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[#KCON18NY] Artist Reveal – Heize

Heize is a South Korean singer-songwriter and rapper. She made her debut in 2014 with her single “After I’ve Wandered A Bit.” In July 2016, she released her second EP album And July with title track “And July” featuring DEAN and DJ Friz. Her single “Star” released in 2016 charted at #1 on Gaon Digital Chart upon its release. She has also participated in the making of several Korean dramas’ original soundtrack, including “Did You Ride UFO?” for Jealousy Incarnate in 2016 and “Round and Round” for Guardian: The Lonely and Great God in 2017. The title track “Don’t Know You” from Heize’s third EP album /// (You, Clouds, Rain) released in June 2017 topped major music charts and solidified her position as a powerful influencer in the music industry. In March 2018, Heize released her fourth EP album Wind with title track “Jenga.”

[#KCON18NY] Artist Reveal – EXID

EXID, short for “Exceed in Dreaming,” is a K-pop girl group formed in 2012. The five members are Solji, LE, Hani, Hyelin, and Jeonghwa. The group debuted with the single “Whoz That Girl.” They rose to fame with their single “Up & Down” in 2014 and promoted the song once more after promotions ended due to its newfound success. EXID won their first music show win with “Up and Down” in 2015. They released their second EP Ah Yeah in April 2015 and first studio album titled Street in June 2016. In December 2016, Banana Culture announced leader Solji’s hiatus. The remaining four members continued promotions with two more EPs Eclipse and Full Moon in 2017. In April 2018, EXID made another comeback as four with the ‘90s-channeling new single “Lady.”

[#KCON18NY] Artist Reveal – Wanna One

Wanna One is an eleven-member boy group formed from Mnet’s survival boy group reality show Produce 101 Season 2. The final members as well as group name were chosen by the public audience’s votes. The members who took top 11 in the final were KANG DANIEL, PARK JI HOON, LEE DAE HWI, KIM JAE HWAN, ONG SEONG WU, PARK WOO JIN, LAI KUAN LIN, YOON JI SUNG, BAE JIN YOUNG, HWANG MIN HYUN, HA SUNG WOON. The group officially debuted through Wanna One Premier Show-Con on August 7, 2017. Their debut EP 1×1=1 (To Be One) combined with the repackaged album 1-1=0 (Nothing Without You) made Wanna One the first Kpop group to sell over one million copies of their debut album. In March 2018, Wanna One broke their own record by selling 700,000 copies in the preorders of their second EP 0+1=1 (I Promise You). The album was released on March 19 along with title track “Boomerang.”

#CJAWARDS 2017 WINNERS

Dear Fans💙 Thank you all for sending in your votes and nominations for 🎉#CJAWARDS 2017🎉 CJ Entertainment, KCONUSA, and KCON.TV asked for your opinions on the award categories below. We have narrowed down the winners – scroll down to see if your choice took the win! Congratulations to all the winners! Thank you all for this wonderful year! Happy New Year and see you again in 2018!

BTS X KCON – From 2014 To 2017

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Stay Tuned For All The Comebacks/Debuts In November!

11/1 ASTRO – Crazy Sexy Cool 11/1 Juniel – I Drink Alone 11/2 [Debut] Hyeongseop X Euiwoong – It Will Be Good 11/2 VAV – She’s Mine 11/3 Minah (Girl’s Day) – 11° 11/3 Mind U – If 11/5 Byul – Leaves (Ft. Junoflow) 11/5 [Debut] Jeon Soyeon – Jelly 11/6 Day6 – All Alone 11/6 Seventeen – CLAP 11/6 SONAMOO – I (knew it) 11/6 Super Junior – Black Suit 11/7 Block B – Shall We Dance 11/7 EXID – DDD 11/7 Monsta X – DRAMARAMA 11/8 Gugudan – Chococo 11/8 [Debut] Kim Sohee – The Fillette (Ft. Yezi) 11/8 Urban Zakapa – When We Were Two 11/9 VICTON – Remember Me 11/10 Suran X Crush – Love Story 11/13 Wanna One – Beautiful 11/14 Kim Dong Wan – AFTERIMAGE 11/14 Lovelyz – Twinkle 11/15 Fly To The Sky – Your Season 11/15 Jong Shin Yoon X MINSEO – Yes 11/16 Samuel – Candy 11/16 Soyou X Sung Si Kyung – I Still 11/17 Red Velvet – Peek-A-Boo 11/17 SNUPER – Dear 11/21 KARD – You In Me 11/22 Honeyst – Someone To Love 11/22 Pentagon – RUNAWAY 11/24 BTS – MIC Drop (Steve Aoki Remix) 11/24 Hani (EXID) X Hanhae – Eyes 11/24 [STATION] d.ear X Jaehyun (NCT 127) 11/27 Jun.K (2PM) – A Moving Day 11/29 Naul (Brown Eyed Soul) – Emptiness In Memory 11/29 Super Junior-D&E – Here We Are

Did You Miss Any Comebacks/Hot Debuts in October?

10/1 SEVENTEEN Hip-Hop Unit – Trauma 10/6 Stray Kids – Hellevator 10/8 SEVENTEEN Performance Unit – LILILI YABBAY 10/10 GOT7 – YOU ARE 10/10 NU’EST W – WHERE YOU AT 10/11 Davichi – To Me 10/11 HASH TAG (debut) – Hue 10/11 TRCNG (debut) – Spectrum 10/12 DIA – Good Night 10/12 HA:TFELT – I Wander (ft. Gaeko) 10/12 MASC – Do it 10/12 RAINZ (debut) – Juliette 10/12 SF9 – O Sole Mio 10/12 UP10TION – Going Crazy 10/12 VARSITY – Can You Come Out Now? 10/13 Parc Jae Jung – The Villain 10/13 [STATION] Doyoung (NCT) X Sejeong (Gugudan) – Star Blossom 10/16 SEVENTEEN Vocal Unit – Pinwheel 10/16 BTOB – Missing You 10/16 Highlight – Can Be Better 10/16 JYP X Heize – Regrets 10/16 Taemin (SHINee) – MOVE 10/17 Solar (Mamamoo) – Autumn Letter 10/18 A.C.E – Callin 10/18 JBJ (debut) – Fantasy 10/23 Epik High – Home Is Far Away (ft. Oh Hyuk) + Love Story (ft. IU) 10/23 Im Chang Jung – Do You Know That Person 10/23 Wheesung – Aroma (ft. Hash Swan) 10/26 4MEN – Break Up In The Morning 10/26 Chunji (Teen Top) X Eunha (GFriend) – Hold Your Hand 10/26 IN2IT (debut) – Amazing 10/26 Jimin (AOA) – Hallelujah 10/27 [STATION] Kang TA X Wendy & Seulgi (Red Velvet) – Doll 10/27 Yuju (Gfriend) X Jihoo (IZ) – Heart Signal 10/30 TWICE – LIKEY 10/31 Super Junior – One More Chance

10 Tropical BOPs You Must Have Heard At Least Once This Summer (K-Pop Edition)

Hello, KCON-ers~ It’s been almost 2 months since KCON USA 2017 officially wrapped up!! Are you still in PCD like we are?? Check out the tropical fuse/house-inspired K-pop songs below in memory of this summer, and we bet you have listened to at least one of them for more than once!! KARD – Hola Hola 👋👋 Wanna One – Never ✋⌛️ Astro – Baby 👶🍹 Winner – Really Really 🌴💖 B1A4 – Rollin’ 🔄🔄 Chung Ha – Why Don’t You Know 🌾🐋 Hyorin & Changmo – Blue Moon 💙🌚 Samuel – Sixteen 👌☝️ NCT Dream – We Young 🍿☁️ ONF – Original 🔛📴 Do you have any good suggestions of K-pop songs with a strong tropical/house sound?? Let us know!!