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30 June 2013



AIA Bhd. proudly celebrated their 65th anniversary in Malaysia with an extraordinary Kpop concert at Stadium Putra Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur. BEAST, 4Minute and G.Na made their way to Malaysia to meet their passionate fans despite haze. This was the 2nd time for BEAST, 4Minute and G.Na to perform together in Malaysia after DiGi Kpop Live concert few years back. The last time BEAST set their foot in Malaysia was for The 27th Golden Disk Award happening at Sepang circuit. They were thrilled and excited to be back again with their new comeback songs.




G.Na was the first performer that night. She hyped fans up with her powerful vocal, singing "Supa Solo", a powerful and strong song from her hot debut album. G.Na greeted fans with a happy smile on her face, wearing a sexy black outfit and high heels. G.Na is a Canadian born Korean therefore communication wasn't a problem for her in Malaysia.




G.Na kept the hotness going on by singing "2HOT". G.Na gave fans a surprise when she sang her famous debut song "I'll back off so you can live better" English version and she sounded amazing! "Banana" was a song she co-composed can she delivered it perfectly. The roars from the crowd proved how groovy the song was. Other than singing her own songs, G.Na treated her fans with Rihanna's songs "Take A Bow + Rude Boy". It sounded totally different with G.Na's sweet vocal and fans liked it a lot. G.Na was really happy to see such a big crowd in Malaysia, gathering up to watch her perform. She took a walk down to the sub stage to take a closer look of her fans.




Before leaving the stage, G.Na sang 3 more songs "First Kiss", "Top Girl" and "Black & White". She then kissed her fans goodbye. A total of 8 songs definitely proved how great a singer G.Na is.







Who's next? It is definitely 4Minute! 5 charming girls entered the stage with a loud cheer from the floor members. 4Minute made their entrance with their recent comeback hit song "What's Your Name?". Fans were singing along to their catchy song.





4Minute were seen wearing funky and colourful stage outfits, bringing fresh and young vibe to the scene. 4Minute continued on with a sexy title song, "Mirror Mirror". Jiyoon showed off her vocal skills by hitting the jaw dropping high notes.


Jiyoon

Gayoon

Jihyun

HyunA

Sohyun


4Minute get closer to fans with "I'm OK", a slow song asking "Baby, are you okay?". 4Nias were once again on their feet jumping when 4Minute performed "HUH" and "Muzik".




The 5 young pretty girls charmed fans with one of their popular sentimental song which they have performed at The 27th Golden Disk Awards few months back in Malaysia, "모르는 척 (Pretend)". 4Minute says their goodbye by performing their last 3 songs, "Ment", "Heart to Heart" and "Hot Issue". With a total of 9 songs, 4Minute took a walk down the memory lane with 4Nias in Malaysia.






As the last performer, BEAST made fans weak in their knees by singing "Beautiful Night" on a beautiful night. The boys stood on stage with their handsome comfortable stage outfit. HyunSeung caught fans off guard by presenting himself with blond hair.



Dongwoon

Gikwang

Dujun


BEAST swept fans off their feet by dancing to "Bad Girl", their well-known debut song. Catchy songs like "Shock" and "Special" made the crowd gone wild. Fans were amazingly doing fan chant to the song "Shock" and it was magnificent. "Fiction" was one of BEAST's hit songs and have received numerous NO. 1 spot on music charts when it was released, they nailed it perfectly!   To cool down the heat in the stadium, BEAST presented fans a slow song, "I Knew It". BEAST proved their vocal skills by singing live. BEAST waved goodbye after delivering "Freeze" and "Beautiful".



Junhyung

Passionate fans demanded for encore and refuses to leave. As charming as they are, BEAST took the stage once again with one last encore song "V.I.U". Yoseob was worried about the haze and he asked fans to take good care of their health, twice. BEAST hoped they can be back soon for a concert, fans are definitely waiting.



Kpop fans gathered at the Cube corner with Beast, 4Minute and G.Na at AIA K-POP Concert 2013 in Malaysia



AIA Bhd. proudly celebrated their 65th anniversary in Malaysia with an extraordinary Kpop concert at Stadium Putra Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur. BEAST, 4Minute and G.Na made their way to Malaysia to meet their passionate fans despite haze. This was the 2nd time for BEAST, 4Minute and G.Na to perform together in Malaysia after DiGi Kpop Live concert few years back. The last time BEAST set their foot in Malaysia was for The 27th Golden Disk Award happening at Sepang circuit. They were thrilled and excited to be back again with their new comeback songs.




G.Na was the first performer that night. She hyped fans up with her powerful vocal, singing "Supa Solo", a powerful and strong song from her hot debut album. G.Na greeted fans with a happy smile on her face, wearing a sexy black outfit and high heels. G.Na is a Canadian born Korean therefore communication wasn't a problem for her in Malaysia.




G.Na kept the hotness going on by singing "2HOT". G.Na gave fans a surprise when she sang her famous debut song "I'll back off so you can live better" English version and she sounded amazing! "Banana" was a song she co-composed can she delivered it perfectly. The roars from the crowd proved how groovy the song was. Other than singing her own songs, G.Na treated her fans with Rihanna's songs "Take A Bow + Rude Boy". It sounded totally different with G.Na's sweet vocal and fans liked it a lot. G.Na was really happy to see such a big crowd in Malaysia, gathering up to watch her perform. She took a walk down to the sub stage to take a closer look of her fans.




Before leaving the stage, G.Na sang 3 more songs "First Kiss", "Top Girl" and "Black & White". She then kissed her fans goodbye. A total of 8 songs definitely proved how great a singer G.Na is.







Who's next? It is definitely 4Minute! 5 charming girls entered the stage with a loud cheer from the floor members. 4Minute made their entrance with their recent comeback hit song "What's Your Name?". Fans were singing along to their catchy song.





4Minute were seen wearing funky and colourful stage outfits, bringing fresh and young vibe to the scene. 4Minute continued on with a sexy title song, "Mirror Mirror". Jiyoon showed off her vocal skills by hitting the jaw dropping high notes.


Jiyoon

Gayoon

Jihyun

HyunA

Sohyun


4Minute get closer to fans with "I'm OK", a slow song asking "Baby, are you okay?". 4Nias were once again on their feet jumping when 4Minute performed "HUH" and "Muzik".




The 5 young pretty girls charmed fans with one of their popular sentimental song which they have performed at The 27th Golden Disk Awards few months back in Malaysia, "모르는 척 (Pretend)". 4Minute says their goodbye by performing their last 3 songs, "Ment", "Heart to Heart" and "Hot Issue". With a total of 9 songs, 4Minute took a walk down the memory lane with 4Nias in Malaysia.






As the last performer, BEAST made fans weak in their knees by singing "Beautiful Night" on a beautiful night. The boys stood on stage with their handsome comfortable stage outfit. HyunSeung caught fans off guard by presenting himself with blond hair.



Dongwoon

Gikwang

Dujun


BEAST swept fans off their feet by dancing to "Bad Girl", their well-known debut song. Catchy songs like "Shock" and "Special" made the crowd gone wild. Fans were amazingly doing fan chant to the song "Shock" and it was magnificent. "Fiction" was one of BEAST's hit songs and have received numerous NO. 1 spot on music charts when it was released, they nailed it perfectly!   To cool down the heat in the stadium, BEAST presented fans a slow song, "I Knew It". BEAST proved their vocal skills by singing live. BEAST waved goodbye after delivering "Freeze" and "Beautiful".



Junhyung

Passionate fans demanded for encore and refuses to leave. As charming as they are, BEAST took the stage once again with one last encore song "V.I.U". Yoseob was worried about the haze and he asked fans to take good care of their health, twice. BEAST hoped they can be back soon for a concert, fans are definitely waiting.



Posted at 9:28 PM |  by Colene Hyori


Question 1 (G.NA):
What have you been up to following the promotion of the single ‘Oops,’ from your latest mini album?

G.NA:
At the moment I am getting my next album ready. I’ll be practising, and I’ll be going overseas to visit places like Malaysia, and hopefully I’ll be able to visit other places as well to promote myself. My album will be in the making, and hopefully that will be out soon.




Question 2 (BEAST):
Do you plan to visit Malaysia as part of your 2013 ‘Beautiful’ show tour, which begins in Seoul this July?

BEAST:
On July 20th and 21st, we will be performing in Seoul for the ‘Beautiful’ tour, and we hope that we will have an opportunity to visit Malaysia in the future.




Question 3 (4Minute):
How do you feel about your success on the Gaon chart in May?

4Minute:
The new song ‘What’s Your Name?’ was our comeback after a year. We were very nervous, but we’re happy that it has reached No. 1. We have a new release next week, which we hope everyone will love too.



Question 4 (4Minute):
Tell us about the dance theme of your new single ‘It’s Popping’ which will be released on the 28th of June.

4Minute:
The song will debut on June 28th, and we request that our fans see for themselves when the song is released.  




Question 5 (4Minute & BEAST):
Are there any places in Malaysia that you wish to visit?

4Minute:
I heard that the beaches in Malaysia are very beautiful, so we hope we have enough time to visit one.

BEAST:
Malaysia is very stylish and fashionable, so hopefully we’ll find a chance to explore the city and do some shopping.



Question 6 (BEAST)
Doo-joon, Gikwang and Junhyung have tried their hand at acting for dramas. Hyunseung, Yoseob and Dongwoon, are you all also interested in acting?

BEAST:
If the opportunity arises, we would definitely be interested in acting. Having seen the other members do so well, the rest of us hope we may also achieve such success in acting.



Question 7 (G.NA):
Have you ever considered becoming more active in the acting scene?

G.NA:
Unfortunately my Korean language is not as good as I would like at the moment. So when my Korean language improves, I would love to get the chance to try acting. Trying is always good, and so I would like to try acting one day when my language has improved.



Question 8 (4Minute):
How do you think 4Minute differs from the other girl groups out there?

4 Minute:
Unlike other groups, all 5 of us have different personalities and characteristics, so we believe that this is our group’s unique factor.



AIA K-POP 2013 Media Conference Q&A with Beast, 4Minute and G.Na!



Question 1 (G.NA):
What have you been up to following the promotion of the single ‘Oops,’ from your latest mini album?

G.NA:
At the moment I am getting my next album ready. I’ll be practising, and I’ll be going overseas to visit places like Malaysia, and hopefully I’ll be able to visit other places as well to promote myself. My album will be in the making, and hopefully that will be out soon.




Question 2 (BEAST):
Do you plan to visit Malaysia as part of your 2013 ‘Beautiful’ show tour, which begins in Seoul this July?

BEAST:
On July 20th and 21st, we will be performing in Seoul for the ‘Beautiful’ tour, and we hope that we will have an opportunity to visit Malaysia in the future.




Question 3 (4Minute):
How do you feel about your success on the Gaon chart in May?

4Minute:
The new song ‘What’s Your Name?’ was our comeback after a year. We were very nervous, but we’re happy that it has reached No. 1. We have a new release next week, which we hope everyone will love too.



Question 4 (4Minute):
Tell us about the dance theme of your new single ‘It’s Popping’ which will be released on the 28th of June.

4Minute:
The song will debut on June 28th, and we request that our fans see for themselves when the song is released.  




Question 5 (4Minute & BEAST):
Are there any places in Malaysia that you wish to visit?

4Minute:
I heard that the beaches in Malaysia are very beautiful, so we hope we have enough time to visit one.

BEAST:
Malaysia is very stylish and fashionable, so hopefully we’ll find a chance to explore the city and do some shopping.



Question 6 (BEAST)
Doo-joon, Gikwang and Junhyung have tried their hand at acting for dramas. Hyunseung, Yoseob and Dongwoon, are you all also interested in acting?

BEAST:
If the opportunity arises, we would definitely be interested in acting. Having seen the other members do so well, the rest of us hope we may also achieve such success in acting.



Question 7 (G.NA):
Have you ever considered becoming more active in the acting scene?

G.NA:
Unfortunately my Korean language is not as good as I would like at the moment. So when my Korean language improves, I would love to get the chance to try acting. Trying is always good, and so I would like to try acting one day when my language has improved.



Question 8 (4Minute):
How do you think 4Minute differs from the other girl groups out there?

4 Minute:
Unlike other groups, all 5 of us have different personalities and characteristics, so we believe that this is our group’s unique factor.



Posted at 7:16 PM |  by Colene Hyori

28 June 2013



Kuala Lumpur, 28 June 2013 - K-POP enthusiasts was dazzled by three of the biggest Korean acts - BEAST, 4Minute and G.NA at the AIA K-POP 2013 concert held last night at Stadium Putra Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur. Themed “Be real. Love it. Live it.”, the event was the first ever concert sponsored by a life insurer in the country. The concert was attended by over 12,000 AIA Malaysia employees, agency members, customers, business partners, media as well as K-POP fans.




At a press conference held before the concert to introduce the star-studded line-up, Bill Lisle, CEO of AIA Bhd said, “AIA has been privileged to do business in Malaysia for 65 years and this is something we do not take for granted. To celebrate this important milestone with the people who help us make a difference – our customers, employees, agency members and partners – we’ve brought a taste of Korea’s famous pop acts to Malaysia. The concert also provides the perfect opportunity for AIA Bhd. to connect with the younger generation.”


Present at the press conference was BEAST, a six-member boy group which achieved commercial success when they debuted in 2009 with hit songs like “Bad Girl”, “Shock”, “Fiction” and “Soom”. After their successful “Beautiful Show” international tour last year, BEAST is planning a comeback this July with a new album. Prior to the launch, the band had released their digital single called “Will you be okay?” on May 29 which topped all major music charts in Korea.






The AIA K-POP concert also featured 4Minute, which derived their name from the belief that they could charm the audience with a four-minute-long performance. Comprising five-members, 4Minute made their debut with “Hot Issue” in June 2009. The group has two studio albums and five mini-albums to date. Their latest title track “What’s your Name?” from the mini-album “Name is 4Minute” reached the No. 1 spot on various charts, including Billboard K-POP Hot 100.




A solo act in Korea’s pop scene, G.NA has released two studio albums and four mini albums. The K-POP sensation has also acted in several Korean dramas as well as hosted and starred in various television programmes. Her latest single “Oops” from her “Beautiful Kisses” mini-album has clinched the top spot in one of the most popular Korean music shows called “K-Chart”.




“With Korean pop music now a phenomenon which is taking the world by storm, this concert will give us the opportunity to support some of the amazing talents Asia has to offer while capturing the interest, energy and real passion of today’s younger generation,” Lisle concluded.


The official AIA K-POP site www.aiakpop.com.my was launched in May to update K-POP fans on the latest concert news, photos and videos of their favorite K-POP artistes.

Hallyu Fever at AIA K-POP Concert 2013 with Beast, 4Minute and G.Na!



Kuala Lumpur, 28 June 2013 - K-POP enthusiasts was dazzled by three of the biggest Korean acts - BEAST, 4Minute and G.NA at the AIA K-POP 2013 concert held last night at Stadium Putra Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur. Themed “Be real. Love it. Live it.”, the event was the first ever concert sponsored by a life insurer in the country. The concert was attended by over 12,000 AIA Malaysia employees, agency members, customers, business partners, media as well as K-POP fans.




At a press conference held before the concert to introduce the star-studded line-up, Bill Lisle, CEO of AIA Bhd said, “AIA has been privileged to do business in Malaysia for 65 years and this is something we do not take for granted. To celebrate this important milestone with the people who help us make a difference – our customers, employees, agency members and partners – we’ve brought a taste of Korea’s famous pop acts to Malaysia. The concert also provides the perfect opportunity for AIA Bhd. to connect with the younger generation.”


Present at the press conference was BEAST, a six-member boy group which achieved commercial success when they debuted in 2009 with hit songs like “Bad Girl”, “Shock”, “Fiction” and “Soom”. After their successful “Beautiful Show” international tour last year, BEAST is planning a comeback this July with a new album. Prior to the launch, the band had released their digital single called “Will you be okay?” on May 29 which topped all major music charts in Korea.






The AIA K-POP concert also featured 4Minute, which derived their name from the belief that they could charm the audience with a four-minute-long performance. Comprising five-members, 4Minute made their debut with “Hot Issue” in June 2009. The group has two studio albums and five mini-albums to date. Their latest title track “What’s your Name?” from the mini-album “Name is 4Minute” reached the No. 1 spot on various charts, including Billboard K-POP Hot 100.




A solo act in Korea’s pop scene, G.NA has released two studio albums and four mini albums. The K-POP sensation has also acted in several Korean dramas as well as hosted and starred in various television programmes. Her latest single “Oops” from her “Beautiful Kisses” mini-album has clinched the top spot in one of the most popular Korean music shows called “K-Chart”.




“With Korean pop music now a phenomenon which is taking the world by storm, this concert will give us the opportunity to support some of the amazing talents Asia has to offer while capturing the interest, energy and real passion of today’s younger generation,” Lisle concluded.


The official AIA K-POP site www.aiakpop.com.my was launched in May to update K-POP fans on the latest concert news, photos and videos of their favorite K-POP artistes.

Posted at 7:19 PM |  by Colene Hyori

16 May 2013




Kuala Lumpur, 16 May 2013 - A shout-out to all K-POP fans in Malaysia: AIA Bhd. is bringing  a star-studded line up of Korea’s hottest pop acts - Beast, 4Minute and G.NA - to perform live in Stadium Putra Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur this 27th June.


The first ever life insurer to sponsor a K-POP concert in the country, AIA Bhd. feels this is the perfect way to connect with young people from all walks of life and bring them together to share in this exciting and memorable experience with Asia’s favourite modern pop stars.


Bill Lisle, CEO of AIA Bhd., said, “With Korean pop music now a phenomenon which is taking the world by storm, this concert will give us the opportunity to support some of the amazing talents Asia has to offer while capturing the interest, energy and real passion of today’s younger generation.”


He added, “This year is also a special one as it marks AIA’s 65th anniversary in Malaysia, where we’ve built our business serving the ever-changing needs of people and companies here. The concert provides the ideal platform for AIA Malaysia employees, agency members, customers and business partners to come together as one big family to celebrate our 65 years in this country even as we embark upon a dynamic new chapter as a much bigger and stronger company.”



The concert, themed “Be real. Love it. Live it,” is a private event sponsored by AIA. However, up to 2,000 premium tickets will be made available to the public via the concert’s promoter – Parallel Media Group. The tickets will be priced between RM250-RM450 and they will be sold at all Ticket Charge outlets starting 20 May 2013. Furthermore, fans are eligible for specially-priced tickets between RM200 to RM400 each when they register at www.aiakpop.com.my/gettoknowyou.  Fans will need to print out the confirmation of registration and head on down to any Ticket Charge outlets from 20 May-25 May 2013 to purchase these specially-priced tickets based on a first-come, first-served basis. All ticket prices exclude handling fees.


In addition, a host of activities has been planned for the next few weeks to generate excitement ahead of the concert and give AIA customers and K-POP fans a taste of the real K-POP experience. For starters, the official K-POP site www.aiakpop.com.my was launched on May 2 2013 to update K-POP fans on the latest concert news, photos and videos of their favourite K-POP artistes. AIA will also be organizing many fun contests and events to enable K-POP fans to win concert tickets and exclusive AIA-K-POP merchandize.


AIA K-POP KL 2013 CONCERT
Date: 27th June 2013
Time: TBA
Venue: Stadium Bukit Jalil, KL


Stage plan


For further information on AIA-KPOP please contact:
Karen Yoong                                                              Darshini M. Nathan
Manager, Corporate Communications                       Head, Corporate Communications
Tel: 03-2058 4838 (ext 1191)                                     Tel: 03-2058 4838 (ext 2689)
Email: Karen.Yoong@aia.com                                   Email: Darshini.Mahendranathan@aia.com


For Promoter enquiries as well as information on ticket sale please contact:
Jolene Tan
Director, Parallel Media Group
Tel: +65 6222 1578 | +65 8388 3093
Email: j.tan@parallelmediagroup.com 



Let's get a little more familiar with the artiste list! Here are some basic biography of the K-POP artsite.


BEAST




BEAST is a six member South Korean boy group consisting of Doo-joon, Hyunseung, Junhyung, Yoseob, Gikwang, and Dongwoon. Since the group’s debut in 2009 by CUBE ENTERTAINMENT. BEAST has released one Korean full-length album, six Korean mini-albums, one Japanese full-length album and various singles. They have achieved significant commercial and critical accolades, winning the Bonsang award at the Seoul Music Awards in both 2011 and 2012. BEAST also won the Artist of the Year (Daesang) award at the Melon Music Awards and Gaon Chart Awards for the second quarter of the year in 2011. "Fiction" also won a Daesang for "Song of the Year" at the 2011 KBS Music Festival. They are the top act from Cube Entertainment and have just released a new album early this year (2012) named Midnight Sun. Their new song Beautiful Night won Triple Crown on one of the most popular music shows in Korea, further proving their popularity in the region. The song also gained the #1 spot on many music charts. 



4MINUTE




4Minute is a five-member South Korean girl group formed by CUBE ENTERTAINMENT and the girl group consists of Ji-hyun, Ga-yoon, Ji-yoon, Hyun-a and So-hyun. 4Minute debuted in 2009 with the single Hot Issue. They have since released one Korean full-length album, three Korean mini-albums, one Japanese full album, six Japanese singles and various Korean singles. The group received the Bonsang Award at the 20th Seoul Music Awards on January 20, 2011. On February 6, 2011, the group attended the 2010 Billboard Japan Music Awards wherein they received the "Kpop New Artist Award". The girl group has held successful concerts across the world, including Japan, Australia, France and the United States. They also performed in South America this year as part of the Cube Family concert. 
Since their first single Hot Issue, 4Minute has been capturing fans’ hearts with their sleek dance moves, sexy and funky dress styles and their soaring vocals. Their latest song Volume Up, released in April 2012, has garnered praises for standing out amidst the countless Korean pop songs, with critics saying that it is catchy yet unique.



G.NA




G.NA is a Korean-Canadian singer under CUBE ENTERTAINMENT. Since her debut in 2010, G.NA has released one Korean full-length studio album, one international digital album, four Korean mini-albums, and various singles. A woman of many talents, G.NA has also acted in several Korean dramas, including Salamander Guru and The Shadows, Reply 1997 and Welcome to the Show. In addition, she has hosted and starred in TV programmes including The M Wave, Doctor’s Penalty, Music on Top and Romantic & Idol: Season 2.


After her debut mini-album, Draw G's First Breath, in 2010, G.NA was nominated for several music awards. The talented songstress and dancer has gained the hearts of many with several popular hits such as “I’ll Get Lost, You Go Your Way (feat. Jun Hyung from BEAST)”, “Black & White”, “Kiss Me (Playful Kiss OST)”, “2Hot” and “Oops”. G.NA has achieved recognition for her talents, winning the “Best Rookie Award” at the Gaon Chart Awards, “New Generation Popular Music Teen Singer Award” at the 18th Korean Culture Entertainment Awards, and a Digital Bonsang at the 26th Golden Disk Awards for her song “Black & White”. G.NA just released her fourth mini-album “Beautiful Kisses” early this year (2013). With her new song “Oops”, G.NA has clinched the ‘K-Chart’ #1 spot on one of the most popular music shows in Korea.

AIA K-POP 2013 hits Malaysia in June with Beast, 4Minute and G.NA!




Kuala Lumpur, 16 May 2013 - A shout-out to all K-POP fans in Malaysia: AIA Bhd. is bringing  a star-studded line up of Korea’s hottest pop acts - Beast, 4Minute and G.NA - to perform live in Stadium Putra Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur this 27th June.


The first ever life insurer to sponsor a K-POP concert in the country, AIA Bhd. feels this is the perfect way to connect with young people from all walks of life and bring them together to share in this exciting and memorable experience with Asia’s favourite modern pop stars.


Bill Lisle, CEO of AIA Bhd., said, “With Korean pop music now a phenomenon which is taking the world by storm, this concert will give us the opportunity to support some of the amazing talents Asia has to offer while capturing the interest, energy and real passion of today’s younger generation.”


He added, “This year is also a special one as it marks AIA’s 65th anniversary in Malaysia, where we’ve built our business serving the ever-changing needs of people and companies here. The concert provides the ideal platform for AIA Malaysia employees, agency members, customers and business partners to come together as one big family to celebrate our 65 years in this country even as we embark upon a dynamic new chapter as a much bigger and stronger company.”



The concert, themed “Be real. Love it. Live it,” is a private event sponsored by AIA. However, up to 2,000 premium tickets will be made available to the public via the concert’s promoter – Parallel Media Group. The tickets will be priced between RM250-RM450 and they will be sold at all Ticket Charge outlets starting 20 May 2013. Furthermore, fans are eligible for specially-priced tickets between RM200 to RM400 each when they register at www.aiakpop.com.my/gettoknowyou.  Fans will need to print out the confirmation of registration and head on down to any Ticket Charge outlets from 20 May-25 May 2013 to purchase these specially-priced tickets based on a first-come, first-served basis. All ticket prices exclude handling fees.


In addition, a host of activities has been planned for the next few weeks to generate excitement ahead of the concert and give AIA customers and K-POP fans a taste of the real K-POP experience. For starters, the official K-POP site www.aiakpop.com.my was launched on May 2 2013 to update K-POP fans on the latest concert news, photos and videos of their favourite K-POP artistes. AIA will also be organizing many fun contests and events to enable K-POP fans to win concert tickets and exclusive AIA-K-POP merchandize.


AIA K-POP KL 2013 CONCERT
Date: 27th June 2013
Time: TBA
Venue: Stadium Bukit Jalil, KL


Stage plan


For further information on AIA-KPOP please contact:
Karen Yoong                                                              Darshini M. Nathan
Manager, Corporate Communications                       Head, Corporate Communications
Tel: 03-2058 4838 (ext 1191)                                     Tel: 03-2058 4838 (ext 2689)
Email: Karen.Yoong@aia.com                                   Email: Darshini.Mahendranathan@aia.com


For Promoter enquiries as well as information on ticket sale please contact:
Jolene Tan
Director, Parallel Media Group
Tel: +65 6222 1578 | +65 8388 3093
Email: j.tan@parallelmediagroup.com 



Let's get a little more familiar with the artiste list! Here are some basic biography of the K-POP artsite.


BEAST




BEAST is a six member South Korean boy group consisting of Doo-joon, Hyunseung, Junhyung, Yoseob, Gikwang, and Dongwoon. Since the group’s debut in 2009 by CUBE ENTERTAINMENT. BEAST has released one Korean full-length album, six Korean mini-albums, one Japanese full-length album and various singles. They have achieved significant commercial and critical accolades, winning the Bonsang award at the Seoul Music Awards in both 2011 and 2012. BEAST also won the Artist of the Year (Daesang) award at the Melon Music Awards and Gaon Chart Awards for the second quarter of the year in 2011. "Fiction" also won a Daesang for "Song of the Year" at the 2011 KBS Music Festival. They are the top act from Cube Entertainment and have just released a new album early this year (2012) named Midnight Sun. Their new song Beautiful Night won Triple Crown on one of the most popular music shows in Korea, further proving their popularity in the region. The song also gained the #1 spot on many music charts. 



4MINUTE




4Minute is a five-member South Korean girl group formed by CUBE ENTERTAINMENT and the girl group consists of Ji-hyun, Ga-yoon, Ji-yoon, Hyun-a and So-hyun. 4Minute debuted in 2009 with the single Hot Issue. They have since released one Korean full-length album, three Korean mini-albums, one Japanese full album, six Japanese singles and various Korean singles. The group received the Bonsang Award at the 20th Seoul Music Awards on January 20, 2011. On February 6, 2011, the group attended the 2010 Billboard Japan Music Awards wherein they received the "Kpop New Artist Award". The girl group has held successful concerts across the world, including Japan, Australia, France and the United States. They also performed in South America this year as part of the Cube Family concert. 
Since their first single Hot Issue, 4Minute has been capturing fans’ hearts with their sleek dance moves, sexy and funky dress styles and their soaring vocals. Their latest song Volume Up, released in April 2012, has garnered praises for standing out amidst the countless Korean pop songs, with critics saying that it is catchy yet unique.



G.NA




G.NA is a Korean-Canadian singer under CUBE ENTERTAINMENT. Since her debut in 2010, G.NA has released one Korean full-length studio album, one international digital album, four Korean mini-albums, and various singles. A woman of many talents, G.NA has also acted in several Korean dramas, including Salamander Guru and The Shadows, Reply 1997 and Welcome to the Show. In addition, she has hosted and starred in TV programmes including The M Wave, Doctor’s Penalty, Music on Top and Romantic & Idol: Season 2.


After her debut mini-album, Draw G's First Breath, in 2010, G.NA was nominated for several music awards. The talented songstress and dancer has gained the hearts of many with several popular hits such as “I’ll Get Lost, You Go Your Way (feat. Jun Hyung from BEAST)”, “Black & White”, “Kiss Me (Playful Kiss OST)”, “2Hot” and “Oops”. G.NA has achieved recognition for her talents, winning the “Best Rookie Award” at the Gaon Chart Awards, “New Generation Popular Music Teen Singer Award” at the 18th Korean Culture Entertainment Awards, and a Digital Bonsang at the 26th Golden Disk Awards for her song “Black & White”. G.NA just released her fourth mini-album “Beautiful Kisses” early this year (2013). With her new song “Oops”, G.NA has clinched the ‘K-Chart’ #1 spot on one of the most popular music shows in Korea.

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20 January 2013






Fans started to queue at the Sepang International Circuit entrance as early as 8am to secure a front row view. The entrance was opened at 2.30pm. By the time, fans were geared up to enter the venue. Fans had to walk a long stretch of road before they could reach the ticket entrance. Fans have to line up according to their ticket category. The exclusive red carpet event was scheduled to start around 5.00pm so the Samsung Galaxy ticket holders were allowed to enter the venue at 4.30pm.

Gates were opened on time and fans were pleased as it was tiring queuing up as early as 8am and waited under burning hot sun for 8 hours straight. The red carpet event was simple and short as nominated artistes arrived at the red carpet area with their SUVs. It was more of a short photo taking session by the medias and the artistes did a short briefing on themselves before heading backstage to do interviews with medias. Fans were all hyped out when screams could be heard along the way.

When the stage entrance was opened, fans became a little too chaotic as they could not wait to enter. The gate were pushed open, leaving securities worrying about their safety. The award show was predicted to kick off at 7.30pm and it did. The emcee for Day 1 was CN Blue’s Jung Yong-hwa and KARA’s Nicole Jung. Yong-hwa spoke in Korean as it is a Korean award event while Nicole spoke English, impressing the crowd with her fluent English. Before they take their role as the emcee of the day, the 2 of them who are from popular boy band and girl group gave fans an explosive opening performance. Nicole and Yong-hwa sang “Because Of You” (Neyo’s version). What captured the hearts’ of the fans was Nicole’s sexy chair dance at the very beginning.





First off, Yong-hwa and Nicole did a short introduction and gave an opening speech by giving fans insights of The Golden Disk Awards on how votes were calculated and how awards were granted. The first award was the Golden Disk Award Album Division. It was won by Infinite, B1A4, CN Blue, FT Island, BEAST, 4minute, KARA, SHINee and Super Junior.

Each performance from the artist comes along after they have given their thank you speech. The first 2 groups to perform were Infinite and B1A4. Infinite performed 2 of their hit title track, “The Chaser” and “Paradise”. B1A4 sang their new comeback song “Tried To Walk” and “Baby Goodnight”. Infinite wow fans with their synchronized choreography while B1A4 surprised fans with their striking red costumes.






The second award to be given out was New Rising Kpop Star. This award is to be given to a rookie or rookie group who have debuted not long ago and have proved that they are definitely a star or group to keep an eye on with their skyrocketing popularity. This award were granted to SM’s new creation, EXO and FNC’s new it girl, Juniel. EXO proved to the crowd that they deserved the award by performing their hit debut song “MAMA” and “History”. Juniel in other hand, sang a lovely song “Bad Person” and a duet with her senior CN Blue’s Jong-hyun, “Illa Illa”.






Next up, 3 awards were given away at the same time, Next Generation Star, Best Dance Performance and Best Group Performance. BTOB, the newly debuted boy group from Cube Entertainment took the Next Generation Star award home, leaving Melodies with a smile on their faces. The Best Dance Performance was awarded to the talented mixed group, Trouble Maker. Since the exotic performance Trouble Maker gave during the MAMA Stage in Singapore, they have been conquering hearts of many young fans around the globe with their sexy and powerful dance moves. Lastly, nobody deserves the Best Group Performance other than Infinite. Infinite was well known with their synchronized group performance and have made them a tough competitor in the industry.




Trouble Maker, made up from Cube Entertainment consisting HyunA from 4minute and Jang Hyun-seung from Beast was the first to perform among the 3 of them. The sexy performance of them made fans cheered for more but unfortunately, they only sang their title song, “Trouble Maker”. Next up, BTOB took the stage. The new boy group rocked the crowd with their hit songs “Insane” and “WOW”. The catchy song of theirs made Melodies hyped up.




FT Island continued to heat up the crowd by singing “I Wish” and “Life”. Lee Hong-ki, the main singer of the group was the bomb of the night. The vocal and expression of his throughout the night was indescribable. The band was amazing as they showed off their guitar and rapping skills perfectly on stage. Lee Hong-ki was the emcee for The 27th Golden Disk Awards on Day 2 along with Da-som from SISTAR.




MSN Southeast Asia Award, a special award given to Super Junior was they were voted for the best group on MSN. Si-won, a member of Super Junior gave his thank you speech after receiving the award from the MSN representative. Followed by CN Blue and Kara, they were voted as Malaysia’s most favourite group. Yong-hwa, the emcee of the day thanked Boice for voting for them and even stated that they will be back for CN Blue’s concert in Malaysia soon. The sweet girls of Kara were thrilled to receive the award. Nicole, emcee of the day thanked Malaysian Kamilias in English and walked away with a trophy on their hands.

B1A4 had a special stage after KARA and CN Blue left the stage. They shed off their striking red look and appeared in a black and white look. BTOB and Exo also performed a special stage song after B1A4 which were dedicated to Melodies and Exotics. The powerful performance by Exo really amazed the crowd. 





4minute and CN Blue came under the spotlight to receive their Golden Disk Award Album Division. 4minute teased fans with their long legs and pretty faces. 4minute performed “Volume Up”, “Pretend” and “Hot Issue” afterwards. The catchy song of theirs made fans craved for more. CN Blue gave their best on stage by performing “Hey You” and “Intuition”. The awesome performances leave fans with jaw-dropping expression.





After the performance, it is back to award ceremony time. This time, 2 awards were given at the same time. JTBC Best Artiste goes to Beast and Producer of the Year goes to Han Seung-ho from FNC. Beast was dressed in smart black and white suits with tie. They were more than happy to receive the meaningful award. This is the 5th time for Beast to land their feet in Malaysia and Beauties were excited to meet them after a long time. Artistes from FNC such as FT Island, CN Blue and Juniel came up to the stage and congratulated Han Seung-ho for winning the award.




Beast sang “Special” and “Beautiful Night” for the night. Lee Gi-kwang, unfortunately tore his pants while dancing to “Special”. He went backstage to change his pants but I guess there were no extra pants for him and he had to continue performing, without changing his tore pants. Still, Beast gave a beastly performance and sang to their latest hit song “Beautiful Night”.




Kara in the other hand performed their sexy song “Pandora”, “Mister” and “Step”. However, due to the spotlight problem, lighting went off during Kara’s “Pandora” performance. The girls were requested to dance again for the recording as the award show wasn't a live show. While waiting for the lighting problem to be solved, the girls went backstage, preparing to hit the stage again. As a professional emcee, Yong-hwa kept the fans entertained by creating Mexican wave. Fans were more than excited to cooperate. Good job Yong-hwa!




The last two performance of the night were Super Junior and SHINee. Super Junior brought home 3 big awards which were Golden Disk Award Album Division, Album of the Year and MSN Southeast Asia Award. Super Junior performed their hit songs such as “Super Man”, “Bonamana”, “Oppa Oppa” and “Sexy, Free & Single”. Their extraordinary performance captivated ELFs heart and made the long wait worthwhile. They were friendly to the crowd and Kang-in nearly shed tears while receiving the grand award and were teased by his fellow group mate.




Last but not least, SHINee finally step on the land of Malaysia. Despite the cancelled event in 2012, SHINee made Shawols shed tears by performing “Sherlock” and “Lucifer”. Shawols were screaming their lungs out for SHINee and chanted “SHINee’s back” and “SHINee’s in the house”. It was a touching performance as it was a dream comes true for all Shawols who have been waiting for them. 




At the end of the event, all the artistes gathered on stage to bid farewell to their fans and to make the closing. A few of the groups did not last until the end because of their tight schedule and had to depart early. Once again, congratulations to all the winners and do comeback to Malaysia soon!





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Samsung Galaxy The 27th Golden Disk Awards in Kuala Lumpur Day 1






Fans started to queue at the Sepang International Circuit entrance as early as 8am to secure a front row view. The entrance was opened at 2.30pm. By the time, fans were geared up to enter the venue. Fans had to walk a long stretch of road before they could reach the ticket entrance. Fans have to line up according to their ticket category. The exclusive red carpet event was scheduled to start around 5.00pm so the Samsung Galaxy ticket holders were allowed to enter the venue at 4.30pm.

Gates were opened on time and fans were pleased as it was tiring queuing up as early as 8am and waited under burning hot sun for 8 hours straight. The red carpet event was simple and short as nominated artistes arrived at the red carpet area with their SUVs. It was more of a short photo taking session by the medias and the artistes did a short briefing on themselves before heading backstage to do interviews with medias. Fans were all hyped out when screams could be heard along the way.

When the stage entrance was opened, fans became a little too chaotic as they could not wait to enter. The gate were pushed open, leaving securities worrying about their safety. The award show was predicted to kick off at 7.30pm and it did. The emcee for Day 1 was CN Blue’s Jung Yong-hwa and KARA’s Nicole Jung. Yong-hwa spoke in Korean as it is a Korean award event while Nicole spoke English, impressing the crowd with her fluent English. Before they take their role as the emcee of the day, the 2 of them who are from popular boy band and girl group gave fans an explosive opening performance. Nicole and Yong-hwa sang “Because Of You” (Neyo’s version). What captured the hearts’ of the fans was Nicole’s sexy chair dance at the very beginning.





First off, Yong-hwa and Nicole did a short introduction and gave an opening speech by giving fans insights of The Golden Disk Awards on how votes were calculated and how awards were granted. The first award was the Golden Disk Award Album Division. It was won by Infinite, B1A4, CN Blue, FT Island, BEAST, 4minute, KARA, SHINee and Super Junior.

Each performance from the artist comes along after they have given their thank you speech. The first 2 groups to perform were Infinite and B1A4. Infinite performed 2 of their hit title track, “The Chaser” and “Paradise”. B1A4 sang their new comeback song “Tried To Walk” and “Baby Goodnight”. Infinite wow fans with their synchronized choreography while B1A4 surprised fans with their striking red costumes.






The second award to be given out was New Rising Kpop Star. This award is to be given to a rookie or rookie group who have debuted not long ago and have proved that they are definitely a star or group to keep an eye on with their skyrocketing popularity. This award were granted to SM’s new creation, EXO and FNC’s new it girl, Juniel. EXO proved to the crowd that they deserved the award by performing their hit debut song “MAMA” and “History”. Juniel in other hand, sang a lovely song “Bad Person” and a duet with her senior CN Blue’s Jong-hyun, “Illa Illa”.






Next up, 3 awards were given away at the same time, Next Generation Star, Best Dance Performance and Best Group Performance. BTOB, the newly debuted boy group from Cube Entertainment took the Next Generation Star award home, leaving Melodies with a smile on their faces. The Best Dance Performance was awarded to the talented mixed group, Trouble Maker. Since the exotic performance Trouble Maker gave during the MAMA Stage in Singapore, they have been conquering hearts of many young fans around the globe with their sexy and powerful dance moves. Lastly, nobody deserves the Best Group Performance other than Infinite. Infinite was well known with their synchronized group performance and have made them a tough competitor in the industry.




Trouble Maker, made up from Cube Entertainment consisting HyunA from 4minute and Jang Hyun-seung from Beast was the first to perform among the 3 of them. The sexy performance of them made fans cheered for more but unfortunately, they only sang their title song, “Trouble Maker”. Next up, BTOB took the stage. The new boy group rocked the crowd with their hit songs “Insane” and “WOW”. The catchy song of theirs made Melodies hyped up.




FT Island continued to heat up the crowd by singing “I Wish” and “Life”. Lee Hong-ki, the main singer of the group was the bomb of the night. The vocal and expression of his throughout the night was indescribable. The band was amazing as they showed off their guitar and rapping skills perfectly on stage. Lee Hong-ki was the emcee for The 27th Golden Disk Awards on Day 2 along with Da-som from SISTAR.




MSN Southeast Asia Award, a special award given to Super Junior was they were voted for the best group on MSN. Si-won, a member of Super Junior gave his thank you speech after receiving the award from the MSN representative. Followed by CN Blue and Kara, they were voted as Malaysia’s most favourite group. Yong-hwa, the emcee of the day thanked Boice for voting for them and even stated that they will be back for CN Blue’s concert in Malaysia soon. The sweet girls of Kara were thrilled to receive the award. Nicole, emcee of the day thanked Malaysian Kamilias in English and walked away with a trophy on their hands.

B1A4 had a special stage after KARA and CN Blue left the stage. They shed off their striking red look and appeared in a black and white look. BTOB and Exo also performed a special stage song after B1A4 which were dedicated to Melodies and Exotics. The powerful performance by Exo really amazed the crowd. 





4minute and CN Blue came under the spotlight to receive their Golden Disk Award Album Division. 4minute teased fans with their long legs and pretty faces. 4minute performed “Volume Up”, “Pretend” and “Hot Issue” afterwards. The catchy song of theirs made fans craved for more. CN Blue gave their best on stage by performing “Hey You” and “Intuition”. The awesome performances leave fans with jaw-dropping expression.





After the performance, it is back to award ceremony time. This time, 2 awards were given at the same time. JTBC Best Artiste goes to Beast and Producer of the Year goes to Han Seung-ho from FNC. Beast was dressed in smart black and white suits with tie. They were more than happy to receive the meaningful award. This is the 5th time for Beast to land their feet in Malaysia and Beauties were excited to meet them after a long time. Artistes from FNC such as FT Island, CN Blue and Juniel came up to the stage and congratulated Han Seung-ho for winning the award.




Beast sang “Special” and “Beautiful Night” for the night. Lee Gi-kwang, unfortunately tore his pants while dancing to “Special”. He went backstage to change his pants but I guess there were no extra pants for him and he had to continue performing, without changing his tore pants. Still, Beast gave a beastly performance and sang to their latest hit song “Beautiful Night”.




Kara in the other hand performed their sexy song “Pandora”, “Mister” and “Step”. However, due to the spotlight problem, lighting went off during Kara’s “Pandora” performance. The girls were requested to dance again for the recording as the award show wasn't a live show. While waiting for the lighting problem to be solved, the girls went backstage, preparing to hit the stage again. As a professional emcee, Yong-hwa kept the fans entertained by creating Mexican wave. Fans were more than excited to cooperate. Good job Yong-hwa!




The last two performance of the night were Super Junior and SHINee. Super Junior brought home 3 big awards which were Golden Disk Award Album Division, Album of the Year and MSN Southeast Asia Award. Super Junior performed their hit songs such as “Super Man”, “Bonamana”, “Oppa Oppa” and “Sexy, Free & Single”. Their extraordinary performance captivated ELFs heart and made the long wait worthwhile. They were friendly to the crowd and Kang-in nearly shed tears while receiving the grand award and were teased by his fellow group mate.




Last but not least, SHINee finally step on the land of Malaysia. Despite the cancelled event in 2012, SHINee made Shawols shed tears by performing “Sherlock” and “Lucifer”. Shawols were screaming their lungs out for SHINee and chanted “SHINee’s back” and “SHINee’s in the house”. It was a touching performance as it was a dream comes true for all Shawols who have been waiting for them. 




At the end of the event, all the artistes gathered on stage to bid farewell to their fans and to make the closing. A few of the groups did not last until the end because of their tight schedule and had to depart early. Once again, congratulations to all the winners and do comeback to Malaysia soon!





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Posted at 11:00 PM |  by Colene Hyori

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