K-pop singers to hold joint performance in Seoul

A dozen of Korean pop singers from the same entertainment agency will hold a joint performance in Seoul next month as part of a world concert tour organized by their agency to capitalize on the rising popularity of K-pop music, the company said Thursday.

The Seoul performance of the S.M. Town Live World Tour III will be held at Jamsil Olympic Stadium in southern Seoul on Aug. 18, according to the agency.

"This time, all of our singers, includingKang Ta,BoA, TVXQ, Super Junior,Girls' Generation, SHINee, f(x) and EXO, will present a varied show", it said in a statement.

The S.M. Entertainment artists performed in the United States in May and Taiwan last month, enrapturing audiences with their powerful dancing and songs. Before the Seoul show, they are scheduled to perform in Tokyo on Aug. 4-5.

The agency said it is selling a special tour program for the artists' overseas fans coming to see the show.

The tour package consists of tickets to the show and an exhibition on the K-pop artists organized by the agency, and attendance to a fan meeting and a welcoming party. The package will be available on the Web site of S.M. C&C, a subsidiary of the entertainment agency, atwww.easternrooms.comfrom Friday. (Yonhap)