”KCON JAPAN 2024” to be held in Chiba from May 10th to 12th, outline released...Renovated with the slogan ”K-POP Fan&Artist Festival”

The Korean headquarters of CJ ENM Japan Corporation, which operates the 100% Korean entertainment channel Mnet and the video streaming service Mnet Smart+, will hold its first KCON in Hong Kong on the 30th (Sat) and 31st (Sun) March, followed by the next edition of KCON JAPAN 2024".

　KCON JAPAN 2024 will be held in Chiba for three days from the 10th May (Fri) to 12th May (Sun). This year, KCON JAPAN 2024 will be held not only at Makuhari Messe, the venue of last year's event, but also at ZOZO Marine Stadium, which will be expanded to offer a variety of attractions. 3 days of KCON will be held at Makuhari Messe, and on Day 2 and Day 3, new stages and various programmes will be introduced at ZOZO Marine Stadium, ZOZO Marine Stadium is a large stadium where Japan's largest music festival, Summer Sonic, and other major Japanese festivals are held. Makuhari Messe, where KCON JAPAN 2023 will be held, has attracted the largest audience of all previous KCONs held in Japan.

　CJ ENM plans to renew the slogan for this year's KCON as 'K-Pop Fan & Artist Festival' and greatly expand the points of contact between fans and artists, and will greatly enhance the rich programme that can only be experienced at KCON.

　From 'KCON JAPAN 2024' onwards, the festival will be transformed into a full-fledged K-POP-based festival. A large-scale 'KCON STAGE' has been newly established. It will showcase new stages operated in the form of a festival timetable, maximising the contact point for fans and artists to enjoy together through special stages by artists that have not been seen in previous shows. Not only that, but also the 'M COUNTDOWN STAGE', which showcases the essence of K-pop performance, the 'CONNECTING STAGE', where you can meet new K-pop artists, and 'DANCE ALL', where you can learn the artists' dance together and create your own short content. DAY" and other upgraded multi-stages.

　The event will also feature a wide variety of contents from K-pop fan culture to the trends of the Global Z Generation (the generation born in the late 1990s to 2000s or early 2010s). From 'KCON JAPAN 2024', it will be open to all KCON visitors.

　KCON, which started in the US in 2012 and has been held in various regions of the world, has continued to experiment with new ideas as a one-of-a-kind festival where K-pop artists and fans from all over the world meet and create together. Over the past 12 years, KCON has been held in a total of nine countries, with a cumulative offline audience of approximately 1.65 million people.