Beast unleashes in Yokohama Arena during Japanese leg of world tour

More than 23,000 Japanese fans flocked to see boy band Beast perform on Thursday and Friday at Yokohama Arena in Japan.

The boy band kicked off the Japanese leg of its "Beautiful Show" world tour there, with each concert lasting two hours.

The band performed an assortment of its hit songs including "Shock", "Fiction" and " Beautiful " to a crowd that chose to stay standing and sing along during the entire show.

Member Son Dong-woon sang his rendition of the song "Hitomio Tojite" by the popular Japanese singer Ken Hirai, much to the delight of the audience.

Beast's agency said that the band's popularity and the Japanese fans' reception at concerts have changed over the years - in a good way.

"Japanese fans are a lot more enthusiastic at concerts than they used to be", a representative from the agency said. The concert marks the band's first national tour since its debut in Japan early last year.

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Beast in 3-D

Beast fans are in for a treat as a 3-D video recording of the band's concert at Olympic Park in Seoul last year will be screening at cinemas throughout Korea starting Feb. 23. The special feature has been given the title "Beast 2011 Encore Concert 3D (Welcome Back to Beast Airline)".

Cube Entertainment announced on Feb.8 that the recording will contain performances, back-stage scenes and rehearsal moments from the "Beast 2011 Encore Concert", which took place from Feb. 18 to 19 in 2011 at Olympic Park.

"We are currently coming to agreements with various cinemas at the moment and as soon as the agreements are finalized an official statement will be released on the band's Web site", said a representative from Cube Entertainment. No other details about the screenings have been given out.

Meanwhile the band kicked off its world tour on Feb. 4 with some 24,000 fans attending the two-day concert in Seoul. The band will continue on with the second-leg of the "Beautiful Show", which is to take place in Germany on Feb. 12. The sextet is set to tour 21 cities in 14 countries.

By Carla Sunwoo [carlasunwoo@joongang.co.kr]

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Global fan Web site ring for 4Minute, Beast and G.Na certified

Cube Entertainment announced the name of global Web sites to be designated as official Fan Web sites for its bands, 4Minute, Beast and G.Na. The entertainment agency received the proposals from Web site operators from all over the world and narrowed down the finalists to 46 fan Web sites from more than 24 nations. The announcement was made through the agency's official Facebook page.

The selected Web sites to make it onto the global chain of fan Web sites for the idol singers are voluntarily created and run by fans. The Web master of the sites submitted the number of members their Web site as well as a summary of its content and signed a contract about how they will operate in accordance with the agency's wishes.

"Per each group we received some 150 applications from more than 30 countries. Applicants were from all over the world, from Europe, South America and Asia. Thus we decided to allocate one fan Web site for each country", said a representative from Cube Entertainment.

The global network of Fan pages is thought to help the singers' popularity as they seek to become international stars.

"Through the network, fans from all over the world will be able to stay informed about the latest developments about their favorite singers", said Cube Entertainment.

By Carla Sunwoo [carlasunwoo@joongang.co.kr]

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