The four-member band CNBLUE from Korea made their Japanese major debut with the single “In My Head” on Wednesday, 19th October. As a privilege to those who purchased their CD, they held the live and talk event on Saturday, October 22 at the Osaka Dojima River Forum and on Sunday, October 23 at Tokyo Yomiuri Land EAST Open Theatre.
Ayugai was appointed as the MC for both events and greatly acquainted with the members. Altogether, around 14,000 audiences gathered for the events in those two days!
He exchanged e-mail address with MinHyuk (drum) during break time.
He gave each member a TOBYAS CD and they promised to have a reunion during the tour in December!
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About Ken & Grind Organization
Ken Ayugai was born 1970 to a Japanese father and German mother, near the fish market in down town Tokyo. Soon after birth, his parents took him to be raised in Riverdale, N.Y. until the age of 9. Thereafter he spent most of his youth in Tokyo, except for one year in 1986 when he returned to New York and started his first band at the age of 16. After his return to Tokyo he entered the prestigious Gakushuin University, the designate university for the Emperorﾕs family, where he studied law while playing in a Heavy Metal band. His band “Bump’n Grind” released two albums before their split up in 1999. During his University years, Ken also made his TV debut in 1993 as one of the first VJs of the newly established MTV Japan. He has been an active player in the Japanese entertainment industry ever since as Musician, Actor, Radio DJ and TV personality, etc.
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Source: grind-org
Translated by: CNBLove @ cnbluestorm
Edited by: fizzy @ cnbluestorm
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