[SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT] BTS ADDED TO KCON MEXICO LINE-UP! > K-POP

BTS TO PERFORM AT KCON MEXICO ON MARCH 17-18

Ticket Pricing Revealed for First KCON in Latin America

Los Angeles – January 24, 2017 – KCON, the world’s largest Korean culture and K-pop music festival, today confirmed BTS, arguably the most popular Korean pop group in the world, will perform as part of KCON Mexico.  BTS joins boy bands Astro and MonstaX in the mega line-up. Tickets for the first KCON in Latin America, which go on-sale February 7, will range between $50 and $230 USD. KCON Mexico will take place at the Mexico City Arena, located in the Azcapotzalco neighborhood, on March 17-18.

Bangtan Sonyeondan, BTS, debuted in 2013 with the song “No More Dream” gathering attention for their fierce concept. The group has seven members: Rap Monster, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook. “Since their debut, the boys released two full-length albums, seven EPs in Korea.” Their latest full-length album “WINGS” was released on October 10, 2016. Additionally, “WINGS” was ranked at #26 on the Billboard 200, which is a record for a Korean artist. The group won several notable awards last year alone, including “Album of the Year” at MelOn Music Awards and “Artist of the Year” at Mnet Asian Music Awards. They are going to hit off a new world tour “2017 BTS Live Trilogy Episode III: The Wings Tour” with the first concert in Seoul, Korea on February 18.

KCON 2017 Mexico will feature two full days of convention programming covering every aspect of Korean culture including K-beauty, Korean food, K-drama, Korean film and more. Also included in the schedule will be artist meet and greets where fans will be able to come face to face with their favorite performers. Each day will close with a star studded concert featuring the top artists from Korean pop music. Additional artist will be announced to the line-up in the weeks to come.

For the latest KCON Mexico news, fans are invited to  follow @KCONMexico on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, where artist line-ups and ticket information will be announced. Fans can also join the conversation at #KCONMexico. 

ABOUT KCON

KCON is the largest Korean culture convention and K-pop music festival in the world. The convention launched in 2012 with more than 10,000 fans attending a one-day event in Southern California, and has grown exponentially since then.  In 2016, more than 180,000 fans of Hallyu and Asian pop culture attended multi-day events all over the world including in, Chiba, Japan; Abu Dhabi, UAE; and Paris, France, along with the flagship KCON USA events in New York and Los Angeles. KCON provides the largest forum for fans to directly connect with each other, artists and professionals from the Korean entertainment industry. It is produced worldwide by CJ E&M, and in the U.S. and Mexico by CJ E&M America. 

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