273">LED light and sound show on the facade of the Burj Khalifa</a>. In April, the <a href="https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/music/sm-town-live-dubai-5-takeaways-from-my-first-k-pop-concert-1.719456">SM Town Live Dubai</a> concert took place. The four-hour event featured some of K-Pop's biggest stars including Exo, BoA, Super Junior, SHINee, Red Velvet and more perform their hit songs in front of their fans. <a href="https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/music/exo-mania-in-dubai-who-are-they-and-why-are-they-such-a-big-deal-1.696210">Exo was also in town</a> in the beginning of the year when they became the first K-Pop band to have their music played at the Dubai Fountain. (Here's how their <a href="https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/music/watch-social-media-frenzy-as-fans-welcome-k-pop-band-exo-to-dubai-1.695820">fans welcomed them at the Dubai Airport</a>). <em>Tickets for Momoland: Live in Concert are now available for purchase at <a href="http://www.800tickets.com/" target="_blank">www.800tickets.com</a></em> ____________________ Read more: <strong><a href="https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/music/korean-singer-wheesung-i-believe-k-pop-will-evolve-to-a-different-level-soon-1.786207">Korean singer Wheesung: 'I believe K-Pop will evolve to a different level soon'</a></strong> <strong><a href="https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/music/watch-why-do-people-in-the-uae-love-k-pop-so-much-1.768319">WATCH: Why do people in the UAE love K-Pop so much?</a></strong> <strong><a href="https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/music/will-bts-be-the-most-successful-k-pop-band-ever-1.735254">Will BTS be the most successful K-Pop band ever?</a></strong> <strong><a href="https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/music/sm-town-live-dubai-5-takeaways-from-my-first-k-pop-concert-1.719456">SM Town Live Dubai: 5 takeaways from my first K-Pop concert</a></strong>