The 2025 KBS Global Festival in Korea will stream live on Hulu, featuring top K-POP artists and diverse performances on December 19.
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The luxurious artists leading the K-POP world will gather for the '2025 KBS Song Festival Global Festival in KOREA', which will be exclusively live-streamed on Hulu. It will be broadcast live from Songdo Convensia in Incheon, South Korea, on December 19 (Friday). This year, NCT DREAM, currently in the midst of their 4th world tour and actively performing in Japan, and LE SSERAFIM, who are breaking their own records on various charts, will be featured, along with a special lineup including aespa, THE BOYZ, P1Harmony, and CNBLUE. The event will also include K-trot performances by Lee Chang-won and Park So-jin, and K-ballads by Roy Kim and LOVELYZ, showcasing a diverse range of performers across genres. The MCs will be actor Moon Sang-min, ILLIT's Minju, and talent Chang Doyoung. K-POP fans and all generations who love the Korean music scene can enjoy a stage that visually and audibly captures the expanding K-POP culture from Asia to the world. Additionally, the '2024 Music Bank Global Festival in JAPAN', held in Fukuoka in December 2024, will be streamed starting December 19 (Friday). The year-end mega music festival, the '2024 KBS Song Festival Global Festival in KOREA', held at KINTEX in Korea, will also be streamed starting December 20 (Saturday). Furthermore, Hulu's live TV channel 'KBS World+' will allow fans to enjoy the latest activities of K-POP artists throughout the year, including 'LIVE Broadcast! Music Bank' and 'THE SEASONS - 10CM's Sudam Sudam'. The '2025 Korea Grand Music Awards (KGMA)', a ceremony celebrating the development of K-POP held on November 14 (Friday) and 15 (Saturday), is also exclusively streamed on Hulu. This awards ceremony captivated many fans with stunning performances and emotional acceptance speeches from artists who excelled this year, including Stray Kids, ATEEZ, INI, BOYNEXTDOOR, CRAVITY, and KISS OF LIFE, who performed at the '2025 Music Bank Global Festival in JAPAN'. Additionally, the 'Golden Disc Awards', one of Korea's largest music awards, which selects and honors popular Korean music loved by fans, from the 26th to the 36th editions, can also be fully enjoyed on Hulu. Each event showcases the unique charm of the artists' performances. The year-end music festival '2025 Music Bank Global Festival in JAPAN', held over two days on December 13 and 14, will be exclusively streamed on Hulu on December 30 (Tuesday), simultaneously with the broadcast in Korea. As a year-end special of KBS's 'Music Bank', about 20 top K-POP artists, who are currently making waves worldwide, will perform, and the event at the National Stadium marks the first-ever K-POP and joint concert of its kind, garnering even more attention this year. Artists performing include Stray Kids, who achieved the historic feat of ranking first on the 'Billboard 200' for the eighth time, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, who captivated fans with their unique worldview and recorded a million-seller on the first day of their album release, and the popular RIIZE, who will hold the fastest Tokyo Dome performance by a K-POP male group in 2026. Other artists include &TEAM, born from the audition program 'AND AUDITION -The Howling-', NCT WISH, who soared from the pre-debut reality show 'NCT Universe: LASTART', NiziU, selected from the audition project 'Nizi Project', and NEXZ, born from 'Nizi Project Season 2', along with ATEEZ, ITZY, ENHYPEN, BOYNEXTDOOR, ILLIT, Hearts2Hearts, Yunho from TVXQ, IVE, NCT WISH, NEXZ, and CORTIS, showcasing a luxurious lineup across multiple genres and generations. The MCs for both days will be Wonyoung from IVE and Lee Jun-young (Jun from UKISS). This year's '2025 Music Bank Global Festival in JAPAN', held as a year-end special edition of the beloved music program 'Music Bank', which has been loved for over 25 years and broadcast in 142 countries worldwide, promises to be a grand scale and luxurious stage, making it a must-see for fans.
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