Korea Times Music Festival


The Korea Times Music Festival is an annual event held at the Hollywood Bowl in the United States. Featuring artists from South Korea's K-pop music industry, the organizers describe it as one of the largest music festivals held in Southern California.
The festival was founded and organized by The Korea Times to give Korean Americans residing in southern California an opportunity to stay in touch with Korean culture. The first festival in 2003 was 'in celebration of the centennial anniversary of the Korean immigration to the United States'.

Attendance figures

The inaugural concert in 2003 sold out 18,000 seats within 14 days and subsequent shows in the following years have also sold out; organizers noted that the number of non-Koreans attending the music festival has increased substantially. According to The Korea Times, about 95 percent of the tickets sold in 2008 were purchased by non-Koreans, with many fans coming from all around the United States as well as from other Asian and European countries to attend the concert.

Timeline

2003

The 1st Korean Music Festival was held in 2003.

2004

The 2nd Korean Music Festival was held on October 16, 2004.
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2005

The 3rd Korean Music Festival was held on April 23, 2005.
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2006

The 4th Korean Music Festival was held on May 20, 2006
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Theme: World Cup Soccer

2007

The 5th Korean Music Festival was held on May 5, 2007
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Theme: We Are One

2008

The 6th Korean Music Festival was held on May 17, 2008
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2009

The 7th Korean Music Festival was held on May 9, 2009
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2010

Korean Music Festival 8 was held on May 1, 2010.
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2011

Korean Music Festival 9 was held on April 30, 2011.
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2012

Korean Music Festival 10 was held on April 28, 2012.
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2013

The Korea Times Music Festival 11 was held on April 27, 2013. This was the festival's first year under its present name.
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2014

The 12th Korea Times Music Festival was held on May 3, 2014.

2015

The 13th Korea Times Music Festival was held on May 2, 2015.

2016

The 14th Korea Times Music Festival was held on May 7, 2016.
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2017

The 15th Korea Times Music Festival was held on April 29, 2017.
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2018

The 16th Korea Times Music Festival was held on April 28, 2018.
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