A-JAX receives a warm welcome opening for KARA’s ‘KARASIA’ concert

As previously reported, DSP Media‘s new boy group A-JAX opened the stage for KARA at their Japanese tour, ‘KARASIA‘.

The boys joined their senior labelmates at their final concert at the Saitama Super Arena on May 27th and brought the entire tour to a successful conclusion together.

Shinkei News spotlighted the boys’ upcoming debut with a segment stating, “A-JAX, a group set to debut in Japan this August, has opened the stage for KARA’s solo concert.”

A-JAX performed “One For You” to an ecstatic and welcoming crowd of 7,000 fans. Leader Hyunggon expressed, “I was able to enjoy the stage thanks to all of your cheers. We’ve always wanted to stand on a Japanese stage once like this. We will continue to be an A-JAX that works to improve ourselves.”

A-JAX will be holding their comeback stages on this week’s music programs.

Source + Photos: OSEN via Naver

KARA successfully concludes ‘KARASIA’ Japanese tour

On May 26th and 27th, KARA successfully concluded their first Japanese tour concert, ‘KARASIA’, at the Saitama Super Arena!

The tour launched in April in Yokohama and traveled through six cities (Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, Tokyo, Saitama) for a total of 12 concerts and managed to sell out every single seat to a total of a 150,000 member audience.

The final concert on the 27th was especially special in that it was broadcast live through 60 different movie theaters nationwide by fan request. Each theater completely sold out their tickets for the live stream, demonstrating the girls’ unwavering popularity in the country.

The girls’ put on live performances of their hit tracks like “Jet Coaster Love“, “Go Go Summer“, and “Speed Up“, as well as individual stages by the five members.

A slew of Japanese celebrities like AKB48, Ashida Mana, Aoyama Thelma, Suzuki Emi, and more were spotted in the audience.

KARA is also on their way to setting new records with their album sales, as their second album, ‘Super Girl‘, is on its way to selling a total of 800,000 copies. A special version to celebrate the conclusion of their Japanese tour which is expected to increase the sales number to 1 million copies.

The members will be returning to Korea to focus on their individual activities following their tour.

Source + Photos: SPHK via Naver

A-JAX to open for KARA’s ‘KARASIA’ concert in Japan

A-JAX has been named the opening act for senior labelmates KARA‘s ‘KARASIA‘ concert at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan.

To be held on May 26th and 27th, the boys will be opeining in front of 32,000 audience members as a form of debut rehearsal. The boys will be performing a total of three tracks, including their pre-release, “Never Let You Go“.

As their debut is currently set just weeks away, Japanese fans have been reporting interest in the group already. The members expressed, “It’s an honor to be able to stand on such a big stage before our debut. It’ll be a learning experience for us. As it is a great opportunity, we’re going to work to show as much of our charm as possible.”

Source + Photos: Star N News via Naver

KARA’s Japanese fans the first to donate rice for a concert in Japan

Fans of KARA introduced Korea’s fan donation culture to Japan with rice donations for the group’s Japanese tour concert.

Rice wreaths and flowers have been spotted at Yokohama and Nagoya for KARA’s Japanese ‘Karasia‘ tour, which kicked off on April 14th.

The rice flowers and wreaths were specially donated by KARA’s Japanese fans. These types of flowers and wreaths are hard to find at other Japanese venues. It was also reported that many Japanese fans were lined up on the 1st floor where the rice wreaths were placed, to carefully examine the rice wreaths, which they had never seen before in their lives.

CL Production, who is in charge of managing KARA’s Japanese activities, explained, “Rice wreaths that were specially donated by fans could not be found at Japanese venues before. This is the first time Japanese fans have come together to donate rice for a concert.”

Rice wreaths, up until now, had been unique to Korea, where fans would send flowers and a set amount of rice to the concert venue to cheer on their favorite artist(s). After the concert, the rice would then be donated in the artist’s name to people in need.

KARA started their Japanese tour on the 14th in Yokohama, and is scheduled to tour Nagoya, Osaka, Fukuoka, Tokyo, and Saitama.

Source + Image: Osen via Naver