The long-awaited “Kim Hyun Joong’s 1st solo concert tour” is confirmed to be held in Japan!
Kim Hyun Joong will be coming here with his 2nd solo mini album that is estimated to be released this fall. He will start off the tour with a concert in Osaka and approximately 20,000 fans are expected to attend it. (Detailed information about his 2nd solo mini album will be announced in Japan in the near future) Please look forward to it!
[Concert Tour Schedule]
November 9th (Wednesday) @ Osaka: Grand Cube Osaka (Osaka International Convention Center)
November 11th (Friday) @ Sapporo: Sapporo City Shimin Hall
November 12th (Saturday) @ Sendai: Zepp Sendai
November 15th (Tuesday) @ Hiroshima: Hiroshima Alsok Hall
November 16th (Wednesday) @ Yokohama: Pacifico Yokohama
November 18th (Friday) @ Nagoya: Century Hall (Nagoya Congress Center)
November 23rd (Wednesday) @ Fukuoka: Fukuoka Cultural Center
* Dates and venues may change. We hope for your understanding. * We will make an announcement about ticket selling methods and etc after making our decision.
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“Little Yonsama” Kim Hyun Joong(25)’s first solo album showcase in Japan has been a great success.
On the 29th in the afternoon, Kim Hyun Joong had a splendid performance on the stage, together with 1800 fans and 200 reporters in the audience at Tokyo Odaiba.
For this showcase, because there are more than 10 times the number of fans who wanted a ticket to attend this concert, this has indeed brought Kim Hyun Joong’s high popularity in Japan to light.
During the 1 hour showcase, Kim Hyun Joong revealed that “because of the many love that he has received from the Japanese fans for his solo album and to give something back to the fans, there has been ongoing plans of a tour around the whole of japan”.
The Japanese fans who were present at the showcase left comments on his Japanese mobile site, such as “This was really a magnificent performance, with great acoustic effects and everything else made the event such a satisfying and successful one”, “Hyun Joong’s dance and singing during the showcase was so handsome and it showed him at his best” .
Kim Hyun Joong is staying in Japan on the 2th of August for a ‘Playful Kiss’ event and he will be busy with several newspaper and magazine interviews as well.
Meanwhile, Keyeast revealed that Kim Hyun Joong’s Japan tour is in the midst of planning and will be “around November in 7 cities, starting from Osaka, Sapporo, Sendai, Hiroshima, Yokohama, Nagoya and Fukuoka”.
For this, the veiled friends of Kim Hyunjoong has been made known to the public.
On the 30th of July KBS 2TV ‘Saturday Freedom’, the friends of Kim Hyun Joong who runs the chicken shop were broadcasted on Secret. Kim Hyun Joong’s friends made an appearance and revealed many of their childhood memories together.
His friends revealed how they had to do his part-time job on behalf of him, making Kim Hyun Joong flustered. However, their tight friendship has filled the studio with warmth.
Also, his friends also brought the chicken they’ve prepared as they made a surprise visit to the recording studio to give support to Kim Hyun Joong who was in the midst of recording the episode. Once again those who haven’t been able to speak during the interviews beforehand are now able to speak their mind.
Without any advance notice, the flustered expressions on Kim Hyun Joong’s face became apparent, as he shortly broke into many bright smiles. Until this moment the MCs caught the brighest expression on Hyun Joong’s face as they applauded their extraordinary friendships.
Meanwhile for the episode, other than Kim Hyun Joong, Tony An, Kim Jong Min, Eun Ji Won, Narsha, Lee Su Geun, Nana etc have struggled alone as more of their secrets where revealed during broadcast.
The tight friendships that Kim Hyun Joong had with his friends were confirmed on the 30th of July episode of Secret on KBS2 ‘Saturday Freedom”
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Kim Hyun-joong, a singer of South Korean popular music, also known as K-pop, greets Japanese fans during a K-pop music event called Love-1 Festival in Chiba, Japan, Saturday, July 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
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Just in case some of you are not in the habit of checking new comments on the comment boxes, let me shove here some information provided by Lafone regarding the number of attendance in each of the shows that Hyun Joong had. Thanks Lafone for this information!
According to Lafone...
Showcase (Zepp Tokyo in Odaiba) Invitation (lucky draw) 1400 Face shop etc 160 Total 1560 The no. of invitation was increased from 1000 to 1400.
Fuji TV Event at their amusement park, only 100 tickets was sold vs 20,000 applications. However, 6000 fans watched the open stage surrounding the 100 seats. 1000 fans went to the Haneda airport to see him.
To read more about the showcase from Lafone you may click HERE
SS501’s Kim Hyun Joong confessed that he was dumped by his past for calling her his ex-girlfriend’s name.
Kim Hyun Joong appeared on the radio show for the 26th, SBS Power FM (107.7 Mhz) Kwang Hee and Yewon’s Young Street Summer Special. Kim Hyun Joong stated, “I’ve called my past girlfriend my ex-girlfriend’s name and broke up, he said her name without thinking several times and the past girlfriend gave me a cold look.”
He continued, “I was also used to my ex-girlfriend’s likes and pointed at foods she liked to my past girlfriend saying ‘you like this, have some. We ended breaking up because of that incident.”
Kim Hyun Joong also talked about how the past girlfriend got revenge, “This particular girlfriend also plotted revenge on me by calling me her ex-boyfriends name and also suggesting things that the ex-boyfriend liked, it really ticked me off. Most men are indifferent to these things but after going through hit first hand I know what the issue is.”
On this radio show Kim Hyun Joong also confessed other facts: “I’ve only received one confession of love, and I was born on Memorial Day and until elementary school I thought they were putting up the national flag because it was my birthday.”
On July 28, Kim Hyun Joong left Korea to attend his showcase in Japan.
On July 29, Kim Hyun Joong attended his showcase for his album called Breakdown.
Kim Hyun Joong is going to have a meeting with over 1,500 people including the press and his fans. He will perform a powerful dance to his songs.
Kim Hyun Joong said, “It feels like yesterday that I started making my album. I don’t yet really feel that it’s time to finish the work. I will make my comeback soon.”
In August, He is going on a tour of Asia including Taiwan, Thailand, Philippine, Malaysia to promote his album.
Singer/Actor Kim Hyun Joong traveled to Japan for his first Japanese showcase.
On the 28th at around 2:30PM, the star received a big welcome from his fans who’ve waited for his visit since the early morning. More than 1,000 fans greeted Kim Hyun Joong, and he responded with a bright smile on his face.
The star wrapped up his promotional activities on the 24th and is holding his showcase on the 29th at Tokyo’s International Forum. He is set to perform his powerful title song “Break Down” as well as other songs in his mini album to 1,500 fans and various music industry representatives.
The attention surrounding the singer is especially hot, with fans fervently searching for a ticket to attend his showcase. The free tickets for this showcase are also reportedly being resold for up to $1000.
In addition, Kim Hyun Joong placed 1st on the Oricon chart on the international album rankings, by selling 11,000 albums and dominating various music programs and charts.
Japan Universal Music producer Imanari Kazuhiro stated about the singer, “We’re anticipating Kim Hyun Joong to be the center of K-Pop, due to the perfection of his album as well as the fact that he stood his ground among various Korean artists who are currently active in the Japanese music industry.”
The star will hold various interviews and film for numerous programs after holding his official press conference and showcase on the 29th. He will also attend ‘Japan Earthquake Charity Event’ on August 2nd and meet with about 10,000 fans.
Source : Newsen via Nate Credit : Allkpop Reposted from ss501chapter.wordpress
On the morning of July 28th, Kim Hyun Joong and TVXQ were spotted at Gimpo Airport as they were making their way to their respective flights for Japan.
Kim Hyun Joong is heading to Japan for his ‘Break Down‘ showcase that’s being held at the Tokyo International Forum on the 29th. At the event, the star will meet with approximately 1,500 people, including reporters and fans, while promoting his new mini-album. Kim Hyun Joong will be performing songs from ‘Break Down’, and is expected to put on a powerful stage.
The idol stated, “It seems just like yesterday that I began preparing for my album, but I’ve already concluded my activities in Korea. It doesn’t seem real. When I see my fans again, I will try to show a more mature and advanced side of myself“.
Furthermore, for the month of August, Kim Hyun Joong will be traveling to other countries like Taiwan, Thailand, and the Philippines to promote his album.
Meanwhile, TVXQ is heading to Japan for their “Superstar” promotions. Fans immediately noticed that Changmin’s right hand was still in a cast, indicating that he’s recovering from an injury he sustained earlier this month during dance rehearsals.