...Hallyu began roughly 12 years ago when the rest of Asia discovered Korean soap operas. One of the breakthrough dramas was a series 'Winter Sonata' starring Choi Ji-woo & Bae Young-Joon. After that, more Korean dramas saw their way to foreign shores and Korean films and music started to follow suit. Korean marketing people started to see a Korea-centric trend. They dubbed this flow "The Korean Wave" or Hallyu....
4.5.11
[News] Jang Keun-suk holds 2nd leg of Asia tour in Hong Kong.
[News] Jang Keun-suk holds 2nd leg of Asia tour in Hong Kong.
Cr. - 10asia
Hallyu star Jang Keun-suk held a concert in Hong Kong over the weekend, notified his agency Tree J. Company on Tuesday.
According to Tree J.’s press release today, Jang met with his fans at “THE CRI SHOW” held at Hong Kong's Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre last Saturday, which is the second leg of his Asia tour which kicked off two weekends ago.
During the show, Jang performed “Let Me Cry,” the title song to his Japanese debut single, as well as the soundtracks to TV dramas he starred in such as “Hello Hello” and “My Precious.”
Jang also turned up for an autograph session and photo-taking event at apm Shopping Center the same day.
“I’m so glad I could meet with my fans overseas through the Asia tour. I feel fully re-charged with heated passion and energy. I’m thankful and happy for the various enthusiasm displayed by fans in different countries and cities and hope to come up with more opportunities to meet with them,” Jang was quoted as saying in the statement.
Jang is now set to head to other Asian countries including Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan and Shanghai for his current tour.
One of the hottest Hallyu stars in the Asia region, Jang has been a popular celebrity in Japan since starring in SBS hit series "He's Beautiful" (2009) as the eccentric lead singer of the idol group A.N.JELL.
Active as a singer and model in Japan as well, just yesterday he became the first male artist in 30 years to top the prestigious weekly Oricon chart with a debut single and the second to achieve the feat in Japanese music history following J-pop artist Masahiko Kondo.
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