Reporter : Park Kun-ouc
Editor : Lynn Kim
K-pop idol group Big Bang [YG Entertainment]
Korean idol group Big Bang is set to go on their Japan tour next February, according to a report on Wednesday.The boy band will be kick off the tour, titled "Electric Love Tour 2010", at Yokohama Arena on February 10 and continue onto Kobe and Tokyo for a total of four shows.The Tokyo concert will be held at Budokan, one of the most prestigious concert arenas in the world. Many of the world's biggest artists in the music industry have performed at the venue including the legendary pop group Beatles in 1966.Big Bang, one of most successful idol groups in Korea, had been putting off the Japan tour with member Daesung suffering injures from a car accident in August. According to reports, the concert has been re-arranged to take place on a smaller scale than originally planned. The group's latest single in Japan, "Let Me Hear Your Voice", released earlier in the month, ranked third on Oricon's daily singles chart and fourth on the weekly singles chart. They are scheduled to appear on Nihon TV's year-end awards ceremony "Best Hit Festival 2009" on November 26.Reporter : Park Kun-ouc kun1112@asiae.co.krEditor : Lynn Kim lynn2878@asiae.co.kr<ⓒ10Asia All rights reserved>