The 2022 KBS Song Festival () 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. Kim Shin-young, Jang Won-young and Na In-woo hosted the show.
Background 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. The application for attendance was held from 9:00 am on December 2, 2022.
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.
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.
Performances
+ List of musical performances Artist(s) Song(s) Part 1 KoyoteAll performers "Genuine" Nmixx "O.O""Dice" Kim Woo-seok "Switch" Kep1er "Wa Da Da" Oneus "Same Scent" Akiz "Love Like Oxygen" (Shinee cover) Choi Ye-na "Smiley""Smartphone" Oneus "SexyBack" (Justin Timberlake cover) The Boyz "No Diggity" (Blackstreet cover) STAYC "Run2U""Beautiful Monster" Pentagon "Feelin' Like" NewJeans "Attention""Hype Boy" Part 2 Forestella "Bad Romance" (Lady Gaga cover) Le Sserafim "Fearless""Antifragile" Enhypen "Future Perfect (Pass the Mic)""ParadoXXX Invasion" Fromis 9 "Stay This Way" Ateez "Guerrilla" Y2K Girls "After Breaking Up"(Y2K cover) Aespa "Girls" Ateez "T.O.P. (Twinkling of Paradise)" (Shinhwa cover) Le Sserafim "Hope" (H.O.T. cover) The Boyz "Whisper" NCT Dream "Glitch Mode""Candy" Part 3 Itzy "Cheshire""Sneakers" Ive "Love Dive""After Like" Tomorrow X Together "Opening Sequence""Good Boy Gone Bad" (G)I-dle "Nxde""Tomboy" JYP Nation – Hyunjin, Han, Felix (Stray Kids) "If I Had to Say" (Kim Sung-jae cover) JYP Nation – Ryujin, Chaeryeong (Itzy) "Caution" (Tashannie cover) JYP Nation – Jiwoo, Kyujin (Nmixx) "You in My Blurred Memories" (Hyun Jin-young cover) Stray Kids "Case 143""Maniac" YuWonMi – Jang Won-young (Ive) "Love" (S.E.S. cover) YuWonMi – Miyeon ((G)I-dle) "Festival" (Uhm Jung-hwa cover) YuWonMi – Yuna (Itzy) "U-Go-Girl" (Lee Hyori cover) NCT 127 "Faster""2 Baddies" BoA "Girls on Top" (featuring Taeyong and Jeno)"Forgive Me" BoAAll performers "No.1" (Young 2022 Rock Version)
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