Dear friends,

There are several things I would like to announce today that has been an important development for us in the past two weeks.

The official broadcasting partner for this year's concert has been changed from MBC to SBS, another major network in Korea. It was a friendly move for everyone, and I strongly believe that the change will only bring us positive one.

Due to the change in broadcasting partner, however, we had to make a minor adjustment in terms of the artist lineup, and feel awfully sorry and regretful to inform you that two artists, Lee Hyo Ri and Wonder Girls, who we initially announced will not make it for the show this year.

Lee Hyo Ri was scheduled to take a MC role this year (and possibly perform). Her role is being replaced by Ock Joo Hyun, and she will be MC'ing the show along with Brian from Fly To The Sky. Wonder Girls were excited to come and perform at the Bowl, but, because of their live show schedule with MBC, they had to retreat from the inital commitment. Please accept our sincere apology for this.

Regardless of their abscence, our effort to build the best possible show will continue. We are pleased to announce that another idol star, Sohn Ho Young from the g.o.d. and So Nyo Shi Dae (SNSD) will join and perform at the Bowl. It was supposed to be the last addition, but, due to the recent change, we plan to add 1~2 more artist(s) and announce it within the next several days.

As the host of the largest Korean concert outside of Korea, we are proud to present the artist lineup for the 2008 Korean Music Festival at Hollywood Bowl.

Performing for OLD: Shin Joong Hyun, Tae Jin Ah, Yoon Hyung Joo, Kim Se Hwan, Choi Baek Ho, Jung Hoon Hee
Performing for YOUNG: Dong Bang Shin Gi(TVXQ), Super Juior-T, Sohn Ho Young, So Nyo Shi Dae(SNSD), Fly To The Sky, SG Wannabe, Ock Joo Hyun, Eru (1~2 artist TBD)
MC: Brian & Ock Joo Hyun

Finally, our LA and OC office are going to open for the public between 9:00am and noon on every Saturday until the event date. Purchasing and pickup service is available at the LA office while OC office only opens for the pickup service. Thank you for your support.

Best,
C.S. Hah
Director, Special Events
The Korea Times U.S.A.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 4/1/08

THE NEW BATCH OF ARTISTS ARE:

SOHN HO YOUNG (FROM G.O.D.)
SO NYO SHI DAE (SNSD)

MC:
BRIAN FROM FLY TO THE SKY
OCK JOO HYUN

ARTIST CHANGE:
DUE TO A CHANGE IN BROADCASTING COMPANY:
LEE HYORI & WONDER GIRLS WILL NOT BE ATTENDING THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL.

[color="darkgreen"] THERE WILL BE ANOTHER ANNOUNCEMENT WITH 1 OR 2 ADDITIONAL ARTIST. KHYPE WILL MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE NEXT ARTIST RELEASE.
MESSAGE FROM KOREA TIMES: 4/1/08



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