U MOBILE IGNITES KPOP FEVER

Telco Wows Prepaid Customers with Special Meet-and-Greet Session with KPop Superstars

Kuala Lumpur, 29 November, 2012 – Remaining true to its promise of being Malaysia’s most dynamic and innovative telco, U Mobile is rewarding its prepaid customers and WOWLOUD unlimited music streaming service subscribers, with exclusive tickets to get up close and personal with their favourite Korean pop stars at the Asia Super Showcase 2012.  

The Kpop groups, Super Junior M, Exo-M and BtoB, will be performing in Malaysia on 11 December and U Mobile is offering its existing and new prepaid customers the opportunity to win free concert tickets, special ticket upgrades to access the exclusive U Mobile Express Lane and passes for the special meet-and-greet sessions.

ECSTATIC: Siblings Wan Noriza Wan Hussin, Wan Nurina Wan Hussin and Wan Hosni Wan Hussin were all smiles when they were named the winner of the Special Midweek Contest. They each won a ticket to the Asia Super Showcase 2012 to meet their favourite KPop idol.

Jaffa Sany Ariffin, CEO of U Mobile said, “We are delighted to be sponsoring this event because it is another way for us to reward our customers, by bringing their favourite idols and superstars closer to them. The Kpop wave is now a worldwide phenomenon and there is a very strong fan base in Malaysia. Being the young and dynamic company that we are, we believe this event will resonate with the youth of today and we are giving our privileged customers, an opportunity to see their idols live in Kuala Lumpur.”

In view of U Mobile’s sponsorship of the event, there will be 200 free tickets up for grabs. U Mobile subscribers who reload RM30 prepaid credit and subscribe to Wowloud music service will automatically be in the running to win and a total of 10 tickets will be given away daily.

30 hardcore Kpop fans also stand the chance to win an exclusive meet-and-greet with Super Junior M, Exo-M or BTOB at the concert venue. Winners will be based on the highest usage by U Mobile prepaid subscribers who are also WOWLOUD subscribers and the usage will be tracked during the period 16 Nov – 5 Dec.

U Mobile prepaid subscribers holding Super Zone tickets (RM383) are also eligible to upgrade their tickets to the exclusive U Mobile Express Lane and enjoy its VIP benefits. To be eligible for the exclusive ticket upgrades, customers only need to reload RM50 at the U Mobile Service Centre in Berjaya Times Square and subscribe to Wowloud music service. This special upgrade is limited to 250 tickets and will be on a first come first served basis.

WOWLOUD is a cloud-based music streaming service which offers an extensive catalogue of millions of songs from all major and independent record labels in Malaysia. U Mobile is proud to be the first telco in Malaysia to offer unlimited music streaming to its customers. This unique service is made available for smartphones, tablets and PC users. Users of iOS and Android mobile devices can now download the WOWLOUD application for free via the Apple App Store and Google Play marketplace respectively. To subscribe to WOWLOUD premium+, the cloud-based music streaming service, customers are required to SMS ‘ON WOW’ to 28888 and for a weekly charge of only RM4.      
For more information on Asia Super Showcase, visit www.u.com.my