"2023 MUSIC BANK GLOBAL FESTIVAL" will feature 38 K-POP artists, including SF9, IVE, and more, with live broadcasts in Korea and Japan.
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"MUSIC BANK GLOBAL FESTIVAL" will be held for the first time, and the lineup of a total of 38 artists has been announced, raising expectations. The "2023 MUSIC BANK GLOBAL FESTIVAL" will be broadcast in Korea at 8:30 p.m. on December 15th, and will be hosted by SF9's Rowoon and IVE's Wonyoung in the first part, and Rowoon, Ko Min-si, and Lee Young-ji in the second part at the KBS Hall and the Beluna Dome in Japan. Rowoon has been a veteran MC who has hosted various music programs such as "THE IDOL BAND: BOY'S BATTLE" and "KBS Gayo Festival," and also hosted the "Music Bank World Tour in Chile." Wonyoung, who will host the first part with Rowoon, was loved as the 37th MC of "Music Bank" for her explosive charm and quick wit. Ko Min-si, who will host the second part with MC Rowoon, has shown diverse charm in various genres, and Lee Young-ji is an artist representing the MZ generation, and is a typical MC with an unrivaled hosting ability, announcing a variety of festive occasions. KBS has accumulated the know-how of top artists' performances, so this lineup of artists is also of a legendary class. The first part, which will be broadcast live at the KBS Hall, will feature 18 groups, including former Wonder Girls' Sunmi, MAMAMOO's Hwasa, DAY6's Young.K, NCT 127, NCT DREAM, fromis_9, (G)I-DLE, ONEUS, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, CRAVITY, aespa, IVE, Xdinary Heroes, H1KEY, xikers, ZEROBASEONE, RIIZE, and FANTASY BOYS. The second part, which will be held at the Beluna Dome in Japan, will feature 20 groups, including Park Jin-young (J.Y. Park), Golden Girls, SHINee, Melomance, Kang Daniel, THE BOYZ, Stray Kids, ATEEZ, ITZY, Lee Young-ji, P1Harmony, STAYC, ENHYPEN, NiziU, Kep1er, NMIXX, LE SSERAFIM, NewJeans, &TEAM, and BOYNEXTDOOR. A total of 38 groups of super-large lineup have been announced, and K-POP artists from the 2nd to 5th generations will gather together to deliver stages that have never been seen before. The production team of "MUSIC BANK GLOBAL FESTIVAL" said, "A global festival is planned to be held where 38 Korean artists loved by the people over the past year will gather together in the first and second parts," and "Artists covering generations from the 2nd to 5th generations representing K-POP will gather, so legendary class stages are planned to be performed. Please look forward to it," raising expectations. The representative year-end music festival in Korea, "KBS Gayo Festival," has been expanded to target people around the world, and the "2023 MUSIC BANK GLOBAL FESTIVAL" will be held in Japan at the Beluna Dome on December 9th and in Korea at the KBS Hall on December 15th. ・"KBS Gayo Festival" Japan performance will be held at the Beluna Dome in December! The first artists from LE SSERAFIM to Stray Kids have been announced. ・From SHINee to NewJeans and NMIXX! The second additional artists for the "KBS Gayo Festival" Japan performance have been announced.
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