Tuesday, February 12, 2008

[08.02.12][news] Shinhwa's last concert in Apr at Budokan before army enlistment


Korean pop group Shinhwa who has generated a new Hallyu wave in Japan will be holding their last concert before enlistment at Japan's Budokan, the Holy Grail of concert venues.

OpenWorld Entertainment, which manages Shinhwa's overseas concerts, said that Shinhwa will be holding a concert over 2 days on 18/19 April at Japan's Budokan. This will be part of the 10th anniversary activities, and at the same time act as the encore concert to the concert held last December. 《2007 JAPAN TOUR — SHINHWA FOREVER》 was held at Nagoya and Saitama in December 2007.

A source from OpenWorld said that "Shinhwa will be releasing their 10th anniversary commemorative album next month, and they will be having a series of activities in conjunction with the release of the album. We hope to present the theme of Shinhwa Forever during the concert in Japan."

Lee Minwoo, who just held his concert on 10/11 Feb at Tokyo International Forum, said during his concert "Though I can't say when, but Shinhwa will be back".

Shinhwa members are expected to enlist into the army after the concert, thus it is very unlikely for another concert to happen within the near future. Except for Shin Hyesung, all other members are expected to serve their military duties.

In addition, having performed to over 10,000 fans over 2 days in Japan, Lee Minwoo will be holding a concert to commemorate the release of his new mini album 《Sentimental Reason》at Seoul's Sogang University on 16/17 Feb.

FROM:STAR NEWS&OCEANS
Chi trans: 繁星满天@bestshinhwa
Eng trans: midnightgirl13@shinhwabiz

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