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K-pop theater to open in Japan

By 황장진

Published : May 12, 2011 - 10:51

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A concert hall specially designated for K-pop will open in Tokyo amid increasing popularity of Korean entertainers in the country.

The 198-seat facility, to open on May 27, will be located at Yebisu Garden Place, a popular tourist site for shopping and entertainment.

The operator expects that it will accommodate audiences of up to 120,000 a year.

According to Sankei Sports, a local newspaper, the project is focused on “quality music with overflowing dignity.”

The venue’s opening show will feature Apeace, a 21-member pop group. Seven members at a time will take turns performing for the three-part concert.

By Kang Yoon-seung (koreacolin@gmail.com)
Intern reporter



<한글 기사>

日 첫 K-POP 전용극장 27일 개관

일본에 처음으로 생기는 K-POP(한국 가요) 전용극장이 27일 문을 연다고 일본 언론이 10일 보도했다.

보도에 따르면 이 극장의 이름은 ‘케이 시어터 도쿄(K THEATER TOKYO)’로 27일 도쿄 시부야(澁谷)구 에비스(惠比壽)의 ‘에비스 가든 시네마’라는 영화관이 있던 자리에 들어선다.

케이 시어터 도쿄의 객석은 198석이다. 극장 측은 앞으로 1년간 관객이 10만∼12만명에 이를 것으로 기대하고 있다.

첫 무대는 21인조 남성 그룹 ‘에이피스(Apeace)’가 7명씩 세 그룹으로 나눠 장식할 예정이다. 

(연합뉴스)

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