[OSEN=Reporter Jang Woo-young] Artists with diverse colors, ranging from producers and musicians leading the hip-hop scene to new-concept global K-pop groups, have joined the lineup for the "2023 K Global Heart Dream Awards," which prays for the successful hosting of the "2030 Busan World Expo (Busan Expo)."

The "2023 K Global Heart Dream Awards" organizing committee announced the performance lineup on the 13th, which includes singer and producer ZICO, formerly of the group Block B, the group ChoCo, led by musician and producer Cho PD, as well as the groups fromis_9 and SECRET NUMBER.

ZICO is a representative K-pop artist who has demonstrated his musical prowess by balancing his solo music career with his work as a producer. He debuted in 2011 as part of Block B and established KOZ Entertainment in 2018 after leaving his former agency. Since then, he has been loved for his diverse music that embodies his own unique color. He has particularly made his presence felt through various collaborations, and gained great popularity last year by working on "New Thing," which was used as a mission song for Mnet's "Street Man Fighter."

He is also at the forefront of nurturing talent. He personally produced and launched the boy group BOYNEXTDOOR and recently shared news of holding the first global offline audition under the KOZ name.

ChoCo, executive produced by rapper and entertainment planner Cho PD, is a group aiming to be a "K-pop 5.0 Articon" that sings about the dreams, lives, worries, and identities of the Alpha generation. They are equipped with a new concept of engaging in activities in various forms without boundaries between solo and group.

ChoCo artists are currently active by forming various units depending on the song and concept, with the boy group ChoCo1 and the girl group ChoCo2 as the main pillars. For this awards ceremony, Jake and TJ from ChoCo1 and Anpan from ChoCo2 are scheduled to appear together and perform a joint stage.

fromis_9 officially debuted in 2018 and has been making music filled with healthy charm. Since transferring to Pledis Entertainment in 2021 and joining HYBE Labels, they have shown steady growth while adding various colors to the style they previously displayed.

Their growth is also reflected in the numbers. They achieved their first-ever music show win with their special single "Talk & Talk," their first album after the transfer, and subsequently broke their own personal records for first-week sales with their 4th mini-album "Midnight Guest" and 5th mini-album "from our Memento Box." Last month, they released their first full-length album "Unlock My World" and met with fans both domestically and abroad.

SECRET NUMBER, who debuted in 2020, is a multinational girl group composed of members from South Korea, Japan, and Indonesia. They have earned the modifier "Global Concept-dols" by showing a differentiated concept each time, from "Who Dis?" which contains a confident charm, "Got That Boom" armed with flashy performances, the retro-concept "Fire Saturday," the charismatic "DOOMCHITA," the colorful "TAP," to the fatal transformation in "DOXA."

Having achieved meaningful records such as reaching No. 1 on domestic music charts with "DOOMCHITA" and "TAP," they recently expanded their scope of activities by releasing their first Japanese single, "LIKE IT LIKE IT."

The "2023 K Global Heart Dream Awards," which has heightened the atmosphere with the announcement of a lineup featuring a large number of K-pop artists with diverse colors, will be held on the afternoon of August 10th at the KSPO DOME (formerly Olympic Gymnastics Arena) located in Songpa-gu, Seoul.

Previously, the organizing committee gathered interest from global fans by announcing the appearances of groups at the forefront of the K-pop Hallyu wave, including Stray Kids, NCT's Taeyong, Red Velvet's Seulgi, ITZY, STAYC, ATEEZ, THE BOYZ, TREASURE (T5), EPEX, ATBO, xikers, ZEROBASEONE, and the band Hi-Fi Un!corn, as well as singer Younha, known as a "music powerhouse," and singer AleXa, who has expanded her activities globally. The awards ceremony will be hosted by announcer-turned-broadcaster Jun Hyun-moo and comedian Jang Do-yeon.

These are English translations of articles from our GTTOUR Japanese website.