Japanese fans will be happy to hear that Shinhwa member and soloist Shin Hye-sung's website entitled "Always HYESUNG" went online at 3pm on July 1st.

"Shin Hye-sung carved out a spot for himself in the Japanese pop industry after successfully concluding his first solo concert in Japan," said a representative from his agency, Good EMG. "There was an explosive response from his Japanese fans when his website opened online and fans even participated in a survey for the name of his fan club."

Shin Hye-sung will be releasing his third solo album in Korea this August. "'Always HYESUNG' was made possible by the fans from Japan who never hesitated to fly to Korea for my concerts or to show their support," said the grateful singer. Shin added, "I will repay them with a great concert which I am planning for the fall."

Shin Hye-sung's Japanese Fan Club goes Online

Japanese fans will be happy to hear that Shinhwa member and soloist Shin Hye-sung's website entitled "Always HYESUNG" went online at 3pm on July 1st.

"Shin Hye-sung carved out a spot for himself in the Japanese pop industry after successfully concluding his first solo concert in Japan," said a representative from his agency, Good EMG. "There was an explosive response from his Japanese fans when his website opened online and fans even participated in a survey for the name of his fan club."

Shin Hye-sung will be releasing his third solo album in Korea this August. "'Always HYESUNG' was made possible by the fans from Japan who never hesitated to fly to Korea for my concerts or to show their support," said the grateful singer. Shin added, "I will repay them with a great concert which I am planning for the fall."

BoA's hit song "Valenti" will be featured in a Japanese musical.

Japan's leading entertainment company Avex said it will begin producing a musical entitled "Pieces of the Heart" to celebrate its 20th founding anniversary.

The musical, which will be staged at the Aoyama Theater in Tokyo from September 15 to 29, revolves around a heartbroken heroine who isolates herself from the meaningless relationships of today's modern society and takes off on a futuristic journey that centers around a mysterious object called "Pieces of the Heart."

The musical will feature 21 songs that have been carefully selected by Avex. They include hit songs performed by Avex artists over the past 20 years. It is the first Japanese musical to feature only the hit songs of artists from a single entertainment company.

The songs include past hits by Namie Amuro, Ayumi Hamasaki, Kumi Koda, Exile, Ami Otsuda and Ami Suzuki.

Avex also selected "Valenti" from BoA's second studio album, which sold 1.5 million copies in 2003.

Throughout the performance period, Avex plans to exhibit costumes, accessories and trophies of Avex artists.

Big Bang member Dae Sung has been cast in the musical "Cats."

Big Bang's management agency YG Entertainment recently announced that Dae Sung was recently cast in Cats as the sexy rebel cat "Rum Tum Tugger."

Since its debut in 1981, Cats has been staged in 30 countries around the world and has been loved by musical fans the world over with its fun and interesting characters as well as its dazzling choreography and catchy tunes. In the musical, Rum Tum Tugger is a naughty male feline who is nevertheless adored by all the cats.

Rehearsals are slated to begin in July and the actual show will be staged at the Charlotte Theater in Jamsil-dong, Seoul from September 19.

Dae Sung recently released a trot-style single entitled "Look At Me, Gwisun" and currently makes a regular guest appearance on "Here Comes the Family" on SBS TV.

The first round of tickets for the Seo Tajji comeback show, entitled "Eerie Taiji People Festival 2008," went up for sale at 8 p.m. on June 24th at the CJ Tickets website (http://ticket.cjmall.com).

The festivities on the eve of "ETP FEST 2008" will be held on August 14th at the plaza in front of the Jamsil Baseball Field in Seoul, while the actual concert will be held inside stadium on the 15th. Seo Taiji will be performing live from his eighth album, an album he has been working on for the past four years.

The Seo Taiji Company has expanded this concert into an international event, inviting the rock musician Marilyn Manson, Japanese rock band Dragon Ash, and Japanese underground rock group Monkey Magic.

"Every Seo Taiji concert has been sold-out," said a representative from Seo Taiji Company. "His 15-year anniversary limited album was a boxed set which sold for 97,900 won and the 15,000 sets were sold in less than a day." He went on to say, "I believe the ETP Festival will continue his record."

TVXQ, one of the top male vocal groups in Asia, was invited to perform at Avex's 20th anniversary general meeting of stockholders at the Saitama Super Arena on June 22.

Some 8,910 stockholders and their families attended the general meeting to congratulate Avex on their 20th founding anniversary. The number of Avex stockholders this year increased by 2,800 compared to last year.

TVXQ, which has established itself as the face of Avex, was among the performers who performed at the event. They included singer and songwriter Noriyuki Makihira, TRF and seven-member dance vocal group Exile.

TVXQ is set to tour Japan as part of the 2008 'A-Nation' concert tour which will be held from July until the end of August. It plans to return to Korea in September with its fourth studio album.