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K-pop system a 'North Star' for global industry, mogul says at MU:CON

On the opening day of MU:CON, Korea’s largest annual music industry get-together, Empire Distribution founder Ghazi Shami said that the K-pop system can serve as a "North Star" guiding others on how to maximize the entire production pipeline.

2025.9.10

Poster for Mu:con 2025 [KOREA CREATIVE CONTENT AGENCY]

MU:CON festival returns Sept. 10 to 13 in Itaewon and Hannam-dong

The annual "MU:CON" music festival will take place from Sept. 10 to 13 in the Itaewon and Hannam-dong neighborhoods of central Seoul, and will feature a series of music performances and industry forums by experts.

2025.9.2

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Helena Kosinski, the global vice president of U.S. data company Luminate, speaks at the annual MU:CON fair. [KOCCA]

How Fifty Fifty beat the odds: Music industry insiders, experts address success at MU:CON

The success of girl group Fifty Fifty's "Cupid" (2023) was not by chance but by careful design for a K-pop market seeing world-beating growth.

2024.9.28

Poster of MU:CON [KOREA CREATIVE CONTENT AGENCY]

Music industry conference MU:CON to return to Seoul on Sept. 24

Korea's largest annual music industry get-together MU:CON is set to kick off on Sept. 24 with teams of 53 artists slated to perform during the four-day event, along with expert lectures and business meetings for local creators.

2024.9.12

Girl group Viviz performs at the Shinhan pLay Square in Hapjeong, western Seoul, as a part of the annual music get-together MU:CON on Friday. [KOCCA]

'Every big label wants to sign a K-pop act,' experts say

During MU:CON's five-day run, executives from some of the world's biggest music tech companies spoke on different topics surrounding K-pop, but with the same message: K-pop is indeed successful.

2023.9.9

Annual music convention MU:CON, hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency (Kocca), kicked off on Tuesday at Grand Hyatt Seoul hotel in central Seoul. [YONHAP]

Korea's biggest music industry convention begins

Korea's largest annual music industry get-together MU:CON began Tuesday in Seoul, with this year's theme focusing on the globalization and localization of K-pop using the best of technology and data.

2023.9.5

On the second day of MU:CON 2022, an open session focusing on the subject of “Power Players Bringing Korea to the Global Stage' was held on Nodeul Island, Yongsan District, central seoul. [HALEY YANG]

Music fair MU:CON 2022 brings together industry experts to talk K-pop's expansion

MU:CON 2022 kicked off on Nodeul Island in central Seoul’s Yongsan District on Wednesday. The music fair features live performances by a lengthy lineup of artists, discussion sessions and business workshops over a three-day span. Hosted by the ...

2022.10.20

Jaeson Ma, co-owner of Triller, gives a keynote speech under the title of ’Anticipating the Future of the Global Music Industry in the Post-Pandemic Era“ for 2020 MU:CON on Thursday. [KOCCA]

Covid opens new realm of possibilities for music industry

The future of music is digital and will continue to be even after the Covid-19 pandemic, co-owner of video-sharing platform Triller Jaeson Ma said on Thursday during an online conference held via YouTube for the 2020 MU:CON, organized by the...

2020.9.24

Singer and songwriter Yoon Sang, who is also this year's MU:CON art director, poses for photos prior to an online interview with the local press on Wednesday afternoon. [KOCCA]

This year's MU:CON focuses on offering a helping hand

While lesser-known musicians are finding it tough to find their future online amid the coronavirus pandemic, MU:CON hopes to provide them with opportunities to reach out to buyers and audiences, art director of this year’s MU:CON, Yoon Sang, said...

2020.9.17

Kocca's 'MU:CON Online 2020' poster [KOCCA]

Korea Creative Content Agency to host 'MU:CON Online 2020'

The Korea Creative Content Agency (Kocca) will hold its annual MU:CON online this year, giving musicians around the country a chance to get together and share their thoughts on the future of Korea's music industry. According to Kocca, this year's ...

2020.9.9