K-pop in Latin America BoA, "Mr. Mr." by Girl's Generation and 2PM's "Go Crazy." In recent years, an increasing number of K-Pop groups have performed in Latin America. In 2013, the South Korean boy group Super Junior performed in 4 South American countries― Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Peru as part of their Super Show 5 tour. Additionally, that same year on November 7 they had a show in Mexico City, where over 17,000 fans attended the Mexico City Arena. Super Junior performed on April 27, 2018 in the Mexico City Arena, a stage where various famous Latin American artists such as Ozuna, J Balvin,
Italy–Latin America Conference leading state of the European Union, Italy plays a particularly active role in strengthening the partnership between Latin America and Europe. The Italian linguistic, juridical, architectural and musical traditions have become an integral part of the national identity of many Latin American countries. Two nations, Colombia and Venezuela, are named after the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus and the Italian city Venice respectively, while Latin America itself is indirectly named after the Italic language Latin and the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci. The "Latin America" term was coined in the 19th century to emphasize the common heritage of the three Romance-speaking areas