Four Reasons You Should Be Excited For The KCON17NY Concerts!
Hello KCON-ers~ How have you all been doing? This week is quite a big and important one for all of us Hallyu loving fans, it’s KCON17NY combo ticket sales week! That means it’s your opportunity to see CNBLUE, GFRIEND, HIGHLIGHT, KNK, NCT 127, SF9, TWICE, UP10TION, and ZION.T LIVE! Although there are many things to love about KCON, the concerts are definitely one of the largest highlights of all. You’ve got a whole lot of artists, in one concert venue together, who doesn’t want to see all their favorites perform in one night? Not to mention, all the potential idol interactions that could happen during the concerts’ closing. The list goes on and on and we’ve got four reasons to share with you as to why you should be excited for #KCON17NY!
[#KCON17NY] ZION.T Playlist
ZION.T is a Korean hip-hop and R&B solo artist under The Black Label, a subsidiary label of YG Entertainment. He has released one studio album, Red Light (2013), and two EPs, Mirrorball (2013) and OO (2017). His first single “Click Me” featuring Dok2 was released in April 2011. In 2014, he promoted the digital single “Yanghwa BRDG,” which became a hit and contributed to his rising mainstream success as an artist in Korea’s music scene. His latest release, OO, landed second place on Billboard’s World Albums. The song “Complex” featuring G-Dragon was selected as Apple Music’s “Best of the Week.” He’s soulful, has the best glasses, is incredibly hip–we’re talking about Zion.T! We are so pumped to welcome the man whose lyrics have the power make us shed some serious tears one minute and feel seriously cool the next. Are you ready to see him in New York from June 23-24 at the Prudential Center? As we say every week, get in the Zion.T spirit with us and check out our Zion.T playlist below!
[#KCON17NY] NCT 127 Playlist
NCT 127 is part of the K-pop boy group NCT, which stands for Neo Culture Technology. The group consists of 9 members: Taeil, Johnny, Taeyong, Doyoung, Yuta, Jaehyun, Win Win, Mark, and Haechan. The number 127 represents the longitude coordinates of Seoul, South Korea. NCT 127 made their debut in July last year with a mini album titled NCT #127. Their second mini album Limitless was released digitally on January 6, 2017 and physically on January 9, 2017. The new album scored No.1 spot on Billboard’s World Albums Chart upon its release. This is a very very good thing! NCT 127 is the newest artist to join the KCON NY lineup! We were totally blown away by their performance at KCON Mexico, and now we’re so happy to be able to show our US KCON fans what NCT 127 is all about. Are you ready to see them in New York from June 23-24 at the Prudential Center? If you’re in the mood for a firetruck of the musical variety or just want to listen to some NCT 127 songs that will definitely get stuck in your head–dare we say for a “limitless” amount of time–check out the playlist below!
[#KCON17NY] UP10TION Playlist
UP10TION is a ten-member boy group formed by TOP Media in 2015. The members are Jinhoo, Kuhn, Kogyeol, Wei, Bitto, Wooshin, Sunyoul, Gyujin, Hwanhee, and Xiao. In September 2015, UP10TION released their debut mini album Top Secret with title song “So, Dangerous.” The group made its official music program debut through Mnet’s M! Countdown on September 10, 2015. The “So, Dangerous” music video was ranked 9th place in Billboard‘s “Most Viewed K-pop Videos in America” for the month of September 2015. UP10TION has released a total of five EP albums. In November 2016, they released their 5th mini album BURST with title track “White Night.“ UP10TION released their 1st single album ID in Japan in March, 2017. The single album was placed as first place at the Weekly Album Sales Chart of Billboard Japan. With the sales over hundred thousands album, UP10TION was chosen as the ‘Gold Disc’ of March in Japan. The group is expected to be making a comeback soon in 2017. Yes!! UP10TION is our next lineup for #KCON17NY! Are you as ready as us to see them in New York from June 23-24 at the Prudential Center? But, before that, it’s time to get in the UP10TION spirit! Catch our full playlist of some of our favorite UP10TION stages below!
[#KCON17NY] KNK Playlist
KNK is a five-member boy group who debuted under YNB Entertainment in 2016. The group consists of Youjin, Seungjun, Inseong, Jihun, and Heejun. They held their debut showcase on February 29, 2016 and officially released their debut single album titled Knock on March 3, 2016. In May 2016, the group released their first EP titled Awake. In November 2016, KNK made another comeback with their second EP titled Remain. KNK was included on Billboard‘s “10 Best New K-Pop Groups in 2016” list at the end of 2016. Yes!! KNK is our next lineup for #KCON17NY! They’re tall, they’re fun, and they’re talented. Are you ready to see them in New York from June 23-24 at the Prudential Center? But, before that, it’s time to get in the KNK spirit! Catch our full playlist of some of our favorite KNK moments below!
[#KCON17NY] Ticket Information
KCON17NY attendees, the moment you all have been waiting for is here: ticket information! During the third episode of #KCONLIVECHAT, Vanessa and Winnie went over A LOT of information in regards to tickets. To make sure you all are well informed, we’ve included everything you need to know about tickets, all in one place. Please make sure to read the entire article before you send over any other questions!(:
[#KCON17NY] Artist Announcement Hints – SF9
SF9 has been added to the lineup for #KCON17NY! This week our Instagram hints were for TWO artist announcements. Great job to everyone who guessed the hints correctly for SF9! Check out all the hints and their explanations below.
[#KCON17NY] Artist Announcement Hints – HIGHLIGHT
That’s right KCON-ers, HIGHLIGHT is coming to KCON17NY! AIGOOOOOOO!!! This week our Instagram hints were for TWO artist announcements. Great job to everyone who guessed the hints correctly for HIGHLIGHT! Check out all the hints and their explanations below.
[#KCON17NY] SF9 Playlist
SF9 is a boy group formed by FNC Entertainment and the company’s first dance boy group. The group consists of nine members: Young Bin, In Seong, Jae Yoon, Da Won, Ro Woon, Zu Ho, Tae Yang, Hwi Young, and Cha Ni. The group name stands for Sensational Feeling 9. They debuted on October 5, 2016 with their first single album Feeling Sensation. Their first mini album Burning Sensation was released on February 6 and landed at No.6 on Billboard’s World Albums Chart which was released on February 15, 2017. On April 18, 2017, SF9 released their second mini album, Breaking Sensation, with title song “Easy Love.” Yes!! SF9 is our next lineup for #KCON17NY! Won’t you “roar” for them and join us in New York from June 24-24 at the Prudential Center? But, before that, it’s time to get in the SF9 spirit! Catch our full playlist of some of our favorite SF9 moments below!
[#KCON17NY] HIGHLIGHT Playlist
HIGHLIGHT is a boy group debuted under Around US Entertainment with mini-album,Can You Feel It?, on March 20, 2017. The group consists of five members: Yoon Doo-joon, Yong Jun-hyung, Yang Yo-seob, Lee Gi-kwang, and Son Dong-woon. Formerly known as Beast, the group’s five members announced the new group name, Highlight, in February and revealed that it was derived from the title of their final studio album while signed to Cube. Highlight took their first win since their debut album with title song “Plz Don’t be Sad!” on ”The Show” and subsequently received the first place trophies on “Show Champion,” “M! Countdown,” “Music Bank,” and “Inkigayo.” We hope that you’re as absolutely pumped as we are to catch HIGHLIGHT at #KCON17NY for the first time ever! You can catch them at #KCON17NY June 23-24 at the Prudential Center. Haven’t heard of HIGHLIGHT’s new music or just want to hear it again (this is our 5ooth time listening to “Plz Don’t Be Sad” and we haven’t regretted it once), check out our playlist below.