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Korea Times Music Festival

March 05, 2023

The Korea Times Music Festival (originally titled Korean Music Festival until 2013) is an annual event held at the Hollywood Bowl in the United States. Featuring artists from South Korea's K-pop music industry, the organizers describe it as one of the largest music festivals held in Southern California.[1]

Korea Times Music Festival
The logo for the Korean Music Festival prior to 2013.
GenreK-pop
Location(s)Los Angeles, United States
Years active2003 - Present
Websitekoreanmusicfestival.com

The festival was founded and organized by The Korea Times to give Korean Americans residing in southern California an opportunity to stay in touch with Korean culture. The first festival in 2003 was 'in celebration of the centennial anniversary of the Korean immigration to the United States'.[2]

Attendance figures

 
The Hollywood Bowl - venue of the annual Korean Music Festival

The inaugural concert in 2003 sold out 18,000 seats within 14 days and subsequent shows in the following years have also sold out;[1] organizers noted that the number of non-Koreans attending the music festival has increased substantially.[1] According to The Korea Times, about 95 percent of the tickets sold in 2008 were purchased by non-Koreans, with many fans coming from all around the United States as well as from other Asian and European countries to attend the concert.[3]

Timeline

2003

The 1st Korean Music Festival was held in 2003.

Artists (17 total):

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2004

The 2nd Korean Music Festival was held on October 16, 2004.

Artists (21 total):[4]

MC:

2005

The 3rd Korean Music Festival was held on April 23, 2005.

Artists (13 total):

MC:

2006

The 4th Korean Music Festival was held on May 20, 2006

Artists (22 total):

Comedians:

  • Go Hye-sung
  • Kang Il-goo

Guest Appearance by:

MC:

Theme: World Cup Soccer

2007

The 5th Korean Music Festival was held on May 5, 2007

Artists (18 total):

MC:

Theme: We Are One

2008

The 6th Korean Music Festival was held on May 17, 2008

Artists (15 total):

MC:

2009

The 7th Korean Music Festival was held on May 9, 2009

Artists (14 total):

MC:

2010

Korean Music Festival 8 was held on May 1, 2010.

Artists (13 total):

MC:

2011

Korean Music Festival 9 was held on April 30, 2011.

Artists (16 total):[5]

MC:

2012

Korean Music Festival 10 was held on April 28, 2012.

Artists (11 total):[6]

MC:

2013

The Korea Times Music Festival 11 was held on April 27, 2013. This was the festival's first year under its present name.

Artists (13 total):[7]

MC:

2014

The 12th Korea Times Music Festival was held on May 3, 2014.

Artists (13 total):

MC:

  • Park Jae-min

2015

The 13th Korea Times Music Festival was held on May 2, 2015.

Artists (11 total):

MC:

2016

The 14th Korea Times Music Festival was held on May 7, 2016.

Artists (15 total)[8]

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2017

The 15th Korea Times Music Festival was held on April 29, 2017.

Artists (12 total)[9][10]

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2018

The 16th Korea Times Music Festival was held on April 28, 2018.

Artists (12 total)[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c . Korean Music Festival. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  2. ^ . Korean Music Festival. Archived from the original on 1 May 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  3. ^ Han, Sang-hee. "Korean Music Festival in LA Unites Races, Generations". The Korea Times. Retrieved 12 January 2013. This year, not only Korean Americans but also thousands of visitors from 10 Asian and European countries came to the venue to enjoy the music, while 95 percent of the tickets sold through the Internet Web site were purchased by non-Koreans. The enthusiasm proved that the Hallyu (Korean wave) was still alive, marking the event as one of the biggest cultural festivals in the L.A. area. Avid fans from Hawaii, San Francisco and San Diego also flew to Los Angeles to participate.
  4. ^ . hollywoodbowl.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-08. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
  5. ^ . Archived from the original on 2011-11-08. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
  6. ^ . Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
  7. ^ "Korea Times Music Festival". Facebook.
  8. ^ "2016 Lineup". Korean Times Music Festival. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  9. ^ "2017 Lineup". Korean Times Music Festival. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  10. ^ "Korean Times Music Festival Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  11. ^ "2018 Lineup". Korean Times Music Festival. Retrieved 21 August 2018.

External links

  • Official website  

Coordinates: 34°06′46″N 118°20′20″W / 34.11278°N 118.33889°W / 34.11278; -118.33889

March 05, 2023
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Some of this article s listed sources may not be reliable Please help this article by looking for better more reliable sources Unreliable citations may be challenged or deleted February 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Korea Times Music Festival originally titled Korean Music Festival until 2013 is an annual event held at the Hollywood Bowl in the United States Featuring artists from South Korea s K pop music industry the organizers describe it as one of the largest music festivals held in Southern California 1 Korea Times Music FestivalThe logo for the Korean Music Festival prior to 2013 GenreK popLocation s Los Angeles United StatesYears active2003 PresentWebsitekoreanmusicfestival wbr comThe festival was founded and organized by The Korea Times to give Korean Americans residing in southern California an opportunity to stay in touch with Korean culture The first festival in 2003 was in celebration of the centennial anniversary of the Korean immigration to the United States 2 Contents 1 Attendance figures 2 Timeline 2 1 2003 2 2 2004 2 3 2005 2 4 2006 2 5 2007 2 6 2008 2 7 2009 2 8 2010 2 9 2011 2 10 2012 2 11 2013 2 12 2014 2 13 2015 2 14 2016 2 15 2017 2 16 2018 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksAttendance figures Edit The Hollywood Bowl venue of the annual Korean Music Festival The inaugural concert in 2003 sold out 18 000 seats within 14 days and subsequent shows in the following years have also sold out 1 organizers noted that the number of non Koreans attending the music festival has increased substantially 1 According to The Korea Times about 95 percent of the tickets sold in 2008 were purchased by non Koreans with many fans coming from all around the United States as well as from other Asian and European countries to attend the concert 3 Timeline Edit2003 Edit The 1st Korean Music Festival was held in 2003 Artists 17 total YB Shin Seung hun Patti Kim Camilla ko g o d BoA Tae Jin ah Joo Hyun Mi Lee Sun hee Jang Na ra Sung Si kyung Can Wax Park Jin young JYP Kim Dong kyu Kim Young mi Lim Hyung joo Crenshaw Elite ChoirMC You Jung hyun Jung Ji hyun 2004 Edit The 2nd Korean Music Festival was held on October 16 2004 Artists 21 total 4 Rain Seven Shinhwa DBSK Lexy Wheesung Eun Ji won Big Mama King BMK Han Kyung il Kim Jong kook Jeong Soo ra Kim Jong hwan Tae Jin ah Chul Hyun Song Dae kwan Hyun Sook Kim Dong kyu Keum Joo hee Love amp Peace Crenshaw Elite Choir MBC Pops OrchestraMC Park Soo hong Lee Hyo ri 2005 Edit The 3rd Korean Music Festival was held on April 23 2005 Artists 13 total NRG Rumble Fish Mya Hong Kyung min Wheesung Seven Lee Soo young Chae Yeon Rain Sonnie Kim Gun mo Gummy Park Jin young JYP MC Ock Joo hyun You Jung hyun 2006 Edit The 4th Korean Music Festival was held on May 20 2006Artists 22 total Seven Lee Hyori SS501 SG Wannabe Epik High Dynamic Duo Psy Clon Lee Seung gi DJ DOC Eru Im Tae Kyung Lee Eun mi Kim Jang hoon Shin Seung hun Lee Sun hee Lee Soo young Tae Jin ahComedians Go Hye sung Kang Il gooGuest Appearance by Jang Dong gun Lee Jung jaeMC Ock Joo hyun Kim Yong man Theme World Cup Soccer 2007 Edit The 5th Korean Music Festival was held on May 5 2007Artists 18 total Super Junior 10 of the 13 members attended Baek Ji young Epik High Eru Yang Hee eun 양희은 Yoon Hyung joo 윤형주 Kim Se hwan 김세환 Song Dae kwan Lee Eun mi 이은미 Tae Jin ah Fly to the Sky Big Bang Choi Jin hee 최진희 Lim Jeong hee Choi Hyun soo 최현수 Seo Ji young BoA IvyMC Eugene Brian Joo Theme We Are One 2008 Edit The 6th Korean Music Festival was held on May 17 2008Artists 15 total Lee Min woo Shinhwa Moon Hee joon H O T Chae Yeon TVXQ Super Junior T Girl s Generation SNSD Fly to the Sky SG Wannabe Son Hoyoung Ock Joo hyun Shin Jung hyeon Yoon Hyung ju Kim Se hwan Choi Baek ho Jung Hoon heeMC Brian Joo Ock Joo hyun 2009 Edit The 7th Korean Music Festival was held on May 9 2009Artists 14 total Girls Generation SNSD Lee Juck Lena Park Kim Changwan Band Son Hoyoung SHINee Spring Summer Fall Winter Kim Heung gook Tae Jin ah Um Jung haeng Kim Tae woo Baek Ji young SS501 all five members Min Hae kyungMC Son Hoyoung 2010 Edit Korean Music Festival 8 was held on May 1 2010 Artists 13 total Wonder Girls 2PM Choi Sung soo Leessang Kim Jong kook Yoon Soo il Kim Yun ja Joo Hyun mi Kara Lee Eun mi Beast Yoon Bok hee Yoon Han giMC Haha Nicole Jung 2011 Edit Korean Music Festival 9 was held on April 30 2011 Artists 16 total 5 4minute Baek Ji young Bobby Kim DJ DOC G NA Jay Park Jeon Young rok Jeong Soo ra K will Kim Jang hoon Lee Eun ha Secret Sistar Song So hee Seol Woon do U KISSMC G NA Kim Chang yeol 2012 Edit Korean Music Festival 10 was held on April 28 2012 Artists 11 total 6 Nam Jin Love amp Peace Lena Park Bobby Kim amp The Buga Kingz Kim Kyung ho Brown Eyed Girls MBLAQ Arirang g o dMC Son Ho young Narsha 2013 Edit The Korea Times Music Festival 11 was held on April 27 2013 This was the festival s first year under its present name Artists 13 total 7 YB Big Mama King BMK Guckkasten Heyee Im Tae Kyung Kim Bum ryong Oh Jung hae Jewelry ZE A Blush Beast BtoB Haha and SkullMC Haha 2014 Edit The 12th Korea Times Music Festival was held on May 3 2014 Artists 13 total 2AM Crayon Pop Dal Shabet Ulala Session Insooni B1A4 Kim Jong seo Shim Soo bong Chung Dong ha Ali EXO M Ta en Yoon Bok heeMC Park Jae min 2015 Edit The 13th Korea Times Music Festival was held on May 2 2015 Artists 11 total EXID Apink Im Tae kyung Bada TVXQ Oh Seung geun Kim Bum soo Cool Kim Yon ja Kim Soo hee Got7MC Heejun Han 2016 Edit The 14th Korea Times Music Festival was held on May 7 2016 Artists 15 total 8 Shinee Nanta Yoon Mi rae Tiger JK and Bizzy MFBTY Shin Youngok Miljenko Matijevic Red Velvet Han Young ae 한영애 F T Island Lee Aeran 이애란 Wax The Barberettes AOA Wheesung Poppin Hyun joon amp Park AeriMC Jenny Jo Heejun Han 2017 Edit The 15th Korea Times Music Festival was held on April 29 2017 Artists 12 total 9 10 Bastarz Gummy Skull amp Haha Min Kyung hoon Chu Ga yeoul Cho Hang jo Kim Yeong im Victon Apink NCT 127 DJ Doc TiffanyMC Tiffany Haha 2018 Edit The 16th Korea Times Music Festival was held on April 28 2018 Artists 12 total 11 Rain Kim Bum soo Red Velvet NCT 127 Rose Motel Jinjo Crew John Park EXID BtoB Baek Ji young Chu Ga yeoul Lee Eun mi Park Hyun binSee also Edit Pop music portal South Korea portalList of K Pop concerts held outside AsiaReferences Edit a b c Memorable Night of Music and Harmony Among Korean Americans Korean Music Festival Archived from the original on 23 January 2013 Retrieved 12 January 2013 2007 Korean Music Festival About The Festival Korean Music Festival Archived from the original on 1 May 2007 Retrieved 21 August 2018 Han Sang hee Korean Music Festival in LA Unites Races Generations The Korea Times Retrieved 12 January 2013 This year not only Korean Americans but also thousands of visitors from 10 Asian and European countries came to the venue to enjoy the music while 95 percent of the tickets sold through the Internet Web site were purchased by non Koreans The enthusiasm proved that the Hallyu Korean wave was still alive marking the event as one of the biggest cultural festivals in the L A area Avid fans from Hawaii San Francisco and San Diego also flew to Los Angeles to participate 2nd Annual Korean Music Festival hollywoodbowl com Archived from the original on 2015 03 08 Retrieved 2013 03 12 Korean Music Festival 2011 Artist Lineup Korean Updates Archived from the original on 2011 11 08 Retrieved 2013 03 12 Korean Music Festival 2012 Artist Lineup Korean Updates Home to Friendliest K pop News Archived from the original on 2012 12 08 Retrieved 2013 03 12 Korea Times Music Festival Facebook 2016 Lineup Korean Times Music Festival Retrieved 2 March 2016 2017 Lineup Korean Times Music Festival Retrieved 26 April 2017 Korean Times Music Festival Facebook Facebook Retrieved 26 April 2017 2018 Lineup Korean Times Music Festival Retrieved 21 August 2018 External links EditOfficial website Coordinates 34 06 46 N 118 20 20 W 34 11278 N 118 33889 W 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