In February 2011 , Teen Top performed at the Apolo concert hall in Barcelona . In May , Rain became the first K-pop artist to perform in Germany , during the Dresden Music Festival . JYJ also performed in both Berlin and Barcelona . Big Bang flew to Belfast and won the Best Worldwide Act during the 2011 MTV EMAs in Northern Ireland . In Poland , the K-pop Star Exhibition was held in the Warsaw Korean Culture Center . In February 2012 , Beast held their Beautiful Show in Berlin . According to the Berliner Zeitung , many fans who attended were not just from Germany but also from neighbouring countries such as France and Switzerland . Also in February , the Music Bank World Tour drew more than 10,000 fans to the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy . That year , artists such as Beast and 4Minute performed during the United Cube Concert in London , where the MBC Korean Culture Festival was also held . When Shinee arrived at the London Heathrow Airport for a concert at the Odeon West End in the same year , part of the airport became temporarily overrun by frenzied fans . The reservation system of the Odeon West End crashed for the first time one minute after ticket sales began as the concert drew an unexpectedly large response . At this time , Shinee also held a 30-minute performance at the Abbey Road Studio . The ticket demand for this performance was so high that fashion magazine Elle gave away forty tickets through a lottery , and the performance was also televised in Japan through six different channels . Also in 2012 , Big Bang won the Best Fan category in the Italian TRL Awards
2011 MTV EMAs
2011 MTV Europe Music Awards
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