(July 31, 2012, Hong Kong) – Korean “Prince of Ballad” 2AM will hold “[M Live by CJ] 2AM CONCERT in HONG KONG ‘The Way of Love’” in Hong Kong on September 29 (Saturday), 2012 at Star Hall, Kowloon Bay International Trade & Exhibition Centre (KITEC). They have prepared exclusive performances with live band and dancers tailor-made for Hong Kong audience and each member will deliver solo stage to create the most romantic Mid-Autumn experience! Tickets are available for sale from 10 AM (HK Time) on August 7, 2012 (Tuesday).
Ticket prices of “[M Live by CJ] 2AM CONCERT in HONG KONG ‘The Way of Love’” are HK$1,180, HK$780 and HK$380 (all numbered seats). Tickets are available for sale from 10 AM on August 7 (Tuesday) at Hong Kong Ticketing (online booking: www.hkticketing.com; purchase hotline: 31 288 288) and Tom Lee Music Stores. “The Way of Love” is 2AM’s 1st concert tour since their debut in 2008. Hong Kong will be the first stop of their Asia tour and they will move on to perform in other Asian countries and Seoul in November.
2AM will not only perform their heart-melting love songs to touch every soul with their angelic singing voices, but will also show off their individual talents with exclusive special solo stages tailor-made for Hong Kong audience! Fans and KPOP lovers will definitely not afford to miss this unique opportunity to see the gorgeous and vivid performance of 2AM.
2AM have gained huge popularity across Asia and have successfully debuted in Japan earlier with their 1st tour in Japan in the beginning of 2012, which they toured to Nagoya, Osaka and Tokyo with a total of 4 shows. All tickets were sold out in a mere 10 minutes even with only minimal promotions.
Talking about having Hong Kong as their first stop to kick off the Asia concert tour, 2AM’s leader, Jo Kwon, said, “Last year, we came to Hong Kong to promote our album and participate in different events. We find Hong Kong a pretty and lovely city and we like the delicious Cantonese food in particular! More importantly, we found that Hong Kong fans are extremely passionate and the great love and support from them are really amazing! We promised them and ourselves that 2AM will visit Hong Kong more often and bring with us the songs and performances they would love to see. As this will be our first full concert in Hong Kong, we have spent lots of time and efforts on preparation and practice to bring our best ever performance to everyone in Hong Kong! It would definitely be a special concert full of romance, surprise and laughter.”
2AM has been the spotlighted band since the moment of their debut. They grabbed the “Asia Rookie Award” in 5th Asia Song Festival, “Rookie of the Month” of Cyworld Digital Music Awards and “Outstanding Rookie Album of the Month” of Ministry of Culture, Sports & Tourism in 2008. They have released numerous hit songs, including “Can't Let You Go Even I Die”, “I Was Wrong”, “You wouldn’t Answer My Calls” and “Like A Fool” which all topped various music charts. The title song “I Wonder If You Hurt Like Me” of their latest album “F.Scott Fitzgerald's Way of Love” ranked #1 in Billboard K-pop Hot 100 Chart, KBS Music Bank and Instiz Releases Chart for 2 consecutive weeks! They have also won “Top 10 Artists” in Melon Music Awards, “Best Group Vocal Performance” in Mnet Asian Music Awards and “R&B Ballad Award” in the 20th Seoul Music Award, proving that they are the true “Prince of Ballad”!
JO KWON, the leader of the band, has been one of the most popular KPOP idols with his cheerful personality. He gained huge popularity by appearing in variety show “We’ve Got Married” and was awarded the “Best Couple Award” in 2010 MBC Entertainment Awards. His recently launched his 1st solo single which received enormous recognition. In the performance of the title track “Animal”, he garnered every bit of attention by wearing a pair of 19.5cm high heels! It quickly became the hottest topic and even internationally renowned Choreographer Jonte Moaning has praised his impressive performance!
LEE CHANGMIN, who was voted as the “Best 5 Singers” by 100 KPOP idols, has a powerful and appealing voice which is able to touch everyone’s heart. His self-composed song “I Love You, I Love You” in the latest album “F.Scott Fitzgerald's Way of Love” has gained overwhelming responses.
LIM SEULONG, who is always regarded as one of the best looking KPOP idols, has had a duet with IU in 2010. Their song “Nagging” became an instant hit and topped various music charts, including Cyworld Realtime Chart and Gaon Music Chart. He has shown his acting talent after starring in popular dramas “Personal Preference” and “26 Years”.
JUNG JINWOON, the youngest member in the team, has the best music talent and has injected powerful music elements into the team. He has debuted as a rocker in his solo activities and became the only member in 2AM to hold a solo concert. His collaboration with Changmin in the OST “Can’t I Love You” of the popular drama “Dream High”, ranked #1 in Muzik Chart and is the first ever OST in the history that topped Muzik Chart. He has also demonstrated his acting talent by taking a lead role in popular drama “Dream High 2”.
“[M Live by CJ] 2AM CONCERT in HONG KONG ‘The Way of Love’” is sponsored by Langham Place Hotel, Mongkok, Hong Kong.
CJ E&M, Big Hit and ELF ASIA are the organizers of “[M Live by CJ] 2AM CONCERT in HONG KONG ‘The Way of Love’”. Ample Hope Entertainment is the co-organizer of the concert.