Following the massive success of May’s three day event KCON Japan 2023, the artist lineup for KCON LA 2023 is soon to be revealed as the music festival is slated to go off in August. The fun-filled convention is ready to kick off and make way for more musical feasts and surprises, but the paramount issue at hand is who is going to perform on the d-day? Here’s what we’ve gathered!
The official KCON Twitter page published a crossword puzzle on June 8, 2023, hinting at all the big names that will be present during the August festivities. K-pop fans instantly took over the situation and started commenting their guesses under the post, and it’s a long list of performers whom K-pop enthusiasts dearly adore and respect.
Many soloists, 3rd, 4th and 5th Generation K-pop artist names could be spotted on the visual puzzle. Did you catch your favourite artist’s name yet? Let’s put our heads together and decipher this riddle.
Hinted Artist Lineup for KCON LA 2023
So far the names we were able to spot in the crossword puzzle include the Starship Entertainment boy group CRAVITY and girl group IVE, KQ Entertainment’s xikers and ATEEZ, SM Entertainment’s TAEMIN, WayV and Taeyong, MONSTA X’s special subunit – Shownu X Hyungwon, FIFTY FIFTY, EVERGLOW, JYP Entertainment’s Stray Kids, NMIXX and ITZY, LAPILLUS, Kep1er, (G)I-DLE, ZEROBASEONE, and possibly even Japanese bands JO1, INI and XG, and maybe even BI (Hanbin) and RAIN. They’ll be performing at Crypto.Com Arena, LA Convention Centre.
KCON Japan 2023 lineup in May included INI, JUST B, NiziU, STAYC, THE BOYZ, Yena, 8TURN, AB6IX, ATBO, DXTEEN, ATEEZ, JO1, LE SSERAFIM, VIVIZ, XG, TEMPEST, xikers, ZEROBASEONE, ENHYPEN, Kep1er, &TEAM, TEMPEST, iKON, and ITZY. The LA convention is set to be the third KCON this year after KCON Thailand 2023 that was held in March, and the aforementioned Japan iteration in May.
When Will KCON LA 2023 Be Held?
Just like the previous KCON festivities of this year, the upcoming extravaganza is also going to be a three day event. The KCON LA 2023 dates point towards towards the fest beginning on August 18 and ending on August 20, 2023.
Do you think our guesses are headed in the right direction? Let us know if we missed out any other names in the crossword. Leave your answers in the comments section below.