“SMTOWN LIVE” concert to be six hours long, with special duet performances

The upcoming "SMTOWN LIVE '10 World Tour In Seoul" concert featuring numerous SM artists including BoA, Girls' Generation and Super Junior will be one of great scale and length.

Agency SM Entertainment (SM) announced in a press release on Thursday that the joint world tour, which includes stops in Los Angeles, Tokyo, Shanghai and other major Asian cities, will be about six hours long and feature a total of some 80 songs by the artists.

"SMTOWN LIVE" boasts a line-up of the biggest stars in the Korean pop scene who are represented by major talenthouse SM including Kangta, U-Know Yunho, Max Changmin, SHINee, f(x) and TRAX.

The concert will feature exclusive duet performances that will only be shown at "SMTOWN LIVE"; a joint performance by TVXQ members U-Know Yunho and Max Changmin, BoA and Key (of boy band SHINEE), Kyuhyun (Super Junior) and Seohyun (Girls' Generation), and sisters Jessica (Girls' Generation) and Krystal of f(x).

In addition, actors Kim Min-jong, Ara and Lee Yeon-hee will also be performing at the event.

"SMTOWN LIVE" concert kicks off in Seoul on August 21, at 4 p.m., at Olympic Stadium.