Incheon Korean Music Wave Explained

Music Festival Name:	Incheon Korean Music Wave
Location:	Incheon, South Korea
Years Active:	2009–present
Genre:	Pop music, K-pop, rock music

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Festivals

2009

• Date: September 5, 2009^[3]
• 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^[4]
• 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^{[5] [6]}
• 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,

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.^[7]

2013

• Date: September 1, 2013^[8]
• Hosts: Tiffany and Yuri of Girls' Generation
• Performers: Super Junior, Girls' Generation, BEAST, SISTAR, Kara, MBLAQ, miss A, Teen Top, 2AM,, 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: INCHEON KOREAN MUSIC WAVE – Korean Wave Fever Spikes in Incheon . visitkorea . 2014-09-09.
2. Web site: Stars Gather for Incheon Korean Wave Festival 2009 . . 2014-09-09 . 31 August 2009.
3. Web site: Incheon Korean Wave Festival 2009 Wrap-Up . . 2014-09-09 . 12 September 2009.
4. Web site: Performances from 2010 Incheon Korean Music Wave . . 2014-09-09 . 4 September 2010.
5. Web site: Lineup for 2011 Incheon Korean Music Wave Concert Confirmed . . 2014-09-09 . 15 July 2011.
6. Web site: Photos from 2011 Incheon Korean Music Wave . . 2014-09-09 . 13 August 2011.
7. Web site: '2012 Korean Music Wave Festival' in Incheon canceled + fans of Super Junior's Leeteuk concerned . . 2014-09-09 . 9 September 2012.
8. Web site: MBC Korean Music Wave in Incheon 2013 – Girls’ Generation, Super Junior, SISTAR, BEAST and Many More! . . 2014-09-09 . 18 September 2013.