2022 KBS Song Festival
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- Noh Jin-yeong
- Lee Ji-hye
- Yu Ji-hye
- Tak Hye-ri
- Choi Won-hee
- Choi Ju-ae
- Kim Young-woong
| 2022 KBS Song Festival | |
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 Official poster | |
| Also known as | 2022 KBS Gayo Daechukje[1] |
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| Directed by | Bang Geul-yi |
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| Production | |
| Producer | Shin Mi-jin |
| Production locations | Jamsil Arena Seoul, South Korea |
| Running time | 195 minutes |
| Production company | Korean Broadcasting System |
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| Network | KBS 2TV KBS World |
| Release | December 16, 2022 |
The 2022 KBS Song Festival (Korean: KBS 2022 가요대축제) was the 12th edition of KBS Song Festival, broadcast live from Jamsil Arena by KBS 2TV at 8:30 pm KST on Friday, December 16, 2022. A total of 24 teams were invited to the show.
The theme for the year was "Newtro", a transformation aiming to cater to the tastes of all generations.[1] Kim Shin-young, Jang Won-young and Na In-woo hosted the show.[2]
On November 14, KBS announced that Na In-woo, Ive's Jang Won-young, and Kim Shin-young, were selected as MCs for the event.[3] The application for attendance was held from 9:00 am on December 2, 2022.[4]
On November 28, KBS released a graphic poster for the event, which is reminiscent of arcade games, implies that the music festival will have a Y2K theme, a hot trend among K-pop idols this 2022.[1]
On November 30, KBS revealed the line-up, which included Koyote, BoA, Up10tion's Kim Woo-seok, NCT 127, NCT Dream, Pentagon, The Boyz, Fromis 9, Forestella, Stray Kids, (G)I-dle, Ateez, Choi Ye-na, Oneus, Itzy, Tomorrow X Together, STAYC, Aespa, Enhypen, Ive, Kep1er, Nmixx, Le Sserafim, and NewJeans. It was also revealed that the event would be directed by Bang Geul-yi, who directed KBS2's reality-variety show, 2 Days & 1 Night.[4]