24 of Korea's popular idol groups will be participating in an upcoming special, 'MBC Idol Star Olympics', which will commemorate the upcoming 2012 London Olympics.

'Idol Star Olympics' will see idols compete in eight events like 100 meter sprint, hurdles, long jump, high jump, relay, fencing, ping pong, and archery.

Fans can once again look forward to competitive races carried out by the top athletes of the idol world like Jo Kwon, Minho, Fei, and Bora, who have already made a name for themselves in the past with other athletic championship events.

The line up will see a total of 100 participants from 24 groups including SHINee (Minho), 2PM (Chansung, Nichkhun), 2AM, f(x), miss A, CNBLUE, SISTAR, T-ara, After School, SECRET, MBLAQ, INFINITE, ZE:A, TEEN TOP, Davichi, B1A4, Boyfriend, Girl's Day, Nine Muses, A Pink, Dal Shabet, Dalmatian, LEDapple, and NS Yoonji.

The recording will take place on July 10th and July 15th, and the show will air at the end of July.

Source + Photo: TVdaily via Nate

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