Experience K-POP and K-culture in KCON JAPAN 2024, Let's KCON!

On 11 and 12 May 2024, the live event "M COUNTDOWN STAGE" was begun as part of the Korean culture festival "KCON JAPAN 2024" and this year the concert event was held at ZOZO Marine Stadium in Chiba prefecture.

This year's "KCON JAPAN" is made significantly larger than any previous years. At Makuhari Messe, a variety of stages featuring with many popular K-POP artists, such as "SHOWCASE", "KCON STAGE", "MEET & GREET STAGE", "CONNECTING STAGE" and "DANCE ALL DAY". All were held over three days from 10 to 12 May, with more 44 artists appeared on the stage. it was largest number for KCON Japan. Moreover, there were 100 individual stages totally, with the number of spectators more 140,000 people.

NCT WISH performing on the KCON Stage

In order to make this event as a global festival, the food and rest areas have enlarged bigger than last year, became a festival that you can enjoy all day long. The"Food Lounge'' is created based on the concept of "K-FOOD night market'' where is crowded with people who are enjoying various Korean foods such as Tteokbokki and Gimbap. OLIVE YOUNG, Korea's leading beauty platform company, also met KCON fans through its booth at "KCON JAPAN 2024." All K-beauty fans visited the booth all three days. 

Kep1er on the KCON Stage

The room of Im Sol (Kim Hye Yoon) from the TVN drama "Run with Sung Jae on your back'', which is so popular among Japanese Generation Z, has been recreated here exactly like in the drama, and a life-sized statue of Sung Jae (Byun Woo Seok) has been installed to create a space where he becomes the main character of the drama, which made people feel like they were in the film. At the SAMSUNG Galaxy booth, one of the sponsor of "KCON JAPAN 2024"  also attracted many people as they are collaborating with KCON STAGE.

&TEAM on the KCON Stage

"KCON JAPAN 2024" is also launched through the new KCON official app "PlusCON", where you can conveniently enjoy many programs while checking the main show at the site, such as the convention map, real-time notifications and events information.

BOYS NEXT DOOR members on KCON Stage

The "M COUNTDOWN STAGE", which is held at ZOZO Marine Stadium for two days, is the highlight event of "KCON JAPAN", and this time it is held in the largest scale at a big stadium.

Dream Stage in KCON JAPAN 2024

The artists on the DAY 1 included BOYNEXTDOOR, INI, Red Velvet, TWS, ZEROBASEONE, Kep1er, KEY (SHINee), P1Harmony, NiziU, EPEX, THE NEW SIX, The Wind, Cha Eunwoo (ASTRO), and B.D.U, and the DAY 2 artists is JO1, Jung Yonghwa (CNBLUE), ME:I, NCT WISH, TEMPEST, YENA, xikers, &TEAM, 8TURN, ILLIT, Taeyeon (Girls' Generation), Hi-Fi Un!corn, and IS:SUE.

Cha Eun-Woo (ASTRO) on the stage in MCOUNTDOWN Stage on day 1

CJ ENM has revamped this year's KCON slogan to "K-POP Fan & Artist Festival," and planned to  expand the points of contact where fans and artists can interact each other, and they will significantly strengthen the exciting programs that all can only experienced in KCON.

ZEROBASEONE (ZB1) members in Fan Meeting event, This year was so special, all fans can enter to meet them without buying more ticket!

From "KCON JAPAN 2024," the festival will be fully transformed into a K-POP-based festival. This time, the large-scale "KCON STAGE" will be newly established. It is scheduled to show on the festival timetable. So, each artist's fans can plan in advance when they can meet and see them and even select the stage they wanted to experience such as meet & greet, concert or talk show.

INI members talking with fans in Fan meeting stage where all can enjoy together with their favour artists

Through the special stages by various artists that could not be seen in previous KCON shows, the points of contact that fans and artists can enjoy together were enlarged and maximized in the fullest scale.

LIMELIGHT on the SHOWCASE Stage in KCON JAPAN 2024

In addition, each stage were upgraded and presented stunningly with lights and sound like in the official big concert, such as the "M COUNTDOWN STAGE" where are the essence of K-POP performances were showcasing,  "CONNECTING STAGE" where you can meet new debuted K-POP artists, and "DANCE ALL DAY" where you can learn the K-dance together with artists and create your own brief content, or "POP-UP Cafe" where the artists will inspire your daily life.

All fans dancing together with BOYS NEXT DOOR members in DANCE ALL DAY stage

A wide range of contents from K-POP culture to global Gen Z trends is also planned in KCON JAPAN. "MEET & GREET", one of the KCON's signature contents, which was held privately, will be open to all audience members from KCON JAPAN 2024. From now, you can meet your favourite artists without buy any fan meeting tickets, just came to fun together.

Inside the KCON JAPAN 2024

Even Fashion and K-Cosmetics, KCON JAPAN collaborated with K-POP artists, Japanese renowned models and Tokyo Girls Collection (TGC), the most popular runway show in Japan with many brands both from Korea and Japan. You can learn and enjoy with K-Cosmetics like the Olive & Young, one of the biggest cosmetics store in South Korea where you can play the game and get many special cosmetics and gifts.

JO1 members performing in MCOUNTDOWN at Zozo Marine Stadium

KCON by CJ ENM started its first episode in Irvine, USA in 2012 and it has been held in various regions around the world, presents a festival model that covers all aspects of culture and focusing on music contents. Take the main role to spread the Hallyu, a new Korean culture and made it succesfully worldwide. 

ZEROBASEONE's Kim Tae Rae in MCOUNTDOWN Day2

KCON has been held in 13 regions including Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and USA for 12 years, has reached to all physical audience more 1.83 million people. Moreover, KCON expanded its connection to mainland China by holding its first event in Hong Kong this year, plans to continue its progress through "KCON LA 2024" in July 2024, following Hong Kong in March and Japan in May.

KCON JAPAN 2024 x TGC runway show
© KCON JAPAN x TGC 

KCON JAPAN 2024 x TGC runway show
© KCON JAPAN x TGC 

KCON JAPAN 2024
Date: 10-12 May 2024
Venue: Makuhari Messe, Chiba prefecture

MCOUNTDOWN CONCERT
Date: 11-12 May 2024
Venue: ZOZO Marine Stadium, Chiba prefecture

Organizer:CJ ENM

Official Website:https://kconjapan.com

Official X https://twitter.com/kconjapan

Official Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kconjapan

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