All right, K-pop fans... this one's for you. On behalf of my friends at Entitled Entertainment, I'm spreading the word about Korean pop group JYJ, who will be performing a handful of shows in the United States (New York, Las Vegas, Los Angeles) in anticipation of the group's first English language album. Check the details:
YJ "The Beginning" USA TourI won't lie -- I'm not much of a follower of Korean pop music. But I figure if these guys are teaming with top producers like Kanye West and Rodney Jerkins, they're fairly serious about making a dent in the U.S. music market. For more information about JYJ's "The Beginning" tour, go Entitled Entertainment's website here.
11/12/10 - Hammerstein Ballroom, New York
11/14/10 - Planet Hollywood Theater of Performing Arts, Las Vegas
11/19/10 - Galen Center - University of Southern California, Los Angeles
JYJ, which includes 3 main members from arguably the biggest selling male vocal group in Asia "DBSK" has teamed up with A-list US producers Kanye West and Rodney Jerkins for their global album debut "The Beginning". The title of the album is synonymous with their journey to date and marks a first for the group to release an English language album. JYJ will be performing a showcase tour in the US with stops in New York, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles starting November 12th, 2010.
JYJ has an enormous fan base worldwide and the trio made it to the Guinness Book Records in 2008 and 2009 for having the World's Largest Official Fan Club at over 800,000 members in Seoul alone and being The Most Photographed Celebrities in the World shot an estimated 500 million times in magazines, albums jackets, and commercials from the time of their debut in 2003 to May 19 2009 with their former group. Also, JYJ has been recently featured on Billboard Magazine's Release of the Week.