The first lineup for the country’s biggest hiphop concert “Hiphopplaya Festival 2023” has been unveiled. Many headline-level artists such as PARK JAE BEOM, CRUSH, DPR LIVE, AP ALCHEMY and C-JAM will join the lineup, attracting special attention.
Hiphopplaya, Korea’s leading hiphop media and landmark hiphop live brand, will hold the 2023 Hiphopplaya Festival at Nanji Hangang Park on April 29-30. The first lineup, which was unveiled after a successful comeback last year, raises expectations for the “Hiphopplaya Festival 2023“.
On April 29, the first day, there is programming that will delight the ears of hiphop enthusiasts such as PARK JAE BEOM, MVP, Holy Bang, AP Alchemy, C-Jam, Justhis and Blase. First, PARK JAE BEOM will lead MVP and Holy Bang from his agency More VISION, which was established last year, on the stage of “Hiphopplaya Festival 2023.” He will prepare a special stage of collaboration with MVP and Holy Bang. PARK JAE BEOM was also selected as Artist of the Year at the 2023 Korea Hip-Hop Awards, showing off his headlining appearance.
“AP Alchemy,” a holding company recently created by Swings by merging Just Music, Indigo Music, We the Fluxcoz and Minefield into one large company, was also listed in the lineup for “Hiphopplaya Festival 2023” on Saturday. AP Alchemy produced an official compilation album with over 50 people under the direction of Swings and announced the release of ASIDE on March 22. They will also create a special joint performance stage at “Hiphopplaya Festival 2023“. Along with them, C-Jam, Justhis, Coogie, Lee Young Ji and Blase, who were on the final stage of “Show Me the Money 11,” will also take the stage on Saturday.
On April 30, the second day, CRUSH will be the headliner, bringing together a wide range of popular artists such as DPR LIVE, pH-1 and SIK-K. CRUSH, who won “R&B Track of the Year” at “KHA 2023” with the smash hit “Rush hour” last year, will prepare a 60-minute performance. At the end of April, you can enjoy the sunset with CRUSH at Nanji Hangang Park. DPR LIVE, which then departed for “THE REGIME TOUR”, will return beautifully to “Hiphopplaya Festival 2023” for its first festival in Korea after the world tour.
VMC, who left its last mark as “Label of the Year” and recently released their EP album “HOPELESS ROMANTIC” to critical acclaim, as well as pH-1, who released “BUT FOR NOW LEAVE ME ALONE” last year, and SIK-K and ASH ISLAND will perform on Sunday.
HiphopPlaya Festival 2023 will open general ticket sales via Melon Ticket, Interpark, Yes24, and WeMakePrice from 7 p.m. KST on Wednesday, March 22, and a number of additional lineups will continue to be unveiled.
Journalist: Shawn
Translator: Shawn
Source: Hiphopplaya
