KCON
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KCON is an annual convention held in locations across the world, created by Koreaboo and organized by CJ ENM Entertainment Division. It was first held in Southern California in 2012 and has since expanded to ten countries as of 2022.
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- United States Other countries
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- Korean pop
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- www.mwave.me/en/kcon/about
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- 2012-00-00
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22 sectionsContents
- Background
- History
- 2012
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- Saitama, Japan – April 22
- Los Angeles – July 31 – August 2
- New York – August 8
- Jeju, South Korea – November 6–7
- 2020–2021: KCON:TACT
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
- Reception
- Locations and dates
- 2012–2019
- 2020–2021: KCON through COVID-19 pandemic
- 2022–present
- See also
- References
- External links
KCON is an annual convention held in locations across the world, created by Koreaboo and organized by CJ ENM Entertainment Division. It was first held in Southern California in 2012 and has since expanded to ten countries as of 2022.
In 2015, KCON expanded to Japan and then quickly announced the first KCON USA on the East Coast. In 2016, KCON expanded into Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and Paris, France. In January 2017, KCON announced that they would be hosting their first KCON Mexico at the Mexico City Arena on March 17 and 18, 2017.