SM Town charms L.A.
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K-pop singers, actors and actresses from the SM Entertainment agency in Korea captivated more than 15,000 fans at the “SM Town Live World Tour” concert at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Saturday.
The blockbuster concert featured some 40 of Korea’s biggest stars, including BoA, TVXQ, Girls’ Generation, Super Junior, f(x), SHINee, Kangta, Ara, Kim Min-jong and Lee Yeon-hee, who showcased 56 numbers.
BoA, the 23-year-old global star who recently released her sixth Korean album “Hurricane Venus,” heated up the stage with “My Name.” SHINee’s Key, once a member of BoA’s fan club, joined BoA on stage when she sung “I Did It for Love,” from her first U.S. album.
Girls’ Generation and Super Junior followed on stage, each showcasing hit numbers like “Run Devil Run,” “Kissing You” and “Sorry Sorry.”
Girls’ Generation’s Jessica and her younger sister Krystal from f(x) co-performed “Tik Tock” by Kesha and television stars including Kim Min-jong, Lee Yeon-hee and Ara also appeared on stage for joint performances with the singers.
Top-notch U.S. pop stars such as Beyonce, Usher, Justin Timberlake and Lady Gaga also performed at the Staples Center. (for perspective, probably)
“It is meaningful that Korean artists held a show here for the first time. The ticket sales list showed that only 30 percent of the audience was Korean. It is notable that non-Koreans took up nearly 70 percent of the audience,” said an official from SM Entertainment.
“We saw potential for the success of not only SM artists but Korean artists in the U.S. market. A U.S. tour concert became a new hope for SM Town,” said Kim Young-min, president of SM Entertainment.
Started on Aug. 21 in Seoul, “SM Town Live World Tour” will continue in Shanghai on Sept. 11 then move to Tokyo.
The concerts are being filmed by PACE HD, a 3-D film shooting team which made the movie “Avatar.” Saturday’s concert marked $1.8 million (2.16 billion won) of ticket sales.
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Source: Korea Herald
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Date: 2010-09-06 01:05 pm (UTC)OHAY THAR. I don't know what to say.
The concerts are being filmed by PACE HD, a 3-D film shooting team which made the movie “Avatar.”
so does this mean epik smtown video coverage ;________; /brb shaking and crying after starving self for this
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Date: 2010-09-06 03:11 pm (UTC)UUUGH I KNOW. I can already imagine the viewing parties that will happen...
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Date: 2010-09-06 01:08 pm (UTC)SMTown DVD???
Yes please!!!!!!!!!
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Date: 2010-09-06 01:19 pm (UTC)SM Town tour in Canada or atleast somewhere on the east coast next year, please. /crosses fingers.
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Date: 2010-09-06 01:21 pm (UTC)that is all.
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Date: 2010-09-06 09:05 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-06 01:23 pm (UTC)A U.S.
for a second got excited
AUS = AUSTRALIA WAHHH? .. oh A United States tour
ROFLL
but sad facing =( forever
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Date: 2010-09-06 01:57 pm (UTC)IDEK what I'd do if they came to Australia.
Apart from maybe freaking out.
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Date: 2010-09-06 01:25 pm (UTC)MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE A BOSTON DATE GDI.
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Date: 2010-09-06 01:49 pm (UTC)This is totes adorable to read. :333 A dream come true for Key.
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Date: 2010-09-06 01:52 pm (UTC)Why thank you, don't mind if I do
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Date: 2010-09-06 02:01 pm (UTC)SM on the east coast, I'd be too stoked :)
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Date: 2010-09-06 02:01 pm (UTC)and i'm sure if you add the japanese singles ...
*shakes head*
ten years in the business when most people start up.
soooo 30% were koreans, 20% were other asians, and 50% were non asians? seriously? that's actually amazing.
and ok us tour concert is fine BUT WTF HOW ABOUT YOU DO A WORLD TOUR PROPERLY FIRST. seriously even if they did maybe two places in europe and in australia people would flock from all over the continent. *sulking like mad*
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Date: 2010-09-06 02:42 pm (UTC)Hit up DE prz.
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Date: 2010-09-06 02:11 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-06 05:28 pm (UTC)best to proceed with caution
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Date: 2010-09-06 02:16 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-06 03:17 pm (UTC)and that would hit all three main regions in the US.
LA, NYC and Chicago. west, east and midwest.
i think those could support an SM Town production realistically and still leave a little profit in SME's pocket to keep them coming back.