K-pop is closing out 2025 with a historic celebration. The “2025 Music Bank Global Festival in JAPAN,” held at Tokyo’s National Stadium on December 13–14, will be streamed exclusively on Hulu on December 30, airing simultaneously with the Korean broadcast.
This year’s festival marks a major milestone: the first-ever K-pop joint concert held inside Tokyo’s National Stadium, one of Japan’s most iconic venues. With roughly 60,000 fans expected each day, the event signals K-pop’s expanding global footprint and continued cultural impact.
A Celebration of K-pop’s “Golden Road”
Centered around the theme “Golden Road,” the festival retraces the genre’s massive global rise — from its early breakthrough moments in Japan to its dominance across worldwide charts in 2025. As the year-end edition of KBS’s legendary music program “Music Bank,” which has been broadcast in over 140 countries for more than 25 years, the special brings together around 20 of the biggest K-pop names of the year.
The performer lineup features some of 2025’s most influential artists, led by:
Stray Kids — fresh off becoming the first group in history to secure eight No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200, solidifying their status at the top of global K-pop.
TOMORROW X TOGETHER (TXT) — whose latest album surpassed a million sales within 24 hours and continued to define the group’s powerful storytelling concept.
RIIZE — the breakout group already set to headline the Tokyo Dome in 2026, the fastest male K-pop act to do so.&TEAM — the multinational group born from the Hulu-aired audition program “&AUDITION – The Howling –.”
They are joined by a wide range of artists representing different generations and styles, including NCT WISH, NiziU, and NEXZ, each formed through high-profile audition programs that helped shape the next wave of global talent.
Full Two-Day Lineup
Day 1 – December 13:
ATEEZ, ITZY, TXT, ENHYPEN, NMIXX, BOYNEXTDOOR, RIIZE, I’LL-IT, KICKBACK, HEARTS2HEARTS, I:DIT
Day 2 – December 14:
Stray Kids, U-Know Yunho, NiziU, IVE, &TEAM, Xikers, ZEROBASEONE, TWS, NCT WISH, NEXZ, IZNA, KIKI, CORTIS
Special “Golden Stage” Performances
Fans can also look forward to the “K-POP Golden Stage,” where rising groups reinterpret iconic songs from senior K-pop artists — a tribute connecting generations.
Day 1 features RIIZE and Hearts2Hearts,Day 2 features IZNA and Courtis,
Plus a special joint performance by TWS members Youngjae, Jihoon, Kyungmin and NEXZ’s Tomoya, Yuu, Haru.
Star Hosts at the Helm
The festival will be led by one of the year’s most celebrated visuals, Jang Wonyoung of IVE, alongside actor-singer Lee Junyoung, bringing star power to both nights.
With a monumental venue, an international broadcast, and a lineup that reflects both legacy and the future of K-pop, the “2025 Music Bank Global Festival in Japan” is set to close out the year with one of the biggest celebrations the genre has ever seen.
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