[NEWS] Tickets for TEENTOP's fan meeting sell out prior to japanese debut

Tickets for Teen Top’s fan meeting sold out in Japan prior to their Japanese debut.

On December 19 and 20, Teen Top will hold their exclusive fan meeting, Talk & Live at the Shibuya-ax. Tickets for the fan meeting sold out in one minute and fans who couldn’t buy tickets requested an additional fan meeting.

Teen Top hasn’t debuted in Japan yet but they showed off their power in ticket sales by selling 5,000 tickets all at once.

CJ Media Japan, the company in charge of Teen Top’s Japanese fan meeting, says, “Japanese media outlets are pointing to Teen Top as a remarkable K-pop artist.”

Japanese ladies’ magazines, Anan and Seventeen, which have over 300 thousand subscriptions, also expressed their expectation for Teen Top, saying, “Even though they haven’t debuted in Japan, many readers are showing an explosive response.”

Teen Top received the Rookie of the Year award on November 19 at ‘the 18th Korea Entertainment Art Awards’ ceremony.

Source: Xportsnews + http://en.korea.com

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[NEWS] INFINITE's Album sold out prior to their japanese debut

Boy group Infinite is already creating a frenzy in Japan prior to their debut.

Infinite will debut in Japan on November 19. They pre-released the Japanese version of their song “BTD (Before the Dawn)” on Japanese music site Music.jp and the song ranked first on the Hallyu Full Version Daily chart.

Infinite signed a contract with a big Japanese record shop’s parent company, CCC, in April and held a big and unique promotions in Japan. Their singles, including “She’s Back”, “BTD”, “Nothing’s Over”, and the Japanese version of “BTD” ranked first on the day of their release.

The billboards featuring Infinite have been erected on 30 avenues in Tokyo. Infinite’s music video and other videos of Infinite aired through the electronic displays and 70,000 of their debut album were sold out during the pre-sale.

Infinite have become popular in Asia less than a year after their debut, and they are currently making an extraordinary record prior to their official Japanese debut.

People responded: “I’m proud of them.” “They are trendsetters in Asia.” “Infinite is taking the world by storm.” “Infinite is the best.”

Infinite will release their first Japanese single “Before the Dawn (BTD)” on November 19.

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[NEWS] INFINITE Gathers 10,000 Japanese Fans

Infinite released its Japanese debut single BTD (Before The Dawn) on November 19. Its title track BTD is written by Sweet Tune, who rose to fame by producing Kara’s album. Infinite’s new album contains the Japanese version of BTD and the acoustic Korean version of Can You Smile.

Infinite held a press conference on November 18, and a swarm of reporters from Japanese major news outlets, including Sankei, Nican, and Daily Sports, competed to get a good view of the group. The group also held an event to mark the release of the album in Kanagawa Prefecture, amid more than 10,000 Japanese fans who packed the venue.

BTD claimed the top spot of music.jp’s K-pop chart, one of the largest Japanese music websites, on the very day of its release. 70,000 pre-ordered copies were sold out, proving that Infinite fan base continues to grow.

A representative of the group’s agency said, “I think Infinite’s heartfelt efforts to share feelings with Japanese fans through continuing promotional activities prior to its official debut helped to secure its solid Japanese fan base. We thank fans for their support and affection and we’ll do our best to promote future activities.”

Infinite is planning to focus on various promotional events to meet Japanese fans until November 26.

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