[Asia Today = Reporter Woo Namhee] Choi Siwon from group Super Junior has been appointed as the MC for MBC new live music program "Concert for Beautiful People" (as known as ICON)

At the broadcast of "ICON" on November 11, Choi Siwon will team up with MBC announcer Choi Hyeonjung as MCs.

The male MC for this program is planned to be changed every season and the role of 'Winter Icon' has been given to Choi Siwon. Choi Siwon will only be the MC until the end of December (or the beginning of the year), and start from the early of next year, the 'Spring Icon' and 'Summer Icon' will be with Choi Hyeonjung

'ICON' is planned to draw viewers at 12.10 PM (noon) on Saturday, breaking the stereotype that live music program is always aired at late-nite time slot.

The show aims for an all-live performance with local and foreign artists from rock, hiphop, jazz, ballad, soul, trot and various genre will perform and sing masterpiece (songs) from any genre and generation.

The first show will be filmed on October 31 at 7PM from MBC Dream Center at Ilsan, Gyeonggi-do. Invitation tickets can be requested through iMBC homepage or MBC 'ICON' twitter (mbcicon) from October 27.

source ASIATODAY
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