<KCON JAPAN 2026> Fans and Artists Enjoy Together for 3 Days, Every 'K' Festival Opens Today! This Year's Venue Theme is 'Walk in SOUL CITY'

CJ ENM's "KCON JAPAN 2026," the world's largest K-culture festival created by K-POP fans and artists together, will be held for three days from today, the 8th, until the 10th, at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture. As a global comprehensive cultural platform encompassing not only K-POP but also K-Beauty, K-Food, and K-Content, KCON goes beyond mere performances to offer a special time for discovering one's own "tastes" through "experiences." In particular, various highlights will be presented in line with this year's KCON theme, "Walk in SOUL CITY." It is planned to be an event like a journey where fans and artists interact more closely and explore "K-tastes" together.

Centered around the further enhanced "FESTIVAL GROUNDS," various K-lifestyle experience booths will be set up. The "K-BEAUTY ZONE" will expand its scale with "OLIVE YOUNG FESTA JAPAN 2026," the first stop of the "OLIVE YOUNG FESTA" world tour. The "K-FOOD ZONE" will offer the latest trendy K-sweets and more, creating a space as if you've visited Korea. The newly established "K-STORY ZONE" will utilize CJ 4DPLEX's three-sided screen technology "SCREENX" to provide an immersive K-Content experience. Popular dramas from Studio Dragon and parts of the latest content incorporating AI technology in their production process will also be screened, gathering expectations as a new highlight of KCON where current and future K-storytelling can be experienced at once.

Impressive performances are scheduled for the "M COUNTDOWN STAGE," the highlight that will color the three nights. Starting with the opening stage by SUNG HAN BIN, KCON's first-ever global ambassador, KCON's unique content will continue, including headliner performances on each day, PRESHOWs, collaboration units, cover stages, and fan-participatory "DREAM STAGE," with a total of 31 artists heating up the stage. In addition, stages where artists and fans can interact more closely, such as SHOWCASEs on the "X STAGE," "ARTIST STAGE," and "DANCE STAGE," will be simultaneously streamed worldwide through digital platforms like Mnet Plus. Fans around the world who cannot attend the venue can also enjoy the festival in real-time, transcending language barriers.

Furthermore, this year, the "Admission Waiting Line System" utilizing Mnet Plus has been fully introduced, improving convenience for visitors. It will be progressively applied to FESTIVAL GROUNDS and ARTIST STAGE, supporting visitors to manage their schedules more efficiently and minimize waiting times.

KCON has been held in various locations worldwide, starting with Irvine, USA, in 2012, establishing a festival model that covers all aspects of Korean culture, including K-Beauty, K-Food, and K-Content, centered around music. It has been held in 14 regions worldwide, including Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and America, with cumulative offline attendees reaching approximately 2.23 million. Through digital platforms, tens of millions of global fans have built a fandom that transcends language barriers and national borders, serving as a platform to help artists expand globally and brands enter overseas markets, continuously enhancing its presence as a global K-POP festival.

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