K-Pop and Magic to Go on Stage
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By Bae Keun-min
Staff Reporter
K-pop stars and a globally renowned magician will jointly hold a three-day concert series, "SM Summer Town Festival", July 15-17 in Seoul.
Kangta, TVXQ, The Trax, TSZX, Super Junior and Black Beat, all of which are fronted by agency SM Entertainment, will perform their hit songs and dynamic dance moves on the same stage set in the 70,000-seat Olympic Main Stadium in Chamsil, eastern Seoul.
The concerts, which start at 7 p.m. and last some 3 hours, will be different from other shows as they will feature magician Franz Harary. He will direct the concerts, showing off his famous tricks of making the singers disappear or transforming them into something unexpected during the shows.
Harary has gained his reputation with such tricks on high-profile celebrities such as Michael Jackson, N Sync, Usher, Janet Jackson and Boyz II Men during their concerts.
At the open-air plaza outside the stadium in the sports complex, a theme park type of a festival venue will be established, in which fans of the performers will have a fun time in diverse booths run between noon and 5 p.m. each day before the shows begin.
Sets for music video clips of "Rising Sun" by TVXQ and "Twins" by Super Junior will be recreated in the plaza so that the fans will be able to take souvenir photos.
On an open stage, dance lessons of K-pop stars' choreography for their hit songs will be offered. Graffiti artists will teach techniques for the street art as well.
SM Summer Town Festival
When: July 15-17
Where: Chamsil Olympic Main Stadium
How much: 40,000-50,000 won
Info: 1588-7890 or http://www.smfestival.co.kr
Staff Reporter
K-pop stars and a globally renowned magician will jointly hold a three-day concert series, "SM Summer Town Festival", July 15-17 in Seoul.
Kangta, TVXQ, The Trax, TSZX, Super Junior and Black Beat, all of which are fronted by agency SM Entertainment, will perform their hit songs and dynamic dance moves on the same stage set in the 70,000-seat Olympic Main Stadium in Chamsil, eastern Seoul.
The concerts, which start at 7 p.m. and last some 3 hours, will be different from other shows as they will feature magician Franz Harary. He will direct the concerts, showing off his famous tricks of making the singers disappear or transforming them into something unexpected during the shows.
Harary has gained his reputation with such tricks on high-profile celebrities such as Michael Jackson, N Sync, Usher, Janet Jackson and Boyz II Men during their concerts.
At the open-air plaza outside the stadium in the sports complex, a theme park type of a festival venue will be established, in which fans of the performers will have a fun time in diverse booths run between noon and 5 p.m. each day before the shows begin.
Sets for music video clips of "Rising Sun" by TVXQ and "Twins" by Super Junior will be recreated in the plaza so that the fans will be able to take souvenir photos.
On an open stage, dance lessons of K-pop stars' choreography for their hit songs will be offered. Graffiti artists will teach techniques for the street art as well.
SM Summer Town Festival
When: July 15-17
Where: Chamsil Olympic Main Stadium
How much: 40,000-50,000 won
Info: 1588-7890 or http://www.smfestival.co.kr
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