After 3 days of celebrating K-Culture in Los Angeles at the largest fan festival in North America celebrating Korean culture and music, KCON LA 2023 – Presented by Samsung Galaxy, has officially came to a close.
A weekend packed full of convention/vendors, workshops, panels, meet & greets, and concerts every night (for the first time ever), KCON LA 2023 was definitely one to remember.
Convention/Vendors
Los Angeles Convention Center housed Food, Tech, Jewelry, Apparel, K-Beauty, K-Pop, and more (you name it), on the convention floor with well-known brands like Olive Young, Samsung, McDonalds, etc. to small/local businesses like Choice Music LA & many more, to specialty booths like KQ Entertainment to celebrate the companies 10th Anniversary featuring their artists ATEEZ and xikers.
Safe to say, there was something for everybody.
Concert
“Let’s KCON!”
KCON LA hosted three nights of show with captivating K-Pop performances next door at Crypto.com Arena. KCONers (aka event goers) were able to experience shows from artists like WayV, ATEEZ, ZEROBASEONE, Stray Kids, and so many more over the course of three nights – for the first time ever.
Full Lineup:
Day One – CRAVITY, IVE, NMIXX, SHOWNUXHYUNGWON (MONSTA X), TAEMIN, TAEYONG, WayV
Day Two – INI, Kep1er, RAIN, XG, xikers, ZEROBASEONE, ATEEZ
Day Three – EVERGLOW, (G)I-DLE, ITZY, JO1, Lapillus, THE BOYZ, Stray Kids
Final Thoughts
As first timers attending any KCON convention, we were thoroughly impressed with how much there was to do, the amazing vendors, panels, and workshops available, we will definitely be back in the coming years!