‘FNS Music Festival’ rating soared to the highest during SNSD and AKB48′s collab

It’s because of SNSD too!

SNSD performed a collaboration with Japanese girl group AKB48 at Fuji TV’s ‘FNS Music Festival’ on December 4th where AKB48′s ‘Beginner‘ was the opener for SNSD’s ‘Genie’.

Japanese daily, Sankei Sports reported on December 7th that an average viewership rating of 21.7% was recorded. However, when SNSD and AKB48 appeared on stage, the rating soared to 29.4%, the highest recorded for the show.