K-pop boy band TVXQ [SM Entertainment]

Korean idol group TVXQ is set to appear on NHK TV's "Red and White Song Battle" next month, according to the Japanese broadcaster's website.

NHK announced on its official website on Tuesday that the K-pop boy band will appear on "Battle", which has been Japan's signature year-end festivity for the past sixty years.

The show brings together the most successful music acts in the country and Asia and divides them into two teams -- the Red Team for female artists and the White Team for male artists. The singers or groups perform for their teams and the winning team is decided at the very end of the show, which ends shortly before midnight.

According to the report by NHK, TVXQ will be performing for the White Team which includes 24 other top singers and groups such as Arashi and SMAP. This makes TVXQ the only Korean artist to appear on "Battle" for two consecutive years.

TVXQ, a five-member boy band, is one of most successful K-pop acts in Asia. Recently, the group has not been performing as a group since three of its members are currently in a legal dispute with their agency SM Entertainment. SM, however, was quoted as saying that they are "working on having all five member make an appearance."

"Battle" airs live on NHK channel on December 31.

Reporter : Lim Hye-seon lhsro@asiae.co.kr
Editor : Lynn Kim lynn2878@asiae.co.kr
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