‘KCON JAPAN 2026’ artist lineup. Provided by CJ ENM

CJ ENM announced on the 6th the additional artist lineup for ‘KCON Japan 2026’(KCON JAPAN 2026), which will be held for three days from May 8 to 10 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.

The artists revealed this time are EVNNE, Hearts2Hearts, IS:SUE, izna, KickFlip, Kim Jae-hwan, KISS OF LIFE, ME:I, MODYSSEY, NiziU, and P1Harmony, for a total of 11 teams.

EVNNE, resuming activities as a five-member act, IS:SUE, fresh off a Japan tour, and izna, a Golden Disc Awards winner, have been added to the lineup. Kim Jae-hwan, making his first official move after discharge, and KISS OF LIFE, ahead of an Asia fan meeting tour, will also take the stage.

ME:I and NiziU, who are enjoying popularity in Japan, have also joined. NiziU is scheduled to release its second EP locally on April 1. P1Harmony recently ranked ninth on the main Billboard albums chart, ‘Billboard 200’, with its first English album.

Stages for rookie groups are also planned. Hearts2Hearts, nominated for the U.S. ‘2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards’, KickFlip, currently on a first-anniversary debut tour, and MODYSSEY from the Mnet Plus survival show ‘PlanetC : Home Race’ will perform.

Previously, &TEAM, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, CORTIS, INI, JO1, and TWS had confirmed appearances. This brings the current lineup to 17 teams.

Meanwhile, KCON is a K-pop festival that began in 2012 in Irvine, United States, and has been held in 14 regions around the world. To date, cumulative offline attendance stands at about 2.23 million.