{"id":74065,"date":"2025-07-15T01:58:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T08:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=74065"},"modified":"2025-07-27T01:14:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T08:14:12","slug":"kcon-la-2025-reveals-additional-exclusive-performances-world-premiere-content-and-special-lineup-of-k-drama-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=74065","title":{"rendered":"KCON LA 2025 Reveals Additional Exclusive Performances, World Premiere Content and Special Lineup of K-Drama Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><em>Here\u2019s What Fans Can Expect to See and Experience Exclusively at\u00a0KCON\u00a0LA 2025 from August 1 to 3<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Exclusive Performances, Special Stages and Special Lineup Announced, Available Only at This Year\u2019s Event\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>K-pop idol turned K-drama star YIM Siwan to Appear on August 1\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA &#8211; July 14, 2025<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 With less than three weeks left until\u00a0KCON\u00a0LA 2025, the world\u2019s largest K-POP Fan and Artist Festival has announced additional exclusive performances and world premiere content available only at this year\u2019s event. The star-studded\u00a0KCON\u00a0LA 2025, presented by title sponsor Olive Young, South Korea\u2019s leading beauty and health retailer, will take place for three days from August 1-3, 2025 at the Los Angeles Convention Center and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/crypto.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/crypto.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1753690350190000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Ne55-1BNtfYKSNakAmMlG\">Crypto.com<\/a>\u00a0Arena.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cryto.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/cryto.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1753690350190000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1XbaHtZuUvz2QW7c65GUiR\">Crypto.com<\/a>\u00a0Arena and features performances from top-tier K-pop stars and K-pop rookies, including recently added performers ALLDAY PROJECT, Baby DONT Cry and IDID.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adding to the excitement,\u00a0KCON\u00a0LA 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 \u201cWhiplash\u201d and \u201cLemonade,\u201d while IVE will perform \u201cTKO\u201d. MONSTA X will perform \u201cBeautiful Liar\u201d together, and\u00a0 MONSTA X\u2019s SHOWNU and HYUNGWON will also perform \u201cLove Me a Little.\u201d\u00a0 YUQI will perform \u201cRed Rover,\u201d HxW (SEVENTEEN) will showcase \u201cECHO! (Prod. WOOZI)\u201d and ZEROBASEONE will perform their new song \u201cSLAM DUNK\u201d at\u00a0KCON\u00a0LA 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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beyond the performance, artists will participate in daytime fan engagement events with more performances, creating a comprehensive festival experience that\u00a0 includes:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><strong>ARTIST STAGE<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Catch artists in more intimate sets at the ARTIST STAGE, up-close on the FESTIVAL GROUNDS for a personal experience.<\/li>\n<li><strong>MEET &amp; GREET STAGE\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; A\u00a0KCON\u00a0staple and a chance for fans to get the most access to their favorite artist.<\/li>\n<li><strong>X STAGE<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0A brand new stage coming to\u00a0KCON\u00a0LA this year, featuring some of the hottest rookie acts who have never performed before at\u00a0KCON\u00a0LA. Fans can discover who might be the next K-pop artist to take over the U.S. and launch their own tours one day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These exclusive performances are only a small fraction of the programming planned for this year\u2019s expanded festival experience. The M COUNTDOWN daily performance lineup is as follows (in alphabetical order):<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Aug 1 (FRI)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Baby DONT Cry<\/li>\n<li>IS:SUE<\/li>\n<li>IVE<\/li>\n<li>LEE YOUNGJI<\/li>\n<li>NCT 127<\/li>\n<li>NOWZ<\/li>\n<li>P1Harmony<\/li>\n<li>ZEROBASEONE<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Aug 2 (SAT):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>aespa<\/li>\n<li>CHOIHOJONG<\/li>\n<li>IDID<\/li>\n<li>izna<\/li>\n<li>JACKSON WANG<\/li>\n<li>JO1<\/li>\n<li>MONSTA X<\/li>\n<li>NMIXX<\/li>\n<li>Roy Kim<\/li>\n<li>YUQI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Aug 3 (SUN):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>ALLDAY PROJECT<\/li>\n<li>CRAVITY<\/li>\n<li>HWASA<\/li>\n<li>HxW (SEVENTEEN)<\/li>\n<li>i-dle<\/li>\n<li>Kep1er<\/li>\n<li>KEY<\/li>\n<li>MEOVV<\/li>\n<li>RIIZE<\/li>\n<li>ZEROBASEONE<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KCON\u00a0began 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,\u00a0KCON\u00a0LA wrapped up with another phenomenal year, attracting over 5.9 million fans from more than 170 countries for\u00a0KCON\u00a0LA 2024 both at the festival site and through digital platforms.\u00a0KCON\u00a0also made U.S. history with the first-ever national primetime broadcast of a K-pop show with The CW Network\u2019s live broadcast of the show.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tickets for\u00a0KCON\u00a0LA 2025 are currently available through AXS. 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