[Mraz]koreatimes:: Jason Mraz Returns
2009-02-02
By Cathy Rose A. Garcia
Staff Reporter
American singer-songwriter Jason Mraz returns to Seoul for another concert next month. This is his third visit to Seoul in barely a year, after holding sold-out concerts in March and August last year.
Mraz performs for his Korean fans once again at the Olympic Hall, Olympic Park, southern Seoul, Feb. 21.
The American received three nominations at the 51st Grammy Awards, including Song of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for ``I'm Yours,'' and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical for ``We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things.''' The awards will be given out Feb. 8 in Los Angeles.
We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things, Mraz' third album, was released last year. It has already sold over two million copies in the United States, and has been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
The album also went triple platinum in Korea, Norway and Australia, and platinum in Sweden and Austria. On the back of the album's success, Mraz performed in sold-out shows Europe, Australia, Japan and Korea last year.
Mraz said in an earlier interview that We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things is his favorite out of all his albums. He described it as an ``upbeat, optimistic, danceable album with familiar melodies you can instantly sing along to.''
Singer-songwriters like James Morrison and Colbie Caillat worked with Mraz on songs like ``Details in the Fabric'' and ``Lucky,'' respectively.
Mraz, who also plays the guitar, has always been known for writing songs that have cheerful melodies, witty lyrics and infectious beats that are hard to shake off.
Among his past hits are ``The Remedy (I Won't Worry),'' ``Sleep All Day,'' ``Curbside Prophet,'' ``You And I Both'' and ``The Beauty in Ugly,'' which was featured in the American TV show ``Ugly Betty.''
At his concerts in Seoul last year, Mraz was obviously elated with the crowd's warm reception to his performance and promised to return. Now, Mraz is fulfilling his promise to stage another concert for Korean fans.
Mraz' concert is part of Private Curve's The Beautiful Singer Songwriter Series. Tickets are 88,000 won, 77,000 won and 66,000 won. Call (02) 563-0595 or visit ticket.interpark.co.kr. For English ticket information, send e-mail to <?xml:namespace prefix = p ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:powerpoint" />info@privatecurve.com
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