“All of you are happy now, aren’t you?” said Kim, just before reaching the climax of his last song “My Love by My Side.”

During an intermission, SNSD’s Tiffany also interviewed two foreign audience members beneath the stage, asking, “How do you feel seeing your favorite K-pop star in person?”

“It’s very interesting. I’m impressed that everybody is so good at dancing and singing,” said an attendee from Poland.

The four-member group Girl’s Day began their time onstage with an impressive appearance, with silhouettes of each member’s sexy dance moves showed on a white screen. By coming out from behind the screen one by one, the quartet raised the tempo with recently released track “Ring My Bell.”

As soon as the word “EXO” appeared on the screen, fans shouted the members’ names aloud, proving their high popularity. The group started the performance with “Love Me Right,” appealing with their boyish charm under a blue and white background on the screen, then moving on to “Growl,” showing off a more masculine charisma with sparks flying during their performance.

The seasoned K-pop girl group Girls’ Generation also took to the stage in dazzling white dresses. The group performed recently dropped track “Lion Heart” along with their mega hit song “Gee,” which went viral in 2010.

Many other K-pop singers, including Ailee, B1A4, Teen Top, 2PM, Girl’s Day, CNBLUE, SG Wannabe, Beast, AOA and EXID performed at the concert.

For the rest of the scheduled events for the festival, see MBC’s official website.

By Kim Yu-jin (kimyujin@heraldcorp.com)