Girls' Generation members Hyoyeon (left), Sunny (second to left), Seohyun (third to left), Sooyoung (fourth to left), Taeyeon (center), Yoona (fourth to right), Yoori (third to right), Tiffany (second to right) and Jessica (right) posing at "SMTOWN LIVE WORLD TOUR III in JAKARTA" opened at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, on September 22, 2012. [SM Entertainment]

Idol stars under the management of Korea's talent agency SM Entertainment thrilled K-pop fans in Jakarta by opening the biggest K-pop concerts ever in the country.

SM affiliated artists opened the "SMTOWN LIVE WORLD TOUR III in JAKARTA" at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Indonesia on September 22, the firm said in a press release Monday.

Standing before some 50,000 fans at the scene, Super Junior, Girls' Generation, TVXQ!, BoA, SHINee, f(x) and other top stars excited fans with special stage effects and live K-pop sound. This was the firm's first concert for world tour in Indonesia.

Greeting fans in Indonesian, the top K-pop acts performed a total of 46 hit songs, including "Sorry Sorry," "Gee" and "Keep Your Head Down" during four hours.

Meanwhile, the next stop for the third live world tour will open next at The Float@Marina Bay in Singapore on November 23 and at the Yamaha Stadium in Thailand on 25.

SHINee members Jonghyun (second to left), Taemin (center), Onew (second to right) and Key (right) perform their songs at "SMTOWN LIVE WORLD TOUR III in JAKARTA" opened at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, on September 22, 2012. [SM Entertainment]

Super Junior's Kangin (left), Lee Teuk (second to left), Kyuhyun (third to left), Eunhyuk (fourth to left), Siwon (center), Donghae (fourth to right), Sungmin (third to left) and Yesung (right) open their arms while performing at "SMTOWN LIVE WORLD TOUR III in JAKARTA" opened at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, on September 22, 2012. [SM Entertainment]

f(x) members Kristal (left), Amber (second to left), Luna (second to right) and Victoria (right) look back towards the audience at "SMTOWN LIVE WORLD TOUR III in JAKARTA" opened at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, on September 22, 2012. [SM Entertainment]

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