Music Bank in Jakarta

[Anchor Lead]

KBS's hit music show Music Bank is off to Jakarta, Indonesia, as part of its world tour. Young Indonesian fans sang along to Korean pop songs and let loose at the K-pop concert.

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Music Bank is a popular TV music show aired in 117 countries around the globe. The show was also sizzling hot in the Islamic country of Indonesia. The audience members called out the names of their favorite idol groups during their songs. They even sang along flawlessly to the Korean lyrics. Swept up in the excitement, girls in hijabs danced and waved their fluorescent sticks as one.

[Soundbite] Audience member, KBS Music Bank World Tour

[Soundbite] Audience member, KBS Music Bank World Tour

Fans went wild at every song and every movement. Some even fainted and had to be carried out. Five idol groups, including EXO, BAP, and GFriend, came out for the K-pop fans in Indonesia, a country emerging as the hallyu center of Southeast Asia. The concert was produced jointly with an Indonesian terrestrial TV station and aired in Indonesia as well.

[Soundbite] David Audy(Director of Global TV Indonesia)

The Music Bank World Tour, having started in Tokyo in 2011, is marking its 11th year. This year the concert has wowed some 13,000 K-pop fans in Indonesia.