The first lineup of artists for ”KCON JAPAN 2025” has been announced! TAEMIN, ”ZERO BASE ONE”, ”BOYNEXTDOOR” and others will be performing at the world's largest K-POP event. Appearing at the POP Festival

CJ ENM Japan Co., Ltd. (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Choi Ki-yong) is the Korean headquarters of CJ Co., Ltd.
ENM is taking the first step of this year's KCON with the launch of "KCON JAPAN
The artist lineup for "2025" has been announced.
The Artist Festival "KCON" will be held for three days from May 9th (Friday) to May 11th (Sunday) at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture as "KCON JAPAN
The 2025 KCON will be held at Makuhari Messe, which recorded the highest audience numbers of any KCON held in Japan, and this year the event will be even more powerful.
This year's KCON will be held under the theme of "KLOVER'S CLUB FAIR," where fans from all over the world who love K-POP and Korean culture (K-lovers) will participate in various events.
The event is being prepared so that people can enjoy the event freely according to their tastes and interests, and the meaning behind it is to give unpredictable fun and happiness to the audience.
KCON JAPAN will be returning with a new look in Japan, the first Asian base of KCON.
2025 is a "CLUB 2025" event that introduces various club activities on campus.
The plan is to significantly strengthen the spatial composition and program with the theme of "FAIR." Breaking away from the traditional convention booth format, the event will be decorated with a lively festival atmosphere.
From the "FESTIVAL GROUNDS" that will be held every year to the newly unveiled "X STAGE" and "ARTIST STAGE", which will be even more evolved,
With a focus on fandom programs and stage direction that maximize the flow, the audience can feel the "lucky" fun that can only be experienced at KCON.
The event will feature top K-pop artists. First, the group will showcase outstanding solo artists through a world tour covering 29 cities in 20 countries.
TAEMIN, who has demonstrated his charm as a singer, has confirmed his appearance and is set to bring the same overwhelming presence he showed at the previous "KCON LA 2024" at this year's KCON.
The lineup also includes a boy band that has established a prominent position on the global stage. Following the success of their first Exclusive tour, they have also made an appearance at Apple Music Korea.
BOYNEXTDOOR, who has been No. 1 on the charts for over a month on Spotify, recently completed an exclusive live tour in Japan and is preparing to release their second mini album.
CRAVITY, who have decided to join the group and are stepping up their activities in Japan, JO1, who are active worldwide after starting their first world tour visiting six cities around the world, and JO2, who recently released their first Japanese album.
ZERO BASE ONE is a talented group that has been doing well in both Japan and Korea, dominating charts including Oricon and Billboard JAPAN with their EPs.
The group will be performing "ME:I", which debuted through "PRODUCE101 JAPAN THE GIRLS" and won various newcomer awards in the same year, as well as appearing at the Red and White Song Battle.
Also catching the eye is the girl group Kep1er, who showed off their strong teamwork and skills to global fans through their first fan contest tour.
Multi-talented actress and singer JOYURI (Jo Yu Ri), who appeared in "The 100% True Story Season 2" and gained worldwide attention, will also be coming to meet her global fans.
In addition to the above, more artists will be announced at a later date. CJ has been held around the world since its launch in Irvine, USA in 2012.
ENM's KCON has played a pioneering role in spreading the Korean Wave by presenting a festival model that covers all aspects of culture with a focus on music content.
KCON has been held in 14 regions around the world, including Korea, India, and the United States, with a cumulative offline audience of approximately 1.99 million people.