Girls’ Generation and Super Junior will take part in the Asia Song Festival to be held in Seoul in October, representing South Korea.
The festival, the sixth of its kind this year, will draw Asian pop groups and singers from nine countries in Asia including South Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. It will begin at 6 p.m. at Sangam World Cup Stadium in northwestern Seoul.
The local pop scene is sizzling with an array of girl groups, both old and new, and the competition is expected to heat up with each band presenting distinctive sounds, fashion and personalities.
Reigning Groups
Girls’ Generation and the Wonder Girls have been the top girl groups for the past two years, but now their thrones are starting to look a bit shaky as new groups loaded with new tricks have appeared.
The nine-member Girls’ Generation, of SM Entertainment, released their new album “Genie” in June, donning a marine and military style for their new look. They have been topping charts on Internet music Web sites and music programs aired on television.
Taylor Swift’s album “Fearless” (Big Machine) enjoyed its seventh week atop the album sales chart, Billboard reported, the first time that a record has done so since 2004, when Usher’s “Confessions” spent nine weeks at No. 1. “Fearless” sold 63,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan, a decline of 11 percent from the previous week. Beyoncé’s “I Am … Sasha Fierce” (Music World/Columbia) moved back into second place, with 49,000 units sold, while the Nickelback album “Dark Horse” (Roadrunner) fell to third, with 46,000 units.
