Academy Museum and CJ ENM Partner Up for Korean Content-Themed Event Ahead of KCON
Titled 'K-Culture Night at Academy Museum with KCON,' the event will celebrate the K-pop festival's 13th anniversary and the company's 30th anniversary. The celebration, taking place on July 31, is being put on as part of CJ ENM's three-year-long partnership with the Academy Museum, which was announced earlier this year.
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K-Culture Night, held at the museum's David Geffen Theater, is slated to include a slew of entertainment figures. American-born Korean singer Eric Nam will serve as the evening's emcee. Dancer Choi Hojong, K-pop stars Lee Youngji and P1Harmony, J-pop girl group Is:sue and Squid Game star Yim Siwan will make appearances throughout the night. All of the stars taking part in the event will be performing at KCON in some capacity that weekend.
The first event to come from CJ EMN's and the Academy Museum's partnership was 'Director's Inspiration: Bong Joon Ho,' an exhibit centered around the Parasite director's work, which opened in March.
KCON, the world's no. 1 K-pop festival, will return to downtown's Los Angeles Convention Center and Crypto.com Arena for a three-day event Aug. 1 through Aug. 3, giving local K-Pop fans a chance at seeing several of their favorite acts under the same roof.
This year's KCON lineup includes HxW (Hoshi and Woozi of Seventeen), NCT 127, Aespa, Monsta X, Key, IVE, NMIXX and Zerobaseone. Baby DONT Cry, Riize, Hwasa, Meovv, Nowz, Idid, Izna, Jackson Wang, J-pop group JO1, Roy Kim, I-dle, Yuqi, AllDay Project, Cravity and Kep1er will also perform throughout the festival's three-day-long concert series. Girl group Kiss of Life was previously announced but will no longer be attending.
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