K-pop made fresh inroads into the US music scene when Lady Gaga revealed that South Korean girl group Crayon Pop will open her upcoming summer concerts in Canada and the United States.
"I'm excited to announce June 26 through July 22 of Lady Gaga's artRAVE: The ARTPOP Ball will be opened by CRAYON POP!," Gaga announced via Twitter on Thursday.
The candy-coloured quintet topped the K-pop charts last year when their danceable ditty Bar Bar Bar - featuring their signature helmets and piston-style line dancing - went viral on YouTube.
South Korean pop music has an avid cult following in the West, but it broke into the mainstream in November 2012 when Gangnam Style by Psy became, and remains, the most-viewed video ever on YouTube.
Lady Gaga's tour kicks off on May 4 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, but Crayon Pop will join the star's cavalcade seven weeks later in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and will remain until the scheduled finale in Los Angeles.
