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B2ST, 4Minute to hold concert in England
By Kwon Mee-yoo
With K-pop’s increasing popularity in Europe, Korean singers B2ST, 4Minute and G.NA will hold a concert in the United Kingdom in November.
Cube Entertainment, the singers’ management agency, said it plans to hold the “United Cube Concert” in London on Nov. 19.
“We were asked to hold a concert there by a local concert promoter. European concert organizers are much more interested in K-pop after the SM Town Live World Tour in Paris in June,” an official of Cube Entertainment said. “England is the home of pop music and we are glad to hold a K-pop concert there.”
This is the first time for Korean singers to host a paid concert in the U.K.
The entertainment company will hold the “United Cube” concert first in Seoul on Aug. 14 and travel to Tokyo on Aug. 25. The agency said they are also preparing for another concert in Brazil.
Meanwhile, other K-pop fans in the U.K. are scheduled to hold a flash mob gathering “Bring YG to the UK” at Trafalgar Square in London Saturday to request a concert of singers who belong to YG Entertainment, according to the group’s Facebook page.
The K-pop fans will perform with the music of YG Entertainment singers such as Big Bang and 2NE1.