SEOUL, Sept. 24 -- K-pop star Kang Daniel is pressing ahead with his North American tour despite a string of misfortunes - including the theft of key concert gear - that has fans rallying behind him.

The 27-year-old singer revealed via social media on September 23 that a staff vehicle was broken into while his team was travelling from Los Angeles to San Jose, resulting in the loss of stage costumes, hair and makeup equipment and official merchandise.

His agency Aira told South Korea-based news siteChosun Biz that the incident took place September 20, shortly after his Los Angeles stop.

"We got all our stuff stolen - outfits, hair and makeup tools, even MD goods," the former WANNAONE member posted on social media, adding a photo with a ...