AleXa headlining Friday Night K-Pop Concert at OTAKON 2022

Published: Mon, 03/28/22

Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington DC

July 29-31, 2022

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OTAKON is bringing K-Pop to DC this summer July 29-21! Register now and plan to join us for your favorite appreciation of east-asian culture and the ALL-NEW Friday Night K-Pop Concert featuring K-Pop superstar AleXa and producer/emcee Lai Frances.

AleXa announced for Friday Night K-Pop Concert

Registration opens March 8th!

AleXa (알렉사) is an award-winning K-pop singer-songwriter and dancer.

Her 2019 multilingual debut “Bomb” hit #7 on Billboard’s “World Digital Song Sales” chart. In 2020, AleXa received two of Korea’s most prestigious awards, Asia Artist Awards and Soribada Awards, for her releases Do or Die and DECOHERENCE under the ICM label. Her star continued to rise in 2021 with the release of ReviveR and the hit dance track “Xtra.” 2022 has seen the release of the breakout hit mid-tempo dance track “Tattoo,” and scheduled appearances on American Song Contest, a remake of the hugely popular Eurovision Song Contest.

Don't miss AleXa! Click here to register NOW.

LAI FRANCES

Journalist, Producer, Host

Lai Frances is a multimedia journalist and producer that focuses on music, pop culture and entertainment. She is currently a Social Media Producer at CNET by day and a Contributing Writer/Host by night talking about music and K-pop.

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	Walter E. Washington Convention Center
	Washington, DC

	July 29-31, 2022