[News] SMTOWN LIVE in Paris confirmed for June!

SM Entertainment’s massive in-house concert, “SMTOWN LIVE WORLD TOUR“, will finally have a stage in Europe!

On April 20th, SM Entertainment revealed, “‘SMTOWN LIVE’ gathered much success and interest from foreign fans during the concerts in Seoul, LA, Tokyo, and Shanghai. Therefore, this upcoming June 10th, we are planning to meet our French music fans at the ‘Le Zenith de Paris’ venue in Paris, France.”

SM Entertainment is the first Korean entertainment company to hold a collaborative concert in Europe. The venue where they will hold the concert is famous for hosting concerts from international superstars like Ne-Yo, The Pussycat Dolls, and the Jonas Brothers.

TVXQ, Super Junior, SNSD, SHINee, and f(x) – who are all scheduled to attend – are also at the center of the K-Pop wave in Europe. Indeed, just last January, a nationwide TV channel called 2TV gave a report on Europe’s Hallyu craze, which cited SM artists as the center of the wave.

SM Entertainment stated, “From the Paris concert, we plan for our company’s artists’ to have more global activities – surpassing Asia and extending into America and Europe – by taking advantage of a wide variety of networks.”

So, if you plan on being in Paris in June, don’t miss out on this ground-breaking event!

Source: AsiaE

Credits: allkpop

[News] SM Town takes a group photo at a manager’s wedding

A recent group photo of SM Town members at a wedding for a SM manager has been snaring the attention of both fans and netizens alike.

On February 13th, numerous idols like TVXQ, Super Junior, Super Junior-M, SNSD, SHINee, f(x), TRAX, CSJH The Grace’s Sunday, Isak, and Lee Soo Man gathered to attend a SM manager’s wedding. Although it was a huge photo, the individuals weren’t lost in the crowd thanks to their unique personalities.

While many of the SNSD girls were found smiling sweetly or with victory poses, the wilder boys of Super Junior were either making funny faces or doing their signature introduction pose. On the other hand, SHINee’s Minho and Taemin were seen with their fists in the air, while their seniors Yunho and Changmin looked calm and cool.

Fans commented, “I love my SM Family” “It seems like a very joyful wedding” and “Great to see everyone together.”

Source: SJdaebak

Credits: allkpop

[News] SM Town to perform in Tokyo in January

After the successful concerts held in Seoul, Los Angeles, and Shanghai, SM Town will be making its next stop in Tokyo, Japan. The concert will be held on January 25th and 26th at the Yoyogi National Stadium. As previously reported, this will be the first performance by all the SME artists in Japan.

An SM representative stated that “large performance halls like Yoyogi Stadium could accommodate 12,000 people. We expect a huge turnout of 24,000 on both days as this will be a large music festival. SM Town Live, which is seen as an established concert brand name, received huge support from fans in Asia and we believe the concerts in Tokyo will be very successful."

Big stars such as BoA, TVXQ, Super Junior, SNSD, SHINee, f(x), etc. are expected to perform at this two-day concert, as they had in previous legs of the SM Town Live World Tour. Are you looking forward to this concert?

Source: koreaboo

SHINee World 1st Fanmeeting

Credits: SMTown (Staff's Diary)

Taemin's Message

안녕하세요!!
저는 SHINee 막둥이 태민이에요~!!^^

여러분! 아~ 정말 꿈 같은 생일이 지나갔네요.. ㅎㅎ
저는 사실 연습생 때는 생일을 별로 챙기진 않았는데,
팬 여러분께서 이렇게 항상 챙겨 주셔서 너무 감사 드리고 있어요 ㅠㅠ
여러분의 사랑 늘 감동이에요 ㅎㅎ

음.. 이제 컴백도 얼마 남지 않았으니 많이 기대해주시구요~
7월 23일부터 쭈~욱~~~ SHINee 만나러 와주세요! ^^

그럼 이제 밤이 깊었으니,
안녕히 주무시고 재미있는 꿈도 많이 꾸세요 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

[Translation]
Hello all!! I am SHINee's maknae Taemin~!!^^

Everyone~! Ah~ Really had a birthday that was like a dream come true~ ha ha actually, when I was a trainee I didn't do anything special for my birthday, all of the fans gave me a really precious celebration, really very thankful ㅠㅠ
Everyone's love really touched me ha ha

Um...even though our album hasn't been released yet please anticipate it~
starting on July 23~~ everyone come and see shinee~
Right now it's late at night, good night everyone, please have sweet dreams everyone ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

Credits: shinee.smtown.com, shakizi

Translation credits: Krunchii @ soompi (based on baidu chinese translation)