The Incheon Korean Music Wave is an annual music festival held at the Incheon Munhak Stadium in Incheon, South Korea and broadcast on MBC. The event is organized by HH Company and features South Korea's top artists.
History The first festival was held at the Incheon Munhak Stadium on September 5, 2009. The event was organized to commemorate the Visit Incheon 2009 campaign and was also part of the Global Fair & Festival Incheon 2009 event calendar. The concert was originally scheduled to take place on August 22, but due to the death of former South Korean president, Kim Dae-jung, it was moved to September 5.
Festivals 2009 Date: September 5, 2009 Hosts: Tiffany and Yuri of Girls' Generation, Oh Sang-jin Performers: Girls' Generation, Kara, Shinee, Super Junior, Rain, M, 2PM, F.T. Island, Brown Eyed Girls, Jewelry, Baek Jiyoung, Younha, Lee Jung-hyun, Chae Yeon
2010 Date: August 29, 2010 Hosts: Tiffany and Yuri of Girls' Generation, Oh Sang-jin Performers: BoA, SE7EN, Super Junior, Taeyang, 2PM, Girls' Generation, Kara, Son Dambi, SHINee, Brown Eyed Girls, SG Wannabe, F.T. Island, After School, CNBLUE, Supernova, U-KISS, 4Minute, BEAST, MBLAQ, SECRET
2011 Date: August 13, 2011 Hosts: Tiffany and Yuri of Girls' Generation, Oh Sang-jin Performers: Super Junior, Girls' Generation, 2PM, 2NE1, BEAST, Kara, SHINee, 2AM, f(x), miss A, T-ara, MBLAQ, F.T. Island, 4Minute, SECRET, SISTAR, Infinite, Teen Top, ZE:A
2012 The event was cancelled due to expenses. HH Company, the event's organizer, posted an apology on the event's official website and issued refunds.
2013 Date: September 1, 2013 Hosts: Tiffany and Yuri of Girls' Generation Performers: Super Junior, Girls' Generation, BEAST, SISTAR, Kara, MBLAQ, miss A, Teen Top, 2AM, ZE:A, SECRET, EXO, B.A.P, Rainbow, Boyfriend, T-ara, BTOB, A-JAX, BTS, Girl's Day, F.T. Island
See also
List of music festivals in South Korea List of pop festivals
References