KRON4 to air KCON, the world’s largest K-pop festival

Aaron Tolentino
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(KRON) — KCON, the world’s largest K-pop festival, is being broadcast on KRON4 and The CW. The broadcast will air the last day of the three-day festival that takes place July 26-28 in Los Angeles.

The broadcast will be the first time a K-pop performance program is aired live in primetime on national television in the United States, according to CJ ENM Entertainment, the producers of KCON.

“We are beyond excited to partner with The CW to bring the electrifying M COUNTDOWN at KCON LA 2024 live to national primetime television,” said CJ ENM Head of Music Entertainment Harry H.K. Shin. “This historic broadcast is a testament to the incredible community of K-pop fans who have made these groups global sensations.”

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Tune into KRON4 at 8 p.m. PT on Sunday, July 21 to watch the event (live on the East Coast and tape-delayed on the West Coast). The telecast will feature mostly the performances from the festival. The following acts will perform on the broadcast.

  • NCT 127

  • Jeon Somi

  • ZEROBASEONE

  • STAYC

  • Zico

Boy band NCT 127 performs during the 11th Gaon Chart Music Awards at Jasmil Indoor Gymnasium on January 27, 2022 in Seoul, South Korea. NCT 127 is set to perform at the 2024 KCON event (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images).
Boy band NCT 127 performs during the 11th Gaon Chart Music Awards at Jasmil Indoor Gymnasium on January 27, 2022 in Seoul, South Korea. NCT 127 is set to perform at the 2024 KCON event (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images).
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: <a href="https://www.i929fm.com/entertainment/xg-headlines-first-world-tour-042044963.html" data-ylk="slk:Girl group XG;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;" class="link yahoo-link">Girl group XG</a> on stage during the KIIS FM’s K-Pop Village At KCON LA on August 19, 2023. (Photo by Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images)

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Zico recently released “Spot!” with Jennie of BLACKPINK, currently the world’s most famous girl group. P1Harmony, who performed in Oakland last month, is scheduled to perform on Friday, July 26. Notable acts on that Saturday include Enhypen and NMIXX.

Other Notable KCON 2024 Acts

  • Bibi

  • Taemin

  • BoyNextDoor

The full lineup can be viewed on CJ ENM’s website.

KCON 2024 will take place at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. KCON started as a single-day event in 2012 in Irvine. It has since grown into an international event as the rise of the K-pop genre has grown in the U.S. and across the globe.

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