Leading entertainment announced the lineup and ticket information for the France rendition of the world’s No.1 K-POP chart show MCOUNTDOWN. On October 15, the show will bring 10 artists on the stage of the Paris La Défense Arena.
The lineup featuring both well-established global acts and up-and-coming artists is as follows (in alphabetical order):
- ATEEZ
- Dreamcatcher
- EL7Z UP
- K-Tigers
- NCT DREAM
- PSY
- SHOWNU X HYUNGWON (MONSTA X)
- TAEMIN
- TREASURE
- ZEROBASEONE
Since 2004, MCOUNTDOWN has been spearheading the Korean music show trends with its pioneering performances, and this year, it will be extending from its usual chart show format to <MCOUNTDOWN IN FRANCE> for a special K-POP night for European fans. Having recently wrapped up KCON LA 2023, the world’s No.1 K-culture convention, CJ ENM will continue its endeavor of spreading K-culture and connecting fans together through K-POP, this time in Europe.
Tickets for MCOUNTDOWN IN FRANCE will be available for purchase starting September 19, 1PM CET. More information will follow in the coming weeks on Mnet and MCOUNTDOWN’s official social media channels. Stay tuned for details to come.
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World’s No.1 K-culture festival KCON LA 2023 presented by Samsung Galaxy, successfully wrapped up in Downtown Los Angeles this weekend at the Los Angeles Convention Center and Crypto.com Arena with around 140,000 fans in attendance. Also, 5.9M viewers from 176 regions have tuned in for the event livestream. For the 11th year, since launching in 2012, KCON celebrated Korean pop culture and entertainment at the largest event of its kind in the world.
The Ultimate K-culture Convention Experience
Created by leading entertainment company CJ ENM, KCON is the ultimate destination for everything K-culture. The 2023 installment upgraded its experiential content and space design, offering an enhanced KCON experience and encapsulating the true meaning of its theme, “Be a KCONer.”
This weekend, K-culture fans all over the world were able to visit 278 convention floor booths and participate in 153 convention programs. These included KCON STAGE, PANEL&WORKSHOP, Dance All Day, KCON SQUARE and much more. The SHOWCASE: NICE TO MEET U also brought on stage up-and-coming K-POP acts 8TURN, CRAXY, JUST B, LIMELIGHT, RIIZE, VERIVERY, and XG.
Additionally, KCONers could experience firsthand a variety of Korean brands.
This year’s title sponsor Samsung Galaxy operated a zone where attendees could try out their latest products Galaxy Z Flip5 and Galaxy Z Fold5, and showcased content created in collaboration with K-POP stars. Korea’s No.1 Health & Beauty store Olive Young held a booth centered around K-lifestyle, while CJ Live Studio featured CJ-affiliate programs such as Tous Les Jour, Olive Young, CJ-Unesco girls’ education campaign alongside artist sessions.
Also, “Jinny’s Kitchen” that aired on CJ ENM’s K-content channel tvN and is available on Amazon Prime Video, operated a booth designed to replicate the actual restaurant and offered attendees the chance to become a member of the show crew. Nah Yung Suk, the producer of “Jinny’s Kitchen,” also took the time to visit the booth, engaging with fans and sharing the growing love for K-variety shows around the world.
Just like previous years, KCON LA 2023 partnered with ‘Korea Foundation for Cooperation of Large&Small Business, Rural Affairs’ to bring 50 small businesses spanning beauty, consumer goods and food under the name “K-COLLECTION,” laying the foundation for brands to be introduced in the U.S. market.
KCON’s Unprecedented 3-Day SHOW that Brought 21 K-POP Acts
For the first time ever KCON hosted three full nights of SHOW. Night one featured performances from CRAVITY, IVE, NMIXX, SHOWNU & HYUNGWON (MONSTA X), TAEMIN, TAEYONG, and WayV. Night two showcased ATEEZ, INI, Kep1er, RAIN, XG, xikers, and ZEROBASEONE. Lastly, night three included EVERGLOW, (G)I-DLE, ITZY, JO1, Lapillus, Stray Kids, and THE BOYZ.
KCON LA 2023 also brought back the fan favorite DREAM STAGE where fans auditioned in dance contests at the DANCE ALL DAY area at the convention to win a chance to perform with ITZY, IVE and ZEROBASEONE at the SHOW.
New this year, KCON partnered with iHeartRadio’s KIIS FM to bring the first-ever “K-POP VILLAGE” to the convention center, free to the general public. On Saturday, KIIS-FM welcomed performing artists including NOTD, Tkay, Benson Boone, and LEO. Special appearances were made by ATEEZ, Kep1er, XG, and xikers.
Joon-beom Sim, Head of Music Entertainment, CJ ENM said “It was refreshing to see the audience of such diversity enjoying K-culture with friends and family. We will continue to create more opportunities so that more people around the world get to experience K-POP and K-culture through KCON.”
KCON LA is an annual multi-day event in Downtown Los Angeles consisting of three full days of convention activities including workshops, panels, and more, followed by musical performances from top K-pop artists each night. More information on the event can be found at www.kconusa.com.
Leading entertainment company CJ ENM announced the day-by-day schedule details for the 'SHOWCASE: NICE TO MEET U' stage taking place at the convention portion of KCON LA 2023 this August 18-20. The showcase made its debut at KCON JAPAN 2023 and will return for this summer’s event in Los Angeles.
Seven up-and-coming artists will be performing at KCON LA 2023's 'SHOWCASE: NICE TO MEET U' at the end of every festival day at the Los Angeles Convention Center, before the SHOW. This showcase will take place on the convention's main stage, KCON STAGE.
The schedule is as follows:
- DAY 1: LIMELIGHT, 8TURN
- DAY 2: CRAXY, VERIVERY
- DAY 3: JUST B, RIIZE, XG
This new, signature program launched at this year's KCON JAPAN 2023 in May. Artists eager to meet their global fans and expand their global presence take to the stage to perform for KCON attendees. The stage consists of performances specially prepared for KCON including rearranged songs, special covers as well as talk sessions and various segments where artists interact with the audience. The showcase will also be livestreamed globally, on the YouTube channels KCON official and Mnet K-POP.
KCON LA is an annual multi-day event in Downtown Los Angeles consisting of three full days of convention activities including K-culture content, panels, and more, followed by musical performances from top K-POP artists each night. More information on the event can be found at www.kconusa.com
Leading entertainment company CJ ENM announced today the details for this month’s KCON LA 2023 convention in Los Angeles. This year’s event, taking place August 18th to 20th, will feature fan favorite programming from past years as well as new SHOWCASE and more. The three day convention will have panels, workshops and more opportunities for fans to interact with artists, as well as other fans and participants. The SHOW featuring K-POP artists will follow each night after the full convention day.
This year’s installment has upgraded its experiential content and space design, offering an enhanced KCON experience. KCON LA 2023’s theme ‘Be A KCONer’ encapsulates the spirit of a KCONer who connects with others and starts a new trend. The convention is designed to channel this spirit and allows KCONers to fully immerse into K-culture content.
Some of the convention programs set for this year’s event are as follows:
- KCON SQUARE - This is where the journey of the K-culture experience begins and ends. Featuring various photo zones and an interactive digital wall that shows fan messages to artists, it is also the place where you can pick up your KCON ID CARD.
- KPOP - Here, fans can take pictures with AR filters that project their favorite artists, as well as send a fan letter that will be randomly picked and read at the artist’s MEET & GREET.
- K-STORY - Visitors can choose an emotion of their choice and receive a K-DRAMA or K-REALITY SHOW quote printed on a receipt that reflects that sentiment.
- LIFESTYLE - A place where KCONers can take a break and charge their digital devices - the lounge can be accessed with the ticket they received from the sponsor booth.
- PANEL & WORKSHOP - As always, KCON will bring artists, influencers, creators and many more to be part of diverse interactive programs spanning K-POP, K-culture, and much more.
- KCON STAGE - This is the main stage where the visitors can watch their favorite K-POP stars up close, and participate in various programs and livestreaming together.
- DANCE ALL DAY - A perennial classic, KCON will host a wide range of K-POP dance programs including DREAM STAGE, DANCE WORKSHOP and RANDOM PLAY DANCE inviting KCONers to bust some dance moves. Also this year KCON will debut a new dance game featuring artists on the convention floor called ‘Shall We K-POP Dance?’
- CJ LIVE STUDIO - The CJ LIVE STUDIO will feature K-POP DICE Game & K-POP Playlist Talk where artists and LA celebrities interact with the audience on/offline. The talk show will be livestreamed on the YouTube KCON official channel.
- SHOWCASE: NICE TO MEET U - This SHOWCASE will feature up-and-coming artists in the world of K-POP. They will be able to perform and meet fans.
- KCONers’ Choice - Will bring special artist content selected by fans.
Also, KCON LA 2023 will bring back DREAM STAGE where ITZY, IVE and ZEROBASEONE will perform along with fans at the SHOW happening at Crypto.com Arena. The participants will be selected through an audition at the DANCE ALL DAY area.
KCON LA is an annual multi-day event in Downtown Los Angeles consisting of three full days of convention activities including workshops, panels, and more, followed by musical performances from top K-pop artists each night. The event will take place from August 18th to 20th at the Los Angeles Convention Center and Crypto.com Arena. More information on the event can be found at www.kconusa.com
Leading entertainment company CJ ENM released details on the special stages prepared for the SHOW portion of the world’s No.1 K-culture festival KCON LA 2023. All of the special stages will be a surprise for fans attending each night, ranging from exclusive collaborations to cover stages. Fan favorite special stages in the past have included the “Dream Stage” where artists performed on the same stage with their fans, collaborations between artists, and exclusive cover stages. KCON revealed the following special stages with more to be revealed:
- On Friday (Day 1) the SHOW will feature NCT U (TAEYONG X TEN) and NMIXX in special stages.
- On Saturday (Day 2) the special stages will present Kep1er, XG and xikers.
- On Sunday (Day 3) there will be special stages from JO1 and THE BOYZ, where THE BOYZ will premiere their subunit’s performance.
In addition to the special stages, KCON is introducing “Hi My First”, a special series where artists perform their earlier songs for the first time in a while, especially for KCONers. This series will feature ATEEZ on Saturday (Day 2) and Stray Kids on Sunday (Day 3).
Each night of KCON LA 2023 will be hosted by a “Special MC.” These MCs are WONYOUNG from IVE for Friday (Day 1), RAIN for Saturday (Day 2), and Bang Chan from Stray Kids for Sunday (Day 3).
KCON has also released additional SHOW tickets for this year’s event in Los Angeles due to high demand. Tickets can be purchased at AXS.COM/KCON2023.
More information on the event can be found at www.kconusa.com.