KCON 2017 Japan was held from 19 – 21 May 2017 at the Makuhari Messe. Eager to see the star-studded line-up, K-Pop fans waited with much joy and excitement for their favorite idols to perform and interact with them  during the convention.

This three-day extravaganza had a wide array of activities to promote the Hallyu culture in Japan. Ranging from a day-time convention that promoted anything K-related; K-POP Music, K-DRAMA, K-BEAUTY, Korean FOOD, right down to one of Korea's Famous Music Show MCOUNTDOWN, where many artistes brought about spectacular performances.

During the course of three days of the convention, several K-Pop groups came on stage to make an appearance and answered some questions from the media.

Two members of CLC, a girl group under Cube Entertainment, came on stage with their mini cooking show and they made Rice Pizza on the spot. Similarly, under Cube Entertainment, boy group SF9 revealed that they will be having their debut in Japan on 7th June with their single “Fanfare”. Each member showed their special talent and did a successful “Random Play Dance”!

8-member female group, LOVELYZ, mentioned that they would like to debut in Japan someday and they have been preparing as much as they can. Fans were excited to hear and can't wait for them to do so!

Red carpet sessions were held for all three days of KCON 2017 Japan.

For more pictures from the convention, do check out our Facebook page!

KCON 2017 in Japan is taking place in May this year, on a bigger scale, with many more artistes are part of the line up this year!

KCON 2017 in Japan is segmented to mainly 2 parts this year.

1.  CONVENTION
There will be a showcase of anything K-POP, K-DRAMA, K-BEAUTY & K-FOOD to promote the K-culture!
Venue: Makuhari Messe Hall 5-6
Time: 10am - 6pm

2.  KCON x MCOUNTDOWN
Venue: Makuhari Messe Hall 9
Time: 7pm


LINEUP

DAY 1 (19th May):  SF9 / BTOB / ASTRO / JUNHO (From 2PM) / PRISTIN / DAY6 / VICTON / Apeace 

DAY 2 (20th May): MONSTA X / Apink / CNBLUE / GOT7 / Heize / CLC / Bablyon / Lovelyz / Tiger JK / yoonmirae / Zeebra

DAY 3 (21st May): Block B / PENTAGON / SEVENTEEN / GFRIEND / K.will / boy 24 UNIT BLACK / CODE-V / Space Girl (WJSN) 

There will be various meet-and-greet sessions as well and here are the details:
DAY 1 (19th May) - ASTRO , BTOB, SF9
DAY 2 (20th MAY) - MONSTAX, Apink, CN Blue
DAY 3 (21st MAY) - BLOCK B, PENTAGON, SEVENTEEN

For more updates, check out the official site for KCON 2017 in Japan here: http://kconjapan.com/​

Music Bank is a South Korean music television program broadcast by Korean Broadcasting System (KBS). Music Bank is one of the most popular music programmes from KBS, which is broadcast live through KBS World Channel to 72 countries around the world. This weekly entertainment programme is an opportunity to see many uprising and top level K-Pop Artists. Music Bank is also a debut platform for upcoming artists where there is immense exposure to all K-Pop fans worldwide.

Music Bank World Tour is a live concert tour of South Korea music television program Music Bank by KBS. The tour consists of bringing the most-wanted groups in the K-Pop industry to different countries. KBS Music Bank will stage in Hanoi Vietnam, this year, in addition to the exclusive stages previously in Mexico, Brazil, France and many other countries. In addition to presenting their hits, the artists seek to always honor the culture of the country they visit, providing a cultural exchange for young fans. 

Artists performing for this major K-Pop event include: APINK, Block B, EXO, GOT7, SHINee, SISTAR and Teen Top.  SHINee's Onew, EXO's Chanyeol and SISTAR's Bora have also been confirmed to be the offical MCs of this event to be held at Hanoi's My Dinh stadium which can hold up to 40,000 persons.

Music Bank in Hanoi is its 2nd major K-Pop event and it highly valued by the nation to be able to host such an important occasion. KBS Music Bank in Hanoi will be aired on April 10th, 2015. 

MUSIC BANK IN HANOI

Date: 28th March 2015, Saturday

Time: 6 PM

Venue: HANOI , My Dinh Stadium

Price Category: (in Vietnam dong VND)

VIP lounge (15 seats only!) - 60,000,000 VND
RVIP (seating + food & beverage) - 4,000,000 VND
VIP (standing) - 1,900,000 VND
Zone A (standing) - 900,000 VND
Zone B (standing) - 500,000 VND
Zone C (seating) - 400,000VND
Zone D (seating) - 300,000 VND
Zone E (seating)- 300,000 VND

**VIP Lounge (15 seats / 1 room) with food & beverage. VIP lounge ticket holders also have a special elevator and parking lot for entry to venue!

(info source: UNION EMP)

Online website purchase: http://ticketbox.vn/musicbank/en
Offline: KMART
Hotline: (04) 66 88 7676
Main Organiser: Union Emp

In line with the recent Vizit Korea 2013,

hallyustage would be doing our 6th giveaway... for 2 winners! 

The 2 prizes up for grabs: (1 winner each)

1. A-PINK slogan
2. NU'EST sleeptalking album

How to participate:
1. You must be a follower on our twitter (we will check this)
2. 'Like' us on our facebook page here! 
3. Look through our album pictures on facebook & choose your favourite picture!
4. Tweet us @hallyustage with your favourite picture from our facebook album and tell us why that's your favourite picture!
5. Put hashtag #HallyustageAPINK or #HallyustageNUEST  respectively
6. Do not use tweet longer. 
7. You may tweet once per day but do not spam us.


Winners will be picked according to their tweets. Giveaway ends Dec 3rd 11PM GMT+8. Winners will be notified and announced within 48 hours.

October 30, 2013, SINGAPORE  - 6-member girl group A-PINK charmed the audience and their fans (also known as Pink Pandas) at the Expo Hall 5B the past weekend where the Vizit Korea 2013 fair was held. 

The 6 pretty ladies of A-PINK consisting of Chorong, Bomi, Eunji, Hayoung, Naeun and Namjoo started by performing "I Dont Know", which was their debut song when they first officially appeared as a group in 2011. 

Loud cheers and fanchants could be heard as the girls performed a total of 7 songs namely, I Dont Know, Bubibu, My my, U You, April 19, Lovely Day, and Nonono !

In between performances, A-Pink had short breaks where they shared their thoughts about the personality of the various members and answered questions that were submitted by fans. 

The members also gave much fan service to the fans by making cute poses and waving to their fans which truly melted the hearts of many Pink Pandas who turned up for the event!

Apart from picking out winners through a lucky draw, A-PINK also picked fans from the crowd on their own to give out additional gifts to! Despite the fact that this was their second trip to Singapore, it was evident that there was so much love and support from the Pink Pandas here! Leader Chorong expressed that the local fans were very friendly and passionate, and definitely, the best!

A-PINK ended their performance with their latest comeback hit, Nonono.

The press conference for the 3-day long fair to promote Korea was also held on that day where artistes such as Lee Chae Young, NU'EST and Sung Dong Il graced the event.

For more pictures of the happenings at Day 1 of the Vizit Korea Fair 2013, visit our facebook page here!