Pop Stars Rain, Shinhwa Team Up for 'Power' Concert
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Cathy Rose A. Garcia, Sydney Kim
Staff Reporter, Contributing Writer
The two most popular acts in Korea right now, Rain and Shinhwa, shared the stage during "The Power Concert" last Saturday.
This exclusive concert was organized by the steel company POSCO as part of its concert series at the POSCO Center in Samsong-dong, southern Seoul.
You probably didn't hear of tickets going on sale since admission was limited to die-hard fans who entered the online raffle on the POSCO Web site earlier this month.
Thousands reportedly applied online, but only some 800 lucky fans were able to get in. Even a handful of fans from Japan flew over to watch the concert.
With the concert billed as "Bi Versus Shinhwa", fans expected powerful singing, fancy dance moves and lots of charisma from Korea's hottest heartthrobs.
First on stage was Expression Crew, a breakdancing group composed of DJ, MC, B-boy and Graffiti. Expression Crew has won several breakdancing competitions since it was formed in 2001.
Expression Crew showed off their amazing breakdancing abilities. A member even performed as a human beatbox as other members did individual freestyle breakdancing.
Expression Crew's performance was highly appreciated but once the boys exited the stage, you could feel a ripple of anticipation as the crowd waited for the concert's main acts.
Cheers erupted when Rain made his entrance. Wearing all black with sunglasses and a beanie, Rain started with "Running Away from the Sun", one of the hits on his second album.
Rain, who is fast gaining popularity as an actor and pop star in Asia, has again proven that he is not just one of the best singers in K-pop but also one of the best dancers.
The crowd was thrown into a frenzy when Rain mischievously said "Summer's almost over, but I'm always hot!"
He performed his latest hits, "It's Raining", "I Do", and earlier hit songs such as "Evil Man" and "Instead of Goodbye". It was quite amusing to see female fans of all ages go wild whenever he smiled or winked at the crowd.
After Rain's performance, the crowd was pumped up for more. Even louder cheers greeted Shinhwa as they entered the stage with their dance hit "Shooting Star".
However, there were only five Shinhwa members on stage: Shin Hye-sung, Lee Min-woo, Kim Dong-wan, Andy and Jun Jin.
The group was one member short, and Eric Mun apologized for his absence in a short video shown on the big screen. The group also asked for the crowd's understanding since Andy apparently had a problem with his throat and could not sing well.
Despite these problems, the five guys managed to charm the audience with songs from their seventh album Brand New, including "Crazy", "How do I Say", "Angel" and "Oh!"
Just as their act was coming to an end, Min-woo teased the crowd by saying "Tonight, when all of you are lying in your beds, think of us and have sweet dreams", causing the fans to nearly swoon.
In recent months, Shinhwa members have found individual success. Min-woo and Hye-sung have released solo albums, while Jun-jin and Dong-wan are starring in television dramas. Andy is also set to star in a television drama, while Eric is concentrating on his film career.
However, the concert showed Shinhwa can still put on a great performance as a group.
Overall, for a concert featuring Korea's top acts, "The Power Concert" was surprisingly low-key, with not many theatrics or fancy pyrotechnics.
The concert was also a bit too short, with Rain and Shinhwa performing five songs each in just 1 hour, 20 minutes.
Staff Reporter, Contributing Writer
The two most popular acts in Korea right now, Rain and Shinhwa, shared the stage during "The Power Concert" last Saturday.
This exclusive concert was organized by the steel company POSCO as part of its concert series at the POSCO Center in Samsong-dong, southern Seoul.
You probably didn't hear of tickets going on sale since admission was limited to die-hard fans who entered the online raffle on the POSCO Web site earlier this month.
Thousands reportedly applied online, but only some 800 lucky fans were able to get in. Even a handful of fans from Japan flew over to watch the concert.
With the concert billed as "Bi Versus Shinhwa", fans expected powerful singing, fancy dance moves and lots of charisma from Korea's hottest heartthrobs.
First on stage was Expression Crew, a breakdancing group composed of DJ, MC, B-boy and Graffiti. Expression Crew has won several breakdancing competitions since it was formed in 2001.
Expression Crew showed off their amazing breakdancing abilities. A member even performed as a human beatbox as other members did individual freestyle breakdancing.
Expression Crew's performance was highly appreciated but once the boys exited the stage, you could feel a ripple of anticipation as the crowd waited for the concert's main acts.
Cheers erupted when Rain made his entrance. Wearing all black with sunglasses and a beanie, Rain started with "Running Away from the Sun", one of the hits on his second album.
Rain, who is fast gaining popularity as an actor and pop star in Asia, has again proven that he is not just one of the best singers in K-pop but also one of the best dancers.
The crowd was thrown into a frenzy when Rain mischievously said "Summer's almost over, but I'm always hot!"
He performed his latest hits, "It's Raining", "I Do", and earlier hit songs such as "Evil Man" and "Instead of Goodbye". It was quite amusing to see female fans of all ages go wild whenever he smiled or winked at the crowd.
After Rain's performance, the crowd was pumped up for more. Even louder cheers greeted Shinhwa as they entered the stage with their dance hit "Shooting Star".
However, there were only five Shinhwa members on stage: Shin Hye-sung, Lee Min-woo, Kim Dong-wan, Andy and Jun Jin.
The group was one member short, and Eric Mun apologized for his absence in a short video shown on the big screen. The group also asked for the crowd's understanding since Andy apparently had a problem with his throat and could not sing well.
Despite these problems, the five guys managed to charm the audience with songs from their seventh album Brand New, including "Crazy", "How do I Say", "Angel" and "Oh!"
Just as their act was coming to an end, Min-woo teased the crowd by saying "Tonight, when all of you are lying in your beds, think of us and have sweet dreams", causing the fans to nearly swoon.
In recent months, Shinhwa members have found individual success. Min-woo and Hye-sung have released solo albums, while Jun-jin and Dong-wan are starring in television dramas. Andy is also set to star in a television drama, while Eric is concentrating on his film career.
However, the concert showed Shinhwa can still put on a great performance as a group.
Overall, for a concert featuring Korea's top acts, "The Power Concert" was surprisingly low-key, with not many theatrics or fancy pyrotechnics.
The concert was also a bit too short, with Rain and Shinhwa performing five songs each in just 1 hour, 20 minutes.
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