[NEWS] B.A.P to have Japanese debut in the fall of 2013

At an interview with the 6 member Korean group B.A.P, they revealed they will debut in Japan under King Records this fall. The main vocalist Young Jae (19) said in Japanese, "We were so happy that our Japanese debut had been decided. We'll do our best." Leader Yongguk (23) said "We want many people to have fun [with our music]. We want to become a group of which much can be expected of" with a lot of power in his words.

B.A.P debuted last year with 6 members, Yongguk, Young Jae, Zelo (16), Himchan (23), Daehyun (19), and Jongup (18). After their record-speed rise in the Korean music word, a year and half since their debut they'd had their first live concert in Seoul of February last year at Seoul Olympic Park Hall in front of 8000 fans. They started their tour on the 7th of this month to 4 American cities (LA, NY, DC and SF), Japan, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong, and with the tickets for each concert selling out on the same day as sales, they've decided on their debut in Japan.

With their first Japanese live shows for their "B.A.P Live on Earth Pacific Tour" at the Yokohama Pacifico National Convention Center on May 24th and 25th, the members came to Japan and on their first day here went to have fun sightseeing in Hara-juku, Tokyo. Daehyun said "I ate ice cream and ramen. We got to see a lot." Himchan answered questions asked in Japanese, saying "I had been studying Japanese for 6 months."

When asked about the first day of their concert, the members all replied with a lot of feeling, "There were many Japanese fans who came to our first concert to see us, we were really surprised," "I feel so grateful to be receiving all this love [from fans]." With the second day of their concert, they will have performed for 10,000 people.

Under King Records, this fall will see them debut in Japan, and when asked about their future prospects they answered "We're aiming for a new originality for our Japan (debut)," and also "After the initial release, within this year we'd like to have a tour here."

Source: Oricon Style News