B1A4 hold a concert to donate their talent

B1A4 will hold a concert to donate their talent.

On September 1, B1A4 will hold a concert to donate their talent at the Central Market in Wonju. This concert, which will be held nearly four hours from 6:00 p.m., is part of Gangwondo’s celebrity marketing conducted in order to vitalize the province’s traditional markets. B1A4 members will meet people in Wonju, having an one-day sales experience and going shopping at the market with Governor Choi Moon Soon and Mayor of Wonju Won Chang Mook.

B1A4 members say, “This is our first time holding a concert to donate our talent. We’re not very much familiar with the concept of talent donation yet, but we’re happy and honored to be able to do something for our society and people. Because this event is part of a project to vitalize traditional markets around us, we wish we can do something to vitalize this market. We hope people of our age, who are more used to large grocery stores or convenience stores, pay more attention to traditional markets around us.”

Such celebrities as U-Kiss, Jang Yoon Jung, Song Dae Gwan, and Park Sang Cheol have participated in the celebrity marketing for Gangwondo’s traditional markets, and they helped vitalize the economy of the traditional markets. This project is to develop 53 traditional markets in Gangwondo as new centers of travelling and shopping trends in Korea.

Source: TV Report

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T-ara concert tickets go on sale July 17 for their first concert

T-ara will start selling tickets at 8 o’clock in the evening on July 17 through Interpark for their first exclusive concert.

The concert will be held on August 11 at the 6,500 seat, Jamsil Indoor Stadium in Seoul. Around 4,900 seats were already booked by fans from Korea and overseas. On July 17, the group will sell the remaining 1,600 tickets online.

On July 16, T-ara’s official fan club Queen’s members will be given priority to book the tickets. The members can also get a 10 percent discount.

The group is currently practicing hard to perform their hit songs, including, “Day By Day,” “Lovey-Dovey,” “Roly-Poly,” and “Bo Peep Bo Peep.”

T-ara says, “We are preparing to show a different side of us so please look forward to seeing the concert. We hope that we can meet you at the venue.”

Their new song “Day By Day” is currently receiving a lot of attention after the song and the music video were released.

Source: TV Report

[Press Relase] Ticketing Details for the upcoming BIGBANG Alive Galaxy Tour 2012 in Malaysia

Ever since the news of Big Bang’s Alive tour in Malaysia was released, many fans have been anxiously waiting for every bits of information updates. Korea.com is happy to share the good news with all VIPs out there that tickets for the very concert you all have been waiting for will be available from 28th July onwards!

Tickets will be available from 28 July 2012, 1030hrs at both ticketing booths and online bookings via Ticketcharge and Red Tix. VVIP tickets (Cat 1, RM688) and premiere rock pit tickets (Cat 2, RM588) are expected to sell the quickest, with only 600 VVIP tickets that will offer the best views and closest proximity to the stage, while 1,400 premiere rock pit tickets will give fans the chance to jump and party along right in the middle of the pulsating action.

This will be the first outdoor concert across Southeast Asia for the BIGBANG Alive Galaxy Tour 2012. It will also be a sky-high experience perfect for a night of high-energy partying, with Big Bang’s unique hip-hop and freestyle dance moves and famous party tunes such as “Fantastic Baby” and “Tonight”. Fans may expect a perfectly choreographed laser light show, fire flames, a huge stage with two rock pits in the thick of the action, as well as sprawling LED screens across the stadium for a 360-degree view of the action on stage.
Concert organizer Running Into The Sun today announces a wide variety of six ticket categories at RM 688, RM 588, RM 488, RM 388, RM 288, RM 198, RM 188 and RM 98 with only 12,000 tickets available, a limited number due to the massive production of the show, promising an ultimate concert experience in the group’s first visit to the country.

BIGBANG Alive Galaxy Tour 2012 Malaysia could very well be epitomic of Malaysia’s growing music and concert scene, and Running Into The Sun had deliberately priced the lowest tier tickets at a friendly RM 98 to ensure as many Malaysians will be part of this incredible show.

“This is a concert we believe everyone needs to watch at least once in their lifetime – it has a perfect combination of pure talent; spectacular special effects; and amazingly contagious energy, all choreographed beautifully to give you a masterpiece of music celebration. It is our aim to share this experience with as many people as possible thus we deliberately introduced a RM98 tier to keep tickets friendly”, says Creative Director of Running Into The Sun Beatrice Chia-Richmond.

(seating plan, photo provided by Running Into The Sun)

Here is detailed price categories that will be available for Big Bang’s Alive Tour 2012 in Malaysia.
Category 1: RM 688 (VIP)
Category 2: RM 588 (Premiere Rock Pit)
Category 3: RM 488 (Rock Pit)
Category 4: RM 388 (Numbered and Sheltered seats)
Category 5: RM 288 (Free Seating)
Category 6: RM 198 (Free Seating)
Category 7: RM 188 (Free Standing)
Category 8: RM 98 (Free Seating)

Kpop lovers out there, don’t miss out this chance to have an unforgettable experience at the one and only Big Bang’s Concert in Malaysia! Do mark down 28th July on your calendar and secure your tickets before it’s all sold out!

Fans can tune in to concert organiser Running Into The Sun for more up-to-date details at :

www.runningintothesun.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/runningintothesun
Twitter: @RITSmy

BIGBANG Alive Galaxy Tour 2012 Malaysia is presented by Samsung Galaxy in collaboration with YG Entertainment and Live Nation Entertainment, and organised by Running Into The Sun.

Source : Running Into The Sun, Korea.com

SHINee successfully completes THE FIRST JAPAN ARENA TOUR “SHINee WORLD 2012″

SHINee has wrapped up a successful THE FIRST JAPAN ARENA TOUR “SHINee WORLD 2012″.

Starting in April, SHINee toured 7 different cities and performed 20 times in front of thousands of adoring fans. An SMTOWN staff uploaded the above compilation of pictures and wrote through the group’s official Facebook, “SHINee ended their first arena tour in Japan with great success! Starting form Fukuoka on April 25th, ‘SHINee THE FIRST JAPAN ARENA TOUR “SHINee WORLD 2012”’, a total of 20 times, was held in 7 cities including Hokkaido, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, Tokyo and Hiroshima and attracted 200,000 audiences. Meanwhile, SHINee will hold their 2nd solo concert ‘SHINee CONCERT “SHINee WORLDⅡ”’ at the Gymnastics Stadium at Olympic Park in Seoul, Korea on July 21st and 22nd.”

Meanwhile, member Minho is filming for his drama To The Beautiful You, which will air in August.

Source: SMTOWN Facebook

SHINee to hold second exclusive concert in July

Idol group SHINee, composed of 5 members, will hold their second exclusive concert in July.

On June 14, the group’s agency, SM Entertainment, said that SHINee will hold their concert ‘SHINee World Ⅱ’ on July 2 and 22.

The group will give splendid performances while touring Seoul and major Asian cities.

SHINee successfully toured Asia for the first time in 2010 and 2011. They proved their global popularity by performing in New York, London, Paris, Moscow, and Sydney. As a result, many people are eagerly anticipating their second exclusive concert.

SHINee will perform hit songs from their albums and also give individual performances.

Source: Starnews

TVXQ holds a successful finale for their concert tour in Japan

TVXQ recently finished a successful concert tour in Japan, setting a record of gathering 550,000 audiences and proving their unsurpassed popularity.

TVXQ held a successful finale at the concerts held at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka from April 21 to 23, gathering 135,000 audiences.

The group set a remarkable record of gathering 550,000 audience in total through the concert TXXQ Live Tour 2012 Tone, which consisted of 26 concerts and lasted for 97 days with a kickoff in Yokohama on January 18. The number of the audience is the biggest for a single Korean act and is not easy to be attained by Japanese acts, either.

The concert consisted of hit-singles in Japan, individual performances of each member, as well as the songs from their Japanese album TONE, released in last September.

The group not only overwhelmed but also triggered laughter from the Japanese audience.

Filling the arena with red lights, the huge number of fans enjoyed the concert, standing all the way, and showed explosive responses.

In the latter part of the concert, the two stars traveled through the inside of arena by a vehicle to greet their fans, throw them autographed balls at random, and most importantly interact with their dear fans. When it was time for the last song for the day, “Somebody To Love,” it reportedly seemed as if the whole area was exploding.

Source: TV Report

All tickets for Jun Su (of JYJ)’s concert are sold out

All tickets for the exclusive concert of JYJ’s Jun Su got sold out in five minutes.

On April 19 at 8:00 p.m., the ticket sales for Jun Su’s first Asian concert tour, which will be held at the Jamsil Indoor Stadium on April 19 and 20, began on Interpark Ticket. However, all 17,000 tickets were all sold out in five minutes.

The popularity of Jun Su was so high that Interpark Ticket became the real-time search word on all portal sites before the ticket sales began. A spokesperson for Interpark says, “After the announcement about Jun Su’s concert was made, about 70~80 percent of our call center operators are receiving inquiries about Jun Su.”

This concert is to celebrate the release of Jun Su’s first solo album. The audiences will be able to enjoy Jun Su’s powerful voice, dance, performance, and songs written by Jun Su. Jun Su already received wide attention from many people with his talent in acting and singing shown in such musicals as Mozart, Tears In Heaven, and Elizabeth.

A spokesperson for C-jes Entertainment, JYJ’s agency, says, “All tickets for Jun Su’s concert were sold out in five minutes even though the concept of his album wasn’t released yet. From this, we could see how much attention is being paid to Jun Su. We’ll see how many people will cancel the tickets on April 23 and decide whether or not we should begin the ticket sales again. For now, it won’t be easy.”

People responded: “The news about Jun Su’s concert is awesome,” “I want to go to Jun Su’s concert, too,” “I think the people who bought the tickets are really lucky,” “I tried to buy the ticket right after the sales began, but the website was already down,” “I envy the people who bought the tickets for Jun Su’s concert,” “I wish there’s another ticket sales for his concert.”

As all tickets for the concert were sold out in five minutes, Jun Su happened to set another record. Thanks to him, all 54,000 tickets for the premiere of the musical Mozart were sold out in five minutes, all 15,000 tickets for Tears In Heaven were sold out in two minutes, and all 32,000 tickets for Elizabeth were sold out in ten minutes.

Source: TV Report

IU holds a first exclusive concert tour nationwide

IU is finally holding a first exclusive concert tour nationwide.

IU is holding her first exclusive concert tour titled Real Fantasy four years after her debut. On April 5, she announced the news on her Twitter account and attracted many music fans’ attention.

On April 6, Loen Entertainment, IU’s agency, reported, “In this June, IU will hold an exclusive concert tour nationwide, starting from Seoul at the Hall of Peace at Kyunghee University to other five cities. As the title of her concert, Real Fantay, says, it will be a special concert that you can enjoy IU’s beautiful music and charms.”

IU’s first exclusive concert is more special because it will be held as a national tour.

IU’s strong will to get close to her fans to repay them for their constant support and love was reflected in this national tour. It will be held in Seoul, Ulsan, Jeonju, Suwon, Busan, and Daegu.

The concert tour will also be taken place at theater-sized concert halls so that the audiences can focus more on IU’s music at a close distance.

Source: Xportsnews

Heartthrob Kim Hyun Joong will be back in Singapore on 4th May for his first mini concert

Do you still remember the news we posted a while back about Kim Hyun Joong’s Asia tour 2012 and there were no official details about it? Well, wait no more and here is the good news for those in Singapore!

Singapore will be the first stop for his Asia tour and he will be having his first mini concert here at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on 4th May 2012. Thanks to Running Into The Sun for bringing Kim Hyun Joong to Singapore and making this happen for fans out there wishing to catch a glimpse of the ‘Lucky Guy’. The last time Kim Hyun Joong came to Singapore, he turned teenagers and grown women into a chaotic mess with just a short appearance. Come 4 May 2012, the star that’s doubtlessly South Korea’s hottest actor/singer is bound to melt the hearts of many when he performs his first fan meeting across Asia at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Concert organizer for ”Kim Hyun Joong Asia Fan Meeting 2012”, Running Into The Sun, announced today that ticket sales will start within the next two weeks via Sistic online, phone and counter bookings. RITS has successfully brought in popular kpop groups such as Super Junior, SNSD and Shinee to Singapore in the past, it is no doubt that fans are in for a good show.

Hitting a meteoric rise in fame and popularity since his debut as leader of the group SS501 and for his
role in the popular drama “Boys Over Flowers”, Kim Hyun Joong’s solo Facebook fan page has amassed
over 2 million fans – the most for a solo Korean male artist – may won over by his perfectly good looks and charmingly honest personality. Kim Hyun Joong was also named “Best Male Artist” at the Mnet Music Awards 2011 with over 2.3 million votes, “Best Solo Artist” in the 2012 Allkpop Awards and “Top Buzz Solo Artist”in the Yahoo Asia Buzz Awards for the Asia, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea categories.

Kim Hyun Joong’s first Asia Fan Meeting will showcase the songs from solo albums including his latest two albums “Break Down” which exceeded 70,000 pre-orders in just 10 days and “Lucky” which topped the albums category in Japan’s Oricon weekly chart.

“Running Into The Sun is excited that we’ll be the first stop in Asia to stage Kim Hyun Joong’s Asia fan meeting, as this will set the standard for the rest of the tour across the region. As the first show in Asia and the first Asia fan meeting for Kim Hyun Joong, we are honoured to be part of the exciting, collaborative process to conceptualize and build the show. We are certain the show will be a fresh and electrifying show for everyone in the audience”, says Beatrice Chia-Richmond, Creative Director for Running Into The Sun.

Ticket prices and info on how to purchase tickets will be announced next week, do visit RITS official Facebook Page for more details of Kim Hyun Joong’s stop in Singapore.

Infinite to unveil a new song at the exclusive concert on Apr. 1

Infinite will unveil a new song at their encore concert.

At the concert, titled Second Invasion-Evolution, scheduled to be held on April 1 at the Gymnastics Stadium at Olympic Park, the new song will be unveiled through Sung Kyu’s individual performance.

Last year, Infinite held the first exclusive concert in Japan. After that, they held the first exclusive concert in Korea, the second exclusive concert in Japan, and the encore concert in Korea again. The tickets for all four concerts have been sold out.

As new songs of Infinite’s new album, which will be released in May, are released at the encore concert, Infinite’s agency is paying special attention to the security so that they don’t get leaked out. Infinite members also say, “We’re practicing really hard, thinking that it’s not an encore concert but our first concert.”

Infinite are planning to give various different performances at a larger concert hall, trying to make it better than the first exclusive concert held last month.

Woollim Entertainment, Infinite’s agency, says, “This encore concert is an upgraded version of the first one. Infinite will give various different performances. It will be one of the best concerts of Infinite as they will try to interact with their fans as close as possible.”

People responded: “I’m so excited about Infinite’s new song,” “I really want to go to the concert and hear Infinite’s new song,” “I’m so curious about what kind of song it will be,” “I’m so thrilled by Infinite’s new song.”
Source: TV Report