KCON LA 2025 Announces Lineup of 22 Artists Including NCT 127, aespa, and MONSTA X

CJ ENM has announced that ‘KCON LA 2025,’ the world’s top K-pop fan and artist festival, will take place from August 1 to 3 at the Los Angeles Convention Center and Crypto.com Arena. This festival has served as a trend-setting event for K-pop fans and music lovers since 2012, functioning as a platform for discovering new K-pop artists, honoring industry veterans, and fostering connections among fans. The second batch of artists revealed by CJ ENM includes NCT 127, aespa, RIIZE, KISS OF LIFE, MEOVV, NOWADAYS, MONSTA X, KEY, HWASA, and CHOIHOJUNG, the winner of Mnet’s ‘STAGE FIGHTER,’ completing the final lineup for KCON LA 2025. The full confirmed artist lineup (in alphabetical order) consists of 22 groups: aespa, CHOIHOJUNG, CRAVITY, HWASA, HxW(SEVENTEEN), IS:SUE, IVE, izna, JO1, KEY, KISS OF LIFE, LEE YOUNGJI, MEOVV, MONSTA X, NCT 127, NMIXX, NOWADAYS, P1Harmony, RIIZE, Roy Kim, YUQI, and ZEROBASEONE. This 2025 edition of the festival is themed ‘Klover’s Club Fair,’ drawing inspiration from four-leaf clovers to bring luck and joy to attendees. The event will feature various stages such as artist performances, fan meetings, the X Stage, and M Countdown. Artist performances and fan meeting stages provide fans with the opportunity to meet their favorite artists up close, while the X Stage will be used as a showcase for new artists. Last year’s festival was the largest in terms of scale, with the M Countdown concert segment broadcast live in prime time on the U.S. public channel The CW. This marked the first time a K-pop performance was aired in prime time on a national U.S. network. Actress Awkwafina appeared as a guest, hosting solo segments and performing alongside Johnny and Mark from NCT 127.