SMTOWN artists to hold week-long concert and festival 'SMTOWN Week'

Artists of SMTOWN will be joining forces to hold a week-long concert and festival!

Dubbed 'SMTOWN WEEK', the festival will run a little over a week from December 21 to 29 at the Ilsan KINTEX, just in time for the holiday season. The concert will bring in all your favorite groups like TVXQ, Girls' Generation, f(x), EXO, SHINee, and Super Junior. 

TVXQ's concert in particular is promised to be extra-special, as it falls within the group's 10-year anniversary and the boys are said to have something planned especially for the event.

Tickets can be purchased through Gmarket. Ticket sales will begin officially on November 12.

Check out the schedule of the events for 'SMTOWN Week' below, and even more detailshere.

12.21 6PM	SHINee
12.22 8PM	Girls' Generation
12.24 8PM	f(x) + EXO
12.25 6PM	f(x) + EXO
12.26 8PM	TVXQ
12.27 8PM	TVXQ
12.28 6PM	SUPER JUNIOR
	12.29 3PM SUPER JUNIOR

Heechul talks about SM's stance on idols composing their own music

On the November 7 installment of JTBC's 'Ssul Jeon,' Heechul talked about SM Entertainment's stance on their idols composing their own music as well as SM's very own composer Yoo Young Jin, who recently ranked fourth on the list of song producers who made the highest income in 2012.

In this episode, Kim Gu Ra asked in relation to SM Entertainment, "Why don't they raise their singers as composers, too?"

Heechul replied, "In Lee Soo Man's opinion, 'If you're not better than the expert composers, just accept the music and sing it.'  He says the purpose is to leave it to the experts and have fun on stage."

However, Kim Gu Ra continued, "This could seem true on the surface.  But wouldn't it be better if they motivated you if you did well like in YG?  If even Kangin were to practice self-restraint and write songs, he could become a prominent singer-songwriter," making everyone laugh.

Heechul responded, "We likewise think it would be nice if we could do both, but we cannot get over the wall that is Yoo Young Jin and Kenzie."

Kim Gu Ra asked, "How are Yoo Young Jin's songs?  From the receiving end, do you think there is a competitive edge?"

As usual, Heechul was very truthful in his answer: "There was a time I listened to the guide version and thought, 'What do I do?' . . . Girls' Generation's 'The Boys' did well just because it was Girls' Generation.  I even said once that I don't know what would happen if someone else sang that song."

Kim Gu Ra amused everyone by referring to a forgotten girl group, "It wouldn't have done well if it were T.T.Ma."

Tiffany and Yuri showed their perfect teamwork as MCs for 'Incheon Korean Music Wave 2013'

Girls' Generation/SNSD's Tiffany and Yuri reprise their roles as MCs once again for 'Incheon Korean Music Wave 2013'!

The music festival will be held at Incheon Munhak World Cup Stadium on September 1 at 7PM KST. Tiffany and Yuri served as MCs for the concert from 2009-2011 and be back again to show their perfect teamwork on stage.

The lineup currently consists of a total of 20 idol groups, including 2AM, A-JAX, B.A.P, BTOB, EXO, F.T. Island, miss A, ZE:A, Girl's Day, BTS, B2ST, Boyfriend, Girls' Generation, Super Junior, SECRET, SISTAR, MBLAQ, KARA, T-ara, and TEEN TOP.

Check their red carpet photos below!