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After kicking off the lineup announcement last week with two beloved K-pop boy bands, KCON 2019 continues to reveal more exciting artists for its New York–based event of the world's largest K-pop festival this week. Two more boy bands join the mix, ATEEZ and SF9, as does the festival's first girl group EVERGLOW bringing a current total up to five artists coming to Madison Square Garden this July.
As previously announced, KCON 2019 USA returns this summer with the bicoastal festival hitting NYC on July 6-7 and coming back to its Los Angeles home for August 15-18. As the fest has for the past seven years, KCON not only brings a full-fledged K-pop concert extravaganza but panels, workshops, meet-and-greets, merch stands and more relating to all things Korean-pop culture.
ATEEZ join the lineup in what will be their second appearance in America in less than a year in the K-pop game. At the New York stop of their sold-out world tour, the eight-member band told Forbes that the group operates with "an international mindset" and they think about both Korea and the United States equally when it comes their promotions.
Meanwhile, SF9 will also return to New York just weeks after finishing their latest tour as the nine-member boy band wrap the U.S. leg of their Unlimited Tour in April. The group had previously been part of both the KCON lineup in NY and LA in 2017, with their 2019 return marking the first time the band will play at the festival's new MSG location. The group recently released their first-ever English single, a remake of their 2019 K-pop single "Enough," paired with an accompanying performance video.
Lastly, just-debuted girl group EVERGLOW comes to KCON in what will likely be their first-ever visit stateside. The group made an impression on U.S. fans with debut single "Bon Bon Chocolat" that has 25 million YouTube views at press time, as well marked one of the best debuts for a K-pop girl group on the Billboard charts.
ATEEZ, SF9 and EVERGLOW join previously announced performers NU'EST and Tomorrow X Together.
