Hani from K-pop girl group EXID and reporter Kim Jung-eun from MBC will be the emcees for the 2016 DMZ Peace Concert on Aug. 14, the day before Korean’s Liberation Day holiday. Korea gained independence from Japan on Aug. 15, 1945.





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MBC has hosted its annual DMZ Peace Concert at Imjingak Pyeonghoa-nuri Park since 2011. The event is co-organized by the Ministry of Unification, Paju City, Gyeonggi Arts Center, and MBC.The two-hour concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. and feature top K-pop groups Sistar, B.A.P, BTOB and GFriend, as well as solo artists Baek Ji-young, Insooni, Kim Tae-woo and Song So-hee.The concert is held free of charge with people able to enter by order of arrival. The concert will air on MBC from 6:10 p.m. the next day on Aug. 15.More information is available on the Facebook page www.facebook.com/2016dmzconcerts.By Lee Ji-hae (jihlee@heraldcorp.com)