Sunday, March 3, 2024 marked a big step for the most renowned K-Pop convention on the Southeastern side of the U.S. K-Pop Mini Con -- based out of Birmingham, Alabama -- provides K-Pop experiences to the Southeastern states and hosted their first mini convention in Atlanta, Georgia!
K-Pop Mini Con is a traveling on-day K-Pop convention who also hosts cup sleeve events, dance nights, meet ups, and more! This incredibly dedicated and diverse entity hosted it's highly anticipated event of season at Gas South District arena and theater. The venue was filled with several different activities which attendees could participate in -- such as PC trading, visiting their favorite vendor's booth, artist meet & greets, taking notes from dance and mental health panelists, joining in on random dance plays, enjoying a break with a boba from Kokee Tea during their pop-up and cup sleeve event, cheering on their favorite cover groups as they compete, and taking in the beautifully composed stages from Edgewood String Quartet and GSoul.
The widely known venue in Duluth -- Gas South Arena -- opened its doors to convention attendees as they came dressed to impress and ready to dance. VIP attendees then parted from the others to pick up their "swag bags" and wrist bands for their meet and greets with Beomhan and G Soul. Panelists parted ways to set up at their stations on the second floor to discuss various topics including K-Pop and Mental Health, How to host cup sleeve events, Techniques for learning a dance, and more. In the next room of the second floor, you would fall in love with the big screen actors once again, as they played K-Dramas such as Dream High, Attorney Woo, Business Proposal, and Semantic Error. In the final room of the second floor, you would find many attendees in a half circle and running to the middle of the room to show their skill and knowledge during various levels of random dance plays.
After enjoying a variety of events upstairs, attendees could make their way downstairs for an attempt to find that missing piece to complete their collection. PC trading and selling started as soon as doors opened with fans trading ATEEZ, BTS, Stray Kids, and NCT photo cards and pre-order benefit cards. Some attendees were found trading and selling PCs of other groups like P1Harmony, EVNNE, SEVENTEEN, and more! After passing the trading tables, attendees would stumble upon unique gifts -- like member slogans, fan-made hand bags, fans, one-of-kind tumbler cups, banners, keychains, and more -- that they could add to their memorabilia collections from venders such as KPOPXATLANTA, KPOP STORE IN USA, TAE JAEZ WORLD, and others! Tattoo artists, Studio Suede, were found in the back corner, and a skating rink where attendees could pass their time while waiting on friends as they met some of their favorite artists and influencers.
The first meet and greet of the day was none other than Atlanta's favorite barista and newly debuted K-Indie artist, Beomhan! Attendees were able to spend just a few short minutes to talk to Beohman, as he took a moment to sign a personal item and poster, before posing for an and individual photo op. Next to Beomhan fans could engage in a meet and greet with mother-daughter K-Pop vlogging sensations, Bebop and Bebe! Renowned for their viral TikTok content and original hits like "Make Myself Proud," the duo are rising stars in the K-Pop scene. Following these two noteworthy engagements, it was time to head on back over to the theater where fans were eagerly waiting for the doors to open. (Read More About Beomhan's Meet and Greet, here)
Fans were greeted by old friends and new found friends alike as they made their way to their seats. As the venue darkened, fans were greeted with a beautiful arrangement of TWICE's "Fancy" performed by the Edgewood String Quartet. As the quartet continued to play well-known K-Pop songs and medleys, fans could be heard softly singing along as to not over power the sound of the string instruments -- starting with Jungkook's Seven, and carrying over into SEVENTEEN's Don't Want To Cry. Following the String Quartet's performance was the angelic vocals of Kim Ji Hyun (aka GSoul). As GSoul's emotions filled the stage, the solo artist filled the hearts of many fans as he serenaded them and made songs personal by giving a short one word meaning or phrase for them. Following his performance, the con ended on a high note as fans engaged in a meet and greet with GSoul taking photos and having a short moment to talk to GSoul -- praising his performance and talents.
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K Fuse would like to give a huge shoutout and thank you to the staff and event director of K-Pop Mini Con, Gas South, Pocamarket, and Kokee Tea for hosting such an exhilarating event! Thank you to K-Pop Mini Con, Beomhan, Edgewood String Quartet, and GSoul for allowing K Fuse the opportunity to provide coverage of K-Pop Mini Con's Atlanta debut!
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