[PHOTO]MBLAQ, ZE:A, Teen Top show off boyish charm at World Expo

MBLAQ members Mir (left), Seung-ho (second to left), G.O. (center), Lee Joon (second to right) and Cheon-dung (right) perform under flamboyant spotlights at the 2012 Asia Song Festival held during The Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea in Jeolla Province August 4, 2012. [KOFICE]

The ninth Asia Song Festival (ASF) was held at a special stage set at the Yeosu Expo in Jeolla Province, Korea on August 4.

Korean idol stars including MBLAQ, B1A4, SISTAR, Teen Top, ZE:A, Kim Hyun-joong and hip-hop musicians Tiger JK and Yoon Mi-rae joined the event to cool off the summer heat.

The annual fest also invited 14 artists from six different countries, such as Japanese band Aqua Timez, Singapore star Fann Wong, Thailand's Candy Mafia, China's Wei Chen and Taiwan's James Lin.

Moon Jun-young, the leader of nine-member band ZE:A, hosted the outdoor event with actress Park Soo-jin.

MBLAQ members Seung-ho (left), Cheon-dung (second to left), G.O. (center), Mir (second to right) and Lee Joon (right) dance to synchronized choreography at the 2012 Asia Song Festival held during The Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea in Jeolla Province on August 4, 2012. [KOFICE]

MBLAQ members G.O. (left), Lee Joon (second to left), Seung-ho (center), Mir (second to right) and Cheon-dung (right) perform at the 2012 Asia Song Festival held during The Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea in Jeolla Province on August 4, 2012. [KOFICE]

ZE:A members Kim Tae-hun (left), Jung Hee-cheol (second to left), Kevin (third to left), Kim Dong-jun(fourth to left), Ha Min-woo (fourth fo right), Park Hyung-sik (third to right), Siwan (second to right) and Hwang Kwang-hee (right) dance to synchronized choreography at the 2012 Asia Song Festival during The Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea in Jeolla Province on August 4, 2012. [KOFICE]

ZE:A members Jung Hee-cheol (left), Kevin (second to left), Kim Dong-jun (third to left), Kim Tae-hun (fourth to left), Ha Min-woo (fourth fo right), Park Hyung-sik (third to right), Siwan (second to right) and Hwang Kwang-hee (right) sing and dance together at the 2012 Asia Song Festival held during The Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea in Jeolla Province on August 4, 2012. [KOFICE]

Teen Top members Ricky (left), Chunji (second to left), Changjo (third to left), C.A.P (third to right) L.Joe (second to right), and Niel (right) perform with purple spotlights at the 2012 Asia Song Festival held during The Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea in Jeolla Province on August 4, 2012. [KOFICE]

Teen Top members L.Joe (left), Ricky (second to left), Changjo (third to left), C.A.P (third to right) Chunji (second to right), and Niel (right) dance in front of K-pop fans at the 2012 Asia Song Festival held during The Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea in Jeolla Province on August 4, 2012. [KOFICE]

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