Jenny Zha [#KCON18LA Special Guest]
Jenny Zha, Viki and Soompi’s Strategic Engagement Manager, keeps her inner fangirl satisfied by attending concerts, conducting interviews, and even producing short-form shows with your favorite idols. These days, Jenny spends her time scrolling endlessly through Twitter’s trending topics and wishing she was a part of the Running Man cast.
Jeff Benjamin [#KCON18LA Special Guest]
Jeff Benjamin has been Billboard’s K-Pop columnist for more than five years and is the editorial director at Fuse TV. He’s written about K-Pop for The New York Times, Rolling Stone, and NPR, while being asked to share his expertise with The Washington Post, CNN, USA Today and beyond. He has shared groundbreaking stories about K-Pop in America, including exclusives with BTS, CL, Seventeen, Psy, while hosting events with KARD and Kevin Woo. In 2017, The New York Times referred to him as “the most knowledgeable person in America about K-Pop.”
Jasmine Clarke [#KCON18LA Special Guest]
Hailing from Australia but now a resident of Los Angeles for the last 4 years, 18 year old Jasmine Clarke is a singer who has garnered over 369K subscribers and 33M views on YouTube. She is known for singing not only in English, but Mandarin, Korean and Japanese, across genres of pop, r&b, soul and K-Pop.
Jasmine [#KCON18LA Special Guest]
Jasmine is one half of the youtube duo 2MinJinkJongKey! This fun loving channel provides in depth reaction videos, vlogs, challenges, and all things K-Pop!
Gil Smith [#KCON18LA Special Guest]
Gil Smith is a sought-out American music director, producer and arranger who has played an intricate role in creating some of the highest grossing K-Pop tours.
Ellie Lee [#KCON18LA Special Guest]
Ellie Lee is a TV host/actress/dog rescuer! She’s been a host for MTV K, VH1 News, People Style, Complex, & has been on “The Wendy Williams Show” & “The Steve Harvey Show”. When she’s not hosting, she’s acting in short films and just completely her first feature film as the female lead in a movie called “I CAN I WILL I DID”. She is currently the digital host at iHeartRadio where she’s interviewed K-Pop stars, BTS, EXO, and Eric Nam.
Donna Kim [#KCON18LA Special Guest]
Donna Kim is a founding partner and Chief of Content at Engage Media Group – a creative and marketing agency for brands in bridal, luxury, and beauty. She has held roles as a digital editor at Martha Stewart Weddings, Brides, xoJane and consulted for many lifestyle brands and publications in the past 10 years. She is a frequent guest on TV outlets nationwide talking about the latest bridal and beauty trends.
Danny Lim [#KCON18LA Special Guest]
Danny Lim is a Korean American actor and MC known for hosting numerous K-Pop events and fanmeet tours in the U.S. He has worked with artists such as GOT7, KARD, DAY6, SF9, RED VELVET and has hosted KCON and MAMA 2017 Red Carpet. Danny has also appeared in videos for Buzzfeed, Dingo, and BgA – “Who’s it gonna be.”
DANakaDAN [#KCON18LA Special Guest]
DANakaDAN is an alternative rap artist from Los Angeles, CA. He recently put out his 2nd album “Escape from LA” which features artists like Lydia Paek and Dia Frampton. Find him online at @DANakaDAN
Cortney [#KCON18LA Special Guest]
Cortney is 1/2 of the lively duo 2MinJinkJongKey. You can consider them professional fangirls. Whether they’re spazzing over the latest MV’s reviewing their favorite albums, or discussing serious topics, they love sharing their passion for K-Pop with the world!