BAP Live On Earth Tour
Top music media outlet Billboard is showing great interest in the popularK-pop group, B.A.P (composed of Bang Young Gook, Him Chan, Dae Hyun, Young Jae,Jong Up, and Zelo). “B.A.P. has proven that K-Pop is as strong as ever,”Billboard reported this past Friday on its K-Pop column corner, K-Town. “Theycan certainly gain success even in the US.”
“B.A.P. has worked relentlessly since having debuted last year, releasing atotal of six singles. Their second mini-album, ‘One Shot,’ has achieved greatsuccess. With high record sales in the US, the album has reached number one onthe Billboard World Album Chart, and their title song has reached the K-Pop Hot100 Top 20.”
The Billboard article also made reference to B.A.P’s Live On Earth concerttour which will open in the United States on May 7th and visit four cities:”B.A.P will tour cities such as New York, LA, Washington DC, and San Francisco,following a similar path as top talents Big Bang and 2NE1.”
Big Bang’s first world tour came to a close this past January. During thistour, Big Bang visited 12 countries and 24 cities with a total attendance ofabout 800,000. In reference to this tour, top global media outlets such as theUK’s Guardian and The New York Times were unsparing in their praise, calling it,”incomparable with Justin Bieber.”
The fact that B.A.P, a rookie idol group that debuted just last year, wascompared with Big Bang, a veteran group that has already proven their globalsuccess, shows perhaps the extent to which overseas critics have appraisedB.A.P’s talent and potential. B.A.P made their entrance into the K-Pop scenejust last year in January with their first single, ‘Warrior,’ catching eyes withtheir powerful and original choreography. That year, B.A.P grabbed the attentionof fans nationwide after winning best new artist awards at variousend-of-the-year music awards ceremonies.
B.A.P has distinguished themselves internationally, sweeping the music chartsof 13 various countries: Billboard’s World Album Chart, Germany’s Asian MusicChart, Taiwan’s G-Music Chart, Malaysia’s Number 1 K-Pop Chart, iTunes Hip HopAlbum chart, etc. They have certainly proven themselves to be the nextgeneration of K-Pop artists.
Having recently released their schedules for their pacific tour, B.A.P iscurrently busy with preparations for the tour, which will include visits to fourcities in the US and four countries in Asia.
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