K-POP and Coachella - Who's Performing This Year?
Coachella is one of the most famous music festivals in the world, held across two back-to-back weekends each year and featuring major global artists. In recent years, more Korean and K-POP artists have joined the lineup, and this year is no exception with three acts on the bill.

BIGBANG
BIGBANG mark their first live group comeback after hiatus at this year's festival. The group, now consisting of G-DRAGON, Taeyang and Daesung, headline the Outdoor Theatre stage on Sunday April 12 and 19.
This marks BIGBANG's 20th year as a group. Their set includes classic hits alongside solo performances, including Daesung bringing Korean trot to the Coachella stage.
Setlist Highlights
- Bang Bang Bang
- Fantastic Baby
- Sober
- Loser
- Haru Haru
- Lies
- RINGA LINGA
- POWER
- GOOD BOY
- HOME SWEET HOME
- Bad Boy
- We Like 2 Party
- Still Life

Taemin (SHINee)
Taemin performs on Saturday as a solo artist. He originally debuted in 2008 with SHINee and has built a successful solo career alongside group activities.
His Coachella set focuses on solo tracks, including new unreleased songs debuted at the festival.
Setlist Highlights
- Sexy in the Air (intro)
- WANT
- Permission (new)
- Parasite (new)
- MOVE
- Guilty
- Heaven
- Advice
- IDEA
- Let Me Be the One (new)

KATSEYE
KATSEYE appeared as a 5-member group, notably without Manon. Even with one member absent, they delivered a high-energy set and debuted the new song "PINKY UP."
While often placed between K-POP and western pop, the group is formed through HYBE and follows many K-POP-style systems in training and promotion.
Setlist Highlights
- PINKY UP (live debut)
- Debut (extended dance break)
- Mean Girls
- Touch
- Golden (with special guests)
- Gameboy
- Internet Girl
- Gabriela (dance break)
- My Way (acoustic)
- M.I.A.
- Gnarly

With K-POP artists performing every day of the festival, Coachella continues to reflect how global K-POP has become.