CJ ENM to Host KCON in Bangkok in March, Tokyo in May, and LA in August

Last Year, 30.15 Million On-Offline Audience Attendance

'KCON' will be held starting in March in Bangkok, Thailand, followed by Tokyo, Japan in May, and Los Angeles (LA), USA in August, CJ ENM announced on the 21st.

On April 18-19, 'KCON 2023 Thailand' will take place at the IMPACT Arena and IMPACT Exhibition Center in Bangkok, Thailand. From May 12-14, the event will be held at Makuhari Messe in Tokyo, Japan, and from August 18-20, 'KCON' will be hosted at Crypto.com Arena and LA Convention Center in Los Angeles, USA.

'KCON' is a festival that combines a K-POP show with a convention where attendees can directly experience Korean-style lifestyle. It began in 2012 and has showcased a variety of content. By September 2019, offline 'KCON' events had attracted over 1.1 million offline attendees worldwide from Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and Latin America. During the COVID-19 pandemic, 'KCON:TACT' was held online five times. Last year, it connected audiences both online and offline in Korea, the USA, Saudi Arabia, Japan, and globally.

'KCON 2023 Thailand' plans to offer various programs tailored to the global Gen Z and the characteristics of the Thai region. Performers include ATEEZ, BamBam, (G)I-DLE, iKON, INI, ITZY, JO1, Kep1er, KQ Fellaz 2, Mbitious, P1Harmony, TEMPEST, TNX, TO1, GOT7's Youngjae, and 8TURN.

Kim Hyun-soo, Head of the Convention Live Business Division at CJ ENM, said, "Starting with 10,000 attendees in 2012, 'KCON' has grown into the world's largest K-culture festival. This year, it will meet global Gen Z audiences beginning in Thailand, then Japan, and the USA. As a platform that has continuously evolved, we will continue to actively promote K-POP and K-culture this year as well."