[NEWS] KARA! SNSD! History's Greatest K-POP Festival in Niigata

It's been revealed that 12 popular Korean groups including SNSD, KARA, 2PM, BEAST, will be gathering together to hold the greatest K-POP live event in history at Tohoku Electric Big Swan Stadium in Niigata on August 20. Named "K-POP All Star Live in Niigata," the plan is to surpass the previous audience record of any Korean music event by enmassing 46,000 people. Furthermore, to aid in the reconstruction of the earthquake disaster, middle and high school students who are taking refuge as victims in Niigata will be invited.

At last, the K-POP version of a "summer festival" has been created. On August 20, 46,000 spectators will gather at the outdoor stadium in Niigata. On the 13th of this month, "KBS Music Bank" managed to gather over 45,000 people at Tokyo Dome, becoming history's greatest K-POP live event.

12 amazing artists will be performing. As for girl groups, there will be 5-member KARA and 9-member SNSD, who received 1st and 2nd place rankings for their sales as newcomers on Oricon last year, as well as SISTAR, Secret, and 4minute, for a total of 5 groups. For boy groups, there will be 2PM and BEAST, who both made their debuts in Japan this year, as well as CNBLUE, Norazo, INFINITE, 2AM, and TEEN TOP, for a total of 7 groups to make the midsummer night hot with their singing voices.

Outside of Tokyo and Osaka, this will be the first time such a large scale K-POP event will be held locally [in Japan]. The head of MBC, the Korean TV station who is putting on the event, spoke about the reason for holding the concert in Niigata: "This event was decided in order to extend K-POP into the entire nation of Japan. In order to achieve this, activities need to be spread to other districts [of Japan]." Fans nationwide in Japan as well as many fans from Korea are to attend.

There is currently consideration to hold a concert in Sendai next year where the earth has been devastated by the earthquake disaster, as well as plans to have continuing events in other local cities from there on.

Furthermore, artists are progressively taking on endorsements for aiding the revival from the earthquake disaster. There are currently 7000 disaster victims taking refuge in Niigata, of which 300 of the middle and high school students who wish to go will be invited.

Also, a portion of the profits from the original goods to be sold there will be donated.

*Foreigners can also attend. ...The entrance ticket (advanced booking 9800 yen) presale has ended, as the planned 46,000 tickets has already been reached. However, since there could be cancellations, you can currently purchase tickets at Ticket Pia, Lawson Ticket, and e+. Presale tickets are available for fans in 47 prefectures, plus 1500 overseas fans from 9 other countries such as Korea and China are [planned] to attend.

Source: Sports Hochi
Translated by: dawnjelly @ Wild2Day.org
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