Incheon Korean Music Wave

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Incheon Korean Music Wave
Genre Pop music, K-pop, rock music
Location(s) Incheon, South Korea
Years active2009–present

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]

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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

2010

2011

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

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