Welcome back KCON-ers! The third day of KCON:TACT HI 5 featured MAMAMOO, ATEEZ, WOODZ, and Ciipher. Did you all enjoy the show? We'll be back tomorrow for DAY 4 with BTOB, JO1, KIM JAE HWAN, PURPLE KISS, TO1, and STREET WOMAN FIGHTER! The official replay of today’s event will stream at 7pm PDT/10pm EDT! Once you have your membership, you can watch it on the KCON official YouTube. To get your membership, please head here: http://youtube.com/KCON/join For a complete schedule to KCON:TACT, click the "TIMETABLE" tab here: http://kconofficial.com/ LET'S GO OVER DAY 3! Don't stop believing in ATEEZ They shined like Eternal Sunshine on the opening stage! AYA! MAMAMOO did it again 😍 Here's what you missed! You can still watch the replays on YouTube or catch more moments on Twitter! mumumumuch Dinga Hip Aya WOODZ makes his own history with a cover stage of Eyes, Nose, Lips Our first M&G was none other than ATEEZ! Here were some of our favorite moments Special... Ear talent... 👂👂 Sharing some loving skinship among members 💋 💋 Fun games, dancing and more! ATEEZ Wooyoung's special performance was 🔥 Bad 🔥 Very... Very... Bad 😳 😳 We were Blind by newcomers Ciipher. WOW 🤩 🤩!! Blind I like you We love seeing MAMAMOO reminisce during the 2nd Meet&Greet of the day 🍵 🍵. Here are some of our favorite moments! Moonbyul wasn't afraid to confess on camera 😉 Even MAMAMOO love a late-night snack 🧃 Everyone loves a photoshoot 📷 WOODZ captivated all our hearts with his performances 🎶 Check out more fun moments on Twitter & YouTube! Bump Bump Pool On My Own MAMAMOO did not disappoint in their EeumAkSil performance 🎤 WOODZ was the 3rd guest for the Meet&Greet today! We love a good mukbang 🍽️ ! Didn't even flinch when he did the water bottle flip... 😏 Lots of love between W/MOODZ 🧡 💙 It's Not Too Late to become ATINY KCON-ers ATEEZ concluded Day 3 with powerful performances Join our YouTube membership to watch them! Intro + Deja Vu Fever Not Too Late Say My Name + HALA HALA Watch all the performances, M&G's, special stages AND MORE during the replay at 7pm PT! You must be a member to watch! To get your membership, please head here: http://youtube.com/KCON/join Get lots of rest and be ready for Day 4 tomorrow! -KCON Staff Artist's 1min ⏱️
Good morning KCON-ers! Day 2 of KCON:TACT HI 5 featured Stray Kids, GHOST9, KWON EUNBI, and Girls Planet 999. Did you all enjoy the show? We'll be back for DAY 3 on Friday, September 24th at 5am PDT/8am EDT with ATEEZ, Ciipher, MAMAMOO, and WOODZ. The official replay of today’s event will stream at 7pm PDT/10pm EDT! Once you have your membership, you can watch it on the KCON official YouTube. To get your membership, please head here: http://youtube.com/KCON/join For a complete schedule to KCON:TACT, click the "TIMETABLE" tab here: http://kconofficial.com/ LET'S REVIEW DAY 2! Stray Kids were Thunderous for the opening performance at KCON:TACT HI 5! Ghosties were in the city of Seoul with GHOST9 today 🌏 🌏 Don't miss out on these amazing performances! You can still watch the replays on YouTube or catch the fun moments on Twitter! Seoul Up All Night MC Lee Gikwang prepared to meet our amazing 1st Meet&Greet guests - Stray Kids! Catch Stray Kid's full M&G on YouTube by joining our membership! Here are some of our favorite moments below! SKZ answering questions from Stay 💕💕 Sexy and cute 😏 🥺 The pants 🤣 Kwon Eunbi opened the door to her dark sexy concept today 👀 👀 Bunny🐰 didn't disappoint with her performances 🥕. Door Blue Eyes BoA - Woman Watch the loving surprise guest, along with the surprise messages from her fans, on YouTube,! It brought us all to tears 😭 -KCONUSA staff Stray Kid's Seungmin & Bang Chan were next to the 3D sound stage EeumAkSil with Zombie Such a beautiful performance~ Girls Planet999 showed another outstanding performance today! Who will win those 9 spots?? Kwon Eunbi was the final M&G of Day 2. Members on YouTube can catch all the cute moments! Don't miss out! Answered fan concerns in 5 syllables Random Version Dance Eating delicious traditional Korean food Watch Stray Kids performances again tonight at 7pm by joining our membership on YouTube! 🍬🍭🍬🍭 The View God's Menu Haven Back Door Thanks for watching! Don't forget, if you missed out, you can watch all the performances, M&G's, AND MORE during the replay at 7pm PT! You must be a member to watch! To get your membership, please head here: http://youtube.com/KCON/join Tune in for more next week! Happy Chuseok to everyone in Korea! -KCON Staff Artist's 1min Recap ⏱️
Hello and good afternoon KCON-ers! The first day of KCON:TACT HI 5 featured AB6IX, Highlight, PARK JIHOON, Weekly, and WEi. Did you all enjoy the show? The official replay of today’s event will stream at 7pm PDT/10pm EDT! Once you have your membership, you can watch it on the KCON official YouTube. To get your membership, please head here: http://youtube.com/KCON/join For a complete schedule to KCON:TACT, click the "TIMETABLE" tab here: http://kconofficial.com/ LET'S GO OVER DAY 1! Come and get it ABNEW. AB6IX owned the stage with Salute for the opening performance! Don't say Bye Bye Bye just yet to WEi! Here's what you missed! You can still watch the replays on YouTube or catch the fun moments on Twitter! Bye Bye Bye 16th Star All or Nothing MC Lee Gikwang dusted his guest house for our 1st Meet&Greet special guests AB6IX! There were so many fun moments during AB6IX's M&G, check out some of the fun moments below! Lots of love between ABNEW & AB6IX💕💕 Members showing off some... wonderful charm 🍑🍑 And a slight spoiler for fans 👀👀 Highlight wowed us once again on the 3D sound stage EeumAkSil with On Rainy Days🌧️🌧️ Anyone else cry a little 😭😭 -KCONUSA Staff Weeekly was with Daileee until the morning. Did everyone enjoy having a Holiday Party 🎉🎉 Don't forget, all the amazing song's Weeekly performed are on YouTube! Let's check it out~ Holiday Party Check it Out Highlight 💡 brightened 💡 up the Guest House with the 2nd Meet&Greet! Here are some of our favorite moments! Dongwoon's first, and last, magic show Yoseop as MVP Dongwoon in tears Fun dancing! Sit in a special seat May's 💚💚 Park Jihoon started his spectacular performance with Gallery! We were all Lost during Park Jihoon's beautiful performances. Check out more fun moments on Twitter & YouTube! Gallery Lost Gotcha WEi brought the Monsters out in all of us with this 🔥🔥 Special Stage 🔥🔥 Weeekly was very comfortable at MC Lee Gikwang's guest house for the 3rd Meet&Greet of the day! Taught MC the Holiday Party dance! Played a fun game of charade's! Made some delicious Bibimbap. AB6IX's performances were just as bold and beautiful as their red lips!💋💋 Check them out! Close The Answer It's Not The End KCON-ers! 💡💡Highlight💡💡 finished out Day 1 beautifully but there's more to come! Watch Highlight's performances again on YouTube! Beautiful Night Plz Don't Be Sad (얼굴 찌푸리지 말아요) Calling You Waves Not The End Don't forget, if you missed out, you can watch all the performances, M&G's, special stages AND MORE during the replay at 7pm PT! You must be a member to watch! To get your membership, please head here: http://youtube.com/KCON/join See you all bright and early tomorrow! -KCON Staff Artist's 1min ⏱️
KCON STUDIO: LIVE from the USA Week is back for KCON:TACT HI 5! 🎉🎉 KCON:TACT HI 5 kicks off in September and we're excited to announce our SUPER special programming for our KCONUSA fans! Get ready to join Lai Frances, Jeff Benjamin, JUN, Riley Tollett, and Tiffany Lui from Lovely St. Shop for an exciting week filled with some of your favorite KCONUSA programming! With new content, new programming, and new guests for you to enjoy, be sure to follow us on social and show our special guests some love by following their accounts too! Without further ado, let's go into our special guests and their program details further down below! SPECIAL GUESTS LAI FRANCES Lai Frances is a minted multimedia journalist with 5+ years of experience in editorial, video, radio and streaming contributions. In combining a rigorous academic experience with professional roles in digital media and pop culture spheres, she has exemplified a keen ability to coordinate social media activity, develop written and visual content, and utilize editorial skills at an expert level. Currently, Lai is a Social Media Producer at CNET by day and a Contributing Writer at MTV News, Teen Vogue, tmrw and PopCrush by night. Sometimes, you can find her hosting live talks with K-pop artists on BUILD Series. Most of Lai's projects revolve around pop culture, entertainment, music (K-pop/Top 40/Global), fashion (sneakers and streetwear) and more. Having a "glad to be here" attitude wherever she goes, Lai is always open to learn and grow with opportunities presented themselves. JEFF BENJAMIN Jeff Benjamin is an award-winning music journalist, curator and host based in New York City. He's covered K-pop for nearly a decade, acting as Billboard's K-Pop Columnist and TIDAL's K-Pop Editor while contributing writing and commentary about the scene in places like the New York Times, CNN, Rolling Stone and more. Recently, he's helped launch new products in the K-pop space including acting as an editor-at-large for Rolling Stone Korea and the new art magazine eLe magazine. JUN Jun is a violinist and artist on YouTube and is currently based in South Korea. He has made countless hits with his violin/dance covers on YouTube that have garnered millions of views and followers to this day. He is currently pursuing his solo career and plans to make more original content in the future. RILEY TOLLETT Riley T is a published portrait photographer who's lived in Seoul since 2015 and been a Kpop fan since 2009. As KCON's number one fan and supporter, she takes her job of convincing new people to like Kpop very seriously. She's done backup dancing for old school Kpop artists and voiceovers for concerts as big as Super Show, and her favorite part of doing photoshoots with artists is how creative you can get with your concepts when the models are so talented. You can find her photography in Kpop albums, magazines, KCON lineup announcements, and you are ALWAYS welcome to tweet at DSP asking them to hire her to take photos for KARD. TIFFANY LUI Tiffany Lui, owner of Lovely St. Shop creates one of a kind K-pop inspired stationery & home goods. Some of her most recent creations include decorated top loaders and beaded keychains. She has been a long time K-pop fan attending multiple concerts and events. She has also partnered with several businesses to host cup sleeve events & loved being able to connect with other fans. She's so excited to be given this opportunity to meet other fans and K-pop lovers. EVENT INFO To celebrate a new season of KCON:TACT we'll be having more content for you to enjoy through our LIVE from the USA Countdown Week! We're bringing some of our beloved KCON USA programs to the virtual world. What is KCON STUDIO - LIVE FROM THE USA? A week full of interactions with special guests via Zoom! We just announced our special guests who will be joining us for this amazing countdown week to KCON:TACT HI 5! This countdown week will consist of 3 programs that will take place via Twitter Spaces and Zoom during Sept 9-13. Schedule Thursday, Sept 9 6:00 PM PDT Twitter Spaces - KCON:TACT HI 5 Opening Ceremony Friday, Sept 10 6:00 PM PDT Zoom/YT - Meet & Greet w/ JUN Monday, Sept 13 6:00 PM PDT Zoom/YT - KCON STYLE POLCO How do I join KCON STUDIO - LIVE FROM THE USA? Fill out the form for which session you'd like a chance to join! Below you will find a link to the forms for each session. Please note that due to limited capacity, participants will be selected at random and notified via email if they have been selected to join. Each individual may only submit one form for each session. Forms will close on Tuesday, Sept 7, 1PM PDT. When will I find out if I have been selected to participate in a session? You will receive an email no later than Wednesday, Sept 8, 7PM PDT if you have been selected to participate in a session. Do I need to pay to join? No! Just fill out a form for the session you are interested in, for a chance to participate. Are minors able to view? Yes. In each form, there is a link to a consent form that ALL participants must download, sign, and date. If you are unable to access the form on the link, please find it below as well: https://bit.ly/387F3wD PROGRAMS Continuing on from the successful Twitter Spaces sessions from KCON:TACT 4 U, let's kick off KCON:TACT HI 5 with our Opening Ceremony session for Day 1 of LIVE from the USA week! Veteran K-Pop writers Lai Frances and Jeff Benjamin are back for the 2nd time to welcome KCON-ers back to another season of KCON:TACT while also talking about this season’s lineup artists! JOIN us on Twitter Spaces on 9/9! Bringing back one the most popular panel program of KCONUSA, we’re excited to have JUN for the first time on LIVE from
Good evening KCON-ers! The FINAL chapter of the KCON:TACT 4U gallery series is here! DAY9 (Show DAY6) of KCON:TACT 4U featured BTOB, OH MY GIRL, and Stray Kids! The KINGDOM stages continued and we even got to see a QUEENDOM stage! We hope you guys loved the KCON:TACT 4U gallery series and if you want to see more let us know on our socials! DAY 9 RECAP VIDEO OFFICIAL PHOTOS & VIDEO BTOB OH MY GIRL STRAY KIDS More KINGDOM stages and even a QUEENDOM stage? We were blessed on the last day of KCON:TACT 4U! We hope we got to capture some of your favorite moments of DAY 9! -KCON Staff
Hello again KCON-ers! Welcome back to the gallery series of KCON:TACT 4U! We really hope everyone is loving all the official photos and videos from the event. DAY8 (Show DAY5) of KCON:TACT 4U featured iKON, SF9, and THE BOYZ! Do you guys remember your favorite moment from this day? We hope we captured that moment for you! Enjoy the official gallery and we'll be back soon with DAY9! DAY 8 RECAP VIDEO OFFICIAL PHOTOS & VIDEO iKON SF9 THE BOYZ iTS ONE Rap Unit The KINGDOM stages were no joke! Did you guys enjoy all the official photos? DAY 9 is coming right after this! Get ready! -KCON Staff
Hello KCON-ers~! Waiting for DAY 7 (Show DAY 4) official photos? Here they are! DAY 7 featured CNBLUE, EVERGLOW, Golden Child, JO1, and ONF! Which one of these official photos is your favorite? Looking for DAY 8 photos? Don't worry they're coming very soon! DAY 7 RECAP VIDEO OFFICIAL PHOTOS & VIDEO CNBLUE EVERGLOW Golden Child JO1 ONF Did you save some of your favorite official photos? We're so glad we get to share these with you guys! Look out for DAY 8 photos coming soon! -KCON Staff
Hello KCON-ers! Are you loving all the official show day photos we're uploading? We hope you are enjoying all the official photos from KCON:TACT 4U! Here are DAY 6 (Show DAY 3) official photos and videos! DAY 6 featured ITZY, PENTAGON, VERIVERY, and WEKIMEKI! Enjoy~! DAY 6 RECAP VIDEO OFFICIAL PHOTOS & VIDEO ITZY PENTAGON VERIVERY WEKIMEKI DAY 6 was amazing! We hope you guys enjoyed all the stages! DAY 7 photos coming soon! -KCON Staff
Hello KCON-ers! Welcome back to your one-stop for official KCON:TACT 4U photos! DAY2 of KCON:TACT 4U featured A.C.E, ASTRO, fromis_9, TO1, and Weeekly! We hope you guys enjoy these official photos of your favorite artists! DAY 2 RECAP VIDEO OFFICIAL PHOTOS & VIDEO A.C.E ASTRO fromis_9 TO1 Weeekly EeumAkSil HA SUNG WOON, Weeekly JIHAN & MONDAY That's all the official photos and videos for DAY 2! What was your favorite moment? DAY 3 photos coming soon! -KCON Staff
Hello KCON-ers! With the end of KCON:TACT 4U we wanted to gather all official stage and Meet & Greet photos to create a one-stop media gallery for you guys! Think of these upcoming posts as your very own KCON:TACT 4U media review page! We hope you enjoy the videos and photos of DAY 1 artists HA SUNG WOON, Highlight, LOONA, ONEUS, and P1Harmony! DAY 1 RECAP VIDEO OFFICIAL PHOTOS & VIDEO HA SUNG WOON HIGHLIGHT LOONA ONEUS P1HARMONY LOONA CHUU x ONF WYATT What DAY 1 moment was your favorite? Look out for DAY 2 review coming soon! -KCON Staff
Welcome back KCON-ers! The third day of KCON:TACT HI 5 featured MAMAMOO, ATEEZ, WOODZ, and Ciipher. Did you all enjoy the show? We'll be back tomorrow for DAY 4 with BTOB, JO1, KIM JAE HWAN, PURPLE KISS, TO1, and STREET WOMAN FIGHTER! The official replay of today’s event will stream at 7pm PDT/10pm EDT! Once you have your membership, you can watch it on the KCON official YouTube. To get your membership, please head here: http://youtube.com/KCON/join For a complete schedule to KCON:TACT, click the "TIMETABLE" tab here: http://kconofficial.com/ LET'S GO OVER DAY 3! Don't stop believing in ATEEZ They shined like Eternal Sunshine on the opening stage! AYA! MAMAMOO did it again 😍 Here's what you missed! You can still watch the replays on YouTube or catch more moments on Twitter! mumumumuch Dinga Hip Aya WOODZ makes his own history with a cover stage of Eyes, Nose, Lips Our first M&G was none other than ATEEZ! Here were some of our favorite moments Special... Ear talent... 👂👂 Sharing some loving skinship among members 💋 💋 Fun games, dancing and more! ATEEZ Wooyoung's special performance was 🔥 Bad 🔥 Very... Very... Bad 😳 😳 We were Blind by newcomers Ciipher. WOW 🤩 🤩!! Blind I like you We love seeing MAMAMOO reminisce during the 2nd Meet&Greet of the day 🍵 🍵. Here are some of our favorite moments! Moonbyul wasn't afraid to confess on camera 😉 Even MAMAMOO love a late-night snack 🧃 Everyone loves a photoshoot 📷 WOODZ captivated all our hearts with his performances 🎶 Check out more fun moments on Twitter & YouTube! Bump Bump Pool On My Own MAMAMOO did not disappoint in their EeumAkSil performance 🎤 WOODZ was the 3rd guest for the Meet&Greet today! We love a good mukbang 🍽️ ! Didn't even flinch when he did the water bottle flip... 😏 Lots of love between W/MOODZ 🧡 💙 It's Not Too Late to become ATINY KCON-ers ATEEZ concluded Day 3 with powerful performances Join our YouTube membership to watch them! Intro + Deja Vu Fever Not Too Late Say My Name + HALA HALA Watch all the performances, M&G's, special stages AND MORE during the replay at 7pm PT! You must be a member to watch! To get your membership, please head here: http://youtube.com/KCON/join Get lots of rest and be ready for Day 4 tomorrow! -KCON Staff Artist's 1min ⏱️ 
Good morning KCON-ers! Day 2 of KCON:TACT HI 5 featured Stray Kids, GHOST9, KWON EUNBI, and Girls Planet 999. Did you all enjoy the show? We'll be back for DAY 3 on Friday, September 24th at 5am PDT/8am EDT with ATEEZ, Ciipher, MAMAMOO, and WOODZ. The official replay of today’s event will stream at 7pm PDT/10pm EDT! Once you have your membership, you can watch it on the KCON official YouTube. To get your membership, please head here: http://youtube.com/KCON/join For a complete schedule to KCON:TACT, click the "TIMETABLE" tab here: http://kconofficial.com/ LET'S REVIEW DAY 2! Stray Kids were Thunderous for the opening performance at KCON:TACT HI 5! Ghosties were in the city of Seoul with GHOST9 today 🌏 🌏 Don't miss out on these amazing performances! You can still watch the replays on YouTube or catch the fun moments on Twitter! Seoul Up All Night MC Lee Gikwang prepared to meet our amazing 1st Meet&Greet guests - Stray Kids! Catch Stray Kid's full M&G on YouTube by joining our membership! Here are some of our favorite moments below! SKZ answering questions from Stay 💕💕 Sexy and cute 😏 🥺 The pants 🤣 Kwon Eunbi opened the door to her dark sexy concept today 👀 👀 Bunny🐰 didn't disappoint with her performances 🥕. Door Blue Eyes BoA - Woman Watch the loving surprise guest, along with the surprise messages from her fans, on YouTube,! It brought us all to tears 😭 -KCONUSA staff Stray Kid's Seungmin & Bang Chan were next to the 3D sound stage EeumAkSil with Zombie Such a beautiful performance~ Girls Planet999 showed another outstanding performance today! Who will win those 9 spots?? Kwon Eunbi was the final M&G of Day 2. Members on YouTube can catch all the cute moments! Don't miss out! Answered fan concerns in 5 syllables Random Version Dance Eating delicious traditional Korean food Watch Stray Kids performances again tonight at 7pm by joining our membership on YouTube! 🍬🍭🍬🍭 The View God's Menu Haven Back Door Thanks for watching! Don't forget, if you missed out, you can watch all the performances, M&G's, AND MORE during the replay at 7pm PT! You must be a member to watch! To get your membership, please head here: http://youtube.com/KCON/join Tune in for more next week! Happy Chuseok to everyone in Korea! -KCON Staff Artist's 1min Recap ⏱️ 
Hello and good afternoon KCON-ers! The first day of KCON:TACT HI 5 featured AB6IX, Highlight, PARK JIHOON, Weekly, and WEi. Did you all enjoy the show? The official replay of today’s event will stream at 7pm PDT/10pm EDT! Once you have your membership, you can watch it on the KCON official YouTube. To get your membership, please head here: http://youtube.com/KCON/join For a complete schedule to KCON:TACT, click the "TIMETABLE" tab here: http://kconofficial.com/ LET'S GO OVER DAY 1! Come and get it ABNEW. AB6IX owned the stage with Salute for the opening performance! Don't say Bye Bye Bye just yet to WEi! Here's what you missed! You can still watch the replays on YouTube or catch the fun moments on Twitter! Bye Bye Bye 16th Star All or Nothing MC Lee Gikwang dusted his guest house for our 1st Meet&Greet special guests AB6IX! There were so many fun moments during AB6IX's M&G, check out some of the fun moments below! Lots of love between ABNEW & AB6IX💕💕 Members showing off some... wonderful charm 🍑🍑 And a slight spoiler for fans 👀👀 Highlight wowed us once again on the 3D sound stage EeumAkSil with On Rainy Days🌧️🌧️ Anyone else cry a little 😭😭 -KCONUSA Staff Weeekly was with Daileee until the morning. Did everyone enjoy having a Holiday Party 🎉🎉 Don't forget, all the amazing song's Weeekly performed are on YouTube! Let's check it out~ Holiday Party Check it Out Highlight 💡 brightened 💡 up the Guest House with the 2nd Meet&Greet! Here are some of our favorite moments! Dongwoon's first, and last, magic show Yoseop as MVP Dongwoon in tears Fun dancing! Sit in a special seat May's 💚💚 Park Jihoon started his spectacular performance with Gallery! We were all Lost during Park Jihoon's beautiful performances. Check out more fun moments on Twitter & YouTube! Gallery Lost Gotcha WEi brought the Monsters out in all of us with this 🔥🔥 Special Stage 🔥🔥 Weeekly was very comfortable at MC Lee Gikwang's guest house for the 3rd Meet&Greet of the day! Taught MC the Holiday Party dance! Played a fun game of charade's! Made some delicious Bibimbap. AB6IX's performances were just as bold and beautiful as their red lips!💋💋 Check them out! Close The Answer It's Not The End KCON-ers! 💡💡Highlight💡💡 finished out Day 1 beautifully but there's more to come! Watch Highlight's performances again on YouTube! Beautiful Night Plz Don't Be Sad (얼굴 찌푸리지 말아요) Calling You Waves Not The End Don't forget, if you missed out, you can watch all the performances, M&G's, special stages AND MORE during the replay at 7pm PT! You must be a member to watch! To get your membership, please head here: http://youtube.com/KCON/join See you all bright and early tomorrow! -KCON Staff Artist's 1min ⏱️ 
KCON STUDIO: LIVE from the USA Week is back for KCON:TACT HI 5! 🎉🎉 KCON:TACT HI 5 kicks off in September and we're excited to announce our SUPER special programming for our KCONUSA fans! Get ready to join Lai Frances, Jeff Benjamin, JUN, Riley Tollett, and Tiffany Lui from Lovely St. Shop for an exciting week filled with some of your favorite KCONUSA programming! With new content, new programming, and new guests for you to enjoy, be sure to follow us on social and show our special guests some love by following their accounts too! Without further ado, let's go into our special guests and their program details further down below! SPECIAL GUESTS LAI FRANCES Lai Frances is a minted multimedia journalist with 5+ years of experience in editorial, video, radio and streaming contributions. In combining a rigorous academic experience with professional roles in digital media and pop culture spheres, she has exemplified a keen ability to coordinate social media activity, develop written and visual content, and utilize editorial skills at an expert level. Currently, Lai is a Social Media Producer at CNET by day and a Contributing Writer at MTV News, Teen Vogue, tmrw and PopCrush by night. Sometimes, you can find her hosting live talks with K-pop artists on BUILD Series. Most of Lai's projects revolve around pop culture, entertainment, music (K-pop/Top 40/Global), fashion (sneakers and streetwear) and more. Having a "glad to be here" attitude wherever she goes, Lai is always open to learn and grow with opportunities presented themselves. JEFF BENJAMIN Jeff Benjamin is an award-winning music journalist, curator and host based in New York City. He's covered K-pop for nearly a decade, acting as Billboard's K-Pop Columnist and TIDAL's K-Pop Editor while contributing writing and commentary about the scene in places like the New York Times, CNN, Rolling Stone and more. Recently, he's helped launch new products in the K-pop space including acting as an editor-at-large for Rolling Stone Korea and the new art magazine eLe magazine. JUN Jun is a violinist and artist on YouTube and is currently based in South Korea. He has made countless hits with his violin/dance covers on YouTube that have garnered millions of views and followers to this day. He is currently pursuing his solo career and plans to make more original content in the future. RILEY TOLLETT Riley T is a published portrait photographer who's lived in Seoul since 2015 and been a Kpop fan since 2009. As KCON's number one fan and supporter, she takes her job of convincing new people to like Kpop very seriously. She's done backup dancing for old school Kpop artists and voiceovers for concerts as big as Super Show, and her favorite part of doing photoshoots with artists is how creative you can get with your concepts when the models are so talented. You can find her photography in Kpop albums, magazines, KCON lineup announcements, and you are ALWAYS welcome to tweet at DSP asking them to hire her to take photos for KARD. TIFFANY LUI Tiffany Lui, owner of Lovely St. Shop creates one of a kind K-pop inspired stationery & home goods. Some of her most recent creations include decorated top loaders and beaded keychains. She has been a long time K-pop fan attending multiple concerts and events. She has also partnered with several businesses to host cup sleeve events & loved being able to connect with other fans. She's so excited to be given this opportunity to meet other fans and K-pop lovers. EVENT INFO To celebrate a new season of KCON:TACT we'll be having more content for you to enjoy through our LIVE from the USA Countdown Week! We're bringing some of our beloved KCON USA programs to the virtual world. What is KCON STUDIO - LIVE FROM THE USA? A week full of interactions with special guests via Zoom! We just announced our special guests who will be joining us for this amazing countdown week to KCON:TACT HI 5! This countdown week will consist of 3 programs that will take place via Twitter Spaces and Zoom during Sept 9-13. Schedule Thursday, Sept 9 6:00 PM PDT Twitter Spaces - KCON:TACT HI 5 Opening Ceremony Friday, Sept 10 6:00 PM PDT Zoom/YT - Meet & Greet w/ JUN Monday, Sept 13 6:00 PM PDT Zoom/YT - KCON STYLE POLCO How do I join KCON STUDIO - LIVE FROM THE USA? Fill out the form for which session you'd like a chance to join! Below you will find a link to the forms for each session. Please note that due to limited capacity, participants will be selected at random and notified via email if they have been selected to join. Each individual may only submit one form for each session. Forms will close on Tuesday, Sept 7, 1PM PDT. When will I find out if I have been selected to participate in a session? You will receive an email no later than Wednesday, Sept 8, 7PM PDT if you have been selected to participate in a session. Do I need to pay to join? No! Just fill out a form for the session you are interested in, for a chance to participate. Are minors able to view? Yes. In each form, there is a link to a consent form that ALL participants must download, sign, and date. If you are unable to access the form on the link, please find it below as well: https://bit.ly/387F3wD PROGRAMS Continuing on from the successful Twitter Spaces sessions from KCON:TACT 4 U, let's kick off KCON:TACT HI 5 with our Opening Ceremony session for Day 1 of LIVE from the USA week! Veteran K-Pop writers Lai Frances and Jeff Benjamin are back for the 2nd time to welcome KCON-ers back to another season of KCON:TACT while also talking about this season’s lineup artists! JOIN us on Twitter Spaces on 9/9! Bringing back one the most popular panel program of KCONUSA, we’re excited to have JUN for the first time on LIVE from 
Good evening KCON-ers! The FINAL chapter of the KCON:TACT 4U gallery series is here! DAY9 (Show DAY6) of KCON:TACT 4U featured BTOB, OH MY GIRL, and Stray Kids! The KINGDOM stages continued and we even got to see a QUEENDOM stage! We hope you guys loved the KCON:TACT 4U gallery series and if you want to see more let us know on our socials! DAY 9 RECAP VIDEO OFFICIAL PHOTOS & VIDEO BTOB OH MY GIRL STRAY KIDS More KINGDOM stages and even a QUEENDOM stage? We were blessed on the last day of KCON:TACT 4U! We hope we got to capture some of your favorite moments of DAY 9! -KCON Staff 
Hello again KCON-ers! Welcome back to the gallery series of KCON:TACT 4U! We really hope everyone is loving all the official photos and videos from the event. DAY8 (Show DAY5) of KCON:TACT 4U featured iKON, SF9, and THE BOYZ! Do you guys remember your favorite moment from this day? We hope we captured that moment for you! Enjoy the official gallery and we'll be back soon with DAY9! DAY 8 RECAP VIDEO OFFICIAL PHOTOS & VIDEO iKON SF9 THE BOYZ iTS ONE Rap Unit The KINGDOM stages were no joke! Did you guys enjoy all the official photos? DAY 9 is coming right after this! Get ready! -KCON Staff 
Hello KCON-ers~! Waiting for DAY 7 (Show DAY 4) official photos? Here they are! DAY 7 featured CNBLUE, EVERGLOW, Golden Child, JO1, and ONF! Which one of these official photos is your favorite? Looking for DAY 8 photos? Don't worry they're coming very soon! DAY 7 RECAP VIDEO OFFICIAL PHOTOS & VIDEO CNBLUE EVERGLOW Golden Child JO1 ONF Did you save some of your favorite official photos? We're so glad we get to share these with you guys! Look out for DAY 8 photos coming soon! -KCON Staff 
Hello KCON-ers! Are you loving all the official show day photos we're uploading? We hope you are enjoying all the official photos from KCON:TACT 4U! Here are DAY 6 (Show DAY 3) official photos and videos! DAY 6 featured ITZY, PENTAGON, VERIVERY, and WEKIMEKI! Enjoy~! DAY 6 RECAP VIDEO OFFICIAL PHOTOS & VIDEO ITZY PENTAGON VERIVERY WEKIMEKI DAY 6 was amazing! We hope you guys enjoyed all the stages! DAY 7 photos coming soon! -KCON Staff 
Hello KCON-ers! Welcome back to your one-stop for official KCON:TACT 4U photos! DAY2 of KCON:TACT 4U featured A.C.E, ASTRO, fromis_9, TO1, and Weeekly! We hope you guys enjoy these official photos of your favorite artists! DAY 2 RECAP VIDEO OFFICIAL PHOTOS & VIDEO A.C.E ASTRO fromis_9 TO1 Weeekly EeumAkSil HA SUNG WOON, Weeekly JIHAN & MONDAY That's all the official photos and videos for DAY 2! What was your favorite moment? DAY 3 photos coming soon! -KCON Staff 
Hello KCON-ers! With the end of KCON:TACT 4U we wanted to gather all official stage and Meet & Greet photos to create a one-stop media gallery for you guys! Think of these upcoming posts as your very own KCON:TACT 4U media review page! We hope you enjoy the videos and photos of DAY 1 artists HA SUNG WOON, Highlight, LOONA, ONEUS, and P1Harmony! DAY 1 RECAP VIDEO OFFICIAL PHOTOS & VIDEO HA SUNG WOON HIGHLIGHT LOONA ONEUS P1HARMONY LOONA CHUU x ONF WYATT What DAY 1 moment was your favorite? Look out for DAY 2 review coming soon! -KCON Staff