KBS Song Festival 2017 will be held at the KBS Hall on December 29. The event will kick-off at 8.30 pm KST and popular K-Pop groups, including EXO and BTS, are lined up to perform.
The organisers of the musical program have already revealed that they are going on a smaller scale because of the ongoing strike. According to the representative, the participants will be given more space to showcase their skills.
"It was decided in a rush that it will be held, so there is a lot that has to be prepared. It will be focused on individual stages from artists, and it is likely that there will be less artists than last year. It can be seen as somewhat of an expanded version of the Music Bank end-of-year episode," Soompi quoted the KBS representative.
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The theme for this year is Concert and Confessions, which will be designed in the form of a mini-concert. During the show, each team will be given the opportunity to put on special performances on stage. The participants will also get an opportunity to interact with their fans through a special segment.
Check out the celebrity lineup of KBS Song Festival 2017 below:
EXO – South Korean Chinese boy band under SM Entertainment, BTS – Seven-member boy group under Big Hit Entertainment, Red Velvet – five-member girl group under SM Entertainment, TWICE – nine-member girl group under JYP Entertainment, Wanna One – 11-member boy group formed by CJ E&M, Seventeen – 13-member boy band under Pledis Entertainment, MAMAMOO – four-member girl group formed by Rainbow Bridge World and GFRIEND – six-member girl group formed by Source Music.