"ONE LUCKY FAN WILL WIN A VIP TRIP TO KCON 2013"

[turdferguson.livejournal.com]

KCON FLY-AWAY SWEEPSTAKES PRESENTED BY VERIZON IS BACK
ONE LUCKY FAN WILL WIN A VIP TRIP TO KCON 2013

Verizon Presents One Grand Prize Winner
with the Ultimate K-Pop Experience

LOS ANGELES, CA, July 25, 2013 –The KCON Fly-Away Sweepstakes presented by KCON Gold Sponsor Verizon is back this year.  One lucky fan will win a VIP trip for two to KCON 2013, the first and largest Korean pop culture convention in North America. The winner will receive VIP access at the convention and VIP tickets to the concert, an exclusive meet & greet opportunity with the artists performing, and travel and hotel accommodations.

To enter, either fill-out the entry form on the Verizon Insider website (www.verizoninsider.com/kcon), or text “KCON” to 96035. The sweepstakes starts today, July 25, 2013 at 6 p.m. PST and ends on August 13, 2013 at 6 p.m. PST. You must be a U.S. resident and 18 years of age or older to enter.

So far the artists announced to perform are EXO, 2AM, TEEN TOP, and F(x).  More artists to be announced soon.

KCON is in its second year and is set to take place on August 24 and 25 at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. The concert will also be the first ever U.S. taping of the #1 K-Pop countdown show, M COUNTDOWN. For more information and updates, please visit www.kconusa.com.

KCON is produced by Mnet America (www.mnetamerica.com), a youth entertainment brand for all things Asian cool, which includes the biggest national, English-language lifestyle TV network in the U.S. for fans of Asian pop culture. Mnet America is a division of CJ Group; Korea’s leading lifestyle and culture company.

ABOUT KCON
KCON is the first ever large-scale convention dedicated to ‘All Things Hallyu.’ The convention was launched in 2012 to establish an annual flagship event that will improve the American K-Pop and Hallyu fan experience by providing a way for fans to connect with each other as well as artists and professionals in the K-pop industry.

KCON 2012 surpassed expectations in all aspects including the achievement of over 10,000 fans attending the convention, 6.5 million people reached on Facebook, and ranking in the top 10 Twitter trending topics worldwide. The Official KCON 2013 poster and photos from KCON 2012 can be found here and here.

ABOUT MNET AMERICA
Mnet America (www.mnetamerica.com) is a youth entertainment brand for all things Asian cool. It uses video, digital, experiential and social media channels to reach Millenials with lifestyle content inspired by Asian pop culture and entertainment. This includes the leading 24/7 English-language television network in the U.S. targeting fans of K-pop music, anime and other genres of entertainment growing in popularity throughout Asia and around the world. An advertiser-supported network – distributed in over 30 DMAs through Comcast Cable, Time Warner cable, FIOS TV, Cox cable, Charter Communications and via TV Everywhere – Everywhere – Mnet America is the first U.S. television property of CJ E&M, Asia’s leading entertainment company and a unit of the CJ Group. Mnet America is headquartered in Los Angeles can be found onhttp://www.facebook.com/MnetUSA, on Twitter @mnetamerica and Tumblr at http://mnetamerica.tumblr.com/

ABOUT CJ E&M
CJ E&M is Asia’s No. 1 integrated entertainment and media company innovating cultural trends. Over the past 20 years, CJ has built leading businesses in broadcasting, film, music, live entertainment and interactive game industries. CJ E&M is running 18 cable channels at home and 3 channels abroad: Mnet America (U.S.), Mnet Japan (Japan), and channel M (in 10 Southeast Asian countries). With CJ E&M’s broad catalog of original content and popular platforms, we are investing heavily in globalizing the Korean wave and working harder than ever to become a global content provider. Already, projects such as ‘Superstar K’ and ‘MAMA’ ‘(Mnet Asian Music Awards)’, as well as CJ E&M’s TV dramas, movies, musicals, and games have gone beyond Japan and China to find success in the greater Asian market and the U.S.

MEDIA CONTACT:

Kevin Broderick/Mary Hong
The Lippin Group
212-986-7080/323-965-1990
kevin@lippingroup.com / mhong@lippingroup.com

Source: omona's email

Any of you going to KCON? Past KCON attendees: do you have any tips this time around?

Comments

[shineebambi.livejournal.com]

crying it keeps telling me i broke it ;o; verison let me see fx I JUST WANT TO SEE FX DAMN IT GIVE ME SOME SHINNING GLIMMER OF HOPE

[nickle4apickle.livejournal.com]

I think it's like the text entries - not gonna open till 6 PST.

[shineebambi.livejournal.com]

i just wanted to see what it included on the website cause i live on the east coast so if its just a plane ticket it still be too expensive cause id prob have to haul ass to NYC but it wont even let me on that

[endless-purple.livejournal.com]

I'll be attending KCON this year. Although KCON to some extent will be starting from scratch again, especially now that it's a 2-day event in a different venue, and based on our suggestions and touching base via weekly chats w/ Hoon, I expect improvements from last year, especially the convention part of KCON!

As for tips: if you are planning to buy merch, especially albums & posters, I'd highly suggest getting your cd shopping done ASAP! There are many places like Yesasia, Kpoptown, Kpopmart, ect. that sell cds or if you get to L.A. early, please stop by at Music Plaza or Choice music for your merch needs.

I'm still rather skeptical with how things will be handled this coming year although I expect improvements! I did the smart thing by buying my albums early as I heard horror stories about the merch booth. Not only were the lines insanely long, but a lot of albums & posters were sold out even before those with pre-orders were able to pick up their items. Those who pre-ordered should have got first dibs on everything!

Bring extra cash & HYDRATE!!! I know drinks can get expensive and drink vendors walking around the arena only accept cash! It'll be ridiculously hot that day especially in August! It's better to spend the extra money on drinks than to pass out due to hydration.

Wear sunglasses if in all possible, sunscreen on exposed areas & any sun protective stuff like hats, bandanas, ect. In other words please stay cool as possible & dress accordingly. It'll be insanely hot, even worse than last year's KCON.

Bring extra batteries for your cameras, phone, ect. If in all possible get a portable charger or bring your own phone charger with cables and stuff.

You can easily be separated from your friends and/or family during events like these and there's a likely chance your phones will go dead. Find a place somewhere for all of you to meet after the convention and/or show to all gather and meet up in case things like this happens.

Please be respectful to one another & safety is always first! I know all of us, including myself, will be really uber excited, but please get your acts together! Don't be pushing, shoving, cutting & be overly excited that aggression gets the best of you. This especially applies during the artists' panels and the concert. The last thing we need is another fan or more to be injured to the point where KCON has to change things up at the last minute to abide to safety issues.

I know VIP (1 & 2) will have dibs over the autograph session and/or high touch. Again I'm still rather skeptical on how things will even be kept in order, especially with VIP and handling the meet & greets in general. Hopefully with everyone's cooperation & improving on keeping things in order, the meet & greets during the artists' panel will be 100x better than last year!

Most of all have fun! ^^

If there's anything to add, please feel free to comment here! ^^

[gdgdbb.livejournal.com]

So you're advocating not to buy merch at the event and instead just get it elsewhere? I was planning on going on an Exo shopping spree but if it's a waste of time/money I'll do it before or after :x Also, how would you go about preordering if you want to buy it there?

Thank you for the tips by the way ^^ It's really appreciated!

[mishiro-san.livejournal.com]

Not the OP but I would recommend going before because the lines for merchandise at the convention will probably be long. If you want to buy albums (and maybe some other merchandise)...Koreatown is a pretty good choice. I went there three weeks ago when TVXQ had their concert in LA. In Koreatown, they have two miniature shopping malls that are a block away from each other. Music plaza is located in Koreatown Plaza while Choice music is located in Koreatown Galleria. Music plaza is a bigger music store and has more stuff. The selection between the stores might be different as well. There are also other stores located in the malls that sells unofficial kpop stuff like posters, postcards, and socks as well.

[endless-purple.livejournal.com]

In terms of cds & posters specifically especially if by chance you are able to win a chance at an autograph session then yes. You can still buy your albums, posters & other items like food vouchers, t-shirts, light sticks, ect. through KCON. If it's something like food vouchers, light sticks, t-shirts, ect., those can wait. I was able to get my food voucher & light sticks after attending EXO-M's artist session, and it was late in the afternoon. The albums & posters are HOT items and those go out fast not to mention the lines are long. That's why I suggest getting your albums & posters specifically before KCON so that you don't waste your time lining up for so long or worse yet those hot item are gone before you can pick them up.

Last year KCON had the golden ticket contest where a golden ticket was placed with a random merch. The winners get a chance to have their photos taken with the artists (mainly B.A.P, EXO-M & 4-Minute). There were only a few tickets hidden in a merch. I dunno if they'll have it this year.

All of the pre-orders should be on KCON's website. I dunno if it's up & running or not. I haven't checked yet.

Of course you're welcome! I'm glad I could help you out! ^^

[gdgdbb.livejournal.com]

So when are they going to release the rest of the lineup? :(

& this is probably the wrong place to ask but I've seen groups for Teen Top support for people going to KCON, does anyone know where I could find Exo support groups? Preferably sane ones.

[shineebambi.livejournal.com]

Well since there is a movement in the exo fandom to get Kai to say lines from fanfictions about him and kyungsoo no sure if sane exo fans have a support group yet :/

[gdgdbb.livejournal.com]

God I heard about that... tbh Exo fans are the one reason I'm not sure if I'll have an amazing time at kcon. at least some people are trying to establish an airport safety group on fb, although idk if that'll actually work out.

[asnindie.livejournal.com]

"Kai to say lines from fanfictions about him and kyungsoo"

Har Har so funny if he said it. Like seriously these same sex fanshipping girls really irritate me. Gay love is not a hobby nor is it a joke.

[daisychick-22.livejournal.com]

Is that a real thing? I highly doubt they will get him to repeat some random phrase in English. Some idols will do almost anything to please a fan but Kai is not one of them.

[vickyblueeyez.livejournal.com]

I wish I got mnet here in Northern Virginia. I've called the cable company and they were like "What's that?" I want my kpop tv

[stargazer789.livejournal.com]

I have Fios and used to get it for a while but then one weekend it said I wasn't subscribed anymore, so it exist in Nova lol I'm just not paying for it.

[amandaplan.livejournal.com]

i am semi-planning to go to kcon idk yet. i bought vip1 tickets but am waiting to know the final lineup to decide if im going or not. i'm excited that they've announced that there are going to be 7 artists total though! That increases the chances of my bias group going!

[confuqued.livejournal.com]

My little sister has been bugging me about her wishes to win the lottery so her East Coast self can go lol. Guess I gotta do this for her. =/

[frequency.livejournal.com]

does this ~vip trip~ include the flight bc that'd be the only way i'd enter

[frequency.livejournal.com]

wow i guess i should've actually read the website first lmao i might enter this idk

[kiku-cha8-8.livejournal.com]

last year it included flight, hotel accommodations and transporation

food is iffy

[frequency.livejournal.com]

i'd be fine if the hotel had a microwave or mini fridge, lol. but at least they do the flight/accommodations, so that's cool.

[kiku-cha8-8.livejournal.com]

I won this thing last year lol, it was really fun! Mnet and Verizon were really nice to me and my friends (and gave us VIP badges!)

Unfortunately idol rules are idol rules. I don't know what it will be like next year, but they won't let you rub elbows with oppas.

Though I got a nice dinner with Nu'est :3

[antrea.livejournal.com]

One year too young = =

[mjspice.livejournal.com]

I wish they did things like this in the Middle East. There's a huge untapped market here. :/

[gdgdbb.livejournal.com]

Hmmm that's weird then. Maybe they feel like they come here enough with those shows then (liesssss). & uggh don't remind me about Infinite; I most likely won't be able to go in November ;_; although I'm praying somehow they're added to the lineup for Kcon (not going to happen), but I really think coming here for kcon would be good promotion for their tour

Yeah VIP2 gets scratchcards for high touch, red carpet, and artist session, but they're all win/lose ;_; Thanks for the luck though :)

YOUR ICON IS FLAWLESS. When not if you see him in person please give him extra love for meeee.

Half of me is really hoping that I get a bunch of luck and get something to see Exo, but half of me just wants to avoid all those fans :| Maybe I'm just pessimistic but I'm pretty sure something like that will happen no matter what x.x

Awwww I wish we would get scratchcards earlier so that we can plan out trading and such. It's going to be chaotic haha.

[endless-purple.livejournal.com]

I too was pulling for Infinite to come to KCON. After their world tour was announce, my hopes were dashed but anything goes. I'm honestly surprised that they are jumping ahead & bringing their world tour here right away instead of making appearances in multi artists' shows. Usually many Kpop groups who come to the U.S. start off making appearances with those shows before taking their own tours here.

Awww... thank you for the icon comments. Chen is so precious. Of course I'll shower him w/ plenty of love! ♥

I so totally hear ya with meeting EXO. I'll feel a lot better if other male groups I really like & have my heart set on (VIXX being one of them since I didn't met them at KCON & I'm still hurt from it) can come to KCON. I still want to meet EXO so badly, but I dunno if I can put up w/ any more craziness before I reach my limit & snap at anyone. I wouldn't mind getting scratch tickets from the other groups, but sadly I fell away from 2AM after Saint O'Clock (and I'm more familiar w/ their older stuff) & while Teen Top keeps growing on me, I'm more into their music than the fandom. I'd love to meet my bias C.A.P since we both share the same birthdate (I'm way older than him). About the pessimism part, I'm so with you! After dealing w/ last year's KCON, it seems like the negativity outweighs the positives. At the same time I'm also being realistic as I'm sure about 100-200 scratch cards (we don't know how many will have autographs or a high touch) will be randomly distributed and I still find it difficult to meet SM Town artists let alone EXO. I just don't want to get my hopes too high.

I totally agree that our scratch cards should be given to us earlier or better yet have KCON allow us to choose who we want to meet & be placed on a first come first served basis, just how the SBS Concert handled their VIP artists meet & greet session.

I won't be surprised if things get really chaotic. I don't even know if I can't trust anyone who from the scratcher card trade groups despite having sign ups via google docs. A majority of us almost all want to meet EXO! If I do end up winning EXO's ticket, I surely hope their meet & greet is on a Saturday so I can get this done & over with and not have to worry about my ticket getting lost or stolen. There are batshit crazy fans who'll steal from others. D: