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omonatheydidJapanese police have arrested the members of the Korean pop group “Great” – who were apparently working despite having only come to the country on tourist visas:
The group arrived in Japan in October on tourist visas. Despite being aware of the fact that their activities were an illegal violation of the visa terms, they’ve given about 70 concerts in Tokyo.
From the video clip, we can see that the police raid took place at Seichi Entertainment’s concert house in Shin-Okubo. Here are a description of the business from the Mainichi:
Groups of female fans are often seen waiting on a street in the Shinjuku Ward district for performances at the K-pop music hall Seichi, which has been offering three stages a day of young Korean musicians since it opened in April.
The hall, with a capacity of about 200 people and meaning “sacred place” in Japanese, hosts both South Korean and domestically formed K-pop acts.
It is located in the basement of a multiple-tenant building on a street lined with Korean restaurants in an area known as Korea town.
“I think this place is a culture base to sustain the Korean boom,” said Chu Kwang Ho, 56, manager of Seichi.
And here is a YouTube video of them, calling on fans to check out one of their illegal performances:
Judging from the lack of many pictures and videos of the group, it seems that they were relatively unknown and just getting their start in Japan. If they were hoping to cash in on the K-pop boom in Japan, they will have to give up that dream now. After this visa violation they’ll probably be barred from entering the country for at least a few years.
source: japanprobe , ANNnewschannel , kpopseichilol,,i thought it was mblaq coz the last member's head look like lee joon's golden head,,khekhe
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Date: 2011-12-22 11:09 am (UTC)Honestly though, that's dumb. You've just ruined ANY chance you had at being able to come BACK to a country, let alone performing in one. HOPE IT WAS WORTH IT!!
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Date: 2011-12-23 02:55 am (UTC)This is true. I think they gave them the tourist visas, but gave them the clause that they couldn't techinically perform. I think it was ridiculous from CJES though to not know the restrictions of other countries. This was their first official performance out of Korea (Japan tech doesn't count) and the US is pretty strict when it comes to performers. Rain is major example #1.
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Date: 2011-12-22 12:14 pm (UTC)If they were oblivious to not having the proper visa's, then I feel bad for them. Bad management.
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Date: 2011-12-22 01:06 pm (UTC)Mhhhmm NO. I wouldn't fuck up traveling for 2 years for a maybe...
Well Great, now you guys can huddle and cry together and wished you auditioned for another company -->they fucked ya'll~ real good.
70 shows, shady shit.
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Date: 2011-12-22 01:39 pm (UTC)But how the hell have they had 70 shows!? Omg
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Date: 2011-12-22 03:36 pm (UTC)XDDD
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Date: 2011-12-22 05:44 pm (UTC)they could be forced by the company though !
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Date: 2011-12-22 11:54 pm (UTC)On a serious note, I feel sorry for them plus this news doesn't help with the anti-hallyu sentiment some Japanese have.
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