The summer's biggest music festival, '2025 NOL Festival: SBS Gayo Daejeon Summer', has unveiled the final lineup for its festival stage 'UNIPOP'.
Scheduled for July 26th (Sat) to 27th (Sun) at the KINTEX Exhibition Hall 1 in Ilsan, 'UNIPOP' is set up as a festival-type stage separate from the main performance, gathering anticipation from both domestic and international audiences.
The first lineup revealed includes South Korea's leading co-ed rock band Cherry Filter, national band DAYBREAK known for numerous hits like 'Flower Road', 'Love Actually', Nam Woo-hyun, who has established himself as a solo singer-songwriter after 15 years with K-POP representative group INFINITE, the unique group LUCY known as a genius band, popular band TOUCHED with their intense sound, rising band YdBB Band singing about youth, and K-band scene's power rookie Dragon Pony. Adding to this rich lineup are the talented band NERD CONNECTION and the newcomer band KIK, raising the heat among music fans.
Moreover, 'UNIPOP' will feature not only the spectacular live performances of top domestic bands but also special stages from this year's hit SBS dramas 'Love Scout', 'My Demon', 'The Haunted Palace', and more. The soundtrack STAGE, offering a unique emotional experience different from traditional music festivals, has also announced additional artist lineups, drawing keen attention.
Joining the stage are YOARI, beloved for her dreamy and ethereal vocals, SamKim, who has become synonymous with Korean drama soundtracks with his powerful voice and lyrical sensibility, Kwon Jin-ah, known for her deep emotional delivery, artist Paul Blanco with his unique sensibility, 'K-Representative Balladeer' Na Yoon-kwon, Solar, who has established herself as a solo artist beyond MAMAMOO with her powerful vocals and unique presence, vocalist Paul Kim, sweeping the charts as the epitome of emotional ballads, and singer-songwriter Jin Hyo-jung, who has penned and composed songs for numerous artists including KyuHyun and Jung Yup.
'UNIPOP' is a portmanteau of Universe and K-POP, signifying a festival that encompasses all music genres including K-POP, promising to deliver a sound as hot and passionate as exploding 'POP' fireworks.
In collaboration with the travel, leisure, and culture platform company Nol Universe, the 'Summer Festival' has expanded into a special stage 'Gayo Daejeon Summer UNIPOP', set to take place during the day on July 26th (Sat) to 27th (Sun) at KINTEX in Ilsan. Detailed admission information for 'Gayo Daejeon Summer UNIPOP' will be announced later through official social media and websites.
(SBS Entertainment News | Kang Sun-ae)