TWICE is a nine-member girl group under JYP Entertainment. Formed through the 2015 survival reality show “Sixteen”, the members, Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaeyoung, and Tzuyu, rose to fame with the release of their 2016 single, “Cheer Up”. Charting at number one on the Gaon Digital Chart, the track became the best-performing single of the year, allowing the group to bring home both the Melon Music Awards and Mnet Asian Music Awards “Song of the Year” award. With the release of subsequent chart-topping tracks, TWICE has become one of South Korea’s most popular and widely recognized K-Pop groups, gaining an incredible following the world over. In 2017 the group was included in both “Forbes” Korea Power Celebrity ranking and “Billboard”’s 21 Under 21 2017: Music’s Next Generation.

TWICE

Uhm Jung Hwa is an award-winning South Korean singer, fashion designer, and actress. She was born in Jecheon, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea, on August 17, 1969 and made her debut in the entertainment world in 1987, as a chorus member for the broadcasting company, MBC. In 1992, she made her acting debut, taking her first film role. The following year, she debuted as a singer, releasing her first studio album. Recognized as one of the most influential women in Korean entertainment, she has earned the nickname “Evergreen” and has been recognized as an idol by many young stars. Since her debut, she has appeared in a number of films and television dramas, including “The Man Who Can’t Get Married” (2009), “Dancing Queen” (2012), “A Witch’s Romance” (2014), and “Okay Madam” (2020).

Uhm Jung Hwa

Park Jin Young, also known as JYP, is an influential South Korean music executive, record producer, singer-songwriter, composer and dancer. Born on January 13, 1972, he began his career as a singer in the group Park Jin Young and the New Generation in 1992 before becoming a record producer and starting his own entertainment company, JYP Entertainment, which represents some of the biggest artists in K-pop. His many accomplishments include becoming the first Asian producer to successfully cross over to the U.S. market in 2004 when he produced music for such big American artists as Will Smith, Mase and Cassie, as well as the first Korean songwriter to enter the Billboard Hot 100 Chart with the Wonder Girls’ hit single “Nobody” in 2009. JYP made his acting debut in the 2011 music-themed television drama “Dream High,” for which he was nominated for Best New Actor at the 47th Baeksang Arts Awards. He also has served as a judge for the music competition reality show “K-Pop Star” since 2011. Proving his Midas touch, JYP made a notable guest appearance in 2016 on the variety show “Sister’s Slam Dunk,” when he produced the song “Shut Up” for the cast members’ special girl group known as the Unnies. The song immediately shot to No. 4 on the Gaon weekly digital chart.

Park Jin Young

Rain is the stage name of Jung Ji Hoon, a popular South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer and actor who is well known in Hollywood as well as throughout Asia. Rain made his music debut in 1998 at the age of 16 with the boy band Fanclub. He made his music solo debut in 2002 and his acting debut in 2003 in the Korean drama “Sang Doo! Let’s Go to School.” He rose to fame when he starred in the 2004 hit drama “Full House,” which brought him the Best Actor Award at the 2004 KBS Drama Awards. Rain’s fame expanded to the United States in 2006 with several sold-out shows in Madison Square Garden and Las Vegas. He was included in People magazine’s “Most Beautiful People” issue in 2007. He appeared in the Hollywood films “Speed Racer” in 2008 and in 2009’s “Ninja Assassin,” for which he received the Biggest Badass Award at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards. He also starred in the 2014 gangster film “The Prince” with Bruce Willis, John Cusack and Jason Patric. His recent drama credits include “She’s So Lovable” (2014), “Please Come Back, Mister” (2016) and the Chinese drama “Diamond Lover” (2015).

Rain

GOT7 is an award-winning South Korean K-Pop boy band formed by JYP Entertainment. Consisting of seven members: JB, Jinyoung, Mark, Jackson, Youngjae, BamBam, and Yugyeom, the group made their debut on January 16, 2014, with the release of their first EP, “Got It?”, which peaked at number one on “Billboard’s” World Albums Charts. Since their debut, they have released a number of chart-topping albums, held several world tours, and have won over 55 various music awards. The group has also appeared on a number of variety shows, including “Ask Us Anything” (2015) and the “2020 SBS Gayo Daejeon in Daegu” (2020).

GOT7

MONSTA X is a popular K-pop group formed in 2015 from the winners of the music survival show “No.Mercy.” The seven members of the group are Shownu (leader, vocalist), Wonho (vocalist), Minhyuk (vocalist), Kihyun (main vocalist), Hyungwon (vocalist), Jooheon (rapper) and I.M (rapper). Since releasing its first EP “Trespass” in 2015, the group has produced two studio albums, six EPs, one compilation album, one video album and many hit singles. It also has provided soundtracks for popular Korean dramas and one mobile game. In 2018, MONSTA X starred in the Viki Original series “When You Call My Name” about the meeting and shared stories between MONSTA X and Gallant, the American singer and songwriter. The mini-documentary features a must-see acoustic duet of MONSTA X’s song “Beautiful.”

MONSTA X

NCT is a multinational all-male K-pop group that began on its musical journey in 2013 with members of the SM Rookies pre-debut project – eventually making its debut in 2016. With a number of sub-units, including NCT U, NCT Dream, WayV, and NCT 127, the group’s membership is fluid, with new members joining in 2018 and 2020. The group has also appeared on TV shows, including “NCT World 2.0” (2020).

MAMAMOO is a South Korean girl group formed in 2014 that is known for its retro, jazz and R&B sounds. The group has released one studio album and five extended plays since its debut, as well as other singles, collaborations with other popular artists, and original soundtracks to television dramas. The four members of the group are Solar, Moonbyul, Wheein and Hwasa.

MAMAMOO

Hwasa, born Ahn Hye Jin, is an award-winning South Korean singer, songwriter, rapper, and television personality. She was born on July 23, 1995 in Jeonju, South Korea, and made her debut in the entertainment industry in 2014, as a member of the K-pop girl group, Mamamoo. In 2019, she made her debut as a solo artist, with her digital single, “Twit” which successfully topped the charts, earning her the coveted “Triple Crown” and multiple awards including, “Best Solo Artist” and “Artist of the Year”. Making her reality show debut in 2017, she has continued to participate in various reality programs, including “Home Alone: Girl’s Secret Party” (2020).

Hwasa

Henry Lau is a singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. Born on October 11, 1989, in Toronto, Ontario, in Canada, he is now based out of South Korea and goes by the single moniker Henry. He is best known for being a member of the K-pop boy group Super Junior-M, which debuted in 2008 as the Mandarin offshoot of Super Junior. Henry’s father is from Hong Kong and his mother is from Taiwan. He is fluent in English, Korean, Mandarin and Cantonese. Henry broke into the Korean entertainment industry after being one of only two people recruited out of 3,000 contestants during the 2006 SM Entertainment Global Audition in Toronto. Henry’s many talents include violin, piano, drum, guitar, popping, Latin dance, ballet, beat box, rap and singing. Henry has composed many songs for Super Junior and Super Junior-M and is part of a music production team known as Noize Bank, which has produced and composed many songs. His appearances on the reality shows “Real Men” (2014) and “We Got Married Season 4” (2015) with pretend wife Yewon of Jewelry increased Henry’s popularity, and he remains a popular guest on many Korean variety shows. Henry made his acting debut in the lead role in 2013 film “Final Recipe” and has also starred in the television dramas “Persevere, Goo Hae Ra” (2015) and “Oh My Venus” (2015).

Henry Lau

Jessi is a Korean-American, rapper, singer, and TV personality who was born in New York on born December 17, 1988. She relocated to South Korea at the age of 15. She debuted as a solo performer under her full English name, Jessica Ho, while still a teenager, releasing the single “Get Up” in 2005. She later returned to the United States before eventually returning to South Korea and joining the three-member pop and rap group Lucky J, which made its debut in 2014. Her breakthrough came in 2015, when she took part in the “Unpretty Rapstar” all-female rap contest, finishing second in the final placing. She then went on to launch a successful solo career, also appearing on TV shows like “Sister’s Slam Dunk” (2016).

Jessi

Kang Seung Yoon is a South Korean singer-songwriter and actor. Born on January 21, 1994, he goes by the stage name Seungyoon as the leader of the K-pop boy band WINNER. Seungyoon first rose to fame after competing in the reality competition “Superstar K2” and coming in fourth place. He released two original singles while competing on the show, and one of the singles became one of the top 100 songs of the year. Seungyoon debuted with the group WINNER in late 2013. He has since expanded into acting, starring in the television drama “High Kick 3” (2011) and the web drama “We Broke Up” (2015). He also made cameo appearances as himself on the hit drama “Producer” (2015).

Kang Seung Yoon

Oh My Girl is a South Korean pop girl group that debuted in 2015 as a sister group to the popular boy group B1A4. The seven members of the group are Hyojung, Mimi, YooA, Seunghee, Jiho, Binnie and Arin. An eighth member, JinE, went on hiatus in 2016 to get treatment for a medical condition and then was dropped from the group in 2017. Oh My Girl won Best New Artist at the 2015 SBS Power FM Cultwo Show Awards.

Oh My Girl

ITZY is a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment. Made up of five members: Yeji, Lia, Ryujin, Chaeryeong, and Yuna, the group made their debut on February 12, 2019 with the release of their single album, “It'z Different”. Releasing their first EP in July that same year, the group has met with overwhelming popularity. In November 2019, the group’s single, “Dalla Dalla” earned the group their first platinum certification, making it the first debut song by a K-Pop group to do so. Nominated for numerous awards, the group has brought home several new artist awards including the 2019 Genie Music Award for “The Female New Artist”. Busy with performances and promotions, the group has appeared on various reality programs and made appearances at several music festivals, including the “2019 Changwon K-POP World Festival” (2019).

ITZY

(G)I-DLE is a six-member South Korean girl group that debuted under talent agency Cube Entertainment in 2018, releasing the EP “I Am” – which featured the hit track “Latata.” (G)I-DLE’s members are Miyeon, Minnie, Soojin, Soyeon, Yuqi, and Shuhua. In 2018, the group was nominated for the Best Korean Act prize at the MTV Europe Music Awards and won the Best New Female prize at the Melon Music Awards. The group has also featured in reality TV shows, including “Queendom” (2019) and the “2019 Idol Star Athletics Championships – Chuseok Special.”

(G)I-DLE

IZ*ONE is a twelve-member South Korean-Japanese girl group managed by Off the Record Entertainment. The group was formed in 2018 through Mnet’s reality competition show, “Produce 48” and made their debut that same year with the release of their first EP, “Color*Iz”. With both the EP and its lead single, “La Vie en Rose” charting on Billboard’s World Albums and World Digital Songs, the group was met with immediate success. This initial success allowed the group to bring home the title New Artist of the Year from several awards shows, including the Golden Disc Awards and the Seoul Music Awards. The release of the group’s Japanese single, “Suki to Iwasetai”, early in 2019, found the track peaking at number two on the Oricon Singles Chart and was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.

IZ*ONE

Stray Kids is a South Korean boy band formed by JYP Entertainment through a 2017 survival reality program of the same name. Composed of eight members: Bang Chan, Changbin, Felix, Han, Hyunjin, I.N., Lee Know, and Seungmin, the band released a series of music videos, EPs, and singles, prior to their official debut. On March 26, 2018, the band released their second EP and made their official debut. Since then, the band has released a number of albums and singles and has frequently charted on both the Korean and World music charts. In addition to their music, the group has appeared in a number of variety programs, including “2019 KBS Song Festival” (2019), “2020 Idol Star eSports Championships - Chuseok Special” (2020), and “SEOUL PLAY” (2020).

Stray Kids

The Boyz is a 12-member South Korean boy band that made its debut in 2017. The group’s first musical release was the EP “The First,” whose lead track was titled “Boy.” The group was formed by talent agency Cre.ker Entertainment, and was originally named Cre.kerz prior to its official debut. The group’s members are Sangyeon, Sunwoo, Jacob, Younghoon, Hyunjae, Juyeon, Q, Kevin, New, Ju Hak Nyeon, Eric, and Hwall. The act won the Best New Male Artist prize at the Melon Music Awards in 2018. The Boyz has also appeared on TV reality shows, such as “Flower Snack” (2017), “Our Happy Home” (2018), “Thumping Travel” (2019), and “School Attack 2019.”

The Boyz

LOONA

CRAVITY is an award-winning South Korean K-Pop boy band formed by Starship Entertainment. Consisting of nine members: Serim, Allen, Jungmo, Woobin, Wonjin, Minhee, Hyeongjun, Taeyoung, and Seongmin, the group made their debut on April 14, 2020, with the release of their first EP, “Season 1. Hideout: Remember Who We Are”, which peaked at the top of Gaon’s Album Chart. With unprecedented album sales following the group’s debut release, they became one of the best-selling South Korean rookie artists in 2020. Bringing home several awards in their rookie year, the group has made appearances in various variety shows, including the “2020 SBS Gayo Daejeon in Daegu” (2020).

CRAVITY

Aespa is a South Korean K-Pop girl group formed by SM Entertainment. Consisting of four members: Karina, Giselle, Winter, and Ningning, the group made their debut on November 17, 2020 with the release of their single, “Black Mamba”. Since then, the group has promoted heavily, participating in a number of variety programs, including the “2020 SBS Gayo Daejeon in Daegu” (2020).

Aespa

Jang Sung Kyu is a South Korean TV and radio personality who was born on born April 21, 1983. He began his career as a news announcer, but in 2018 began appearing on variety TV shows, such as “Movie Room.” More recently, he has appeared on variety titles “Wannabe Singers” (2020) and “Don’t Be Jealous” (2020).

Jang Sung Kyu

Yoona is the stage name of Im Yoona, a South Korean singer and actress who is best known for being a member of the popular K-pop girl group Girls’ Generation. Born on May 30, 1990, Yoona has said she always dreamed of becoming a singer and passed an open audition when she was 12. After five years of training, she made her debut as a member of Girls’ Generation in 2007, two years before she graduated from high school. After the hit single “Gee” became “the most popular song of the decade” upon release in 2009, Girls’ Generation became known as “The Nation’s Girl Group.” Yoona made her acting debut in the 2007 television drama “Two Outs in the Ninth Inning” and has gone on to star in other popular dramas, including “You Are My Destiny” (2008), “Love Rain” (2012), “The Prime Minister Is Dating” (2013), “The K2” (2016), as well as the starring role in the Chinese drama “God of War, Zhao Yun” (2016).

Yoona

Kim Seon Ho is a South Korean actor. He was born on May 8, 1986 and made his debut as an actor in 2009, when he took his first part in a theatrical production and in 2017, he made his first appearance in a television drama. Since then, he has appeared in both variety shows and television dramas, including “Chief Kim” (2017), “You Drive Me Crazy” (2018), “Welcome to Waikiki S2” (2019), and “2 Days, 1 Night 4” (2019).

Kim Seon Ho

MBC, KOCOWA

2020 MBC Music Festival wraps up the last moments of 2020 with the top K-pop stars, who are ready to go live with refreshing and very special performances. An unrivaled dance duo along with music legends all take the stage for a knock-out show. Don't miss the last night of 2020, which is sure to be the best moment of the year!

2020 MBC Music Festival

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