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No one does K-pop concerts like SM Entertainment. From the bright visual stage effects, signature K-pop dance routines, dazzling outfits to a star-studded line-up, the SMTown Live World Tour VI in Dubai was an unforgettable night for K-pop fans. Chen, Baekhyun, and Xiumi from Exo’s subunit, Exo-CBX, …
If the frenzy that followed their appearance on Thursday night in Dubai Mall was anything to go by, the K-Pop mania is well and truly here to stay. Ahead of their Friday concert at the Autism Rocks Arena on Friday, SM Town artists spoke about …
After taking off with its first tour in Asia in 2008, SMTown Live, a global performance brand managed by South Korean entertainment agency SM Entertainment, has been held in cities including Tokyo, New York, Los Angeles, Shanghai, Beijing, Singapore, Bangkok, Paris and Seoul.
This is the first time Dubai has been added to the massive K-Pop world tour series.
The SMTown Live World Tour VI in Dubai will include four hours of performances by BoA, TRAX, EXO, Red Velvet, Girls’ Generation, Kangta, Super Junior, SHINee, NCT U, NCT Dream, TVXQ!, f(x) and Henry, as well as musical collaborations and an exclusive EDM section.
Not sure what the fuss is all about? Gulf News tabloid! brings you the A to Z guide on the K-Pop stars that will take over the city.
Kangta — real name Ahn Chil-hyun — is a singer-songwriter, music producer, radio DJ and actor. He was a former member and lead singer of SM Entertainment’s first boy group H.O.T, aka High-five of Teenagers, which was one of the most popular K-pop groups during the late 1990s in South Korea and across Asia.
After the group’s disbandment in 2001, Kangta, who was only 13 years old when first discovered by his agency, pursued a solo career under SM Entertainment.
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