K-pop Groups GOT7 And CNBLUE To Perform At The One-Asia Seoul Mega Concert On Tuesday Among Other Asian Artists
The city of Seoul in South Korea will host the One-Asia Seoul mega music concert on Tuesday, featuring various artists from Korea, Japan, China and Southeast Asia, reported Yonhap News Agency on Sunday.
The hosts of the event will include K-pop girl group T-ara member Jiyeon along with two other members of a boy group.
Korea Times also noted on Sunday that among the South Korean artists to perform are famous boy bands GOT7 and CNBLUE.
GOT7 was formed in 2014 by Seoul entertainment company JYP Entertainment. The all-male band is composed of seven talented singers - Mark, Youngjae, BamBam, Yugyeom, Jackson, Junior and leader JB. The group released their debut album Jan. 20, 2014 titled "Got It?" and appeared number one on the Billboard's world albums chart.
CNBLUE, on the other hand, is a South Korean rock band formed in 2009. Like GOT7, CNBLUE is an all-male group but is composed of only four singers, with each playing their own instruments. Lead singer Jung Yong Hwa plays rhythm guitar, Lee Jong Hyun is the band's lead guitarist, Lee Jung Shin plays bass guitar, while Kang Min Hyuk plays the drums. The band first released their debut album "Now or Never" in Japan on Aug. 19, 2009.
Along with GOT7 and CNBLUE, other Asian artists will also perform at the One-Asia Seoul mega concert, including Ailee from South Korea, Misia and Ayumi Nakamura from Japan, Reno Wang from China, and Julie Ann San Jose and Christian Baustista from the Philippines, The AU Review noted on Sept. 30.
One-Asia Seoul mega concert will be held at the Seoul Plaza on Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. where admission will be free for all attendees with entrance wristbands. These may be acquired at the Incheon Tourist Information Center, Myeodong Information Center and Gimpo Information Center from Oct. 1 to 5. A special seating area will be allocated for the first 10,000 foreigners to arrive at the event.
For those who will not be able to attend, the mega music concert will be broadcasted online via video-sharing websites YouTube and SBSMTV.