CJ ENM‘s K-POP fan & artist festival ‘KCON JAPAN 2025’ has announced the lineup of ‘SHOWCASE’, which will be KCON’s new signature content, along with news of additional artists joining.

‘KCON JAPAN 2025’, to be held at Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan from May 9 to 11, has announced the special lineup appearance of K-POP legend artist DAESUNG.

As a member of group BIGBANG, DAESUNG is loved as an artist with both unique vocals and stage manners, and this is his first KCON appearance. Daesung, who recently announced his solo comeback after a year and is garnering much attention ahead of the release of his first mini-album ‘D’s WAVE‘ and the holding of an Asia tour in April, is expected to once again stage a legendary stage in Japan, following his live tour ’D’s IS ME‘ that captivated 10 Japanese cities last year.

‘KCON’, which began in 2012 and has served as a gateway for new artists to advance overseas, plans to expand its fandom program and present more diversified content in Japan, its first Asian base, this year. As part of this, it is preparing an innovative stage that can maximize the communication between artists and fandoms, as well as new signature content ‘SHOWCASE’.

New artists covering various genres will take to the stage through ‘SHOWCASE’, which will be held at the newly added ‘X STAGE’. The ‘SHOWCASE’ lineup includes artists with diverse genres and colors, including talented artists SIKKOO (Yoshi, Baek, Koo Min-jae), BIG Naughty, Lil Boi, PH-1 who will truly show the charm of K-hip-hop, singer-songwriter So Soo-bin with delicate sensibility, and rookie group 82MAJOR, ARRC, DXTEEN, KickFlip, NEWBEAT, ODD YOUTH, RESCENE, SAY MY NAME.

‘KCON’, which has introduced new artists discovered through CJ Cultural Foundation‘s indie musician support project ‘Tune Up’, including K-POP rookie artists, to the global stage, is expected to provide artists with an opportunity to closely communicate with global fans and K-POP fans with the joy of discovering new artists.

Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com reporter jhj@donga.com

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