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Busan One Asia Festival kicks off this weekend

The 2024 Busan One Asia Festival, the biggest K-Wave festival, will take place from June 8 to 9. The festival combines K-culture and K-pop content and has become Asia’s representative concert where cultural exchange happens beyond just one event.

The “Big Concert” at 7 p.m. on June 8 will kick off the festival at Busan Asiad Main Stadium. Some of K-pop’s biggest stars will take the stage, including g.o.d, Super Junior-D&E, Zero Base One,  Billie, H1-Key, BoyNextDoor, Lun8, n.SSign and Nowadays. They will present unforgettable moments to K-pop fans on early summer nights. Along with the concert, concertgoers from around the world will enjoy various programs and cultural pop-up booths where you can experience K-beauty, K-food and other K-content firsthand.

The K-pop Playground, a series of events focusing on K-pop and Korean culture to celebrate the 2023-2024 Visit Korea Year, will take place at 2 p.m. on June 8 at the deck of Busan Asiad Main Stadium. 

K-Pop Playground, which began on May 31, takes place at nine locations nationwide in collaboration with regional festivals. One event highlight is the Random Play Dance Relay competition, featuring K-pop idols and professional dance teams. Finalists from each region will have a chance to compete in the final competition, scheduled for Sept. 28 at Gwanghwamun Square, Seoul.

The “Park Concert,” an outdoor music festival open for free to the public, will take place on June 9 at Hwamyeong Ecological Park in Buk-gu District.

With the beautiful sunset of the Nakdonggang River as a backdrop, concertgoers will enjoy a romantic night with performances by K-pop singers MeloMance, Paul Kim, Jukjae, Lim Han-byul and local musicians. Bring a picnic mat and treat yourself to live music in early summer.

As many citizens are expected to gather in the park to enjoy the concert, the city recommends that citizens take public transportation to avoid congestion. For details about the festival, visit the official website, Facebook or Instagram.

※ 2024 Busan One Asia Festival, June 8 to 9

◎Website: bof.or.kr/

◎ Instagram: @bof_official_kr @bof.en @bof.tw @bof.jp

◎ Facebook: facebook.com/BusanOneAsiaFestival/

◎ Busan Asiad Main Stadium: 344 World cup-daero, Yeonje-gu

◎ Hwamyeong Ecological Park: 1718-17 Hwamyeong-dong, Buk-gu

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