2PM’s “Hands Up Asia Tour” Creates 60 Billion Won Worth of Economic Value
2PM’s “Hands Up Asia Tour 2011-2012” came to an end on March 11 in Hong Kong. Since September 2011, the tour visited eight countries for 10 total concerts, and sold out all events for a record-high crowd in 2PM’s concert tour history.CJ E&M, the main organizer of this concert tour, said, “Although the base region for K-Pop is the Asian market, there are not a lot of artists who can completely sell out 10 concerts in eight different countries over a six month period.”
“The economic impact of this concert tour is estimated to be 60 billion won ($53 million USD). It’s not just the album and ticket sales, but sponsorship and corporate marketing, local promotions, and a lot of other factors. Plus, you must take into account that it helped stabilize K-Pop and Hallyu in the region,” CJ E&M added.
JYP Entertainment commented on the success of 2PM’s world tour by saying, “We are thankful to the fans for helping us achieve this success. It feels good to be able to contribute to the expansion of K-Pop artists to other Asian countries. We’d like to thank our Korean fans for waiting for us during the Asian Tour and we’ll return the love by resuming the Korean activities soon.”
Who Is 2PM Junho’s Ideal Woman?
2PM’s Junho was asked “Who is your ideal type of girl?” on the set of MBC Music’s “That Female Writer, That Male Producer” on March 16. Junho initially answered “There aren’t any South Korean actresses. My ideal type of girl is a foreigner.”
He continued, “All Korean actresses are pretty, talented, and charming so it is hard to say who would be my ideal type. My ideal type is Scarlett Johansson.”
Junho also said, “Among Korean singers however my ideal type is Lee Hyori. The ideal type of girl for me is someone who can lead me.”
The episode of “That Female Writer, That Male Producer” that features Junho and actress Kim So Eun as guests will broadcast on March 24.
2PM Finishes Successful Asian Tour Concert in Hong Kong
On March 10, 2PM had their final concert in Hong Kong. This marked the end of their successful “Asian Tour Concert Hands Up.” The concert sold nearly 160,000 tickets.In South Korea they sold 7,000 tickets and in Japan they sold 100,000 tickets. The total number of tickets sold across Indonesia, Jakarta, Singapore, Thailand, Bangkok, Nanjing, and Hong Kong were 52,000.
This was 2PM’s first Hong Kong concert on March 10. However all 9,000 seats for the concert were all sold out two months prior to the event.
2PM held a press conference the day before the concert on March 10. They also had a high-touch event with 500 fans.
2PM stated, “We were so happy, because we had such an enjoyable time spent meeting fans that love our music in person. We promise that when we come back we will be better.”
2PM will hold a fan meeting on April 1.
2PM to Teach Korean on Japanese TV
Idol group 2PM will become teachers for a Korean learning program on NHK, a very big broadcasting company in Japan.
On March 1, Sankei Sports reported, "Korea's six-member team, 2PM, will be shooting, 'Learning Korean on Television,' which will first air on April 2. The program will be airing every Monday at 10 AM. It is the first regular program that 2PM will be appearing in Japan. A press conference was held on February 29 at the Tokyo Shibuya."
"Learning Korean on Television" will teach Japanese citizens basic Korean words and phrases, especially those that can be used during travel in Korea. The 2PM members just finished recording the first episode and they commented, "We worried a lot about how we were going to teach Korean but we were able to enjoy it." They told the Japanese press, "If you love 2PM a lot, then we think your Korean will improve faster!"
On March 1, Sankei Sports reported, "Korea's six-member team, 2PM, will be shooting, 'Learning Korean on Television,' which will first air on April 2. The program will be airing every Monday at 10 AM. It is the first regular program that 2PM will be appearing in Japan. A press conference was held on February 29 at the Tokyo Shibuya."
"Learning Korean on Television" will teach Japanese citizens basic Korean words and phrases, especially those that can be used during travel in Korea. The 2PM members just finished recording the first episode and they commented, "We worried a lot about how we were going to teach Korean but we were able to enjoy it." They told the Japanese press, "If you love 2PM a lot, then we think your Korean will improve faster!"
