Lady Gaga Kicks off In Seoul but snubs China?

Lady Gaga's first dates for the The Born This Way Ball Tour are coming up! The first stop on the 110 date tour is Seoul, South Korea next week on April 27th. She arrived yesterday in Seoul a week before her highly anticipated and controversial show. Young Koreans are very excited and the tickets have sold tremendously well. 

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After her kick-off in Seoul. Gaga is headed to Hong Kong on May 2nd. Her Asia tour has several more stops including Tokyo, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, the Philippines then heading to New Zealand and Australia. Questions have been raised as to why there are no mainland Chinese cities included in Lady Gaga's tour. In fact, her only brush with the Chinese market is Hong Kong on the 2nd. If her tour is avoiding the mainland shores, perhaps it is because her music was deemed "vulgar and inappropriate" by Chinese authorities, along with artists like Katy Perry.  

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Can't wait to hear some of the feedback!  Have fun if you are going.

AKB48 Visits Washington, D.C. [VIDEO]

Japanese pop sensation AKB48 recently made their first-ever visit to Washington, D.C. to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Japan's gift of cherry trees to the United States. The trees can be seen scattered throughout Washington, D.C., adding beauty and uniqueness to our nation's capital. 


The girls of AKB48 were seen mingling at the Japanese Ambassador's residence with dignitaries including the Ambassador of Japan, Ichiro Fujisaki, and the president of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, Inc. 


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AKB48 are one of the highest-earning group acts in the world. WIth their own stores throughout Asia and record sales of more than $200 million in Japan alone, these girls earn more than artists such as Justin Beiber, Lady Gaga, Adele, LMFAO, Kanye West, and others. 


In addition to celebrating the the cherry blossoms, the pop artists said they want to thank people in the United States for their help during last year's earthquake and tsunami. 


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During their stay in the United States, the group plans to have two performances at the Lincoln Theatre and Strong John Thomson Elementary School.