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SEOUL, KOREA - Media
OutReach - 16 May 2019 – Twitter and KCON today announce
their first-ever partnership to provide KPop fans across the world with
exclusive KCON content and highlights via the global social networking
platform. Kicking off the partnership is KCON 2019 Japan (@KCONJAPAN), which will take place from 17 to 19 May 2019, at the Makuhari
Messe International Exhibition Hall in Japan.
Embeddable Tweet: https://twitter.com/kcon_global/status/1128658147151757313
Embeddable Tweet: https://twitter.com/kconjapan/status/1128659686398410753
KCON is the world’s largest
K-culture festival. Hosted by CJ ENM, the first global convergent content and
commerce company in Korea, the festival spans multiple markets around the world
and is tailored to regional characteristics. Since its inception, KCON has
grown from strength to strength, with the number of cumulative audiences around
the globe about to surpass 1 million.
The largest installment of
KCON to date, KCON 2019 Japan will feature top artists including TWICE (@JYPETWICE), NU’EST (@NUESTNEWS), MONSTA X (@OfficialMonstaX), CHUNG-HA (@CHUNGHA_MNHent), MOMOLAND (@MMLD_Official), IZONE (@official_izone), ITZY (@ITZYOfficial) and FROMIS_9 (@realfromis_9).
KPop fans around the world
will get a close-up look at the KCON 2019 Japan Red Carpet event through an
exclusive live stream by Twitter, which will take place at a special event page
from 5:20pm to 6:00pm JST on 17 May 2019. Fans will be able to set up a Tweet
reminder for the event to avoid missing any of the action.
Exclusive Red Carpet Event Page: https://twitter.com/i/events/1110533461733892097
Extending the experience is
Twitter 360, which will offer up a 360-degree view of the star-studded event,
as KPop artists and Korean celebrities take to the red carpet. Other highlights
include performance and backstage footage.
To commemorate the partnership
with KCON, as well as make it easier for fans at the event and around the world
to follow and join conversations, Twitter also launched a special emoji.
Tweeting #KCON, #KCON2019, #KCON2019JAPAN, #KCON2019USA, #KCON2019Thailand and #LETSKCON will generate the distinctive KCON official logo.
Embeddable Tweet: https://twitter.com/kconjapan/status/1128659686398410753
YeonJeong Kim,
Head of Global Content Partnerships at Twitter Korea, said, “This partnership with KCON widens opportunities to
deliver Korean culture content, including K-dramas, K-beauty, K-food, and KPop,
to fans on Twitter around the world.” She added, “Over the years, Twitter has
partnered with various KPop festivals to bring Korean culture to the world,
including the Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) and Soompi Awards. We’re excited
to continue expanding the content partnership centered on KPop events, as well
as continue to bring exclusive and live content to users across the globe.”
See the best of KCON (@KCON_global) in 2019 via Twitter. The events will take place in:
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