

Hyun Joong and Beast performed alongside with Pinoy pop groups, Pop Girls and XLR8 in a benefit concert for young unwed mothers billed K-Pop meets P-Pop l ast Saturday at the Araneta Coliseum. The K-Pop infatuation continued last week when Filipino fans rapturously welcomed another popular Korean boy band group Beast and heartthrob Kim Hyun Joong of the hugely popular Korean soap Boys over Flowers (BoF). Fans are primed by songs, videos, TVshows of K-Pop groups that are ever more accessible through the web. Through YouTube and other social networking sites, K-Pop has successfully seeped into the consciousness of Filipinos. Never mind that fans cannot fully comprehend the lyrics of the songs or the Korean language, when they attend the concerts, they were simply thrilled to breathe the same air as their idols and be able to listen to them sing and dance live. This was followed by a concert of another K-Pop boyband group U-Kiss also at the Araneta Coliseum.Ī girl group, 4 Minute also visited briefly but nonetheless received a warm reception from the fans. The SUJU were the first K-Pop group to hold a full-length concert in the country at the iconic Araneta Coliseum before 8,000 adulating young Filipino fans. This was evident during Super Junior’s massive concert here last April 10. If you are wondering who the teenage group, tweens and even the twenty somethings are adoring these days, chances are they’ll tell you it’s the K-Pop groups. MANILA, Philippines – Without a doubt, K-Pop has swept and captured the hearts of many Filipino fans. With Beast too ^^ Bless (the) Beast, Hyun Joong and K-Pop fansīy Patricia Esteves (The Philippine Star) Updated J12:00 AM News about leader hyun joong in Philiphine
