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“KCON 2022 JAPAN” signature song “POPPIA” this time INI-TO1
collaboration opening stage
– “KCON 2022 JAPAN” will start in earnest at Ariake Arena in Tokyo for 3 days from today
– Signature song ‘POPPIA (JAPAN ver.)’ symbolizing the encounter between K-POP fans and artists
– Dance break time in the middle of the ‘POPPIA’ performance, High-level performance expected to increase the excitement of the show Korea of CJ ENM Japan Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Choi Ki-young), which operates 100% Korean entertainment channel “Mnet” and Japan’s first Korean entertainment video distribution service “Mnet Smart+” Headquarters CJ ENM Co., Ltd. will hold “KCON 2022 JAPAN” at Ariake Arena in Tokyo for three days from October 14th (Friday) to 16th (Sunday).
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The world’s largest K culture festival “KCON” has released its signature song “POPPIA (JAPAN ver.)”, and announced the full-scale start of “KCON 2022 JAPAN”, which will be held at Ariake Arena in Tokyo for three days from today. I was.
The KCON signature song ‘POPPIA’ symbolically captures the encounter between K-POP fans and artists, and was first unveiled at ‘KCON 2022 LA’ in August, and this is the third version.
The song will be sung by INI, which boasts tremendous popularity in Japan, and the global rising boy group TO1, who will be performing the collaboration opening stage. During the dance break time of both groups in the middle part of the song, it is expected that the atmosphere of the show will be lively with the addition of globally proven high-level performances.
Chief of the CJ ENM A&R team, James Lee, who is the general director of the signature song, said, “While maintaining the theme of the KCON signature song that connects LA, Saudi Arabia, and Japan, we considered both groups’ musical personalities and stage performances. In particular, TO1’s ‘Jang’ and INI’s ‘Shogo Tajima’ will also participate in the rap making in Korean and will deliver a meaningful stage.”
“POPPIA” is a compound word of K-POP and utopia, which is “a perfect society with the best possible state of human beings”, and an illusion composed of K-POP that exists somewhere between dream and reality. It is a song that contains a dream-like moment where the artist and fans meet. The lyrics are short in the long loneliness, but they double the atmosphere of the song by depicting the encounter between K-POP fans and artists at POPPIA, the place that shines the brightest.
In LA, ATEEZ digested everything from rap making to singing, and in Saudi Arabia, PENTAGON took over the baton and raised the heat of the stage.
Live broadcasting of “KCON 2022 JAPAN”, which will start at 19:00 every night for three days from today in Korea, including the signature song, will be broadcast on YouTube “KCON official” and “Mnet K-POP” channels worldwide, and “TVING” in Korea. In Japan, it will be distributed through “Mnet Smart +” and “Pia”. MC of the show is actor Hwang Minhyun, ▲ 14th, INI, KIHYUN (MONSTA X), LE SSERAFIM, NMIXX, OCTPATH, TNX, TO1, VIVIZ ▲ 15th, ATBO, DKZ, fromis_9, IVE, JO1, NewJeans , TOMORROW X TOGETHER ▲ On the 16th, a lineup of successive class artists will be on stage, including ATEEZ, Brave Girls, DKB, JOYURI, Kep1er, NiziU, and TEMPEST.
“KCON 2022 JAPAN” daily lineup (* alphabetical order)
Friday, October 14th
INI, KIHYUN(MONSTA X), LE SSERAFIM, NMIXX, OCTPATH, TNX, TO1, VIVIZ Saturday, October 15th
ATBO, DKZ, fromis_9, IVE, JO1, New Jeans, TOMORROW X TOGETHER October 16th (Sun)
ATEEZ, Brave Girls, DKB, JOYURI, Kep1er, NiziU, TEMPEST
* Performing artists may be canceled or changed due to circumstances 【event information】
Event name: KCON 2022 JAPAN
Date: October 14th (Friday) to 16th (Sunday), 2022
Venue: Ariake Arena (Ariake, Koto Ward, Tokyo)
Organizer: CJ ENM
Official website: http://kconjapan.com
Official Twitter https://twitter.com/kconjapan
Official Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kconjapan
Details about this release:
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001325.000003711.html