(January 18, 2012, Hong Kong) - The hottest Korean boy band 2PM will be holding their first ever concert in Hong Kong with “M Live Concert by CJ / 2PM HANDS UP ASIA TOUR in HONG KONG 2012” at AsiaWorld-Arena, at 8PM on March 10, 2012 (Saturday). Tickets are available for sale from 10 AM (HK Time) on January 30, 2012 (Monday).

2PM, who is enormously popular in Asia, will be having their one and only “M Live Concert by CJ / 2PM HANDS UP ASIA TOUR in HONG KONG 2012” on March 10. They have been touring in 11 cities of 6 nations, including Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia, with a total of 16 shows. Their popularity is proved as over 100,000 tickets of their 9 shows held in 6 cities across Japan were promptly sold out in a record-setting 1 minute! The 6 long-awaited handsome yet talented members, who have perfectly sculpted body figures, will land Hong Kong for the first time to hold their “M Live Concert by CJ / 2PM HANDS UP ASIA TOUR in HONG KONG 2012”. It is believed that the 2PM concert will surely become talk of the town and all fans will try hard to get tickets!

As in their other concerts, 2PM will deliver their most powerful and energetic stage along with their upbeat songs and tailor-made special effects in their Hong Kong concert. They will definitely make every audience to feel their 100% passion on stage and make it an unforgettable night to unveil their charm as “Beast Idols”!

2PM debuted in 2008 with 6 members, namely OK Taecyeon, Nichkhun, JANG Wooyoung, HWANG Chansung, LEE Junho and KIM Junsu. They were nicknamed as the “Beast Idols” and were regarded as one of the most charming boy bands in Korea accrediting to their muscular body, together with their visual-impacting and wild performance style. Taecyeon, famed for his flawless figure, was elected as No.2 in Korean Best Chest Idol Contest. Nichkhun, who is half-Chinese and half-Thai, gained huge popularity by appearing in variety show “We’ve Got Married” and became the 1st K-POP artist ever to have a wax figure in Madame Tussauds, after the famous actor BAE Yong-jun. 

2PM has been performing prominently since their debut 3 years ago. “Again & Again”, “I Hate You”, “Without U”, “I'll be back” and “Hands Up”, the theme song of their current Asia Tour, have conquered and dominated various music charts. With their impressive performance, they have won numerous awards including Golden Disk Awards “Disk Bonsang Award”’, Mnet MAMA “Artist of the Year” and “Best Male Group Award” and CCTV-MTV Mandarin Music Honors “Most Popular Asian Artist Award”. They were also awarded “Artist of the Year” in Mnet KM Music Festival, which is one of the three most prestigious awards in Korea.

Ticket prices of “M Live Concert by CJ / 2PM HANDS UP ASIA TOUR in HONG KONG 2012” are HK$1,380 (standing zone or numbered seats), HK$980 (numbered seats), HK$680 (numbered seats) and HK$380 (numbered seats). Tickets are available for sale from 10 AM on January 30 (Monday) at Hong Kong Ticketing (online booking:www.hkticketing.com; purchase hotline: 31 288 288) or Tom Lee Music Stores.

ELF ASIA is the organizer for “M Live Concert by CJ / 2PM HANDS UP ASIA TOUR in HONG KONG 2012”. PLUS asia, Ample Hope Entertainment and Crowning Talents Entertainment are the co-organizers of the event.