On June 15, KCON USA announced the addition of Starship Entertainment's rookie group MONSTA X to the lineup of KCON Los Angeles (LA) 2015.

MONSTA X is a hip-hop male group which emerged from the Mnet music competition show, "No Mercy." Over the course of 10-episodes aspiring idols battled for the chance to debut with the group, benefitting from mentoring sessions provided by artists including K.Will, SISTAR, and Mad Clow. The 7-members of MONSTA X defeated their challengers, becoming the second boy band under Starship, since Boyfriend. The group successfully debuted in May 2015 with the mini-album, "Trespass."

MONSTA X joins their label mates, SISTAR, for KCON LA. The dynamic lineup also includes Super Junior, Shinhwa, GOT7, Block B, AOA and Roy Kim. 

Platinum and combo tickets for KCON LA will go on sale on Thursday, June 18 at 10 a.m. PT/ 1 p.m. ET. Individual tickets will be sold on June 22 at 10 a.m. PT/ 1 p.m. ET. 

In 2015, KCON USA expanded to the New York metropolitan area. KCON NY will be held at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on August 8.  The lineup of KCON NY currently includes Girls' Generation and VIXX. All tickets for KCON NY will go on sale on June 22 at 10 a.m. PT/ 1 p.m. ET. 

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About the writer: Adrienne Stanley is a contributing editor for KDramastars. She is also a contributing writer for Kpopstarz, MTV Iggy and CJ Entertainment's KCON blog. Her passions include a love of K-pop and Asian drama. When she is not writing, she is hanging out on Twitter (@retrogirladdy).