KCON (music festival)

KCON is an annual convention held in locations across the world, created by Koreaboo and organized by CJ E&M. It was first held in Southern California in 2012 and has since expanded to ten countries as of 2022.

KCON
Artists on stage at KCON 2012
GenreKorean pop
Location(s)
    • Others:
    • Saitama, Japan
    • Jeju, South Korea
    • Madrid, Spain
    • Barcelona, Spain
    • Rome, Italy
    • Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
    • Chiba, Japan
    • Paris, France
    • Mexico City, Mexico
    • Sydney, Australia
    • Tokyo, Japan
    • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
    • Bangkok, Thailand
Inaugurated2012
FoundersKoreaboo
CJ E&M
Organized byCJ ENM America
Powerhouse Live (2015–2019)
WebsiteKCON
KCON USA

In 2015, KCON expanded to Japan and then quickly announced the first KCON USA on the East Coast. In 2016, KCON expanded into Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and Paris, France. In January 2017, KCON announced that they would be hosting their first KCON Mexico at the Mexico City Arena on March 17 and 18, 2017.

An online replacement of KCON due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, titled KCON:TACT, started on June 20 until June 26, 2020 via YouTube, AIS Play, and Shopee. The second season started on October 16, 2020 and ended on October 25, 2020. The third and final season started March 20, 2021.

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