KCON LA 2025 Reveals Additional Exclusive Performances, World Premiere Content and Special Lineup of K-Drama Stars
- Here’s What Fans Can Expect to See and Experience Exclusively at KCON LA 2025 from August 1 to 3
- Exclusive Performances, Special Stages and Special Lineup Announced, Available Only at This Year’s Event
- K-pop idol turned K-drama star YIM Siwan to Appear on August 1
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – July 14, 2025 — With less than three weeks left until KCON LA 2025, the world’s largest K-POP Fan and Artist Festival has announced additional exclusive performances and world premiere content available only at this year’s event. The star-studded KCON LA 2025, presented by title sponsor Olive Young, South Korea’s leading beauty and health retailer, will take place for three days from August 1-3, 2025 at the Los Angeles Convention Center and Crypto.com Arena.
Promising a weekend all about K-pop and K-culture, the event features three days of festival programming culminating in a world-class K-pop show M COUNTDOWN, will be held each evening at Crypto.com Arena and features performances from top-tier K-pop stars and K-pop rookies, including recently added performers ALLDAY PROJECT, Baby DONT Cry and IDID.
Adding to the excitement, KCON LA 2025 will showcase multiple first-time and exclusive performances. Mark will take the stage for his highly anticipated solo performance. NCT 127 will perform a special medley combining their songs “Whiplash” and “Lemonade,” while IVE will perform “TKO”. MONSTA X will perform “Beautiful Liar” together, and MONSTA X’s SHOWNU and HYUNGWON will also perform “Love Me a Little.” YUQI will perform “Red Rover,” HxW (SEVENTEEN) will showcase “ECHO! (Prod. WOOZI)” and ZEROBASEONE will perform their new song “SLAM DUNK” at KCON LA 2025. Last but not least, K-pop idol turned K-drama star YIM Siwan, who recently starred in Squid Game, will appear on August 1.
Beyond the performance, artists will participate in daytime fan engagement events with more performances, creating a comprehensive festival experience that includes:
- ARTIST STAGE – Catch artists in more intimate sets at the ARTIST STAGE, up-close on the FESTIVAL GROUNDS for a personal experience.
- MEET & GREET STAGE – A KCON staple and a chance for fans to get the most access to their favorite artist.
- X STAGE – A brand new stage coming to KCON LA this year, featuring some of the hottest rookie acts who have never performed before at KCON LA. Fans can discover who might be the next K-pop artist to take over the U.S. and launch their own tours one day.
These exclusive performances are only a small fraction of the programming planned for this year’s expanded festival experience. The M COUNTDOWN daily performance lineup is as follows (in alphabetical order):
Aug 1 (FRI)
- Baby DONT Cry
- IS:SUE
- IVE
- LEE YOUNGJI
- NCT 127
- NOWZ
- P1Harmony
- ZEROBASEONE
Aug 2 (SAT):
- aespa
- CHOIHOJONG
- IDID
- izna
- JACKSON WANG
- JO1
- MONSTA X
- NMIXX
- Roy Kim
- YUQI
Aug 3 (SUN):
- ALLDAY PROJECT
- CRAVITY
- HWASA
- HxW (SEVENTEEN)
- i-dle
- Kep1er
- KEY
- MEOVV
- RIIZE
- ZEROBASEONE
KCON began in the United States in 2012 and has since been held in Japan, Hong Kong, Germany, United Arab Emirates, France, Mexico, Australia, Thailand, and Saudi Arabia. In 2024, KCON LA wrapped up with another phenomenal year, attracting over 5.9 million fans from more than 170 countries for KCON LA 2024 both at the festival site and through digital platforms. KCON also made U.S. history with the first-ever national primetime broadcast of a K-pop show with The CW Network’s live broadcast of the show.
Tickets for KCON LA 2025 are currently available through AXS. Additional announcements such as guest appearances will be released soon.
