'Superstar K' to hold auditions overseas

The popular cable show modeled after “American Idol” will hold sessions in Tokyo, Sendai and Osaka, as well as Beijing and New York in June. Auditions for local talent are currently being held in eight locations around Korea.

“Superstar K” will hold auditions in Japan, China and the United States this summer to select contestants for the third season of the talent show, Mnet said Tuesday.

“We launched ‘Superstar K’ in order to give a chance to aspiring singers, mostly comprising of people who have wanted to sing but didn’t have the opportunity to do so. We decided to provide these services so that people can participate more easily,” said Kim Ki-woong, director of “Superstar K.”

Last season’s “Superstar K” created a sensation as John Park, a Korean-American who appeared in “American Idol,” took part in the competition. The eventual winner, Huh Gak, a ventilator repairman, also became a household name. 

“Considering how travel remains difficult in eastern Japan after the earthquakes, we decided to go there ourselves,” said organizers of the program through a press release.

Participants in each city will take part in a two-part screening process. Contenders from Korea and Japan will compete against one another in a third round, while those that make the cut will vie in a fourth and final screening against participants from New York and Beijing. 

The latter, called “Super Week,” will be held in Seoul in August, and organizers will provide transportation and accommodation for those traveling from overseas as well as those from Jeju Island.

The program’s popularity spread overseas, particularly in Japan. Some 90 percent of applicants from the neighboring coutnry this year are Japanese, unlike the strong ethnic Korean demographics of hopefuls in Beijing and New York, said Mnet.

The winner will be entitled to a cash prize of $500,000, concert opportunities and a recording contract.

Source Via : Mydaily

Credits: askactor

IU's first performance in Japan for 'Tokyo Legend 2011'

16 teams including TVXQ, SHINee, 2PM, 2AM, IU, FT Island, B2ST, MBLAQ, Supernova, ZE:A, SG Wannabe, Secret, Miss A, f(x), 4Minute and Sistar performed on one stage in Japan where the Kpop idol wave is sweeping across rapidly.

On May 14th, as part of MBC's Japan special, the GFSC (Good Friends Save the Children) "Tohoku Earthquake" Charity Campaign event, otherwise known as "Tokyo Legend 2011" was held at the Saitama Super Arena.

Before the concert, all the performing artistes participated in a press conference and expressed their thoughts regarding the first large-scale concert since the Japan earthquake.

IU and Miss A, who were performing in Japan for the first time, showed nervous expressions. "I'm nervous about my first performance in Japan. I hope to leave a good impression on the audience after my performance," IU stated shyly.

(Note: Parts of the article unrelated to IU were omitted from this translation.)

Translation: squishyblob @ WeHeartIU
Source: my daily
Original article: http://www.mydaily.c...105151013461110

Big Bang Postpones Tokyo and Yokohama Concerts due to Aftershocks

With Big Bang’s Japanese promotions set to begin in early May, many fans have expressed their concerns over the group’s safety in Japan because major aftershocks have been disrupting all over the country lately. However, much to their relief, YG Entertainment has confirmed local media today that Big Bang’s Japanese promotions will be shortened to two weeks, as opposed to the original two month plan, and the Tokyo and Yokohama concerts will be postponed indefinitely.

“All Big Bang members really want to do the concerts in Japan as originally planned to show their support and love for everyone hurt by the recent disaster. But there still are major aftershocks happening in Japan, and many fans from other countries have voiced their concerns over Big Bang’s security. We thought it was a major concern too so we decided to postpone the Tokyo and Yokohama concerts, which haven’t sold any tickets yet,” an official from YGE told Star News Money Today.

However, the concerts in Osaka, Chiba, and Nagoya will be held as planned since all tickets have been sold out already and the members have visited the concert halls in each city twice to check out the security there, according to the official. This means Big Bang will hold a total of eight concerts over two weeks in Japan: Osaka from May 10^th to 11^th, Chiba from May 13^th to 15^th, and Nagoya from the 17^th to 19^th. Big Bang released their special edition album on Apr. 8^th and will promote the album until May 1^st in Korea. Their second full Japanese album will be released on May 11^th.

source: soompi
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BEAST WILL ATTEND KOREAN MUSIC WAVE LIVE IN TOKYO THIS MAY

So, MBC and Fuji TV has changed their theme for this Korean Music Wave…

If you guys remember, this charity event are scheduled to be held for children but since the earthquake tragedy struck Japan, this event are now also aimed to raise a funding for Japan earthquake victims.

BEAST, DBSK, IU, 2PM, Secret, SG wannabe, 2AM, F(X), SHINee, 4 Minute, Miss A, Sistar, ZE:A, Supernova will be the guests there. The date will be still the same as the previously planned, May 14th 2011, at Saitama Super Arena, Tokyo.

This will be a Japan-Korea collaboration concert where MBC (where this will be aired as Music Core) will take the Korean broadcasting while Fuji TV will be responsible for Japan broadcast..

source : joinmsn
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Tall, handsome, beastly unit 2PM performs in Tokyo Girls Collection

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Korean male artistes 2PM performed in the largest fashion festival in history, "The 12th Tokyo Girls Collection 2011 SPRING/SUMMER", held in Tokyo's Yoyogi Stadium on March 5th.

After their debut in Korea in 2008, 2PM gained a sudden explosion of popularity as their looks and songs were met with high praise.

This is their second performance in Japan since their first showcase in December last year. The six group members are Junsu, Nickhun, Taecyeon, Wooyoung, Junho and Chansung. All the members are tall, standing at around 180cm.

With their dancing and cool stage performance, the group has Japanese girls spellbound.

After member Nickhun said, "I'm happy to able to stand on this stage today," the hall echoed with screams of joy from the audience.

Taecyeon shyly added with a laugh, "We heard that all the fashionable people in Japan gather at this event and everyone really is well-dressed. My heart was fluttering with excitement."

"After this, we will have more activities in Japan, so please give us your kind support," said Nickhun, ending with a passionate comment.

■ Set List

1:Heartbeat
2:Again & again
3:Without U
4:I'll be back

■2PM

Korean male artistes under JYP Entertainment. Contrary to the traditional idol image, they sell an image of wild masculinity and have thus been called "beastly idols". There are currently six members: Junsu, Nickhun, Taecyeon, Wooyoung, Junho and Chansung. Park Jaebom, who was the leader since their debut, withdrew from the group in 2010.

Source: Model Press
Translated by fantaisie @ Wild2Day.org

2PM to return to Tokyo to participate in Tokyo Girls Collection

In December last year, 2PM, a boy group from South Korea had success in drawing over 25000 audience to their first live showcase which was held at Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo.

This time 2PM will make their comeback again to participate in “the The 12th Tokyo Girls Collection” held atYoyogi First Gymnasium National Stadium on March 5 (Saturday).

It’s been three months from their last visit, 2PM members has left comments regarding their participation in the “Tokyo Girls Collection” event. 

“Tokyo Girls Collection 2011! We are happy to get a chance to perform in such big event where girls with stylish fashions from all over Japan gather together. WE are really looking forward to it as we ourself are also interersted in fashion. We want to see all of you soon too!!

In addition, to commemorate this visit 2PM will release new ringtone with title song “Without U” on February 23 for exclusively download for one day with special flash picture as bonus.  

Moreover, On March 9, 2PM will release their limited edition of “ALL ABOUT 2PM” which comes in luxurious boxset (Japan’s version will include “Without U” and latest hist “I’ll Be Back”)  and also release their “2PM 1st Concert in Seoul “Don’t Stop Can’t Stop” which was held in Seoul, Korean on Septemper 2010. 

This coming February 26 (Saturday), 2PM will participate in 「Mezamashi Super Live in Okinawa」. The tickets for their first Japan tour which will set to start in May have sold out immediately so that they just announce to have additional performance due to high demand. We look forward to see their live performances and activities in Japan. 

Source : wowkorea news

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CNBLUE – We Got A Little Closer to Our Dream! Hot & Intense Final Show of The First Zepp Tour (02.04.2011)

“Want to convey our music and the attraction of our live performance!”

On January 16th, Korean rock band CNBLUE performed end their tour of “CNBLUE Zepp Tour 2011 ～RE-MAINTENANCE ～” at Zepp Tokyo.

In 2010, they attracted a lot of attention from Korea showbiz and has claimed many rookie awards in this year. Every time they hold their live tours in Japan, their tickets would be sold out immediately. Their popularity is increasing steadily and they have also showed us their intense performances in their live show.

Once they started performing in Zepp Tokyo, they enjoyed great support from their fans. After Yonghwa shouted, ‘Are you ready?’ Then they started playing ‘Let’s Go Crazy’. From the very beginning, the concert has already been filled with strong rhythm.

When they were performing ‘Sweet Holiday’, the sweet voices of Yong Hwa and Jong Hyun weaved with the sweet melody played. And when they were performing ‘Voice’, the soothing voice of Jong Hyun filled the arena with his voice together with his marvelous guitar skills. The song refreshed the area with a feeling of freedom.

In the Zepp Tour, Jung Shin said, ‘In the old days, we watched live of artists performing there and we sometimes thought it would be good to hold live shows in Zepp Tokyo too.’ Now, I can meet of you here so I am really glad’.

Yong Hwa, the leader of the band said, ‘ Please enjoy our show! Let’s rock!’ He said it in fluent Japanese.

After performing ‘Now or Never’ and ‘Never Too Late’, there was a jam session in which the powerful drum rolls of Min Hyuk, comfortable base sounds of Jung Shin, the melodies played by Yong Hwa and Jong Hyun are weaved harmoniously with each other.

The four distinctive instruments worked well with each other and then they had their individual solo sessions. The sounds of guitar surrounded the arena continuously even after it stopped playing. Then, many green laser flashes shone on them and another unusual scene appeared. Moreover, when they sang ‘Teardrops In The Rain’, which is a sad ballad music, everyone could feel the sweet atmosphere and all the audiences were captured by their singing and melody.

Later, Yong Hwa said, ’We debuted on 14^th January and 1 year has passed. We have experienced a variety of things both in Korea and Japan and we think every single experience is important. Although we are still green, we will try more hard to live up to your expectation’.

After Yong Hwa telling us his ambition of the new year, they played their debut song,’ [ひとりぼっち / Hitoribocchi / I'm A Loner] and also [LOVE], we could hear the great chorus and all of the audience seemed to be captivated by them which marked the climax of the show.

Jung Shin then said “The single [RE-MAINTENANCE] had been released on January 9 and it had already captured the 14^th place in the weekly ranking of the Oricon chart (they got 12^th place next week) and he also said ,’ Thank you for all of you who have bought the single.’ .

During the live show, they played the three new songs of the single too which were refreshing and nostalgic at the same time. Moreover, at the encore part, Yong Hwa appears became the club DJ. They played ‘I Don’t Know Why’ and after that ‘High Fly’ which is from the movie, Acoustic. Jong Hyun and Min Hyuk starred in the film.

After 5 more songs, they ended the show. After the show, Yong Hwa said, ‘In conclusion, we have to work hard every time because if we have to perform 100 shows, the 100 shows will all be different, Although it is good to listen to CD but when you listen to us at the shows, a different feeling will be given… I think it is the attraction of watching a live show.

Min Hyuk said, ‘I still remember when we first came to Japan, we only did live shows on the streets and in small live houses. Doing a live show in Zepp was a dream. When I stood in front of you and did live shows like these, I feel that I step 1 step forwards towards my dream. My dream is not performing in a big place but to let more people know our music. We will show you good shows from now on and please look forward to it’.

It is how their dreams and music has been developing.

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<< Member’s comment at pre performance interview >>

Episode of 「RE-MAINTENANCE」production

Yong Hwa：The title RE-MAINTENANCE means we have to live without forgetting the original intention. Please pay attention to the lyrics, too. Jong Hyun and I composed and recorded the song. We asked the Japanese staff to help us for the arrangement of the song. The song involves a melody played by various musical instruments. The song is well done and I am very glad about it.

Jong Hyun： When I watched the movie “今会いにいきます / Ima Aini Ikimasu” (※Japanese title), I was influenced by it so I wrote [KIMIO].

■ How did your fellow members changed in this year?

（Jung Shin to Jong Hyun） His guitar skilled has been matured a lot. He leads the band and has created a lot of wonderful music.
（Jong Hyun to Yong Hwa）: He keeps composing amidst of the very busy schedule. His efforts are incalculatable.
（Yong Hwa to Min Hyuk）: He has great improvement in his drum skills. I think drum is the instrument that leads the band which can make our stage more gorgeous. I think he has grown up a lot.
（Min Hyuk to Jung Shin）: Since he is a base player who play the rhythm with me, I really think we have been growing up together.

■ The aim of this year

JungShin: I want to attempt songwriting.
Jong Hyun : I always think that I want to enjoy music forever than pursuing a lot of aims.
Yong Hwa : I want to make more songs. I want to make an album in which the songs written by Min Hyuk and Jung Shin are also included. I want to share the enjoyment with the audience.
Min Hyuk : I want to try hard in order to participate in making of albums by songwriting. I want to improve my drum skills too.

Source : Oricon Japan
Credit / Translated by Tsuchiya Mieko (Triplegrace @ IMDB JL)
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assive Artist Lineup For May Charity Hallyu Concert in Tokyo!

For the hotness of the Hallyu Wave to continue, representative Korean artists of the music industry will gather together.

TVXQ, B2ST, SHINee, 2AM and other artists will be participating in a grand-scaled charity concert 'Legendary East 2011 Korean Music Wave Live in Tokyo' held at the Tokyo Saitama Super Arena, Japan on May 14.

This concert event is to welcome MBC's 50th Anniversary, with Korean MBC 'Show! Music Core', Japanese Fuji TV, and AVEX corporation collaborating together.

What's special about this concert is the collaboration between Korea and Japan's largest representative television companies along with a non-profit organization that provides relief for the poor, making this a very special and meaningful project. All of the profits will be donated to GFSC(Good Friends Save the Children) to support Asia's poorer areas and provide the children with a good education.

There will be two legs of the concert, with the first boasting of an artist lineup that includes TVXQ, B2ST, 2AM, f(x), SHINee, MBLAQ, 4minute, SG WannaBe, miss A, and SECRET. Artists of the second leg will be publicly announced March 16.

Through the official homepage of the 'Legendary East 2011', representatives expressed their anticipation by saying, "By combining Korea’s broadcast production system with Japan’s concert production expertise, we hope that the top stars of the Hallyu Wave will enjoy the music along with Asia's children."

Source: [baidutvxq]
Translation credits: Supernike911@tohosomnia.net
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2011 SM Official Fanclub Tour

Hi everyone.
I am the person in charge for S.M. Fanclub
Kangta, Boa, TVXQ, Super Junior, Girls Generation, Shinee, f(x) will be participating and it will be held glamorously in Japan’s Tokyo Dome on 9th-10th April 2011.
For the benefit of all members of SM Artists Official Fanclub (Korea), we have negotiated with our Japanese partners. Hereby, I congratulate everyone who is able to join us for SM Official Fanclub Tour. For official members of SM Artists, please follow the instructions if you are interested to participate in this. A balloting will be done for all who applied for the early tickets.
Application form with mistakes or information that are inaccurate will be void. Hope that all fans will take note of that.
Thank you.
((omitted))
[SMTOWN LIVE in TOKYO DOME]

Time：
- 1st performance on 9 April 2011 15:00PM – Entrance will be open, 17:00PM – Start of performance
- 2nd performance on 10 April 2011 14:00PM – Entrance will be open, 16:00PM – Start of performance
Venue：Japan, Tokyo

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Japanese fans would spend 10 times more to watch SM Town Live in Tokyo concert

As reported earlier, more than 400,000 ticket purchase applications were received for ‘SM Town Live in Tokyo’ concert which will be held at the National Yoyogi Stadium in Tokyo on January 25th and 26th. The no. of applications received is about 17 times the the capacity that the stadium could accommodate for the 2-day concert.

As the concert draws nearer, the desperation to get the tickets sky rocketed. Fans who did not manage to get the tickets have turned to bidding sites and thus, the bidding battle started. On Japanese bidding sites, the ‘SM Town Live in Tokyo’ concert tickets priced at 26,500 yen (358,974 Won or ~US$321) went up almost 10 fold on the final bid to a whopping 254,000 Yen (3,340,734 Won or ~US$3,072). There were fierce competitions among bidders even though the bidding price have gone up multiple folds from the original price. Such is the craze among Japanese fans to catch a glimpse of their idols such as SNSD, Super Junior, SHINee, TVXQ, BoA, etc at the ‘SM Town Live in Tokyo’ concert.

Conclusion: To watch a concert in Japan, you need lots of luck and money.

Credit: sportschosun.com
Taken from Fanwonder.com

Jonghyun Will Not Perform At SM Town Live In Tokyo

This afternoon, it was updated in SHINee's Japanese official website that Jonghyun would not be performing for SM Town in Tokyo.


A message was left saying:
Thanks for many applications for SM Town Live in Tokyo. SHINee Jonghyun, who was planning to perform at the concert, cannot appear due to his leg injury. We are very sorry for the news but ask for your understanding. The other 4 members (Onew, Key, Minho, Taemin) will be starring in it.


It is indeed a regret that Jonghyun could not perform. But he is still recoving, i'm sure everyone can understand right?
Let's wish SM Town in Toyko a success!
SM Town Concert would be held on 25 & 26 January.

Will you be going?

Source: SHINee Japanese Website
English Translation: Jujugal via Jjongfacts

CNBLUE’s Japanese “Zepp Tour” is completely sold out!

Tickets for CNBLUE’s upcoming concert in Japan have sold out!

CNBLUE’s agency revealed on January 6th that the boys will kick off their 2011 Japanese promotions through the “Zepp Concert Tour“. The group will be performing to a full stadium for all four stops, which indicates CNBLUE’s immense popularity in the Japanese market.

The band will begin their tour on January 9th in Osaka, which will be followed by Fukuoka on the 11th, Nagoya on the 13th, and Tokyo on the 16th.

It’s looking like 2011 is going to be quite the busy year for CNBLUE, since the group is preparing to release a new album in February, and are also actively filming for dramas or making regular variety show appearances.

Source: Newsen via Daum Media
C: AKP

Teaser for KARA’s upcoming drama, “URAKARA”, revealed!

Via tokyohive:

The ladies of KARA have been busy flying back and forth between Korea and Japan in order to perform for multiple year-end music festivals. In the midst of all this madness, they’ve also been filming scenes for their upcoming drama, “URAKARA“.

“URAKARA” has been described as a “dating mission drama”, in which the members must complete objectives involving both virtual and real-life dates. KARA’s innocent charms will be spotlighted, as they tackle their ‘love-missions’ in both Korea and Japan.

Recently, a teaser for the show has made its way onto the ‘net, and we’ve got the video link below. Check it out!

“URAKARA” will air its first episode on January 14th through Japan’s TV Tokyo 24.

Tip: jac

Credit: Allkpop

Tokyo airport on high alert for Bae Yong Joon, Kim Hyun Joong’s arrival for “Project Smile”

Hallyu stars Bae Yong Joon and Kim Hyun Joong will be making an official visit to Japan on December 12th to participate in DATV’s “Project Smile“.

“Project Smile” is a Japanese-based charity focused on ‘bringing smiles’ to impoverished children in countries like Cambodia and the Philippines.

Individually, the stars enjoy an incredible amount of popularity. But together, they’ve forced Hallyu fans to put Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on high alert due to their simultaneous entrance.

A representative of the event revealed, “There were an endless stream of calls being made asking for details on what time the two stars will be arriving. Haneda Airport has stated that they will be doing their best to greet the Hallyu stars, as this will be the first time the airport will be met with such an event since their reconstruction this past October.”

Singer/actor Hwanhee will be lending his star power to the event as well, and will be joining the two on December 14th at the Tokyo Dome. Afterwards, Hwanhee will return to Korea immediately in order to resume filming for his MBC drama, “Lover of the Storm.”

Source: CBS via Nate
Photo: fine35.blog81.fc2.com
Credit: AKP

2PM: ‘We Are Proud of Being Beast Idol Group’

Members of 2PM said at the press conference held before a large-scale showcase held in Japan with 20,000 audience MEMBERS, “We created the term ‘beast idol’ in Korea first, so we are very much proud of being the ‘beast idol group.’”



Star male idol group 2PM held a press conference at the New Otani Hotel in Tokyo, Japan and delivered their plans for advancing into the Japanese music industry. Nichkhun said, “We really appreciate having this opportunity. Japanese fans have come to Korea to cheer for us up until now, and we will enthusiastically perform for them in Japan from now on.” Chan Sung said, “The most important thing is to introduce 2PM to Japan. We are eager to sing our songs and show our performances in Japan as soon as possible. I also want people to look closely at our individual members.”



Taek Yeon was asked about the term "beast idol," and said, “We first created the term ‘beast idol’ in Korea, and we are very much proud of being the ‘beast idol’ group. We will repay our fans for their great love with our masculine images and best performances now and forever.” Joon Ho also said, “We have come to Japan as a ‘beast idol,’ so we will try to show off a perfect performance.” Concerning their first showcase in Japan entitled “2PM 1st Contact in JAPAN” to be held at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on December 8, Woo Young said, “We want to be recognized as the most hardworking singers. We have come to Japan to meet the challenge of becoming the most beloved and recognized singers in Japan. We will show our best performance during the showcase at the Kokugikan.” Joon Su revealed his mindset, saying, “We do not want to lose this good opportunity for ourselves. We want to become a group that makes people’s hearts beat faster and at the same time, we want to put ourselves in people's minds by presenting images that they will remember whenever when they think about 2PM.”



Around 1,000 fans came to the Haneda airport to celebrate 2PM’s visit to Japan, and around 200 news reporters gathered and competed to cover them during the press conference, which reflected the high popularity of and interest toward 2PM in Japan.
In addition, 2PM’s debut DVD in Japan entitled “Hottest-2PM 1st Music Video Collection & the History,” which had been released on November 24, ranked atop the Oricon daily chart, and more than 20,000 copies had been sold during the first week of its release. 2PM’s DVD had recorded the best result among K-POP male groups by ranking fourth on the Oricon weekly DVD rankings.

Source: KBS Global

U-Kiss @ Seoul Tokyo Music Festival 2010 Press Conference

Credits: kissmeukiss + MrHoneyHamSY

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C.N Blue Tokyo fan-meeting with 5000 fans

The four members band CNBLUE held the 1st official fanmeeting in Japan, to show their gratitude to the fans.

On the 28th evening, CNBLUEs was held ‘Welcome to BOICE JAPAN’ fan meeting in Yūrakuchō, Hall of Tokyo International Forum, and met with 5000 fans who gathered from all over Japan.

On this event, CNBLUE sang their renowned song from both their Korean and Japanese albums, such as ‘Let’s Go Crazy’, ‘I don’t know why’ which is a title track from second singles that was climbed to #7 in the Oricon Single Chart and reached #1 in the Oricon Indie Chart on last september, ‘Love’ and ‘I’m A Loner’ both are hit songs in South Korea.

Moreover, memorable items from the members such as guitar strap and drum sticks that actually had been used in a performance, worn drama’s outfit and hand-drawn pictures were put on display for a charity auction where all proceed will be donated to UNICEF.

CNBLUE leader Jung Yonghwa said, “we’re currently preparing for our new singles and by early next year we will be having a Zepp tour”. The members added, “In appreciation to the fans who have always supported us, we are singing this song with all our heart,” and then sang the encore song ‘a.ri.ga.tou.’

CNBLUE will held Jeff (Zepp) live performances by next year in 4 cities in Japan. Starting on January in Osaka on the 9th, then Fukuoka 11th, Nagoya 13th and finally Tokyo on the 16th.

source @ Kukinews, translation @ Cnbluestorm

SM Town Live 2010 LA concert enters top 10 of Billboard Box Score Chart

SM Town Live 2010 LA concert has risen to the Billboard Box Score charts.

SM Town's Live @ LA last September 4 has risen to the 10th rank in the charts of the Boxscore U.S. Billboard charts. This showed the weekly announcement of the worldwide box office chart rankings. This shows the ranking from ticket sales and attendance of of viewers from the promoters and such.

SM Town Live 2010 World Tour in LA show has even beaten the teen star Justin Bieber who was ranked 24th, Legendary rock band Guns N Roses who was ranked 27th and Sting who was ranked 20th.

SM Entertainment said, "As a single concert, it had a total ticket sales of $ 1,101,582 and a total of 15,015 attendees". He followed, "As South Korea's performing artists, being the only Asian's in the charts, it itself is pretty rare and historic".

Meanwhile, BoA, Kangta, Yunho, Changmin, Super Junior, SNSD, SHINee and others will be performing in Tokyo and ShangHai next.

Source: Starnews
Credits: blueprincess824 @ dkpopnews.net

Big Bang confirmed to attend Seoul Tokyo Music Festival 2010

BIGBANG is confirmed to attend SBS's 20th Founding Anniversary [Seoul Tokyo Music Festival 2010] on the 3rd of November. They will be joining 2NE1, C.N.BLUE, Kara and other idol groups on the event to be held in Saitama Super Arena.

Details:
Event: SBS 20th Founding Anniversary - SEOUL TOKYO MUSIC FESTIVAL 2010
Date: November 3, 2010 (Wednesday)
Opens: 2:30PM
Starts: 4:00 PM
Venue: Saitama Super Arena
Line-up: BIGBANG/KARA/4Minute/2NE1/ FTIsland/CNBLUE/U-KISS/TEEN TOP/Rainbow
Ticket sales date: October 23, 10:00AM
Reserved S seat price: ￥11,000 (tax included)
More information: Call 03-6804-3355 & Ticketing (Required VIP Japan ID to log-in)

Source: VIP Japan
Taken from teambigbang

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a-nation Tokyo Part 3

This is by a Chinese fan who went to a-nation.


I went to a-nation yesterday. Since I live pretty far away and I had to go to a meeting at my University beforehand, I left home at around 8 in the morning. After I attended my meeting, I took a bus to Shinjuku from Shibuya and then took the Keio line to the venue. The stadium was around 10 minutes walk away and it was 1:30 by the time I finally arrived. This was my first time there and it felt a lot like Tokyo dome. Since my friend and I arrived pretty late, we were worried that all the merchandise might have sold out so we quickly hurried over to the stand. There was a really long line and up ahead we saw a sign that said "JYJ T-SHIRT SOLD OUT'. Apparently only the JYJ shirts had sold out, tshirts for other artists were still in stock. As we were waiting to get to the front of the line, I scanned the rest of the crowd. I was in such a hurry on my way in that I didn't really take a good look around, when I did, I realized that almost everyone around me had an orange towel around their necks with 'JUNSU JEJUNG YUCHUN' in big bold print. I felt really happy then because no matter where I went, I'd bump into people with orange towels, even fan boys. Because I was so late, the t-shirts, bows and totes had all sold out and I only managed to buy a towel and a fan. The fan had a cartoon version of JYJ, kawaii.


When I was done buying merchandise, it was 2. My friend and I hurried into the stadium, found seats and sat down. A sudden loud noise shocked us both and we saw that Koda Kumi was first up on stage. People started to get excited as she walked on. Koda Kumi's singing is absolutely amazing, the studio and live versions are exactly the same. The Bigeasts/Cassiopeia that were there cheered really loudly for her, probably because she takes good care of our Dong Bang boys. She sat on a vehicle and went around the stadium once, waving to people along the way. A few singers that I didn't know the name of followed after that. Since it was right in the afternoon, the heat really was quite unbearable so my friend and I decided to go out and wander around for a bit because we were both only here for JYJ anyway, it didn't really matter whether or not we saw the other performances. We bought shaved ice but were still really hot afterwards. We agreed to go back in after the sun set and so we went back in at about 4. More artists we didn't know the names of performed… We waited… and waited… During the break, the cameraman panned the camera on the audience. We saw a few cute kids but then the camera suddenly focused on a few JYJ light boards, they wrote 'JYJ We Love You'. At that moment, a thunderous round of applause sounded throughout the stadium and everyone enthusiastically cheered for the girl holding the board. Then the cameraman zoomed in on even more fans with JYJ signs and merchandise, and everytime he did, the audience would applaud. Looking around, the entire venue seemed to be covered in orange. My friend is a new fan and didn't really know how legit us Cassiopeia/Bigeasts are so she was completely awestruck. DBSK has so many fans it's kind of scary.


People started to get restless at 6:30 and many started taking out their red glowsticks. There even seemed to be more members of staff all of a sudden. One held up a sign which said 'No video/audio recording or photography, even mobile phone photography'. There were lots of staff around us watching our every move so we couldn't take any photos or film anything even if we wanted to. In front of me, a girl took a photo, but then got her camera confiscated and was told that it'd be returned after the concert. Despite this, I still managed to sneak in a few shots.


After a while, JYJ appeared on the big screen. All the red glow sticks came on around the stadium and the screams hit peak. Cassiopeia/Bigeast completely took over the concert. Even though you weren't the focal point of the concert and even though your performance wasn't particularly long, we gave you your red ocean. I wanted to take a photo of the red ocean, but couldn't because the security was so tight.


Then Jaejoong appeared followed by Yoochun and Junsu. My immediate thought was that Junsu had lost some weight and then I noted how cute he looked with his new blonde hair. I'd thought that Yoochun would've cut his hair short by now since filming for his drama was already over. In the end, he still brandished the same long hair and his wide forehead. Jaejoong ah, he was still as handsome as ever.


After the first song was over, it was time for Junsu's solo. His amazing singing and sexy dancing had the audience screaming incessantly throughout his performance. Then it was time for soulmate's 'Colors'. Jaejoong and Yoochun stood on opposite sides of the stage and then swapped positions. In the middle when they were singing "lalala', the sound was completely phenomenal. On the last line, Jaejoong playfully stopped singing and just as Yoochun got ready to sing, he said 'hold on a moment' and then started laughing….


They then performed some songs from their new album. When they were singing 'Get Ready', the fans sang along with them at the 'OK'. When they got to 'W', I really couldn't hold my tears in anymore, the lyrics really brought tears to my eyes, but since I had a friend beside me, I tried to contain myself. Shockingly, my friend started to cry before I did and I burst into tears with her. When their performance was finally over, nearly all of Cassiopeia/Bigeast was in tears. The stadium was completely covered in red. I'm grateful to the Japanese fans, thank you for your unconditional love for them.


As Junsu walked off stage, he turned back longingly to look at the red ocean. His eyes seemed to brim with tears….


My friend and I left after JYJ's performance was over. Even though we felt slightly apologetic to the artists who performed afterwards, I had to leave because I live so far away and I was afraid I wouldnt be able to catch the bus.
Being able to see JYJ had me completely content.


Even though I'm really tired, seeing JYJ made me really happy. My only regret is that I went in heels and now I'm so tired that I'm afraid to walk.


A-nation really moved me. Those of you who haven't seem them live really should go and take a look for yourselves. Seeing fan videos is nothing compared to seeing them live.


Credits: 神起5Always@TVXQBaidu
Trans by: dorfehh@DBSKnights
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Kyaa ... Cassi must be so jealous right?

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