At the beginning of our long and eventful day covering the SM Town Live World Tour in NYC, I promised myself that I would be completely honest with this recap. If the concert was a letdown, I wasn’t going to sugarcoat it; I would be objective. While a bad review would certainly be compelling to read, unfortunately for the readers (and fortunately for the 15,000 attendees), the concert turned out to be absolutely incredible. So, welcome to the favorable Soompi SM Town NYC recap, or as I like to call it, the article that proves the antis wrong!
Tag: f(x)
SNSD’s Jessica Was Called a "Devil" in Japan?
SNSD’s Jessica spoke about her “devil” nickname for the final talk battle between her and Kim Ji Sook on SBS “Strong Heart.” The first part of the talk battle was broadcast on October 25. For the final round of the episode, actress Kim Ji Sook was up against SNSD’s Jessica. Lee Seung Ki mentioned that both of the guests had the “devil nickname.” Kim Ji Sook denied this saying that she is only a devil on TV, and not outside.
Hidden Details from SM Town’s Concert in New York
On Oct. 23, SM Town held a concert at the Madison Square Garden in New York for its world tour, hosting the first ever concert that centered on asian singers as the main event. Popular idol groups such as SNSD, Super Junior, SHINee, f(x), DBSK, and BoA attended to perform. During the four hour event, there were some hidden details.
The New York Times Reviews "SM Town Live in New York"
Jon Caramanica’s article discusses the evening’s events and turns the spotlight on the performances that he thought shone throughout the show. Super Junior KRY’s “Sorry Sorry Answer” is his pick for the best performance of the night. He also noted that SHINee’s vocals are among the strongest as a group and likewise praises f(x) Amber’s rapping.
SHINee Jonghyun and Super Junior Sungmin Chill with Their Guitars in Central Park
K-Pop and particularly SM Entertainment artists’ fans in New York were all up in excitement when the Big Apple played host to the "SM Town Live in New York” concert. While fans worldwide can get glimpses of behind-the-scenes photos and stay updated of the events through the SM Town official Facebook account, those in New York are able to capture their idols in rare moments of true relaxation.
SM Artists Escorted by Security at New York’s JFK Airport
On October 22, hundreds of fans were disappointed when SM Entertainment artists, SHINee, DBSK, Super Junior, and f(x) were secretly and speedily escorted out of JFK Airport, without exiting through the gates at which the fans had long and eagerly waited.
SMTOWN NYC Airport Fashion
See the artists of SMTOWN show off their airport fashion as they leave for NYC from Incheon. Pictures of members of f(x), DBSK, SNSD and Super Junior have surfaced the web and is gathering much interest…
Sulli Will Be Leaving SBS Inkigayo
Sulli will no longer be one of the MCs for SBS "Inkigayo", the popular weekly music countdown show.
2011 Seoul Fashion Week: Check Out All Your Favorite Stars
It’s fashion week in Seoul! This means a jam-packed week filled with the best designers and brands in the entire world as well as buyers, the press and of course, tons of celebrities who come to attend the shows. As it is all about fashion this week…
First Pictures from KBS "Invincible Youth" Season 2 Revealed
Following last week’s annoucement of the final cast-list for Invinicible Youth Season 2, little tidbits of information are now starting to leak out as the show readies its first airing on Nov. 12. The first set of pictures from their very first recording were revealed by Boom on a series of Twitter posts made on Oct. 20. Boom started off with a Twitter post, where he stated "The first recording of Invincible Youth!!! Where are we!!! Who are we?? What is everyone thinking? Anything is fine, since we have our youth!! Let’s get up," accompanied by a picture which shows Boom, SNSD’s Hyoyeon, Kara’s Jiyoung, f(x)’s Amber and Jewelry’s Yewon crouching by the side of a road looking slightly lost.