New York K-Pop Contest

29 July:

The Korean American Globalization Committee of Eastern US has officially announced the new date for NYC’s second annual Korea Day! The date has been modified to AUGUST 16 2011, from the original date of July 29th. The date has been postponed in order to better accommodate the activities and dining for this ongoing heat wave. We apologize for any inconveniences this may have caused the public, but please note that the location, menu and festivities have not been changed.

With the help and support of the Korean Cultural Service NY and many Korean restaurant businesses in the local area, Korea Day aims to share our native Korean culture with New Yorkers in the heart of Central Park.

The festivities will be the same as planned prior; the event will begin at 11am and end around 7pm, and it will be filled with live outdoor performances and plenty of good eats. The announced K-pop contest will be adjusted according to the new schedule as well.

In order to promote Korean culture and more specifically, Korean food – the KCSNY have decided on traditional Korean dishes such as Bulgogi, Daegi Bulgogi, lettuce wraps, Kimchi, Korean pancakes, Japchae, Ddukboki, and Bibimbap to serve at the event. They hope that the NYC public will gain a better understanding of Korean culture when they see the complexity of the dishes.

In order to allow the attendees to fully experience how Korean food is prepared, there will be different booths set up at the event. One will be making fresh rice-cakes, another will be making kimchi from scratch, and a large vat of bibimbap will be mixed on-site. There will also be a booth set up with basic information on Korean food, as well as the standard sauces and ingredients that go into preparing Korean food.

To open and end the cultural performances, KCSNY has invited from Korea the band ‘Sorea‘, who specialize in performing traditional Korean music, and best known for their K-Pop covers, particularly,SNSD’s Gee.

In addition, the classical orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of CAMERATA Virtuosi NJ, will also be in attendance. Cultural booths will also be set up so that attendees can also try on traditional Korean clothing (hanbok).

Furthermore, the Korean Cultural Services NY (KCSNY director Woo Sung Lee) in collaboration with NJ based, Korean pop culture news website allkpop.com (6Theory Media CEO Johnny Noh) will host the first New York K-POP Contest. Of the many contestants that have auditioned online, the eight teams that have made it to the finals will be performing live at the event on August 16th. The single winner of the contest will receive a round-trip ticket to Korea (sponsored by Asiana Airlines), as well as be able to participate in the ‘Worldwide KPOP Contest” taking place in Korea on November 26, 2011.

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE!

** Date of Event : 2011 August 16th (Tuesday)
Time : 11am-7pm
Location : Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park
Main Entrance : Central Park, 69st & 5th or 72st. & 5th

Source: allkpop

22 July:

The New York City “Korea Day” festival – originally scheduled for July 29th, 2011 at the Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park – has unfortunately been postponed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you, but please stay tuned for the new date, which will be announced shortly.

To all contestants who sent in entries for the K-POP Contest, thank you! We are currently reviewing the entries and will provide an update as soon as we are done!

Source: allkpop

7 July:

Get ready, because we want to send you to Korea!

The Korean Cultural Service NY (KCSNY director Woo Sung Lee) in collaboration with English based, Korean pop culture news website allkpop.com (CEO Johnny Noh) will host the New York K-POP Contest on July 29th, 2011, at the Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park for the Second Annual “Korea Day” festival. The New York K-POP Contest will be an opportunity for US residents to participate and showcase their skills in singing and/or dancing, to their favorite K-POP song!

Preliminary entries for the first round of the New York K-POP Contest will be received and judged for two weeks from July 7th, 2011 (Thursday) to July 21st (Thursday). From the first round, eight selected participants (and/or teams) will be chosen to compete on July 29th, 2011 at the Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park (bet 66th & 72nd Street).

First place contest winner(s) will be awarded one round-trip airfare ticket to Korea to be eligible to participate in the Korean International K-POP contest held this coming November, while second and third place winners will collectively receive other desirable products.

Director Woo Sung Lee of the Korean Cultural Service NY states, “the New York K-POP contest is to bring the rising popularity and trend of K-POP in South Asia, Europe, and other international countries back to New York,” and projects that “the contest’s focus on American fans to showcase K-POP skills will be an excellent medium to raise awareness about K-POP to Americans.”

Entry categories are for singing, dancing, and/or singing and dancing with no limitations in terms of each category’s genre (e.g. pop, ballad, rock, etc.). Any resident within the United States is eligible to apply, selected applicants will be responsible for their own transportation to the NY event.

Prospective applicants should upload their performance clip on Youtube and send the Youtube link to youngchoi@koreanculture.org with an application by July 21st, 2011. Please make sure your video is set as “Unlisted”.

You can download the application form here and view more information at www.koreanculture.org.

For more information please contact the KCSNY’s Young Hwan Choi at youngchoi@koreanculture.org or via phone: 212-759-9550 Ext. 210.

Source: allkpop