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Wynna Wong

The first non-US edition of pop culture festival ComplexCon kicked off in Hong Kong on Friday night, drawing thousands of fans from the city, Taiwan and mainland China for its debut music performance.
The first of the three-day festival at AsiaWorld-Expo near the city’s airport featured performances from Chinese-language hip hop stars from Hong Kong, Taiwan and the mainland.
Hong Kong rapper Novel Fergus, dubbed the “hip hop poet”, local group 3CORNERZ, Taiwan’s Shou Lou and Lexie Liu from the mainland strutted their stuff.
Liu in particular whipped up the crowd into a frenzy with her 40-minute set.

“I am a big fan of Lexie, and I am really excited to see her,” Maggie Liang, 25, said ahead of her performance.
She and her boyfriend arrived in Hong Kong from Guangdong province via the high speed rail earlier on Friday, and planned to stay for the entire event before leaving early on Monday morning.
‘Unique milestone’: Hong Kong to host ComplexCon’s Asia debut next year
“But I think the acts on the final day will be the highlight. I think a lot of people will be here and the atmosphere will be great,” she said, referring to Sunday’s musical line-up, with American rappers 21 Savage and Lupe Fiasco headlining, and South Korea’s Park Jun-won, better known by his stage name pH-1, also on the bill.
Saturday’s music will go full South Korean, with Coogie, GREY, Loco, Simon Dominic and Woo Won-Jae performing.

Taiwanese visitor Joshua Wang, 32, said he had wanted to take a trip to Hong Kong since borders reopened after pandemic restrictions were lifted last year, and finally took action to book tickets when he heard the city would host the first non-US edition of the festival.
“I had attended ComplexCon before when I used to live in the US, and had a good time,” he said, adding he had always been interested in repeating the experience, but moving back to Taiwan meant it would be more difficult because of the distance.
“So I guess everything lined up in my favour this time.”
The event also gathered street and pop culture heavyweights, including Japanese artist Verdy taking the helm as artistic director. Streetwear icon Hiroshi Fujiwara, local DJ and designer Eric Kot Man-fai and South Korean-born, Virginia-based Junghoon Son with his brand Vandythepink also feature.

ComplexCon was launched in Los Angeles in 2016, gathering urban culture and music artists, with past performers including Snoop Dogg, Selena Gomez and Offset.
The Asian debut is supported by the government’s HK$1.4 billion Mega Arts and Cultural Events Fund, which Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu announced in his policy address last October.
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Event organisers previously said about 30,000 guests were expected from across the region.
Full-event tickets priced between HK$2,380 (US$304) and HK$4,780 sold out in just a few hours after they were released on January 30. Single-day passes went on sale in February, ranging from HK$380 to HK$1,280.


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Pop culture festival ComplexCon makes Asian debut in Hong Kong with hip hop stars whipping up crowd into frenzy

Rapper Lexie Liu performs on the first day of ComplexCon Hong Kong at AsiaWorld-Expo. Photo: Edmond So

Fans pack AsiaWorld-Expo on Friday night. Photo: Edmond So

Rapper Novel Fergus is known as the “hip hop poet”. Photo: Edmond So

Lexie Liu’s 40-minute set was a highlight of the evening; Photo: Edmond So

Rappers 21 Savage, Shou Lou, Novel Fergus set for ComplexCon Hong Kong, first non-US edition of pop culture fest

Pop culture festival ComplexCon 2023 in Long Beach. ComplexCon’s Asia debut will kick off in March. Photo: Handout

Pop culture festival ComplexCon 2023 in Long Beach. The coming event in Hong Kong is expected to attract 30,000 guests. Photo: Handout

Taiwan’s rapper, SHOU Lou Jun-Shuo. will be among the line-up for the event. Photo: ComplexCon

‘Unique milestone’: Hong Kong to host pop culture festival ComplexCon’s Asia debut, with aim of ramping up tourism, economy

ComplexCon is among a slew of major events planned for next spring in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

Rapper Kid Cudi was part of the star-studded line-up for US ComplexCon 2023. Photo: Getty Images

Pop culture festival ComplexCon made it debut in Los Angeles in 2016. Photo: Handout

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First day of festival at AsiaWorld-Expo features hip hop stars from Hong Kong, Taiwan and the mainland including Novel Fergus and Lexie Liu
Event draws thousands of fans for first edition of pop culture festival outside United States


First day of festival at AsiaWorld-Expo features hip hop stars from Hong Kong, Taiwan and the mainland including Novel Fergus and Lexie Liu.
