The 7th anniversary of the Asia Song Festival, will be called “Let’s Go G20 Concert” to commemorate Seoul hosting the G20 Summit. The concert will be co-sponsored by the Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange, the city of Seoul, and UNICEF, with the support of the G20 preparation committee and of course, the Ministry of Culture, and honorarily chaired by Jackie Chan.
Now, onto the exciting news-WHO’S PERFORMING?!!!!!
Drum roll please.
Among the Korean artists invited to perform are:
Rain
BoA
2AM
KARA
4Minute
and BEAST
From Japan, the mega-idol/theater troupe AKB48:
Singer Jane Zhang from China
Joe Cheng, noted singer/actor from Taiwan
Bie “The Star” and supposed “Rain” of Thailand
and singer Michael Wong from Malaysia
A showcase of new Asian singers will also be presented, including performances by Teen Top (my current KPOP crushes–more to come in the future, I promise!!), newbie-ish girl group Rainbow, female rapper E.Via, and singer (and Maxim model?!) Kim Yeo Hee.
UPDATE: Arie Band and Nine Muses will also be included in the ‘New Artist Showcase’.
For more info, go to the website: http://www.asf.or.kr
Man, I wish I were in Korea.