‘Squid Game' Stars Byung Hun Lee and Yim Siwan to Make KCON L.A. 2025 Appearances
The pair will appear during the K-pop festival's first night concert, branded M Countdown, on Aug. 1 to present 'a memorable moment for global fans' and reflect 'KCON's commitment to creating special connections between artists and fans,' according to a release. Yim will also visit the K-Content by CJ ENM exhibition zone of the first day of KCON L.A. 2025 at the main festival grounds located at the L.A. Convention Center.
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Yim is scheduled to attend CJ ENM's partnership event with the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, dubbed 'K-Culture Night at Academy Museum with KCON.' The event is scheduled to be held the day before (July 31) and will also feature newly announced Paramount and Hybe K-pop project star Eric Nam, Choi Hojong, Lee Youngji, P1Harmony and Is:sue. Yim will participate in a special session and Choi will perform a dance routine to the soundtrack of Bong Joon Ho's Oscar-winning film Parasite. The event sold out in two hours, making it the fastest event to sell out in the museum's history, according to a release.
Both Lee and Yim have ties to the world of K-pop. Prior to his career as an actor, Yim was a member of K-pop boy group ZE:A. He will participate in a special talk session during the Academy Museum even to discuss his transition from K-pop star to actor. Lee recently voiced the villain Gwima in Netflix's surprise hit KPop Demon Hunters.
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. Amazon Music will be exclusively streaming the festival.
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.
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