The 2024 SBS Gayo Daejeon is scheduled for Wednesday, December 25, at 5:10 PM KST at Inspire Arena in Incheon, South Korea. The event will kick off with a red carpet event followed by the main event, the annual music festival of SBS, the South Korean broadcasting system.
This year, the music festival revolves around the theme of Merry Music, thereby representing a winter edition. The MCs of the show are NCT's Doyoung, TXT's Yeonjun, and IVE's Yunjin. The music festival will also be broadcast live on the South Korean network channel SBS. Therefore, interested viewers can visit the official website of SBS.
Additionally, the Japanese audience can stream the event through one of the event's partners, Lemino. Reportedly, the red carpet event of the 2024 SBS Gayo Daejeon will also be streamed for free on SBS' YouTube channel. However, certain streaming access packages might be required to stream the main event's coverage.
Moreover, select locations might also release the recorded version of the event on Viki. The following article will unveil the performance lineup at the 2024 SBS Gayo Daejeon, the special stages, and more related information.
All you need to know about the upcoming South Korean music festival, 2024 SBS Gayo Daejeon
The 2024 SBS Gayo Daejeon is an annual music festival organized by the South Korean broadcasting service, SBS. For the lineup, several veteran and popular K-pop artists such as BIGBANG's G-Dragon, 2NE1, and more are expected to join. Here's the complete performance lineup at the 2024 SBS Gayo Daejeon:
- NCT Dream
- Stray Kids
- TOMORROW X TOGETHER
- NewJeans
- IVE
- ITZY
- RIIZE
- TWS
- ZEROBASEONE
- NCT WISH
- SHINee's Key
- ATEEZ
- NCT 127
- ENHYPEN
- LE SSERAFIM
- aespa
- BOYNEXTDOOR
- NMIXX
- ILLIT
- (G)I-DLE
- 2NE1
- WayV
- BABYMONSTER
- TREASURE
- Lee Young-ji
- CRAVITY
- izna
- NEXZ
- BIGBANG's G-Dragon
On the other hand, a few special stages and collaborations are also expected to take place. Several K-pop idols from different K-pop groups are scheduled to come together. According to the South Korean media outlet OSEN, here's the list of all the special stages at the 2024 SBS Gayo Daejeon:
- aespa's Karina and IVE's Yujin
- 5th Generation 'Maknae' line: BOYNEXTDOOR's Woonhok, ZEROBASEONE's Han Yu-jin, TWS' Jihoon and Kyungmin, and NCT WISH's Ryo and Sakuya
While NCT's Doyoung, TXT's Yeonjun, and IVE's Yunjin are expected to host the main event of the upcoming music festival, the red carpet will be MCed by the South Korean comedian Yoo Jae-pil. Therefore, fans can expect exciting and never-before-seen stages at the festival.
The annual music festival is to celebrate the end of the year and the worldwide holiday, Christmas, by bringing in several K-pop artists and groups, especially those who rolled out comebacks this year. While fans are thrilled about all the artists' performances at the upcoming music festival, they are particularly thrilled about BIGBANG's G-Dragon and 2NE1's performances.
This is due to the return of the two veteran artists after a long break. Fans are excited to see what the groups have in store for them.