Park Jae-beom·E Sens·Crush all together! Final lineup for ‘Hiphopplaya Festival 2026’ revealed, distinguished by project-style stages - 스포츠경향

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‘Hiphopplaya Festival 2026’ (hereafter Hiphopplaya Fest), to be held on May 2 at KINTEX in Ilsan, has announced its final lineup.

The final lineup newly adds Lil Moshpit&Friends, C Jamm X Black Nut, Indigo Music, Kid Milli, Lee Young-ji, Fleeky Bang X Tray B, and Okasi, further rounding out the bill.

This year, Hiphopplaya Fest centers on ‘project-based stages’ and ‘label-unit shows’, pushing beyond a simple list of artists to foreground stages designed as standalone performances. Beginning with the ‘concert-scale 120-minute project stage’ by the Vivid (VVD) crew composed of Crush, Zion.T, Loco, Gray, and Elo, which was revealed in the first lineup, Park Jae-beom will present an 80-minute joint stage with his rookie group LNGSHOT, expanding the producer-artist relationship into a single performance rather than a simple collaboration.

The label KC, consisting of Sik-K, Kim Ha-on, J-Min, and Nauaimyeong, will mount a 70-minute special stage on the momentum of having won the Korean Hiphop Awards 2026 ‘Label of the Year’. Designed in different ways, these stages function not as simple individual sets but as complete performance units, defining the structure of Hiphopplaya Fest this year.

Among the stages to watch in the final lineup is a special set curated by producer Lil Moshpit. Lil Moshpit is the key maker behind a project that recorded two crowns at the 2026 Korean Music Awards with wins for ‘Best Rap&Hip-Hop–Album’ and ‘Best Rap&Hip-Hop–Song’, and he also took four crowns at the Korean Hiphop Awards including Producer of the Year, placing him at the center of the 2026 hip-hop sound.

At Hiphopplaya Fest this year, a unique stage completed by Lil Moshpit with special guests is being teased, which raises both curiosity and anticipation about which artists will join.

Another special point is the joint stage by C Jamm and Black Nut. The two artists, formerly of Just Music, recently reunited at the new label ‘Huidaeui’, announcing a welcome reunion. Long shrouded in secrecy, they recently signaled an album release, and they are set to bring that momentum to the fore through this Hiphopplaya Fest stage.

As an artist whose work has been recognized through a Korean Music Awards ‘Best Rap&Hip-Hop Album’ winner, C Jamm is expected to deliver a set that goes beyond a simple joint performance to one where their characters collide and raise the audience temperature.

For label-unit stages, the Indigo Music stage draws attention. On this stage, Yang Hong-won and Noel, along with Kim Sang-min, who could boldly be called a legend, will perform together, once again reminding audiences of the name value of Indigo Music, which showed a strong presence as a label of its era. With artists who have independent characters and narratives gathering on one stage, attention also turns to what scenes this project-type stage will create.

Kid Milli and Lee Young-ji add their names to the final lineup. Kid Milli proved musical achievement by being nominated in the rap&hip-hop album category at the Korean Music Awards through ‘BEIGE’, while Lee Young-ji has demonstrated both popularity and skill as the first-ever female winner of ‘Show Me the Money 11’. The addition of the two artists, who have each built their own territory in different ways, further broadens the spectrum of Hiphopplaya Fest this year.

The strand of next-generation energy will be carried by Fleeky Bang x Tray B, and Okasi. They left a strong impression through ‘Show Me the Money 12’ and emerged as next-generation contenders. At this Hiphopplaya Fest, they will firmly underpin the base of the festival as the fastest-moving young energy of the moment, becoming an axis that most vividly shows Korean hip hop in 2026.

‘Hiphopplaya Festival 2026’, on the basis of its ever-expanding scale and completeness each year, plans to present not only performances but also reinforced brand collaborations and popup content in the Culture Zone. First, streetwear brand Bape, which has worked closely with the global hip-hop scene, will join as the official MD partner, unveiling exclusive collaborative MD available only at the Hiphopplaya Fest site.

In addition, collaboration MD by the VVD crew composed of Crush, Zion.T, Loco, Gray, and Elo, and the U.S. athletic brand Champion will also be released as an onsite limited item, and special events for purchasers will be held. Further popup brand lineups and artist-collaboration projects will be unveiled sequentially, and the Culture Zone this year is expected to become another key point of Hiphopplaya Fest 2026.

Tickets for ‘Hiphopplaya Festival 2026’, where rich stages and the Culture Zone come together, are currently on sale through KREAM, NOL ticket, and YES24. Additional performance and brand news will be released sequentially via SNS.