Charlie Puth returns to Korea for 1st stadium concert

American singer-songwriter Charlie Puth still vividly remembers the night a Seoul crowd refused to stop cheering.

"There was this one moment when the crowd cheered for a straight five minutes nonstop.

I was stunned," Puth said in a recent written interview with The Korea Times, recalling his first concert in Korea in 2016.

"It was very early into my career and I just couldn't believe what was happening.

I felt like my life changed overnight." A decade later, the 34-year-old hitmaker is set to return for his biggest Korean show yet.

Puth will perform at Goyang Sports Complex in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, on Oct.

11 at 7 p.m., marking his first stadium concert in the country.

The show, presented by Live Nation Korea as part of his "Whatever's Clever!" world tour, is his first standalone concert here in about two years.

"Korea holds such a special place in my heart," he said.

"Now seeing it grow to arenas and now a stadium, it's surreal.

I'm so grateful for that consistent love over the years." That growth has been steady and striking.

Puth's 2016 debut concert in Seoul sold out within 10 mi ...