KCON:TACT 4 U is coming up quick and we're excited to announce our special programming for our KCONUSA fans -- KCON:TACT 4 U Live From The USA will be live from June 14-18! With new content, new programming, and new guests for you to enjoy, be sure to follow us on social and check out our guests below and show them some love by following their accounts! LAI FRANCES Lai Frances is a multimedia journalist and host who made bylines on MTV News, PopCrush, and tmrw. Immersing herself for over a decade, Lai has gone from a fan to a professional raving about all things Hallyu on social media to entering the media industry, interviewing artists and talking about K-pop on The Korea Society, New York Comic Con, and of course, KCON. JEFF BENJAMIN Jeff Benjamin is an award-winning music journalist, curator and host based in New York City. He's covered K-pop for nearly a decade, acting as Billboard's K-Pop Columnist and TIDAL's K-Pop Editor while contributing writing and commentary about the scene in places like the New York Times, CNN, Rolling Stone and more. ALEXIS HODOYAN Alexis Hodoyán-Gastélum is a pop music connoisseuse, focusing mainly on K-pop and Latinx music and culture. She's written for Teen Vogue, MTV News, i-D México, Recording Academy, and many other publications that let her ramble about dope music. When not hanging out with her shih tzu Alfie or looking for the best asada tacos in Los Angeles, catch her at a K-pop show with a lightstick in hand. TAMAR HERMAN Tamar Herman recently joined the Hong Kong newspaper the South China Morning Post as a senior culture reporter covering music, with a focus on K-pop. In the past, she has written for numerous outlets, and covered the Korean music industry as a Billboard correspondent and Forbes contributor. She can be seen in the "K-pop" episode of Vox's Explained on Netflix, and also appears in the K-pop Evolution documentary on YouTube. Her first book, BTS: Blood, Sweat & Tears, came out last summer. ELLEN AND BRIAN Ellen and Brian are a Chinese American couple based in Los Angeles. They are widely known for their K-pop dance covers and tutorials on social media. They hope to share their love for K-pop culture, dance & fashion via their YouTube channel, which they created in 2017 and now has over 2.6 million subscribers. ALEX REID Alexandra Reid made history as the first ever non-Asian black K-pop star. After trailblazing the industry as the leader and rapper of Rania from 2015-2018, Alexandra is now dedicated to helping others make their idol dreams come true while diversifying the industry with all colors, shapes, and sizes. In addition to being a major label U.S recording artist, Sony ATV songwriter, model in Seventeen Magazine and more, Alexandra is adding ‘author’ to her resumé as she owns a candid memoir about the adventures, grit, and explosive secrets of idol life. STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION ON KCON:TACT 4 U - LIVE FROM THE USA! We'll be announcing more information soon on what our special guests will be doing. Take care everyone and don't forget to wear a mask, wash your hands, and social distance! -KCON Staff
Hello KCON-ers! We can't believe the stages we saw on the FINAL day of KCON:TACT 3 featuring BTOB, KANGDANIEL, MAMAMOO, and TO1! The official replay of today’s event will stream at 7PM PDT/10PM EDT! Once you have your membership, you can watch it on the KCON official YouTube. To get your membership, please head here: http://youtube.com/KCON/join WHAT YOU MISSED! MAMAMOO got right into it with spectacular performances featuring their stunning vocals. Their EeumAkSil performance for 'gogobebe' was EVERYTHING! TO1 had a huge announcement and went all out on stage with their performance to a remix of 'Don't Fear Now.' KANGDANIEL never fails to amaze us every time he takes the stage. 😍 He even taught DANITY the choreography to 'Paranoia!' We've said it before, and we'll say it again. The KCON:TACT 3 special stages give us the energy we need to make It through the day. TO1's cover to TWICE's 'I CAN'T STOP ME,' left our mouths wide open. 😱 A.C.E. and CHOICE were able to meet once again during the final M&G of KCON:TACT 3! We love seeing their talent. We've missed BTOB! We always love their energy on stage and how they treat Melody! MORE PHOTOS, COMING SOON! BTOB KANGDANIEL MAMAMOO TO1 MEET & GREET MOMENTS WE LOVED! FAN-REQUEST CHARADES WITH BTOB. TO1's COVER DANCES. The ending song for KCON:TACT 3 WORLD TOUR featuring all the artists had us crying. 😭 Watch the video now! THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR BEING A PART OF KCON:TACT 3! More behind the scenes content will be uploaded via the official YouTube channel soon! We hope you all continue to stay safe and take care during this time. Let's all look forward to the day we can meet in person, once again! -KCON Staff
Hello KCON-ers! Check out the official photos for CHECK IN! Who's outfit did you love the most!? We're so happy to have been able to see our favorite artists perform at KCON:TACT 3! Concert DAY 1: AB6IX, LOONA, OH MY GIRL, and THE BOYZ. Concert DAY 2: Dreamcatcher, SF9, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, and WOODZ. Concert DAY 6: HA SUNG WOON, iKON, JESSI, JO1, and P1Harmony! Concert DAY 7: A.C.E., EVERGLOW, HyunA, LEE JIN HYUK, and Stray Kids! Concert DAY 8: ATEEZ, ENHYPEN, ITZY, and SUNMI! Concert DAY 9: BTOB, KANGDANIEL, MAMAMOO, and TO1! -KCON Staff
Hello KCON-ers! We're sad that KCON:TACT 3 is over, but happy that we can relive every moment on YouTube! Did you miss out on the BREAKING LIVE interviews? Don't worry! They'll be up on YouTube soon. To get your membership, please head here: http://youtube.com/KCON/join For now, enjoy the official photos from each Breaking Live artist! AB6IX LOONA SF9 TXT P1Harmony HA SUNG WOON LEE JIN HYUK EVERGLOW ITZY ENHYPEN -KCON Staff
Hello KCON-ers! We can't believe the stages we saw on the eighth day of KCON:TACT 3 featuring ATEEZ, ENHYPEN, ITZY and SUNMI! We'll see you again tomorrow for the last day of the world tour at 5AM PDT/ 8AM EDT with BTOB, KANGDANIEL, MAMAMOO, and TOO! The official replay of today’s event will stream at 7PM PDT/10PM EDT! Once you have your membership, you can watch it on the KCON official YouTube. To get your membership, please head here: http://youtube.com/KCON/join For a complete schedule to KCON:TACT, click the "TIMETABLE" tab here: http://kconofficial.com/ WHAT YOU MISSED! ITZY took the stage first for KCON:TACT 3 World Tour in Paris and performed 'Want It?' ENHYPEN and ENGENE met at KCON for the first time! We can't wait for the day we get to see them perform live and in person! We fell in love with ITZY all over again after watching them perform. 💓 We're still not over today's 'Very Good' special stage. ENHYPEN covering BLOCK B!? 😳 HOW ABOUT YES! ATEEZ lit up the stage as usual! 🔥 What we didn't expect though was a performance, Harry Potter style! 🧙 Sunmi was so sweet and made all of Miya-ne's wishes come true! MORE PHOTOS, COMING SOON! ENHYPEN ITZY ATEEZ SUNMI MEET & GREET MOMENTS WE LOVED! ATEEZ WINK RELAY .@ATEEZofficial has officially captured our hearts with this Wink Relay ~ 💖 TUNE IN: ▶ KCON official: https://t.co/gApyUpSDS2 ▶ Mnet K-POP: https://t.co/9wTtER9UXA #KCON #KCONTACT3 #ATEEZ pic.twitter.com/KeQcSwzyr4 — KCONUSA (@kconusa) March 27, 2021 ITZY BEING EMOJIS Watch all the members be emojis on the official replay! See you all tomorrow for the LAST day of KCON:TACT 3 WORLD TOUR! If you missed out, catch the replay at 7PM PDT! -KCON Staff
Welcome back! Can everyone believe the stages they saw for Day 7 of KCON:TACT 3 featuring A.C.E., EVERGLOW, HyunA, LEE JIN HYUK, and Stray Kids!? We can't wait to see what stages happen tomorrow at 5AM PDT/ 8AM EDT with ATEEZ, ENHYPEN, ITZY and SUNMI! The official replay of today’s event will stream at 7PM PDT/10PM EDT! Once you have your membership, you can watch it on the KCON official YouTube. To get your membership, please head here: http://youtube.com/KCON/join For a complete schedule to KCON:TACT, click the "TIMETABLE" tab here: http://kconofficial.com/ WHAT YOU MISSED! Stray Kids got everyone hype with their opening performance of 'Victory Song.' EVERGLOW were the absolute cutest when interacting with FOREVER and got us all dancing in our seats to their catchy songs. A.C.E's stage presence is just out of this world. From their amazing vocals during their EeumAkSil performance, to their intricate and captivating choreography, we couldn't take our eyes off of them! V-Dan were so happy to see LEE JIN HYUK as he lit up the stage with his smooth moves. We're still not over getting to see queen HYUNA grace the stage. Her interactions with her fans were the absolute sweetest. The amazing KCON:TACT 3 special stages continue! We love girl power. EVERGLOW slayed us with their special stage featuring some iconic girl group songs. Stray Kids closed out the show in an upbeat note! They even performed some special throwback stages for STAY such as 'Hellevator.' MORE PHOTOS, COMING SOON! A.C.E. EVERGLOW HyunA LEE JIN HYUK Stray Kids EXTRA! WE LOVED THESE MOMENTS IN STRAY KIDS M&G TODAY! Can you guess what appliance Stray Kids is mimicking? Stray Kids is simply our mood. There's only two more days left of KCON:TACT 3! If you missed out, catch the replay at 7PM PDT / 10PM EDT! -KCON Staff
Welcome back! We hope everyone enjoyed tuning in to Day 6 of KCON:TACT 3 featuring HA SUNG WOON, iKON, JESSI, JO1, and P1Harmony! We'll see you again tomorrow at 5AM PDT/ 8AM EDT with A.C.E., EVERGLOW, HyunA, LEE JIN HYUK, and Stray Kids! The official replay of today’s event will stream at 7PM PDT/10PM EDT! Once you have your membership, you can watch it on the KCON official YouTube. To get your membership, please head here: http://youtube.com/KCON/join For a complete schedule to KCON:TACT, click the "TIMETABLE" tab here: http://kconofficial.com/ WHAT YOU MISSED! BOBBY took the KCON stage for the first time and hyped everyone up with his performance of 'U MAD.' P1Harmony got to meet KCON-ers for the first time! We miss Soul so much, but we're wishing him a safe and healthy recovery for his knee injury. ❤️ JESSI killed it with her stage presence and got us dancing in our seats to 'NUNU NANA.' She misses her fans so much that she got a little emotional while greeting Jebbies and we just wanted to give her a big hug. JESSI and Jebbies will be reunited soon! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jessi / 제시 (@jessicah_o) JO1 debuted their performance to 'BORN TO BE WILD'. The members shared that this song expresses their desire to keep going into the unknown. We'll be here every step of the way with them on their journey! HA SUNG WOON showed his many sides to HA:NEUL from being an amazing dancer and performer, to just being all around cute. Like we said, KCON:TACT 3 brings the best special stages EVER! KCON-ers were blessed by the sweet vocals of HA SUNGWOON and AB6IX' DONG HYUN! iKON met iKONIC's for the first time at KCON and showed them so many special stages! Our hearts were full when iKONIC's sang 'Love Scenario' with iKON. 🥰 MORE PHOTOS, COMING SOON! HA SUNGWOON iKON JESSI JO1 P1Harmony HA SUNGWOON X AB6IX DONG HYUN EXTRA EXTRA! WE LOVED THESE MOMENTS IN THE M&G'S TODAY. Gikwang learning JESSI's #WhatTypeofXchallenge? We love to see it! What's iKON doing? Find out by watching the replay of the M&G! See you all tomorrow! If you missed out, catch the replay at 7PM PDT / 10PM EDT! -KCON Staff
Day 5 featured our last headliner of V DIUM, OH MY GIRL! The official replay of today’s event is live now for premium members! To get your membership, please head here: http://youtube.com/KCON/join OH MY GIRL V DIUM Our day has been blessed -- we'll follow you anywhere @8_OHMYGIRL! 🥰#KCON #KCONTACT3 #VDIUM #OHMYGIRL pic.twitter.com/9HFPwAXrmh — KCONUSA (@kconusa) March 24, 2021 Crying happy tears after @8_OHMYGIRL's V DIUM performance of 'Remember Me'! 😭💓#KCON #KCONTACT3 #VDIUM #OHMYGIRL pic.twitter.com/Pm8XEmlNOV — KCONUSA (@kconusa) March 24, 2021 V DIUM HIGHLIGHT Who doesn't love a performance with a live band? Check out the highlights from the V DIUM stages from EVERGLOW, WOODZ, and OH MY GIRL! Check out the full videos of each performance on our KCON official YouTube page! Get excited for more concerts and meet & greets! The fun continues! -KCON Staff
We're almost halfway through KCON:TACT 3 and we don't want it to end. 😭 Day 4 featured our second headliner of V DIUM, WOODZ and an hour full of fun and laughter with JO1's Meet & Greet! The official replay of today’s event is live now for premium members! To get your membership, please head here: http://youtube.com/KCON/join WOODZ V DIUM We absolutely loved WOODZ outfit for the performance. Doesn't he just look like a ray of sunshine? ☀️ [💾STAFF HARD] 21.03.23 KCON:TACT season 3 오늘의 #VDIUM WOODZ OOTD 찰-칵📸 ❤I FEEL LIKE YOU🖤#WOODZ #조승연 #SET #FEEL_LIKE pic.twitter.com/9Y23aF0XaW — WOODZ(조승연) (@c_woodzofficial) March 23, 2021 JO1 MEET & GREET We still can't get over what JO1 did in their M&G. 😂 Watch the full M&G on our YouTube channel! Let's KCON! See you all again for more fun with your favorite artists! -KCON Staff
Hello! Are you enjoying KCON:TACT 3 so far? We sure are! Day 3 featured the first ever V DIUM, THE STADIUM EXPERIENCE performance with Everglow. The official replay is available now to premium members. To get your membership, please head here: http://youtube.com/KCON/join FOREVER were so excited to see EVERGLOW on the V DIUM stage! EVERGLOW IS HERE TO TAKE OVER V DIUM 🥰 TUNE IN: ▶ KCON official: https://t.co/n6GgUIZ5zm ▶ Mnet K-POP: https://t.co/GyHJoFcPlS#KCON #KCONTACT3 #VDIUM #EVERGLOW @EVERGLOW_twt pic.twitter.com/0IZbEk7TVl — KCONUSA (@kconusa) March 22, 2021 ABSOLUTELY STUNNING -- @EVERGLOW_twt has completely blessed our eyes and ears today 💖#KCON #KCONTACT3 #EVERGLOW #VDIUM pic.twitter.com/oEF4LO4TtG — KCONUSA (@kconusa) March 22, 2021 ✨ EVERGLOW FOREVER LET'S GO ✨ Want to see more of EVERGLOW? Watch their dance practice performance! EVERGLOW will be performing for Day 7 of KCON:TACT 3! Don't miss out! -KCON Staff