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K-Pop Sensation 2017 is coming to Penang soon!

Fans from northern Malaysia, how much do you all miss Kang Gary and Jessica Sooyoun Jung? Have you ever watched them in a cross-over performance? If not, you have the perfect chance now. These two stars have never performed together before, but they are coming to Malaysia for their first joint concert. You will all be blown away by their chemistry, Korean-style!

Organizing by Warriors Music Evolution and co-organizing by Galaxy Group, the “K-Pop Sensation 2017” Concert will be held at 8:00pm on 16 Sep 2017 (Saturday), at Setia SPICE Arena. Before that, the organizer specially invited Kang Gary to meet KPOP fans at a close range for the Promote Tour. It will be at 6pm on 27 Jun 2017 (Tuesday) at Festive Square of Gurney Paragon Mall (outdoor) in Penang of Malaysia.

Kang Gary was a core member of the SBS TV program “Running Man”. With his own adorkable & warm personality, he successfully attracted numerous people as his fans, and also established a high popularity in oversea. Kang Gary is absolutely a very well-known singer-songwriter. In 2016, he chose to leave from “Running Man” and focused on his own music development. He is also a member of the HIP HOP duo “Leessang”, and released many albums for the duo and himself. On 21 Sep 2015, he released the first personal full album “2002”. The title track “Get Some Air” entered into local music chart during the Chinese mid-autumn Festival, and then topped the Melon chart quickly. In addition, the song of “Lonely Night” topped five Korean well-known charts. Last year, Gary released the first Chinese single “Mei Guan Xi” 《沒 關係》. The first day of the release already topped the bestseller list, and the first week sales already exceeded 200,000 units.

Kang Gary

Sweet & charming Jessica Sooyoun Jung was scouted by SM Entertainment to be a trainee when she went home to see family in Korea in 2000. In August 2007, she made her official debut as a member of the girl group Girls’ Generation – after a longer training period than any of her fellow groupmates. In the past decade, Jessica participated in numerous musicals and movies as an actress, such as “Legally Blonde” and “Wild Romance”. She was even the received the Popularity Award in 7th The Musical Awards, by “Legally Blonde”. What’s more, Jessica appeared in the reality show “Jessica & Krystal” in 2014 and came out with her own brand BLANC&ECLARE. In the same year, she left Girls’ Generation to start a solo career. In January 28, 2015, Jessica’s PR representatives in Hong Kong announced the termination of her contract with SM. After she left SM, she appeared as a celebrity guest on the mainland Chinese variety show “Yes ! Coach” on Shanghai Dragon TV as well as the reality show “Chef Nic” on Zhejiang TV. On March 2 in the same year, Jessica signed a new contract with Coridel Entertainment and 新湃海润, and released her first solo album “With Love, J”. On December 10, she released the mini follow-up album “Wonderland”. Jessica is simply unstoppable in her entertainment career.

Jessica Jung

If you want to experience the chemistry between Kang Gary and Jessica firsthand, you can’t miss this concert everyone’s been waiting for!

On 27 Jun 2017, Gary will take off the gorgeous Running Man coat, and will be a cool and handsome singer to arrive in Malaysia, to show his fans his true love in music. Ever wrote in IG, “As long as there is a chance, I am ready to go to Malaysia to see you all!”. Now, what kind of surprise will he bring to his fans in Malaysia? Will he come with his newlywed wife? Let’s wait and see. Don’t miss it!

“KPOP Sensation 2017” Promote Tour – one and only one event:

Date : 27 Jun 2017 (Tuesday)
Time : 6:00pm
Venue : Festive Square of Gurney Paragon Mall, Penang (outdoor)

“K-Pop Sensation 2017” Concert:
Date : 16 Sep 2017 (Saturday)
Time : 8:00pm
Venue : Setia SPICE Arena, Penang
Ticket : RM 588 (VVIP),RM 488 (CAT1), RM 388 (CAT2),RM 288 (CAT3), RM 188 (CAT4), RM 128 (CAT5)

Offline ticketing for “K-Pop Sensation 2017” Concert is available from 27 Jun 2017 (Tuesday). And, online ticketing is available from 28 Jun 2017 12:00pm via the website www.buytickets.com.my, and you can choose the seat for online purchase.