Korea kicks off summer festival season with something for everyone

Whether water-based, rock-infused or classically inclined, a myriad of festivals with diverse themes are being held for music lovers this summer.

2024-07-09

Summer Sonic adds IVE, ZeroBaseOne, BoyNextDoor to 2024 lineup

This year's Summer Sonic in August is set to feature the largest number of K-pop acts in the Japanese music festival's history.

2024-05-01

BabyMonster on lineup for Japan's Summer Sonic music festival

The seven-member girl group will perform in Tokyo on Aug. 18.

2024-03-14

NewJeans debuts in Japan at Summer Sonic 2023

Girl group NewJeans took the stage by storm at Summer Sonic 2023, one of the biggest music festivals in Japan, performing for 30,000 festivalgoers on Saturday.

2023-08-20

Boy band Treasure to perform at Japan's Summer Sonic 2023

Boy band Treasure will perform at the Summer Sonic 2023, one of Japan's largest music festivals, alongside some of the biggest names in pop music. The festival will take place on Aug. 19 and 20 in Tokyo and Osaka simultaneously, where the artists ...

2023-02-28

Kang Daniel catches Covid, cancels plans for Japan

Singer Kang Daniel was confirmed to have tested positive for the coronavirus and canceled his plans for Japan. Kang was supposed to depart from Incheon International Airport on Friday morning to arrive at Kansai International Airport, but...

2022-08-18

Kang Daniel starts Japanese fan club 'Danity Japan'

Singer Kang Daniel launched his Japanese fan club “Danity Japan” on Wednesday. The singer also said he signed a contract with Warner Music Japan, which will manage his Japanese promotions and activities...

2022-06-01

CL to perform at music festivals in Japan and U.S.

CL is set to appear at a variety of foreign music festivals this year, according to her music label Very Cherry on Thursday. CL will appear at “Summer Sonic” between Aug. 20 and 21, which is the largest annual music festival held in Japan during...

2022-02-17

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