Korean stars ready for concert

12:27' 03/07/2007 (GMT+7)

Paran in a rehearsal yesterday in HCM City VietNamNet Bridge – The delegation of Korean singers to perform in the Korea-Vietnam Friendship Concert to be held this evening, July 3, arrived in HCM City yesterday and attended a press conference at the Equatorial Hotel. Singer Kangta caught the most attention from the Vietnamese press due to his star status. Kangta, who was first known as the lead singer of legendary boy band H.O.T (High-five of Teenagers), is also a talented songwriter and composer. He said in the upcoming concert, he would sing 2 songs, Just one day and The best + twenty three, in addition to being one of the 3 MCs of the shows besides singer Park Jung Ah and Vietnamese MC Quynh Huong. Kangta said in his previous trip to Vietnam, he was impressed by beautiful scenery in the country. “Last time, when I was in Hanoi, I had chances to visit many places and most of them are very beautiful, especially Ha Long Bay. I hope in this trip to HCM City, I’ll have time to visit the city’s beautiful landscapes too,” said he. In the near future, he will continue to perform throughout Asia as well as play roles in new TV series. The Korean singer/actor is known to Vietnamese TV lovers through his roles in Endless Love, Magic’s Love Affair, and Talented Boys and Beautiful Girls. Another well-known name in the Korean musical sky, boy band Paran, will also sing in the concert. This is their first trip ever to Vietnam. They said they would perform the hit First Love from their successful debut album. "We hope that in Vietnam, Paran will be welcomed and accepted. So in the future, we’ll have to spend a lot of time practicing and learning foreign languages. We hope that we’ll soon become a member of the Vietnamese musical market,” said the band. Organized by Yonhanaro Communications, Square and Ben Thanh Tourism companies, the KoVina Friendship Concert is part of a series of events held this year to commemorate the 15th anniversary of Vietnamese-Korean diplomatic ties. The concert will take place at Phu Tho Stadium and later be broadcast on Korean station SBS and HCM City TV. The Korean and Vietnamese singers including Lam Truong and My Linh will end the concert with a song called Xa em ky niem (Memories of Saying Goodbye to You) which for the past 10 years has been well loved by Vietnamese youth who hardly knows that the song comes from Korea. (Source: Viet Nam Net)