After the press conference yesterday, the actual "2010 Asia Song Festival" finally kicked off at 6 PM at the Seoul Jamsil Olympic Athletics Stadium this evening. Hosted by UNICEF and KOFICE, the event was the first official cultural event in celebration of the G20 summit to be held in Seoul next month, with a total of 18 different groups representing Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Thailand, and other parts of Asia, along with 40,000 fans in attendance. Korea contributed the most artists (13 in total) in the lineup which include Lee Seung Chul, Rain, BoA, KARA, 4minute, B2ST, 2AM, Rainbow, Nine Muses, Ari Band, E.via, Kim Yeo Hee, Teen Top, and Eugene (host). Japanese female group AKB48 will be representing Japan, alongside China's Jane Zhang, Taiwan's Joe Cheng, Malaysia's Michael Wong, and Thailand's Bie the star. For those who couldn't be there due to various reasons, you can view the pictures below or wait for the TV broadcast on KBS1TV at 11pm (KST) on October 24th. [gallery]