Europe’s largest ever K-pop festival, KPOP.FLEX, is set to stream directly to fans' homes across the globe on May 29.
Catering to different time zones, from East Asia to the Americas, the 90-minute stream will give fans a close-up look at some incredible performances from the mega-festival. Stars performing at KPOP.FLEX on May 14 and 15 at Frankfurt’s Deutsche Bank Park Stadium include EXO’s Kai, Monsta X, ENHYPEN and Mamamoo plus many more.
As well as a huge range of exhilarating K-pop performances, stream highlights include a special behind-the-scenes look at Europe’s largest K-Pop event. Fans can join friends in private chats or gossip about the event in fandom-specific group chats.
KPOP.FLEX festival celebrates K-pop, attracting fans from all over the continent to experience a super rare line-up on the European stage. Fans flocking to live music as the pandemic recedes have snatched up more than 63,000 tickets and Saturday is entirely sold out.
Teaming up with digital live platform Doors, the stream is an interactive edition of a South Korea-exclusive 90-minute TV special produced by leading South Korean broadcaster, Seoul Broadcasting Systems (SBS).
David Ciclitira, founder and chairman of Live Company Group, said, “We are very proud to be working with SBS and Doors to bring our incredible KPOP.FLEX performances to global audiences. With our mission to celebrate K-pop across the world, we’re delighted to offer the KPOP.FLEX experience to fans both at the festival and within their own homes.”
Mark Cranwell, chief content officer of Doors, said, “K-pop has seen an astonishing global ascent, and we’re thrilled to stream the KPOP.FLEX festival, providing front row access to fstans globally. It’s an incredible array of K-pop’s very best performers and will be an event never to forget.”
With the exception of South Korea, where SBS will broadcast the event, the stream can be accessed globally. Tickets available at: doors.live/kpopflex.
KPOP.FLEX is the biggest K-Pop festival ever on European soil. Tickets for KPOP.FLEX are available at https://kpopflex.com/ and through Ticketmaster.
KPOP.FLEX stream time zones
To suit fans globally, there are several opportunities to participate in the digital experience:
Asia East : Sunday 29th May, 20:00 JST
Asia West : Sunday 29th May, 19:00 GST
Europe: Sunday 29th May, 20:00 CET
America East : Sunday 29th May, 19:00 EST
America West : Sunday 29th May, 19:00 PST
Oceania: Monday 30th May, 20:00 NZST
About Doors
Doors shapes the future of the live music economy through streaming, giving artists access to a global audience and fans tickets to their favorite performers, wherever they’re playing. The Swedish-founded social live media platform cuts through procedural barriers and red tape surrounding live streamed music experiences: incorporating ticketing, merchandising, broadcasting and production. (https://doors.live)
About Live Company Group
Live Company Group (LVCG) plc, founded by David Ciclitira, is a live events and entertainment group. David has been involved in promoting K-Pop concerts and art shows throughout Asia for the past 10 years.
LVCG owns the BRICKLIVE™ brand, a global content provider for brick-based events. BRICKLIVE focuses on creating environments that encourage interactive play, foster creativity, collaboration and physical experiences in an inclusive and safe environment. BRICKLIVE is one of two primary divisions of LVCG.
LVCG formed a new division LCSE in December 2020 to conceptualise, acquire rights, commercialise and deliver sport, lifestyle and entertainment events.
About SBS
SBS is the only privately owned Korean terrestrial broadcaster with a nationwide network. Founded in November 1990, SBS began broadcasting its full-fledged TV network and radio programming in 1991.
Today, its audience includes the entire Korean population, as well as overseas Koreans and viewers from all over the world. SBS operates one television channel, two radio channels and one terrestrial DMB channel.
SBS is also the core business of SBS Media Group. In March 2008, SBS Media Holdings was founded by separating strategy and investment functions from SBS. Under the new broadcast group system, SBS focuses on programme production and news reporting.
SBS Media Group’s businesses range from terrestrial broadcasting, cable and satellite programming, TV content production, online and new media content distribution, and entertainment, including film, music and games.
KPOP.FLEX Line Up
Saturday May 14
Kai
(G)I-DLE
IVE
Mamamoo
NCT Dream
ENHYPEN
AB6IX
Sunday May 15
Monsta X
AB6IX
IVE
(G)I-DLE
Oneus
Mamamoo
Dreamcatcher
Kai