MKDC is a Minneapolis-based K-pop performance team built on discipline, teamwork, and a long-standing commitment to stage quality.
Since 2013, MKDC has developed a strong performance culture inspired by the training mindset and stagecraft of K-pop. Through performances, workshops, collaborations, and community events, the team has continued to grow while maintaining a consistent standard across different generations of members.
At MKDC, we pay close attention not only to choreography, but also to group balance, stage energy, timing, and the overall experience of the audience. Our goal is to create performances that feel polished, dynamic, and meaningful both on and off the stage.
Rooted in Korean performance culture and shaped by our experience as a U.S.-based team, MKDC continues to share K-pop through performance, education, and community engagement.
Introduction
MKDC’s stages are built with a clear creative direction: every detail must serve the full experience of the performance.
Movement, formation, timing, expression, and energy are considered together so each stage feels clear, connected, and intentional from beginning to end. We look not only at what the performers are doing, but at how the audience experiences the stage as a whole.
At MKDC, teamwork is more than synchronization. It is awareness, trust, consistency, and the ability to move with a shared sense of intention. Every member affects the shape of the stage, and every shift in energy changes the final impression of the performance.
Over more than a decade, this approach has helped MKDC maintain a recognizable stage quality across different members, generations, and projects. Rather than simply recreating choreography, MKDC builds performances with direction, refinement, and a stage identity of its own.
Creative Direction
Founded on
September 13. 2013
2025 Guest Performance at Augsburg College for Hmong Women Together
2025 Partnered with Mall of America®
2025 Partnered with Consulate General of the Republic of Korea (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) in Chicago
2025 Hosted a Special Dance Workshop with Shiggy Nakano
2025 Hosted KBS Changwon K-pop World Festival USA Midwest Regional Contest
2025 Guest Performance at University of Minnesota, Duluth
2025 Partnered with PNation Entertainment in hosting an in-house audition in Minnesota
2025 Partnered with FNC Entertainment’s Artist AMPERS&ONE in their new digital single promotion Link
2024 Partnered with Cube Entertainment’s Artist NOWADAYS in their new digital single promotion Link
2024 Partnered with MODHAUS Entertainment in hosting an in-house audition in Minnesota
2024 Partnered with Korean American Association Minnesota in hosting Korean Culture Festival at Mall of Ameirca
2024 Hosted and Served as Judges for KBS Changwon K-pop World Festival USA Midwest Preliminaries Contest
2024 Partnered with Studio PAV - KPOP Idol Group ‘VeriVery’ Concert Promotion
2024 Partnered with Museum of Illusion Minneapolis
2024 Partnered with Minneapolis Institute of Art - ‘Shape of Time’ Guest Performance
2023 Partnered with FNC Entertainment’s Artist P1Harmony in song promotion
2023 Partnered with KCCLA & University of Nebraska at Lincoln - Guest Performance & dance workshops
2023 Partnered with FNC Entertainment’s Artist P1Harmony Link
2023 Organized and Served as Judges for KBS Changwon K-pop World Festival USA Midwest Preliminaries Contest
2023 Guest Performance & dance workshops in Bemidji, MN - Sup sogŭi Hosu - Korean Language Village
2022 Partnered with DJI
2022 Partnered with MUSINSA Global
2022 Partnered with Aland USA
2022 Partnered with KCCLA & GF Entertainment’s Artist Kingdom Link
2021-23 Partnered with Mall of America®
2021 Partnered with 88Rising and Kpop Idol CHUNG HA
2021 Partnered with KCCLA & FNC Entertainment’s Artist P1Harmony Link
2021 Partnered with Consulate General of the Republic of Korea (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) in Los Angeles
2021 Partnered with Meta (Facebook) Oculus & Hybe Entertainment’s Artist BTS Music Pack
2021 SBS LOUD Member Appearance (Ellery Hyun Bae)
2021 Partnered with KCCLA and hosted KPOP Academy
2020-21 Partnered with Kakao Entertainment
2019 3rd Place - Minnesota State Fair Talent Contest
2019 Partnered with ED KPOP Link
2019 Partnered with SuperStar SMTOWN NCT127 Link
2019 USA Champion - K-POP Cover Dance Festival 2019 - MKDC Girl Team
2019 2nd Place - K-POP Cover Dance Festival 2019 - MKDC Boy Team
2018 MNET Asian Music Awards (MAMA) Live in Japan - MKDC Video Presented during BTS Award ceremony
2018 1st Place - KBS K-Pop World Festival USA Los Angeles Regional (MKDC)
2018 3rd Place - KBS K-Pop World Festival USA Chicago Regional (MKDC Juniors)
2018 2nd Place - KCON NY 2018 Cover Star K
2018 1st Place USA Champion - K-POP Cover Dance Festival
2017 Partnered with DNA Entertainment’s Artist Great Guys Link
2017 Overall 1st Place - KBS K-Pop World Festival USA Dallas Regional
2016 Partnered with WM Entertainment’s Artist Oh My Girl Link
2016 Partnered with JYP Entertainment’s Artist Wonder Girls Link
2016 Partnered with AfreecaTV Global
2016 Overall 3rd Place - KBS K-Pop World Festival US Nationals Competition (Representing Washington DC)
2015 Partnered with Chrome Entertainment’s Artist Crayon Pop Link
2015 Apink Pink Memory North America Tour Guest Performance in Dallas
2015 Guest Performance at Target® Corporation Headquarters (Target Plaza North)
2014 Overall 1st Place - University of Minnesota Homecoming Lip-sync & Stepping Competition
2014 Partnered with BigHit Entertainment’s Artist BTS Link
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America