AIA K-POP 2013
hits Malaysia in June!
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Kuala Lumpur, 16 May 2013 - A shout-out to all K-POP fans in Malaysia:
AIA Bhd. is bringing a star-studded line
up of Korea’s hottest pop acts - Beast, 4Minute and G.NA - to perform live in
Stadium Putra Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur this 27th June.
The first ever
life insurer to sponsor a K-POP concert in the country, AIA Bhd. feels this is
the perfect way to connect with young people from all walks of life and bring
them together to share in this exciting and memorable experience with Asia’s
favourite modern pop stars.
Bill Lisle, CEO
of AIA Bhd., said, “With Korean pop music now a phenomenon which is taking the
world by storm, this concert will give us the opportunity to support some of
the amazing talents Asia has to offer while capturing the interest, energy and
real passion of today’s younger generation.”
He added, “This
year is also a special one as it marks AIA’s 65th anniversary in
Malaysia, where we’ve built
our business serving the ever-changing needs of people and companies here. The concert
provides the ideal platform for AIA Malaysia employees, agency members,
customers and business partners to come together as one big family to celebrate
our 65 years in this country even as we embark upon a dynamic new chapter as a
much bigger and stronger company.”
The concert, themed “Be real. Love it. Live it,” is a private
event sponsored by AIA. However, up to 2,000 premium tickets will be made
available to the public via the concert’s promoter – Parallel Media Group. The
tickets will be priced between RM250-RM450 and they will be sold at all Ticket
Charge outlets starting 20 May 2013. Furthermore, fans are eligible for
specially-priced tickets between RM200 to RM400 each when they register at www.aiakpop.com.my/gettoknowyou. Fans
will need to print out the confirmation of registration and head on down to any
Ticket Charge outlets from 20 May-25 May 2013 to purchase these
specially-priced tickets based on a first-come, first-served basis. All ticket
prices exclude handling fees.
In addition, a host of activities has been planned
for the next few weeks to generate excitement ahead of the concert and give AIA
customers and K-POP fans a taste of the real K-POP experience. For starters,
the official K-POP site www.aiakpop.com.my
was launched on May 2 2013 to update K-POP fans on the latest concert news, photos
and videos of their favourite K-POP artistes. AIA will also be organizing many
fun contests and events to enable K-POP fans to win concert tickets and
exclusive AIA-K-POP merchandize.
BEAST
BEAST is a six member South
Korean boy group consisting of Doo-joon, Hyunseung, Junhyung, Yoseob, Gikwang,
and Dongwoon. Since the group’s debut in 2009 by CUBE ENTERTAINMENT. BEAST has
released one Korean full-length album, six Korean mini-albums, one Japanese
full-length album and various singles. They have achieved significant
commercial and critical accolades, winning the Bonsang award at the Seoul Music
Awards in both 2011 and 2012.
BEAST also won the Artist of the Year (Daesang)
award at the Melon Music Awards and Gaon Chart Awards for the second quarter of
the year in 2011. "Fiction" also won a Daesang for "Song of the
Year" at the 2011 KBS Music Festival. They are the top act from Cube
Entertainment and have just released a new album early this year (2012) named
Midnight Sun. Their new song Beautiful Night won Triple Crown on one of the
most popular music shows in Korea, further proving their popularity in the
region. The song also gained the #1 spot on many music charts.
4Minute
4Minute is a five-member
South Korean girl group formed by CUBE ENTERTAINMENT and the girl group
consists of Ji-hyun, Ga-yoon, Ji-yoon, Hyun-a and So-hyun. 4Minute debuted in
2009 with the single Hot Issue. They have since released one Korean full-length
album, three Korean mini-albums, one Japanese full album, six Japanese singles
and various Korean singles. The group received the Bonsang Award at the 20th
Seoul Music Awards on January 20, 2011. On February 6, 2011, the group attended
the 2010 Billboard Japan Music Awards wherein they received the "Kpop New
Artist Award". The girl group has held successful concerts across the
world, including Japan, Australia, France and the United States. They also
performed in South America this year as part of the Cube Family concert.
Since their first single Hot
Issue, 4Minute has been capturing fans’ hearts with their sleek dance moves,
sexy and funky dress styles and their soaring vocals. Their latest song Volume
Up, released in April 2012, has garnered praises for standing out amidst the
countless Korean pop songs, with critics saying that it is catchy yet unique.
G.NA
G.NA is a Korean-Canadian
singer under CUBE ENTERTAINMENT. Since her debut in 2010, G.NA has released one
Korean full-length studio album, one international digital album, four Korean
mini-albums, and various singles. A woman of many talents, G.NA has also acted
in several Korean dramas, including Salamander Guru and The Shadows, Reply 1997
and Welcome to the Show. In addition, she has hosted and starred in TV
programmes including The M Wave, Doctor’s Penalty, Music on Top and Romantic
& Idol: Season 2.
After her debut mini-album,
Draw G's First Breath, in 2010, G.NA was nominated for several music awards.
The talented songstress and dancer has gained the hearts of many with several
popular hits such as “I’ll Get Lost, You Go Your Way (feat. Jun Hyung from
BEAST)”, “Black & White”, “Kiss Me (Playful Kiss OST)”, “2Hot” and “Oops”.
G.NA has achieved recognition for her talents, winning the “Best Rookie Award”
at the Gaon Chart Awards, “New Generation Popular Music Teen Singer Award” at
the 18th Korean Culture Entertainment Awards, and a Digital Bonsang at the 26th
Golden Disk Awards for her song “Black & White”. G.NA just released her
fourth mini-album “Beautiful Kisses” early this year (2013). With her new song
“Oops”, G.NA has clinched the ‘K-Chart’ #1 spot on one of the most popular
music shows in Korea.
About AIA Bhd.
AIA Bhd. is a leading insurer
in Malaysia, where we have been fortunate to do business since 1948. We offer a
suite of high quality products including Protection, Health, Personal Accident,
General Insurance, Employee Benefits and Family Takaful options to meet our
customers’ protection and financial security needs at every juncture of their
lives. Through our wide and diverse distribution footprint which comprises a
tied agency force of over 16,000 members, our exclusive bank partner’s branches
nationwide as well as corporate sales teams and brokers, we give our customers
the choice of deciding how, when and where they connect with us.
Part of the AIA Group, the
largest independent publicly listed pan-Asian life insurance group, AIA in
Malaysia has the financial strength, experience, service centre network as well
as a well-trained team of more than 2,000 staff to serve its over 2.6 million
customers nationwide. As at end 2011,
AIA Bhd.’s total asset worth was RM21 billion, with a paid-up capital of RM242 million.
For further information on AIA-KPOP please contact:
Karen Yoong
Manager,
Corporate Communications
Tel:
03-2058 4838 (ext 1191)
Email: Karen.Yoong@aia.com
Darshini M.
Nathan
Head,
Corporate Communications
Tel:
03-2058 4838 (ext 2689)
Email: Darshini.Mahendranathan@aia.com
For Promoter enquiries as well as information on
ticket sale please contact:
Jolene Tan
Director, Parallel Media Group
Tel: +65 6222 1578
| +65 8388 3093
Email: j.tan@parallelmediagroup.com
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