The official press conference for the "2010 Asia Song Festival" was held on October 22nd at the W Hotel, and�most, if not all, participating artists attended. Led by Jackie Chan, and hosted by UNICEF and KOFICE, the event will be gathering a total of 12 different groups representing Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Thailand, and other parts of Asia, along with an expected 40,000 member audience. Korea's representative artists in the lineup include Lee Seung Chul, Rain, BoA, KARA, 4minute, B2ST, and 2AM. 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. The 7th Asia Song Festival will be opening on October 23rd at the Seoul Jamsil Olympic Athletics Stadium. This will also be the first official cultural event in celebration of the G20 summit to be held in Seoul next month. [gallery] Source + Photos: Newsen