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SEOUL – Baekhyun of K-pop boy group EXO drew some 110,000 viewers from around the world for his first online concert held over the weekend, the singer’s agency said Monday.
“Beyond Live – Baekhyun: Light,” broadcast live on Naver V Live on Sunday, drew about 110,000 viewers from 120 countries, according to SM Entertainment.
The agency said the concert was trending on Twitter as fans from countries including France, the Netherlands, Russia, Vietnam and Indonesia tweeted posts, including hashtags like #BAEKHYUNBeyondLIVE and # BAEKHYUN1stConcert.
For his first online concert, Baekhyun performed 23 songs, including his debut solo song “UN Village” and his latest songs like “Amusement Park” released in December.
Baekhyun will be releasing his first EP in Japan later this month. He’s set to release the title track “Get You Alone” on South Korean music streaming services at noon.
The EXO member’s concert is the latest in SM Entertainment’s “Beyond Live” online concert series. “Beyond Live,” which uses the latest augmented reality technology and enables real-time interactions between artists and audiences, made its debut in April through the virtual concert of the SM project boy band SuperM. Yonhap
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