KCON Announces 2018 Dates and Venues Live at SXSW Panel

With its annual Korea Spotlight showcase and Korean musicians continuing to connect with more audiences each year,  SXSW has always been a huge Korean-pop supporter with the global music and tech festival becoming the site of a major announcement for the K-pop scene's biggest festival, KCON.

During the SXSW industry panel "How K-pop Grew Beyond Niche”—that featured representatives from Instagram, Korean super label YG Entertainment, Fuse's own Jeff Benjamin and a surprise superstar appearance from KARD member B.M—the COO of KCON's parent company CJ E&M America, Angela Killoren, revealed live that the world's biggest K-pop convention and festival will return to both the East and West coasts this summer. The seventh edition of KCON USA will hit the New York metropolitan area on June 23 and 24 at the humongous Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, while also playing Los Angeles from August 10-12 at the famous Staples Center & LA Convention Center. Mark your calendars, stat.