CJ ENM has announced the second lineup of artists for “KCON JAPAN 2025,” which will be held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture, Japan for three days from May 9 to 11.

KCON, the only festival created by K-pop fans and artists worldwide, is raising anticipation among fans worldwide by revealing the second lineup of “KCON JAPAN 2025.” The artists revealed this time are a total of six groups: EVNNE, INI, IS:SUE, IZNA, QWER, and TWS. From TWS, who won the “Best New Male Artist” male rookie award at last year’s “2024 MAMA AWARDS,” to QWER, who won the “Best Band Performance” award, to INI, IS:SUE, who have reached the top of Japanese music charts, and even talent groups EVNNE and IZNA, who were created through Mnet’s global survival programs “Boyz Planet” and “Iland 2: N/a,” global artists are expected to come together to create a buzz at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
“KCON JAPAN 2025,” which previously announced that it would significantly strengthen its spatial composition and lineup in line with the theme of “Club Fair,” is expected to bring more colorful performances and special experiences to fans around the world with artists spanning the diverse spectrum of K-pop.
Meanwhile, “KCON JAPAN 2025” has confirmed the attendance so far of BOYNEXTDOOR, CRAVITY, EVNNE, INI, IS:SUE, IZNA, JO1, JO YURI, KEP1ER, ME:I, QWER, TAEMIN, TWS, and ZEROBASEONE.
CJ ENM‘s KCON, which has been held in various regions around the world since Irvine in the United States in 2012, has played a pioneering role in spreading the Korean Wave by presenting a festival model that encompasses all of culture, focusing on music content. KCON, which has been held in 14 regions around the world, including Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the United States, has a cumulative offline audience of 1.99 million.
Journalist: Shawn
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Source: SNS KCON, CJENM