‘Produce 101’ Season 2 Winner Wanna One Joins KCON 2017 LA
After winning "Produce 101" Season 2, the 11-member K-Pop group Wanna One will debut under YMC Entertainment and CJ E&M. The members of the group namely Daehwi, Daniel, Guanlin, Jaehwan, Jihoon, Jinyoung, Jisung, Minhyun, Seongwoo, Sungwoon and Woojin have also been included in the lineup of KCON 2017 LA presented by Toyota, which will start on Aug. 18.
KCON 2017 LA will not be the first event of Daehwi, Daniel, Guanlin, Jaehwan, Jihoon, Jinyoung, Jisung, Minhyun, Seongwoo, Sungwoon and Woojin as a group. They will be launched officially as Wanna One on Aug. 7.
For the first time after "Produce 101" Season 2, the Wanna One members will perform on stage at Wanna One Premier Show-Con, which is a combined showcase and concert to be held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Guro-gu, Seoul, according to Kpop Herald.
The first EP of Wanna One is also expected to be released in August. The details of the album will be announced via their official social media outlets on July 7, Friday.
Daehwi, Daniel, Guanlin, Jaehwan, Jihoon, Jinyoung, Jisung, Minhyun, Seongwoo, Sungwoon and Woojin are obligated to stay together as a K-pop group named Wanna One until August 2018. Afterwards, they may go their separate ways.
Wanna One will not be the only new K-Pop group featured at KCON 2017 LA. It has also been announced that quartet K.A.R.D is in the lineup.
Like Wanna One, K.A.R.D has yet to make a formal debut. After releasing three pre-debut singles in the past year, K.A.R.D gained a huge following from around the world.
KCON 2017 LA will mark K.A.R.D's first performance in the United States. Their most recent single titled "Rumor" peaked at number three on the World Digital Song Sales chart, according to Billboard.
Recently, K.A.R.D members held several fan meetings throughout North and South America. They will release their first EP titled "Hola Hola" on July 19.
