Chester Lockhart [#KCON18LA Special Guest]
Chester Lockhart is a half Korean recording artist, actor, and producer who can be seen in many publications. Billboard premiered his newest single “IN LOVING MEMORY” and praised his “gay ghost” aesthetic. For the first 4 months of 2018, Chester headlined “SEX TIPS” at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas about which a random Yelp user said that Chester was “kind of funny, I guess.” Most recently, he opened for Todrick Hall on his Forbidden World Tour. His proudest moment is iconic performance as Sonny Bono on Rupaul’s Drag Race.
Beatrice Vantapool [#KCON18LA Special Guest]
Beatrice is a Content Insights Associate and K-Pop expert at Tumblr. She works on Tumblr’s Fandometrics and specializes in fandom’s influence across social media. Her research has been featured in Billboard and Forbes.
Brute Choi [#KCON18LA Special Guest]
Ricky Choi brings a modern minimalistic twist to the Youtube & Instagram community with his videos, photography, & nonchanlant personality. He is based in Vancouver, BC and works full time as a Marketing Associate for the Arts and also does freelance consulting & Graphic Design on the side. Ricky talks all things beauty, fashion, & design on brutechoi.com. For business: ricky.e.choi@gmail.com
Caro Malis [#KCON18LA Special Guest]
Caro Malis is a vlogger and writer with a focus on K-Beauty and K-Pop, born in Chile, based in NYC. She has written about pop culture and beauty for Nylon (US and Latin America), Soompi (US and Latin America), and more. You can find her trying the latest K-Beauty trends, sharing the secrets about your favorite idols’ skincare routines always accompanied by an industry insider willing to try things on camera with her, or doing #masKaraoke. She’s interviewed some of your (and her) faves such as BTS, NCT 127, SF9, KARD, Eric Nam and GOT7.
Devon Abelman [#KCON18LA Special Guest]
Devon Abelman is Allure’s digital beauty reporter, covering viral makeup trends, rainbow hair, K-Beauty and more. Since joining Allure in 2016, she has made a mark as the first reporter to interview members of K-Pop groups like BTS, NCT, KARD, and The Rose about their skin-care routines for a Western audience. When she’s not writing, you can catch Devon shopping at her favorite Brooklyn thrift stores for outfits to fit her signature Boca Raton grandma aesthetic, smiling at dogs, and covering her face with the most colorful makeup she can find.
HYULARI [#KCON18LA Special Guest]
Hillary, also known as HYULARI, is a beauty and lifestyle content creator on YouTube and Instagram based in the Bay Area.
Lai Frances [#KCON18LA Special Guest]
Lai is a multimedia music journalist, producer and self-proclaimed girl group enthusiast based in New York and New Jersey. She is currently a producer for upcoming documentary “The Hallyu Wave” while also being a contributor at PopCrush and an editor at K-PopStarz. Lai’s editorial work consists of bylines in Allure, CBS Radio, Billboard and tmrw magazine. She also co-hosted and produced CBS Radio’s Delivery Room Show podcast at the former 92.3 AMP Radio. Outside of work, Lai enjoys wearing tracksuits in public, bodyrolling and daydreaming more K-Pop girl groups go on a world tour.
Soju [#KCON18LA Special Guest]
Soju is a drag K-Pop princess. World’s very first Korean American Drag Artist to jump into the world of K-Pop. Soju redefines what it means to be a K-Pop artist by challenging social norm and spreading LGBTQ+ visibility. With her bubbly personality and “So Juicy” personality, Soju is taking over the world!
Ivan Lam [#KCON18LA Special Guest]
Ivan is a beauty and lifestyle influencer based in Los Angeles! He is passionate in all aspects of beauty and strives to create content to empower his viewers. His biggest accomplishment in life is his beautiful rescued cat.
Sarah Han [#KCON18LA Special Guest]
Sarah Han is a BuzzFeed writer in NYC whose interests revolve around gushing about K-Pop and beauty. She has interviewed BTS, iKON, Winner, K.A.R.D, Jessica Jung, NCT 127, and Eric Nam, which account for 95% of her achievements thus far in life. Things Sarah does without fail: wear lipstick, devour ramen, drink copious amounts of wine, binge K-Dramas, go down rabbit holes of Korean variety show clips, and wait for Red Velvet to recruit her as their sixth member.