The Korea Times Music Festival (originally titled Korean Music Festival until 2013) 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.

Artists (21 total):

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

Artists (13 total):

2006 The 4th Korean Music Festival was held on May 20, 2006,

Artists (22 total):

Theme: World Cup Soccer

2007 The 5th Korean Music Festival was held on May 5, 2007,

Artists (18 total):

Theme: We Are One

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

Artists (15 total):

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

Artists (14 total):

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

Artists (13 total):

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

Artists (16 total):

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

Artists (11 total):

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

Artists (13 total):

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.

Artists (15 total)

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

Artists (12 total)

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

Artists (12 total)

2019 The 17th Korea Times Music Festival was held on April 27, 2019. The event was hosted by Kim Young-chul and Kei.

Artists: Lovelyz Ha Sung-woon Yook Joong-wan Kang Jun-woo Choi Jin-hee Super Junior Kang Hye-jung Choi Won-hyun Tae Jin-ah Kim Bum-soo Jung Eun-ji Taemin DJ DOC

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