Leisure firm CJ ENM introduced the return of its annual Ok-Pop music competition, with reveals slated to occur in Japan and Los Angeles this yr.KCON JAPAN 2025 will happen within the Chiba prefecture from Might 9 to 11, with KCON LA making a reprisal from August 1 to three.Venue data, the lineup of performing artists, and ticket gross sales will probably be introduced at a later date.KCON, which launched in the US in 2012, has since expanded all around the globe, with festivals in South Korea, Spain, Italy, Japan, the United Arab Emirates, and American cities like Los Angeles and New York.The competition’s purpose is to unify followers and Korean tradition with “masterfully produced Ok-pop reveals with a conference the place followers can expertise each facet of Korean tradition – from music and style to tv and meals.”KCON LA 2024, which happened at Crypto Area, L.A. Conference Heart and Gilbert Lindsay Plaza, featured a stacked line-up with performances from long-time stars and up-and-coming acts Alexas, A.CE., Boynextdoor, Craxy, Drippin, Dxmon, Enhyphen, god, Hyolyn, INI, Jeon Somi, Jo Yuri, Kep1er, Katseye, Kim Soo Hyun, NCT 127, NMIXX, P1Harmony, Park Min Younger, Pow, Stayc, Taemin, TWS, Tiger JK, Zerobaseone and Zico.The competition has proved a profitable endeavor for the corporate, with its abroad expansions attracting hundreds of thousands of followers worldwide. Final yr’s KCON JAPAN introduced in a record-breaking crowd of 140,000 and attracted over 5.9 million followers worldwide for KCON LA 2024 throughout the competition web site and through its digital platforms.The competition additionally made historical past with the first-ever nationwide primetime broadcast of a Ok-pop present on CW Community’s dwell broadcast.
