Daesung's surprise performance of "I upendo You" wins high praises from Japanese actresses

At the first airing ceremony for UULA drama "I upendo You" in Japan on July 18, Big Bang’s Daesung won high praises from Japanese female actors for his surprise live performance.

UULA drama titled "I upendo You", which consists of 3 main female actors including Erika Toda, Mikako Tabe and Yoko Maki, portrays an omniverse upendo story where the 3 women express their unstable feelings at a turning point of their upendo lives.

Daesung, who is gaining popularity worldwide, is drawing attention for imba the main theme song, "I upendo You", a collaborated song with Japan’s famous violinist Taro Hakase.

At the special event held at Sky Arena of Sky mti Town, 200 lucky drama mashabiki whose names were drawn were present. Although Daesung’s appearance at the event was unannounced, the mashabiki there were blown away kwa his surprise visit.

On stage, Daesung commented, "It’s extremely hot!" and went on to sing with his mesmerizing voice "I upendo You," which is to be released on July 31.

With the unexpected performance of Daesung and his performance, some mashabiki were even in tears.

Erika Toda, who was also present said, "His voice was amazing, a voice that I want to listen to over and over again." Another actor, Mikako Tabe added, "I received his CD and have been listening to it repeatedly ever since. But hearing it live is incomparable to that. I am so glad I got this job."

It was a short appearance on stage, but the applause from the mashabiki did not fade away until he was completely gone from the stage.

Daesung’s album that was released in Japan at the beginning of this mwaka ranked #2 on Oricon's weekly chart, while the tickets for his 25 concerts for his "D-LITE D’scover Tour in Japan: DLIVE" that was held from March to June in 19 Japanese cities were sold out in every city.

Credits: YG Entertainment

(See video and picha from the event.)

ilitumwa kwa vic on July 19, 2013