SMTOWN Live ’10 World Tour in Los Angeles on September 4th, and the involved SM Entertainment artists have boarded the plane in preparation for the concert extravaganza this Saturday, seeking to give fans a wonderful time!
Those not seen here will depart at a later date due to other schedules.
What I would give to be on that plane right now… SM Entertainment artists are on their way to perform at SM Town in L.A and photos from inside the flight were released. There’s also a photo of check-in at Incheon Airport and seven booths were reserved for the concert. You can see everyone mingling, Kangta getting a glass of wine, and the biggest revelation of all…Changmin had his hair permed!
Changmin and Yunho
Leeteuk and Yoona
Check-in At Incheon Airport
BoA
Kangta
Yunho and Sooyoung
Yuri, Ara And Yeonhee
Taemin
In LA, USA STAPLES Center, at the night of the 4th around 7:00 began “SM TOWN LIVE ’10 WORLD TOUR” in LA, its a grad celebration. The fans’ reactions were really enthusiastic, makingpeople wonder whether this is Korea or America.When popular groups came on stage, their reactions were more extreme than fans from Korea.
TVXQ’s Yunho and Changmin also appeared on stage. Because TVXQ is not only a popular group in Asia, but all around the world as well, so when the two appeared on stage the screams and cheers were very enthusiastic. Their appearance onto the stage is different from all the other groups. They flew on stage, and landed in the center with screaming fans.
The cheers were nonstop. About 15000 fans gathered for this 4 hour performance. Most of the fans, their eyes didn’t leave the stage once. Their excitement for the singer’s songs and dances, they made it seem like the 4 hours only lasted short 40 minutes.
The morning before the performance, about 200 fans gathered around the Hotel the SM artists were staying at in LA, making the atmosphere very heated.
For this concert, many Korean media stations and other oversea stations containing MTV also came, about 200 big media were present. This performance should sell about $1,800,000
Also, Jack Nicholson also came to this performance.
A total of 44 singers and including some of K-pop's biggest names such as Super Junior, SHINee, and Girl's Generation, performed at the famed venue on Saturday.
The concert started off with The Grace's member J-min's rendition of song "Shine", followed by other solo and group performances by Kang Ta, BoA, U-Know Yunho, Super Junior, Girls' Generation, SHINee, f(x) TRAX, Kim Jong-min and Lee Yeon-hee.
Sisters Jessica of Girls' Generation and Krystal of f(x) sang U.S. Ke$ha's hit pop song "Tik Tok" while Kangta and Ara also gave a musical duet performance.
"I am extremely grateful that so many people have come to fill this arena. Fans should be prepared to anticipate more than what they have been expecting to see", singer Kangta said.
Meanwhile, rock duo TRAX sang "Let You Go" and "Oh! My Goddess", nine-member girl group Girls' Generation took the stage for their performances of "Kissing You" and "Gee", followed by songstressBoA, who sang her hit song "My Name".
The highlight of the show was the performance by idols U-Know Yunho and Max Changmin, who arrived on stage on wires. The concert also featured dance performances by Super Junior members Eunhyuk, Donghae, Shindong, SHINee members Minho, Taemin, Girls' Generations' Hyoyeon, Yoona, Yuri (Kwon Yoo-ri), Sooyoung and f(x) members Victoria and Luna.
The four hour-long concert ended with a joint performance of all the artists singing and dancing to H.O.T's hit song "Hope".
SM's world tour will continue on into Shanghai on September 11 at the Hongkou Football Stadium and next January in Tokyo.
SM Entertainment, one of the most influential entertainment houses in the country alongside YG and JYP, was founded by former singer Lee Soo-man in 1995.
SM artists performing at the "SMTOWN LIVE '10 WORLD TOUR" held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles [SM Entertainment]
Korean songstress BoA performing at the "SMTOWN LIVE '10 WORLD TOUR" held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles [SM Entertainment]
Do you miss all the artist that was here? Well you can relive it all over again. However the only way to get the dvd is by purchasing a 3D TV from samsung. “Free SMTown Concert in 3D for Samsung Internet-connected 3D tv. Samsung is offering free 3D content to spur 3D TV sales. Look at the picture at engadget and SMTown concert is on there. Available in UK now, elsewhere soon.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/16/samsungs-free-explore-3d-vod-service-lands-for-british-smart-tv/” . Hopefully in the future instead of giving the DVD away with a purchase of a TV, they would sell the DVD and Blu-ray by it self. Below there is a snippets of the dvd. Hope you enjoy it all. We will keep you guys update so stay tune XD
Super Junior-Sorry Sorry
Super Junior- Dont Don
SNSD-OH!
SHINee-Ring Ding Dong
F(x)-La cha Ta
Lee Yeon Hee
The Press Conference
At the press conference, the president of SM Entertainment explained the choice in venue. "I really wanted to hold a concert at the Staples Center, [which] I see as an icon in the United States." The fact that the Staples Center is home of the LA Lakers (woo!) didn't go unnoticed by the artists. Leeteuk of Super Junior said, "I'm really glad to be performing in the home of the Lakers," and Tiffany of Girls' Generation admitted to being a big Lakers fan. All the artists were shocked when they were first told that they would be performing in LA, butSiwon of Super Junior explained that they would love to advance into the US if the opportunity arose. And for those of you who were there to greet Onew and the rest of the boys of SHINee at the airport, he would like you to know that he is extremely thankful for the support. "Please please continue to show that kind of concern and love for us."
The Concert
The press conference was held right before the concert, and I think I speak for everyone when I say the anticipation was like lying on a bed of needles. As anyone can imagine, when the lights went down and the first images of the artists flickered onscreen, the anticipation suddenly went from antsy, very, very anxious alert mode to O-M-G in an instant. Screams were unleashed. Parents present with their kids cowered, and SM Town was finally underway.
It was a concert that progressed from small to huge scale. The start of the concert featured the solo nightingale singers of the night, such as Zhang Li Yin, Kim Min and Lee Yeon Hee. Gradually, the other groups were stealthily shifted in. It was a guessing game figuring out who was coming out next and when. They almostalways appeared out of the blue like they had teleported onstage.
f(x) was the first group to perform that evening. With no break or introduction, the familiar intro of "LA CHA TA" bounced into the Staples Center and the silhouettes of the four girls came into view. No Amber, sadly, but surprise surprise — guess who stepped in to fill Amber's part? It was SHINee's very own Minho. I don't think I need to reiterate just how loud the Staples Center got at the moment he swaggered (yes! he swaggered!) onstage.
A lot of that was going around, surprise appearances by other artists. BoA performed "I Did It For Love" and was joined by Key who filled in for Sean Garret's role. Super Junior performed "Don't Don" and were later joined by Trax. That collaboration was a match made in heaven. Once Trax were involved, the song took on a life of its own and became a whole nother beast. It was not only hard, energetic songs, but precious duets which occupied the time as well. Jonghyun and Yesung performed "Sea of Love". Luna and Zhou Miperformed "Another Heaven" and Seohyun and Kyuhyun performed "Call My Heart Out".
I would fail as a reporter if I did not mention this. Lovable violin virtuoso and Super Junior M member Henryappeared onstage with an electric violin! He unleashed what I can only describe as an earthquake of awesome. He was soon after joined by Heechul on vocals and the Trax members, X-mas on guitar with a brief cameo byJay. The three artists launched into an epic rendition of Ivy's "Sonata of Temptation". Let me just say when Heechul goes solo, if that ever happens, it will be glorious. He stole that entire stage and moonwalked up and down it like a red carpet.
Many songs were given updated, special treatment. Super Junior's "U" received a rock makeover which was well-received. "Sorry Sorry" originally started off as a trip-hop version but eventually sped up to original format.Girls' Generation performed "Genie", but not without implementing a rock-fueled dance break to lead Tiffanyup to declare her famous "DJ, put it back on."
There were many special stages as well, moments that were clearly tailored to this specific show such as super sisters' Krystal and Jessica's duet to Ke$ha's "Tic-Toc". May I just say that I am clearly a girl, but even I thought Jessica was the hottest thing since sliced bread. Later on in the evening a very awesome dance break took place. Luna, Hyoyeon, YoonA, and Sooyoung did a routine to Pitbull's "Go Girl". Taemin, Eunhyuk,Minho, and Shindong did a routine to Michael Jackson's "Jam". Taemin, dance machine beast that he is, was so into this routine. It was a treat to see his passion, and the whole segment was a huge thrill to watch.
For those who had been following SM Town since its humble beginnings, seeing veteran singers such asKangta of the former boy band sensation H.O.T. and BoA were among the true highlights of today's show. Kangta showed us that his set of pipes has the same intensity as it did ten years ago, and he performed a cute duet of "7989" with Go Ara, taking a microphone out of his jacket and serenading the audience into a fainting spell. And BoA? BoA is the type of artist who, when she performs, the audience slows down just to watch in awe at her spectacular skills. She performed her classic hit "My Name", as well as her most recent hit, "Hurricane Venus". And... could "Dangerous" be her next big hit? We'll see! The song certainly received a lot of love from the audience!
In terms of songs, there were quite a few surprise choices. No one expected the Trax to pull out that awesome 2006 track "Paradox", although "Lucifer" was much anticipated, SHINee performed a good number of songs from of their most recent album, some which had never been performed live before. Super Junior brushed the dust off "Dancing Out", and Girls' Generation relived "Kissing You Baby".
Up to now, I've mentioned just about everyone... except DBSK. Those of us in the audience were pretty much in the same vein of thought: "Where are they? When are they coming out?" Well, I guess when it comes to the name of DBSK, everything must be extremely epic. The lights disappeared, and everyone hears just one phrase, "We are Dong Bang Shin Ki." The crowd had never erupted so loudly prior to this moment, and when the lights flashed back on again, U-Know and Changmin had ascended up to the ceiling of the Staples Center on cables, completely still and motionless with only epic orchestral music as the accompaniment. The atmosphere was exploding with thunderous screams. As a duo, they performed a medley of hits, "Rising Sun", "Purple Line", "MIROTIC", and "The Way You Are". But it appears that these two are set to go solo very soon.
Changmin performed "Big Time", which sounds like it's going to hit all the number one slots regardless of whether he is a DBSK member or not. U-Know performed "Why" and demonstrated why Korea considers him one of the leading dancers in the country.
In the end, the SM Town artists flowed out, literally filling up the stage in their signature baby pink SM Town shirts. This was the time they let their individual motives shine through, with some recording the audience and others snapping photos. And... we can't have a blowout ending without tons of confetti filling the stadium! It was a blissful sight, equally embraced and loved by all. And yes, there were tears. This was the moment when the waterworks spilled.
I can say with a lot of certainty, and despite all the technical loops, the less-than-stellar lighting, the fail audio, it was still an amazing experience, something those who survived it can feel a months-long glow about and carry on with for the rest of their lives. Personally, I've been to a lot of concerts, but I know without any doubt this one will never be replaced.
The After-Party
Many of the twenty-one-plus crowd moved onto the after-party sponsored by Kollaboration, at the Conga Room. SM Town entered the club, with hordes of girls follwing and screaming at the top of their lungs. For the most part, SM Town stayed concealed in a private room for the event, although U-Know did emerge from the room and join the DJ on stage to liven up the event. Half the club was staring at a crack through the door of the private room where the artists were at, but once U-Know emerged everyone finally filled the dance floor and began to let those anxious, wistful feelings of elation float away.
SM Entertainment’s actress, model and singer, Lee Yeonhee unveiled photos of idols including SNSD through her minihompy at the SM Party which took place in a luxurious venue in LA. She posted the photos in a section entitled “SM Party” in her minihompy on September 15th.
The photos revealed Yeonhee’s lovely pose with SNSD, BoA, Super Junior, etc and her friendship with other SM artists, which garnered much interest from fans.
Below the photos, Yeonhee mentioned about the rehearsal for the SM Town Live 10 concert and thanked the staff for their hard work. In response to the photos, netizens commented, “the artists look good in the photos. It’s a pleasure to see such friendly atmosphere. I would really love to be at the party”.
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