VIP seats at B.A.P’s Taiwanese Showcase sell out within 5 minutes!

Powerful group B.A.P has already sold out the VIP tickets for their Taiwanese showcase!

On June 30th, G-Music, the company that will be hosting the showcase, put up the tickets for sale on it’s website. Around 600 VIP tickets were available, and amazingly, they were all sold out within 5 minutes.

VIP tickets that were being sold offline have also attracted a lot of traffic, as stores selling them saw long lines of eager B.A.P fans. Surprisingly, there were also a large number of male fans seen waiting in these lines, defying the popular theory that boy groups tend to only attract female fans.

After having sold out all available VIP tickets, G-Music is currently receiving an overwhelming number of requests for not only more tickets, but also for a recorded interview with B.A.P. Such a high level of demand for a new face in the KPop scene is extremely rare, and is thus particularly exciting for both B.A.P and supporters of the Hallyu Wave.

In other news, B.A.P, Girls’ Generation, SHINee, and more have recently departed Korea for the ‘K-POP Nation Concert in Macao 2012′. Afterwards, each group will be holding a showcase independent from each other in Malaysia.

JYJ’s Junsu visits Taiwan for his solo Asia tour

On June 22nd, JYJ‘s Junsu arrived at Taiwan for his next stop in his solo Asia tour promotion.

Opening up with a press conference at the Grand Formosa Hotel, Junsu was interviewed by major media outlets along with a number of surprise events planned by his event sponsors. Before the start of the interviews, they had prepared a special table of traditional Taiwanese food for Junsu to taste and try such as apple pies, pineapple pies, various fried foods, and bubble tea. Junsu didn’t spare his praise, commenting that they were delicious.

When the host mentioned that Junsu must feel lonely visiting the country alone, the host and his interpreter amused the crowd by offering to act as fellow members Jaejoong and Yoochun.

Junsu expressed, “It’s been a year since I last visited Taiwan for JYJ’s concert last year so it feels very new to me. Thank you for welcoming me so warmly. I promise you a great concert.”

When asked how he felt pursuing solo promotions for the first time in nine years, he replied, “It’s pressuring, but there are also a lot of things to look forward to. I’m able to express a color more closer to my own thoughts compared to when working with a group and it’s highly exciting to show that to my fans. As opposed to feeling lonely for being by myself, there are some awkward moments since I’m used to being able to talk and rest with the other members back at the hotel. I’ve been thinking of them more often while on this tour.”

Junsu will be holding his fourth Asia tour concert at the Taiwan University gymnasium on June 23rd.

Source + Photos: TV Report via Naver

8,000 tickets sell out in 10 minutes for FT Island’s ‘Play! FT Island’

FT Island recently wrapped up a successful solo concert in Taiwan.

On May 26th, FT Island held their ‘Play! FT Island‘ concert. A total of 8,000 tickets were sold out in a mere 10 minutes, indicating FT Island’s strong influence in Asia.

During the event, the boys performed their hit tracks: “I Hope“, “Love Love Love“, “Neverland“, “Confession“, and more. Lucky fans were able to enjoy a fun night as they were serenaded with a total of 20 tracks.

To congratulate FT Island’s fifth anniversary, fans held up placards during their encore performance, surprising the boys who were emotionally overwhelmed by the unexpectation. “We are truly thankful for the passion that Taiwanese fans showed us. We were also very impressed by the surprise event. We always remind ourselves to work harder as repayment for the love received by our fans but, we received much love again at the Taiwan concert. We were so happy”, they said.

Source + Photos: Osen

Park Myung Soo faces an awkward situation with Taiwanese F.CUZ fans

Comedian Park Myung Soo’s genuine, sarcastic antics are generally well received by the audience from his home turf. Those familiar with the comedian’s style take his words with a grain of salt. However, he faced a tough crowd after what seems to have been a joke lost in translation.

The incident occurred on an episode of Park’s own TV program, ‘Park Myung Soo’s Moving TV’, that featured idol group F.CUZ as guests. The episode progressed as usual until the “live chat” portion of the show when the comedian and F.CUZ chatted in real-time with Taiwanese fans.

The fans were, as expected, delighted to see the F.CUZ members live on camera. After a few questions were exchanged, Park suddenly asked the audience: “Aside from F.CUZ, what other K-pop groups are currently popular in Taiwan?” to which the fans enthusiastically shouted, “F.CUZ!”

The atmosphere of the interview then turned awkward when the host jokingly commented, “It makes me a bit disappointed (to hear that).” After Park made the comment, the fans immediately grew quiet, displaying confused and aggravated faces.

A rather stunned Park then quickly attempted to alleviate the awkward atmosphere, saying, “Please laugh everyone!”

Source + Image: Star News via Naver

Jang Woo Hyuk to hold a fan meeting in Taiwan after 15 years

On May 16th Jang Woo Hyuk‘s agency announced, “Jang Woo Hyuk plans to meet fans in Taiwan for the first time since 15 years ago. He will also be starting his global auditions.”

In the past, Jang Woo Hyuk made his foreign music debut in Taiwan with his former group, H.O.T. He spread his activities all over Asia soon afterwards and achieved much success, especially in China.

His agency also added, “Jang Woo Hyuk is anticipating his meeting with Taiwanese fans. He is putting incredible effort in concert preparations for the upcoming event.”

Jang Woo Hyuk’s fan meeting will be held on May 20th at the ATT center in Taiwan at 2PM local time.

Source + Photos: starnnews via Naver

Shinhwa completes their second ‘The Return’ tour concert in Taiwan

On May 12th, veteran idol group, Shinhwa successfully completed the second concert of their Asia tour in Taiwan.

On May 14th, according to their agency, Shinhwa performed at Taipei, Taiwan for their ‘The Return‘ Asia tour, and 8,000 fans attended the event.

The tickets for the concert were completely sold out.  Starting with their arrival at the Taoyuan airport, the group drew in enormous press.  Numerous media outlets competed to take photo shots of the group including: MTV, Channel V, TVBS, Times Union, Trendy Fans, and more.  Taiwan’s television, internet, and newspapers covered Shinhwa’s performance and arrival.

Furthermore, to celebrate Shinhwa’s arrival, fans are planning to donate 3,450 Kilograms of animal feed to an animal welfare organization.  Shinhwa has shown their interest in love to animals numerous times in the past, and this is a perfect way to respect that.

Shinhwa’s label company also mentioned, “This was the first time that all 6 Shinhwa members did a Taiwanese concert through their 2012 Asia tour.  Despite of this, Shinhwa received so much love.  Fans filled the concert arena with orange ballons and they also gave us a unique wreath.  We are truly thankful.”

The third concert of Shinhwa’s ‘The Return’ tour will be held on May 29th-30th at the Yokohama Arena in Japan.  Another concert will be held on June 2nd at Kobe as well.

Source + Photos: Osen

 

 

JYJ’s Jaejoong to hold solo Taiwanese fan meeting in May

JYJ‘s Jaejoong will be holding a solo fan meeting on May 23rd in Taiwan and it’s all due to the explosive popularity he is receiving with his last SBS drama, ‘Protect the Boss‘.

On April 30th, according to his label company, C-Jes Entertainment, “After his fan meeting in Shanghai in December, he will be holding a solo fan meeting in Taipei, Taiwan at the ATT hall.  This fan meeting is a way to repay the high popularity he received through his past drama, ‘Protect the Boss’“.

Actor/Idol, Jaejoong has received much love as his character in ‘Protect the Boss’, charmed many with his cool and mysterious personality.  According to a Taiwanese representative, the drama has become so popular in Taiwan, that officials are in discussion to make a sequel.  Jaejoong’s popularity is extremely high as his online fan members total over 100,000.

In this upcoming fan meeting, Jaejoong plans to sing the OST, “I will protect you“, which he personally wrote.  He will also have a casual talk with fans.

Source + Photos: kukinews via Naver

Kim Hyun Joong unsettled over controversy surrounding his Taiwanese fan meeting

Ahead of his first independent fan meeting, Kim Hyun Joong is unsettled by the controversy surrounding the price of the fan meeting tickets.

On May 18th and 19th, Kim Hyun Joong will be holding  his ‘2012 Kim Hyun Joong Asia Fan Meeting In Taiwan‘, and the tickets are currently being sold between 30,000 KRW (~$27) to 200,000 KRW (~$180). Some reports in the Taiwanese media state that the fans feel the prices for the tickets are too high, putting both Kim Hyun Joong and the organizing team in a sticky situation.

A representative from the organization team informed OSEN on April 20th, “We are aware that there is some controversy surrounding the price of the tickets. But this fan meeting is different from all the others. Though its called a ‘fan meeting’, it is on the same scale as a quality concert performance.”

“Kim Hyun Joong is actively participating in planning this fan meeting,” the rep continued. “He has prepared 14 song performances for the fan meeting, and has prepared a event where fans can win prizes full of cosmetics from the cosmetic brand he endorses. He is unsettled at the controversy in the local area, and he is planning an excellent event that will not disappoint the fans. Please look forward to it.”

The tickets for this event were priced similarly to tickets for other Hallyu star fan meetings in the local area. The price was also not an issue in Singapore or Hong Kong, where Kim Hyun Joong recently performed.

In related news, Kim Hyun Joong will soon be launching his Asia Tour, starting in Singapore and traveling to Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, and more.

Source & Image : OSEN