KCON 2016 Artist Announcement #2- GFriend and Block B Join KCON LA Lineup // Ticket Sale Dates Announced #KCONLiveChat

Published on 2016/04/10 | Source

#KCONLiveChat just announced the first two artists performing at KCON 2016 Los Angeles! Please see below for more details.

KCON 2016 USA revealed today that girl group GFriend and boy group Block B are the first artists to join the KCON 2016 Los Angeles lineup.

Celebrating its fifth anniversary, KCON USA is the world's largest Korean culture convention and music festival. KCON NY is returning to the Prudential Center and will expand to two nights of concerts running June 24-25. KCON LA kicks off a month later and takes place July 29-31 at the Staples Center and Los Angeles Convention Center.

Tickets for KCON NY go on sale beginning May 13, and KCON LA go on sale beginning June 3:

- 5/13 1PM EST KCON NY Combo/Platinum Tickets
- 5/16 1PM EST KCON NY Single Tickets
- 6/3 1PM EST KCON LA Combo/Platinum Tickets
- 6/6 1PM EST KCON LA Single Tickets

Below are trailers and bios for each artist:

- GFriend

YT GFriend trailer

GFriend (여자친구) is a six-member South Korean girl group formed by Source Music in 2015. The group consists of Sowon, Yerin, Eunha, Yuju, SinB and Umji. They made their debut with the five-track EP Season of Glass. Since their debut, GFriend has won several 2015 female rookie awards, garnering attention for being one of the hottest new girl groups in South Korea. In 2016, they made a comeback with their third EP Snowflake and won first place on many music shows with the song Rough.

- Block B

YT Block B trailer

Taeil, Jaehyo, B-Bomb, U-Kwon, Park Kyung, Zico and P.O. are the seven members of Block B. Zico, the leader of the group, was recognized as a rapper before Block B's debut, producing hip hop mixtapes with top level hip hop artists. The group writes, composes, and produces their own songs.

Block B recently released A Few Years Later, the lead single of their 5th mini album Blooming Period which drops this April.

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