BEAST holds surprise concert in Japan for 2nd Japanese single

BEAST members (excluding Du-jun) at their surprise concert for 2nd Japanese single "BAD GIRL" held at the Shinjuku Station Square in Tokyo, Japan on June 14, 2011. [Cube Entertainment]

Korean boy band BEAST held a surprise concert in Japan yesterday, celebrating the release of their upcoming second Japanese single "BAD GIRL."

On Wednesday, Cube Entertainment announced in a press release that BEAST performed "BAD GIRL," set to go on sale today, in front of 5,000 local fans at the Shinjuku Station Square in Tokyo on June 14.

"Our new single goes on sale so please show your support," BEAST member Dong-woon was quoted as saying in Japanese, while Du-jun was not in attendance for the performance due to his shoot for MBC's sitcom "All My Love."

“BAD GIRL” had made its debut at No. 1 on Japan’s mobile website RecoChoku upon its release as a ringtone on June 7.

BEAST made their official debut in Japan in early May with single "SHOCK" which placed in second on Japan's Oricon weekly chart in mid-March.

Meanwhile, the boys who have been promoting their first full-length album "Fiction and Fact" in Korea since May, will give their last performance of title track “Fiction” this weekend on SBS' Sunday music program "Inkigayo."

The boys will wrap up activities for the record this week and leave for Japan on June 20 to promote “BAD GIRL” before heading off on their Asia tour in July, an official from Cube told 10Asia over the phone.

BEAST will kick off the first leg of their Asia fan tour starting in Malaysia next month followed by shows in other Asia countries including Singapore.

Composed of other members Du-jun, Hyun-seung, Yo-seop,Gi-kwang and Jun-hyung, BEAST made their debut in October 2009 with their first mini-album “"BEAST IS THE B2ST" and has since produced hit songs such as “Bad Girl,” “SHOCK" and “Soom.”

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