On September 9 in 2017, Incheon K-Pop Concert, as known as INK Concert, was held in Incheon City. This event started from 2009, and the purpose of this event was put in place to promote Incheon as the city of hallyu. This year’s INK Concert was the 9th of the INK concert series and many popular K-Pop artists were part of this event. This year’s INK concert was supervised by SBS and the concert was broadcasted live on channels SBS Plus, SBS Plus UHD, SBS funE and SBS MTV. An estimated of 40 thousand people from Korea and 10 thousand people from all over the world attended INK 2017.
 
This year, INK Concert had various concept stages. The concert started with boy group WANNA ONE, who was the final debut group from programme Produce 101 Seasons 2.  After Wanna One’s opening stage, special stages were performed by Golden Child, Wiki-Miki, and A-Jax. There were also special stages for solo artists such as Sunmi, Minzy, and Lee Ki Kwang. The rest of the concert line-up consisted of more K-Pop artists; T-ara, Highlight, B.A.P. VIXX LR, Red Velvet, Laboum, Lovelyz, DIA, The East Light, VICTON, Momoland, Myteen, Samuel, On&Off. Girl group Girlfriend was also in the lineup but they could not attend INK 2017 due to a car accident that occurred on that very day.
 
INK Concert is held annually by Incheon City and foreigners get free admission, so do not miss out next year’s INK Concert in Incheon, Korea!
 
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Thanks to SBS for the invitation! Official photos credit: SBS

The very first SORIBADA BEST K-MUSIC AWARDS (2017 SOBA) will be held on 20th September, 6:30PM at the Jamsil Education Student Gynasium!

2017 SOBA will feature at least 20 groups of artistes which include well-known names like WANNA ONE, TWICE, BTOB, Monsta X, BAP, NCT127 and more. This is the first-time ever for this music awards ceremony and 2017 SOBA will be broadcasted over several platforms including SNS as well as live streaming to reach out to the international audience. 

Since 2000, SORIBADA has provided quality k-pop music within Korea and it has successfully branched out to be a choice peer-to-peer file sharing service site! 2017 SORIBADA will be providing content on 20th September in 7 languages including English, Mandarin and Japanese.
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(photo credits: TV DAILY)

KCON 2017 Mexico celebrated its inaugural festival with 33,000 fans coming together for two days to immerse themselves in all things Hallyu at the largest Korean culture convention in the world. Taking place March 17-18 – the first KCON in Latin America – featured musical performances from K-Pop’s biggest stars, including Astro, BTS, Eric Nam, EXID, Infinite H, Monsta X, NCT 127, Red Velvet; specialty programming, including an influencer-led dance workshop; and dozens of vendors that represented some of the best and most sought-after Korean products and food.


"Every time we expand into a new country, the passion of the fans is beyond what we could have imagined. The reaction in Mexico was amazing and we expect a similar enthusiasm in Australia when we expand into Oceania later this year,” said HK Shin, President of CJ E&M Music Division. “KCON has started off 2017 extremely strong and we are excited to make this year the biggest and best year ever for our festival.”


KCON 2017 Mexico was also live streamed through KCON.TV – a short form video platform and online community dedicated to all things Korean entertainment. The live stream reached more than 200,000 viewers from both North and South America with over 30,000 concurrent viewers during the two-day event, providing the heat for K-POP outside of the arena in Latin America.


Specialty programming ranged from influencer-led experiences to those examining the unprecedented spread of Hallyu. Influencers included vlogger Latina Saram; Jun Sung Ahn, who created original content specifically for KCON LA; popular K-Pop reaction YouTubers JRE and KenroVlogs, who brought guests from the US to teach a dance workshop. Other special programs included “The Phenomenal Growth of International Entertainment,” which explored both the growth of individual stars and the explosive spread of Hallyu in the LATAM market.


“While many people think of just K-Pop but there is a whole lot more to Korean culture and it’s incredible!,” said KenroVlog, a Peruvian Youtube celebrity who is a big fan of K-Pop. “This was my first time and it certainly blew my mind along with thousands of Mexican fans.”


Thousands of fans from around the world submitted fan arts to share love and support for their favorite KCON 2017 Mexico artists through Mwave Fan Art Contest. The final round of voting for the Best Fan Art Drawing will begin on March 16 and end on March 20. Fans can vote and view all of the artwork onMwave, CJ Digital Music’s global platform dedicated to K-Pop.


The selection of vendor booths represented the best of Korean beauty, grocery products, K-Pop goods, and other accessories. Booths included the most popular Korean cosmetic retailers and brands such as CJ IMC and Tony Molly; K-Pop merchandise; and various Korean food choices such as Topokki, stir-fried soft rice cake, and Mandu, Korean dumpling.


Following KCON Mexico, KCON 2017 USA, the convention's flagship event,will take places in New York at the Prudential Center on June 23-24 and in Los Angeles at the LA Convention Center onAugust 18-20. For the latest KCON USA news, fans are invited to visit www.kconusa.com and follow @KCONUSA on Twitter, where artist line-up and other information are being announced. They can also join the conversation with #KCON17NY and #KCON17LA.
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KCON is produced by CJ E&M, Asia’s leading content company, and its global music channel, Mnet.


ABOUT CJ E&M


CJ E&M is Asia’s leading content and media company headquartered in Seoul, Korea. It has five main business units - broadcast, film (CJ Entertainment), music, live entertainment and animation. Since 2011, CJ E&M has been contributing to promotion of Korean culture around the world, through the company's 'One Source, Multi-Content' strategy. As a trend leader in Asia, CJ E&M has produced and distributed various popular content, some of which include Asia’s largest music festival Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA), leading Hallyu convention KCON, Tony Award-winning musical Kinky Boots, record-breaking box office hits Roaring Currents (2014), Ode to My Father (2014) and Veteran (2015), along with sought-after television programs such as The Incomplete, Grandpas over Flowers and Reply 1988. With regional offices in Asia and the U.S., CJ E&M currently employs over 2,000 people worldwide, and is traded on KOSDAQ under the ticker 130960. For more information, please visit:http://en.cjenm.com.

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(all official image credits are to : KCON MEXICO 2017 )

September 25, 2016 - The Main Stadium of Incheon  Munhak Stadium was flooded with Hallyu Stars for the annual Incheon K-Pop Concert (INK). This year's music festival is joined with an amazing lineup that includes megastar groups like SHINee and INFINITE.

INK was first launched in 2009 and is hosted in Incheon city and proudly organized by the Incheon Tourism Organization. Here, citizens from all over the world are gathered together to catch the performance of South Korea’s top Hallyu idols and singers. 

Incheon K-Pop Concert 2016 Line Up
- AOA
- B.A.P
- EXID
- GFriend
- GOT7
- I.O.I
- MONSTA X
- Red Velvet
- SHINee
- TWICE
- INFINITE
- K.Will
- KNK
​- J-Min
- MASC
​- HALO

Check out below for the pictures from the Red Carpet!

We would like to thank Incheon Tourism Organization for the invitation to cover this extraordinary event.
 
​Stay tuned to our Facebook Page for more pictures from the event!!! ​

INCHEON K-POP CONCERT 2016 will be taking place on 24th September at Main Stadium of Incheon Munhak Stadium this year!

This 4-hour long concert will bring the best of K-pop to fans from all over the world. The star studded line-up will feature a total of 13 groups in the industry!

The final line-up of the event includes:
AOA ,  B.A.P,  EXID, G Friend, GOT7, I.O.I, MONSTA X, RED VELVET, SHINEE, TWICE, INFINITE, K.Will, KNK


EVENT DETAILS:

Date: September 24, 2016 (Saturday)
Venue: Incheon Munhak Stadium
Time: 7pm - 10pm (doors open at 4pm)

Tickets have to applied through the event official website: http://inkconcert.com/?LID=ENG and all seating & direction information is specifically shown in the website as well.
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Calling all Singaporean fans of SMTOWN!!!

You are all in for a treat as Golden Village is bringing to you SMTOWN THE STAGE on
15 OCTOBER 2015 !!!

And to make life even more sweeter, we have FIVE PAIRS of tickets to the Movie Preview Screening on the 14 October 2015!!

Continue reading on to see how to take part in our giveaway!!!

SMTOWN THE STAGE
This documentary will feature stage performances, exclusive snippets from the artistes’ rehearsals and also yet-to-be released behind-the-scene footage of the artistes!! And of course interviews with your favorite stars will also be unveiled!
This movie captures the stages from diverse concerts at once: Seoul concert held on August 15, 2014 in Sang-am World Cup Stadium in Korea, Tokyo concert held in Ajinomoto Stadium in October and Shanghai concert. 

So..... HOW TO TAKE PART IN THE GIVEAWAY????

Very simple! From today, all the way till 12th October 2015, 3pm (GMT +8) ** Singapore time**, Show us your love for SM TOWN by tweeting us how much you love them! Also, include in your Tweet the hashtag #HallyustageSMTOWNgiveaway !!!

We will randomly select FIVE lucky winners based on the following criteria:
​1. The highest amount of activity on twitter;
2. The most creative way of showing your love for SM TOWN in your tweets!

Winners will be notified via Twitter by 13th October 2015, 0000h  (GMT +8)!!!
Winners would also have to provide us with your personal details (via email) for ticket redemption on the 14 October 2015, before the Movie Preview Screening!

So hurry on and start flooding us with your tweets for SM TOWN!!

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Date: 12 April, 2015 (Sunday)
Time: 7 PM
Venue: Philippine Arena
Address: Ciudad de Victoria, Santa Maria, Bulacan
Artistes: SUPER JUNIOR, SNSD, RED VELVET, BTOB

Ticket information

Sale date: 6th March, 2015  10AM

Price: (booking fees not included)

VIP - PhP 9,500
Lower Box A - PhP 8,000
Lower Box B - PhP 6,500
Upper Box A - PhP 4,000
Upper Box B - PhP 2,500
General Admision - PhP 950

*all sections of the show are reserved seating

Tickets available at:
Ticket World PH
SM tickets 

**There will be shuttle service provided to the concert venue.
Shuttle Tickets are at Php 50 Roundtrip and is availabe at Ticketworld and SM Tickets online as well as outlets.

Things to note:


PROHIBITED ITEMS

• Professional video and photo cameras (SLR with detachable lens)
• Big posters/banners/placards/signage
• Laser pens and pointers
• Weapons and/or any sharp objects
• Candles, fireworks and/or any kind of pyrotechnics
• Glass/pet bottles, cans, hard plastic containers, etc
• Large back/waist packs will be subject to inspection
• Alcohol beverages and illegal drugs
• Large Chains, spike bracelets, wallet chains, large metal belt buckles
• Food and drinks
• Chairs any type

-Pregnant women should sign a waiver prior to entry
-For safety reasons, children below 3 feet are not allowed inside the venue
-Guardians of children between 3 and 4 feet should sign a waiver


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