Source: TV3.co.nz

The Backstreet Boys have performed their first concert in Hong Kong at the AsiaWorld-Expo.

The show, part of the American pop quartet’s 2008Unbreakable World Tour, follows the release of their sixth album Unbreakable last October.

It is the group’s first concert in Hong Kong. The four members Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell and AJ McLean talked at a press conference before the opening of the show:

“I think hopefully we grew as individuals, we grew tighter as a group. We obviously got older, mature in away that only we really could have shared all these memories together. And I think look back on the past and everything happened with a reason, we’re here today, you know because it’s just meant to be. I think we would continue to get stronger hopefully, we have another 15 years together, but you know we always want it to be better musically, emotionally, physically. Touring get us back in shape and make us more ambitious, give us a drive, see our fans faces, make us stay out, tour forever.” Brian Littrell told journalist before the concert

The band has been away from the limelight for a long time, but they did not officially break up explained AJ McLean: “A lot of people in between Black And Blue and Never Gone thought we’ve broken up, thought we were done and we never really broke up, we’ve just taken a break, we had toured for nine years straight. And we had not taken a break, we probably going cuckoo, and probably wouldn’t be here right now. So but I think the comradely, the honesty, the dedication we want to do this as well as having the best fans all over the world that keep us doing what we want to do that’s why we are still in here. And it works down to music. We love doing music, we love making record for ourselves, for our fans. ”

Their first two albums Backstreet Boys and Millennium released in 1997 and 1999, both sold more than 10 million copies and top the chart in 25 countries. To date they have released 6 studio albums and have sold over 75 million copies worldwide.

The boy band, now with Brian Littrell, Howie Dorough, A.J. McLean and Nick Carter, has already performed in Malaysia, Australia, the Philippines and Indonesia. They will go on to perform in Tokyo, Seoul and Hangzhou, capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province on March 4.