NEW DELHI, Jan 15 (IANS): Popular South Korean all boys band N-Sonic are set to enthrall music lovers in Ahmedabad, Chennai and Guwahati starting Jan 26.
The Korean Cultural Center Thursday announced the globally popular music phenomenon, K-POP 2015 concert tour in India.
The K-POP concert tour is the first of its kind in the country with the band performing at IIM Ahmedabad, Jan 26; SRM University Chennai, Jan 28; and IIT Guwahati, Jan
30. The performances will be followed by a fan signing meet here, Jan 31.
K-POP is a modern form of South Korean pop music that includes dance-pop, pop ballad, electronic, rock and hip-hop,
"Since it�s rare opportunity to go to India, we planned hard to give strong impression about K-POP and N-Sonic. For this India schedule, not only concert but we
planned to have fan meetings to meet more Indian fans. We heard India puts a lot of effort to preserve and maintain their culture.
"These days the world is only rapidly changing to evolve as developed countries and trying to preserve the traditional is incredible,� the bandmates consisting of J.
Heart, Sihoo, Byeol, Minkee, Black J and Zion, said in a joint statement.
Kim Kum-pyoung, director of Korean Cultural Center, also said that on the cultural front, K-POP as a juggernaut of Korean soft-power �is something we were very keen on
introducing in India�.
�With N-Sonic�s visit last year as judges of the K-POP audition, we confirmed the potential popularity of K-Pop here. This concert marks the first-ever K-POP concert
in the country and we have great expectations on the K-POP phenomenon taking India by storm,� he added.
