Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival is officially back this year over weekends April 11-13 and April 18-20, with some of the biggest names in the American music scene like Lady Gaga, Green Day, and Post Malone as the headliners. Over the past few years, several K-pop artists have also been included in this prestigious lineup. Soloists LISA, JENNIE, and boy group ENHYPEN will represent K-pop in the desert this year. This will mark LISA and JENNIE’s Coachella debut as solo artists, having headlined the festival back in 2023 as part of the famed girl group BLACKPINK. It will also be ENHYPEN’s first appearance at Coachella. K-pop fans will be entertained all weekend with LISA slotted for Friday, ENHYPEN for Saturday, and JENNIE on Sunday.
Following BLACKPINK’s contract renewal in December 2023, the four members have gone on to pursue various solo activities in acting, music, and modeling under different labels. Main dancer and lead rapper LISA released her first single, “Rockstar,” under her newly founded company, LLOUD, in June 2024. The single paid homage to her Thai roots with its music video set on the bustling Yaowarat Road in Bangkok’s Chinatown and peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Global 200 chart. She subsequently released “New Woman” and unveiled “Moonlit Floor (Kiss Me)” for the first time while performing at the 2024 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. “Born Again,” featuring Doja Cat and Raye, was released on February 6 and peaked at No. 1 on the Official Thailand Chart. She made her official acting debut on February 16 in HBO’s third season of The White Lotus, which was received with critical acclaim. Gearing up for her Coachella appearance, her debut studio album, Alter Ego, is set to drop on February 28 with nine new tracks, including collaborations with popular artists like Megan Thee Stallion and Tyla.
JENNIE founded her own label, Odd Atelier, in November 2023 and has since partnered with Columbia Records for her U.S.-based music activities. JENNIE released “Mantra” in October 2024 and performed it live for the first time on the Jimmy Kimmel Live! stage. The pretty girl anthem peaked at No.3 on both the Korean Circle Digital and Billboard Global 200 chart. Her second single, “Love Hangover” featuring Dominic Fike, was released on January 31 and debuted at No. 29 on the Billboard Global 200 chart. Her debut solo studio album Ruby will be released on March 7, 2025, in conjunction with her first solo concert tour titled The Ruby Experience. The intimate show will kick off on March 6, 2025, in Los Angeles at The Peacock Theater, with additional shows scheduled for New York and Seoul. Fans who were fortunate enough to nab tickets to her show will be the first to listen to her brand new album, featuring collaborations with artists Dua Lipa and Doechii. Upon finishing her mini-tour, she will bring “The Ruby Experience” and optimize it for the big stage at Coachella.
ENHYPEN is the representative K-pop boy group this year—returning to the United States after wrapping up their encore tour Fate+ in May 2024 and their appearance at KCON LA in August 2024. They will make a stop in Indio during their third world tour, Walk the Line, which began in South Korea in October 2024 and has since traveled through Japan and Asia. The seven-member boy group consisting of JUNGWON, HEESEUNG, JAY, JAKE, SUNGHOON, SUNOO, and NI-KI have been hard at work honing their live performances and releasing new music. Their latest studio album Romance: Untold sold over 3.4 million records, with its subsequent repackage album, Romance: Untold -Daydream- totaling over 1.5 million sales. Although there have not been any announcements of a comeback yet, ENGENE (their official fanclub) are speculating they will give a preview to an upcoming album similar to how labelmates LE SSERAFIM debuted “1-800-Hot-N-Fun” during their Coachella setlist, four months ahead of their August 2024 comeback. Regardless, ENHYPEN will be sure to captivate new and existing fans with their energetic, powerful stages.
Passes for both weekends, camping bundles, and other add-on packages can be purchased at Coachella’s website. Coachella will also live stream both weekends on their official YouTube channel so fans both in the desert and at home can share in this music experience together.