Korean girl groups set to perform in Japan

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- Popular South Korean girl groups are making inroads in
the Japanese pop music scene, following in the footsteps of boy bands that have
drawn a sizable fan base after their debuts there last year.

Five-member group Kara will present its first showcase in Japan on Feb. 7 in
Akasaka Blitz, a live venue in central Tokyo, her agent DSP entertainment said.
The show was initially planned as a one-off event, but fans' rush to buy tickets
prompted organizers to add one more show to the Kara First Showcase in Japan
2010.
The seven-member sensation, After School, is set to attend the Billboard Japan
Music Awards ceremony in Tokyo on Sunday, where the group will receive K-pop New
Artist of the Year 2009 award.
The new 14-member Exile and BoA, an established star already active both in South
Korea and Japan, will also attend the award ceremony set to be broadcast in
nationwide Japan.
Earlier this week, boy group Dong Bang Shin Ki, called Tohoshinki in Japan, took
the top spot in Japan's leading Oricon Charts with its newly released album,
"Break Out!." The album sold more than 169,800 copies on the first day of its
release, with Japanese band L'ArcenCiel's "Bless" a distant second on sales of
about 33,000 copies.
hkim@yna.co.kr
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