SHINee holds 1st Taiwan concert over weekend

SHINee holds the "SHINee THE 1ST CONCERT IN TAIPEI 'SHINee WORLD'" at the Taipei Arena in Taipei, Taiwan on July 16, 2011. [SM Entertainment]

Boy band SHINee held their first Taiwan concert over the weekend, their agency SM Entertainment said on Monday.

The boys sang a total of 30 songs at the concert, named "SHINee THE 1ST CONCERT IN TAIPEI 'SHINee WORLD'," held at the Taipei Arena in Taipei on Saturday.

The set list included not only SHINee's hit songs "Reply," "Ring Ding Dong" and "LUCIFER" but solo and duet performances as well.

The group's lead vocalist Jonghyun in particular sang a duet with Taiwanese songstress Zhang Li Yin who was at the concert as a special guest.

SHINee, also formed of members Onew, Key, Taemin and Jonghyun, has been popular in Taiwan since promoting themselves in the country in the latter half of last year, topping a number of music charts in the country with their songs.

They will now head off to Japan where they will hold their tour in the country starting by performing in Fukuoka on July 22 and then heading to Kobe the following day. They will meet with fans in Tokyo on July 27 and 28, in Sapporo on August 8 and Nagoya on August 11.

Their Japan debut has been met by much success -- their first single "Replay - 君は僕の everything” (translated into "Reply - You are my everything"), sold over 100,000 copies since going on sale on June 22 to achieve gold disc status and make them the first K-pop artist to claim gold in Japan with a debut single.

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