[SS501’s Concert Tour]

Just like the boys from SM Entertainment, the 5-member boy group from DSP Entertainment, SS501 will also be embarking on their 1st concert tour in Asia called Persona. After the release of their 2nd full-length album at the end of July, the boys will begin the first leg of their concert tour in Seoul on 1st August. From there, they will be flying to Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Thailand, etc for their concert tour until the end of the year.

Through their first Asia concert, the boys will shed their pretty boys image to show their dynamic and various different images. They will show themselves on the stage as real true musicians.

After releasing their official 2nd album in July, SS501 will be performing in 10 cities, starting from Seoul, they will move on to Japan, Taiwan, HongKon, Thailand, China, Malaysia and Singapore etc.

Their Japan Budokan performance will take place on 13th August.

DSPent representative said on 05-Jun “Though the members have went into activities in Japan, this would be the first time that they will perform in other Asia countries. We will increase the countries to include Shanghai China and others, and we are also considering an encore concert in January next year. Performances in Australia and Las Vegas USA are still under discussion and nothing has been confirmed yet.”

Their aim is not to neglect their activities in Korea while having activities overseas. The collection album which consists of the members’ solo songs will be released, one after another, online on 18-Jun. Starting with Heo YoungSaeng and Kim KyuJong, then Kim HyungJoon and Park JungMin, following by Kim HyunJoong’s solo will be released and they have finished filming their drama-styled music video. One member will be having activities with his solo song.

Their representative added “Currently, SS501’s recognition is rising in other Asia regions, popularity from Kim HyunJoong acting in drama ‘Boys Over Flowers’ also adds on to their recognition, we are looking forward to SS501 getting into an even higher position through their activities locally this year.”

Credits: here

The rough schedule of their concert tour:

1st, 2nd August – Seoul, S. Korea
13th August – Tokyo, Japan
October – China, Hong Kong, Taiwan
November – Thailand
December – Malaysia, Singapore

Even from this month alone, SS501 will be flying out to many of the above-mentioned countries for promotions. From 8th June onwards, SS501 are scheduled to make appearances in Thailand, Taiwan, Hong Kong, etc to promote their concert tour and give the fans a sneak peek at them in person first. Although SS501 have been pretty active in Japan all this while, this will be their first concert tour in Asia. It’s believed that discussions are underway for additional dates for their concert tour early next year. Possible destinations in 2010 include America and Australia.

From 18th June, solo songs by the SS501 members (included in their new album) will be released simultaneously to fans ahead of their 2nd album release. Heo Young Saeng and Kim Kyu Jong’s solos will be out first, followed by the other 3 members. The members have also recorded a special music video for this.

A DSP Entertainment representative expressed, “More and more people are getting to know about SS501 in Korea and Asia. Kim Hyun Joong’s popularity levels have also risen thanks to his Boys Before Flowers role. We are confident that this Asia Tour will help in increasing the popularity levels and status of SS501 even further.”