K-pop stars give charity concerts in Japan

Concerts featuring K-pop singers with a large Japanese fan base will be held one after another in the neighboring country.

Popular bands will take part in a charity event for Japan’s earthquake victims in Tokyo, Saturday.

In the first half of the show to be held in the afternoon, boy bands FT Island, 2PM and SG Wannabe as well as girl group miss A will appear.

In the evening TVXQ, 2AM, f(x) and IU will grace the second half, while SHINee, Beast and MBLAQ will take part in both parts of the showcase.

All proceeds of the event will go to children who lost family members in the recent disaster.

At Chiba on Sunday, Japan’s Asian entertainment channel DATV will host the 4th K-Pop Super Live show.

The two-part performance will feature Shin Hye-sung, a member of Shinhwa, along with Super Junior and SHINee, among others. Also, the new five-member dance group X-5 will make its Japanese debut through the occassion.

On June 7 a concert will be held in Osaka, inviting a dozen K-pop bands including TVXQ, 2PM, MBLAQ, U-Kiss, 4Minute, Beast, f(x) and T-ara.

All proceeds from the shows will be donated to the Japanese Red Cross.