K-pop group Cravity talk about KCON Chicago, finally playing to a live audience and meeting their US fans, and being like a family

Cravity, who made their debut in 2020, are finally playing to live crowds after Covid-19, and the Post caught up with them at KCON in Chicago

They talk about the past two years, practising for 14 hours a day, and the joy of meeting their fans stateside

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K-pop group Cravity backstage at KCON Chicago. They talk about playing live and their US debut. Photo: Jean Libert

Published: 12:45pm, 31 May 2022Updated: 9:57pm, 31 May 2022

“There’s no K-pop group like Cravity,” member Jungmo declared to the Post in January 2021. A year and a half later, the nine-member group are still out to make sure everyone’s aware of that.

The group, who came into being in 2020 and have spent much of their career unable to perform with live audiences because of the coronavirus pandemic, are excited to get in front of their cheering fans.

So when they were told that many fans donning Cravity merchandise were queuing up to get into KCON Premiere in Chicago on May 20, they cheered, expressing shock and delight. “Really really?” they asked, excitedly.

“We’ve waited a really, really long time,” said Minhee. “Punch me?” he asked Woobin, sitting next to him, who did it playfully. “Ah … Not a dream.”

K-pop band Cravity are happy to be playing to live audiences again, and meeting their US fans. Photo: Starship Entertainment

“It’s our first KCON in the US, so we’re super excited since it’s going to be the first time we’re going to hear the audience [here]. We’re gonna hear that,” said member Allen, the group’s resident Cali boy. “We’ve been in the US for a couple of days now and everywhere we go, we are just so accepted and welcome. So we’re really happy and we’ve really enjoyed our stay here.”