The Boss celebrates release of 2nd Japanese single with 10,000 fans

The Boss at their promotional event for "Love Bingo" at the Grand Stage of the Lazona Kawaski Plaza in Kanagawa of Japan on June 18, 2011. [Open World Entertainment]

Korean boy band The Boss attracted over 10,000 fans to the promotional event for the release of their second Japanese single in the country over the weekend, according to their agency Open World Entertainment.

On Monday, Open World announced in a press release that The Boss, who recently completed their promotional tour in Japan for new album "Love Bingo,” met with 10,000 fans at the Grand Stage of the Lazona Kawaski Plaza in Kanagawa of Japan on June 18.

"Love Bingo," which went on sale in Japan on June 15, is composed of four tracks including “MAGIC,” “夏の記憶” (summer memories) and the instrumental versions of each track, while following the theme of love that started with their first single “Love Power” released in mid-April.

The single also made its debut in seventh place on the prestigious Oricon daily chart upon its release.

Composed of members Hyun-min, Injun, Jay, Karam and Mika, The Boss made its debut in Korea in March of last year with their single album “The Admirer” and released their second album “Awake” three months later.

The group started promoting themselves in Japan starting mid-September of last year after signing a contract with local management company DA and Sony Records and has been carrying out various promotional events for their songs and albums.

They recently met with several thousands of fans in Fukuoka, Hokkaido, Hyogo, Tokyo and Nagoya to celebrate the release of “Love Bingo.”

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