The City Government will join forces with SM Entertainment to arrange a concert tour in China, Southeast Asia, and Taiwan to promote Seoul and Korean pop culture to concertgoers.
The tour will start with a performance in Taiwan by popular idol singer SHINnee on Saturday. Next is Nanjing, China in August, followed by Southeast Asia in the second half of the year. The city government will set up a Seoul PR Zone there to distribute promotional materials and video clips about the city.
It will also hold a singing contest at the performance venues in Southeast Asia, whose winners get free tickets to Seoul.
An essay competition themed around dream destinations in late July aims to support the Korean Wave in China and Japan. The winners of the contest will have a chance to see the sights in Seoul they have written about.
According to Gaon charts on 9th September, “Mr Simple” which was released on 3th August, has sold 287,427 copies. Only DBSK’s official fifth album “Keep Your Head Down” has managed to sell over 200,000 copies this year. “Mr Simple”, which was released 1 year and 2 months after the fourth album, had already gained much attention from fans all over the world.
Infinite’s first official album “Over The Top” was placed second, which managed to sell 19,302 copies in one month, and an overall record of 48,165 copies in the year 2011. Leessang’s seventh album “AsuRa BalBalTa” was ranked 3rd, with sales reaching 14,222 copies.
The song “Turn Off The TV” was ranked 1st for sales in August, while the main song “My Answer Is You” was 8th. “Grand Final” was ranked 17th, and “Remembrance” was 18th, putting up a tough fight.
In addition, T-ara’s repackaged album “Roly-Poly in Copacabana” was ranked 4th, which sold 13, 122 copies. “I am a Singer” was placed 5th with 13, 095 copies.
This week will be the last week for Super Junior’s Kim Heechul to be doing promotional work for ‘Mr Simple’.
It has already been known that due to military enlistment Super Junior’s two members, Kim Heechul and Leeteuk, would not be able to do ‘Mr Simple’s activities for a long time. Recently, SM-E stated, “Due to Kim Heechul’s enlistment, this will be the last week for Mr. Simple promotions.”
Heehul told his fans, “I’m very grateful to fans for loving me in the past 6 years. But, I will not ask you to wait for me. Instead, for those who love me, please support me again after I come back and start the new activities.”
Heechul’s military enlistment shows his loyality towards his country. Other SJ members are very proud of his decision.
Heechul described his feeling for his band mates saying, “I am also very thankful to SJ members. They told and wrote me a direct letter saying, “Hyung, it can’t be if it’s not you (without you).”
I’m so thankful they let me know about that.” He jokingly added, “Despite the fact that I will be absent, I still believe that they(meant SJ members) would have a good lead.”
Moreover, Heechul said that he will take four week training from Nohn San. Afterwards, he will work as a public service employee at Sung Dong District. He said that due to his back injury he will work as a public service employee instead of serving in the army.
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