PURETTY confirmed for Japan’s ‘a-nation’ concert

DSP Media‘s upcoming girl group PURETTY has been included in the line-up for Japan’s along with boy group labelmate A-JAX (who has been previously confirmed), for Japan’s ‘a-nation‘ concert.

The two groups recently confirmed their attendance at the concert opening at the AX-Hall in Shibuya on August 9th. The girls will be performing as the opening acts for the ‘Asia Progress X‘ and ‘Asia Progress F‘.

For those unfamiliar with the concert, ‘a-nation’ is a large-scale collaboration concert put on by the artists under avex Entertainment. This year, they’ve upped the scales by turning it into a full on summer festival by inviting representative artists from all over Asia.

PURETTY will be performing alongside the line up announced previously including A-JAX, TVXQ, Super Junior, Big Bang, and more. Check here for the previous announcement of the line up.

Source + Photos: Star News via Naver

6 months after debuting in Japan, U-KISS invited to elite stage, ‘a-nation’

Idol group U-KISS has been confirmed to make an appearance at ‘a-nation‘, the largest Japanese summer musical festival.

One of the stages for ‘a-nation’ will be taking place at ‘Ajinomoto Stadium‘ in Tokyo on August 29th, and U-KISS has received the opportunity to stand on this elite stage.

The event is Japan’s greatest annual summer music festival put on by major Japanese entertainment agency ‘AVEX‘ and carries a history of over 10 years. Japan’s greatest artists such as Hamasaki Ayumi, EXILE, AAA, and more will be performing, along with Korean artists such as U-KISS, TVXQ, Super Junior, and Big Bang.

U-KISS will be performing side by side with some of the biggest names in both K-Pop and J-Pop, only 6 months after making their official Japanese debut. The boys are quite a hot commodity in Japan, as U-KISS will also be performing at a festival titled ‘Asia Progress M’, being held at Tokyo’s Yoyogi’s Stadium 10 days before ‘a-nation’.

In related news, U-KISS recently released their special album ‘THE SPECIAL TO KISSME‘ on June 5th, and have kicked off their new promotions by performing “Believe” on the June 6th edition of Mnet‘s M! Countdown.

Source & Image: JoyNews24

TVXQ, Super Junior, Big Bang, 2NE1, A-JAX, U-KISS, and SHU-I to perform at ‘a-nation’ tour

Via tokyohive:

Every year, Japan’s biggest record label, avex Entertainment, brings together the best stars in Japan that year for a nationwide tour. The concert is something of a dream stage for singers in Japan and the performers for this year tour have been revealed.

In the past, a few Korean artists have performed in any given year but this year features many of Korea’s top groups in TVXQ, Super Junior, Big Bang, 2NE1, A-JAX, U-KISS, and SHU-I.

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For the August 3rd performance at 14,000 seat Yoyogi National Gymnasium, 2NE1 will be performing. For the August 9th performance at the same venue, U-KISS, SHU-I, and A-JAX will be performing.

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For the August 19th performance at the 50,000 seat Nagai Stadium in Osaka, TVXQ will be performing.

For the August 25th performance at the 50,000 seat Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo, TVXQ and Super Junior will be performing. The following day (August 26th) at the same venue, Big Bang and U-KISS will be performing.

Source: a-nation