"Accelerating the Discovery of Gugak Talents"... Crown Haitai Hosts the 8th Gugak Young Talent Competition

At the awards ceremony of the 8th "Gather! Korean Traditional Music Prodigies" held on the 19th, Yoon Young-dal, Chairman of Crown Haitai Confectionery, shares joy with "Children Seeking Our Sound," which won the Grand Prize. (Center of the back row: Yoon Young-dal, Chairman of Crown Haitai Confectionery).

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Saeng-hye] Crown Haitai Confectionery announced on the 20th that it held the '8th Gather! Gugak Young Talents' competition on the 19th at the group training center in Yangju, Gyeonggi Province.

This competition is the largest domestic event for discovering gugak young talents hosted by a private company. Only teams with eight or more members are eligible to participate to encourage more enjoyment of gugak. The reason is to foster teamwork and familiarity with gugak among aspiring talents rather than focusing on a single gugak star.

In 14 traditional gugak categories including instruments, vocals, performance, and dance, teams were divided into combined teams and single teams for the competition. A total of 25 teams won awards including Grand Prize, Excellence Award, Merit Award, and Instructor Award in each category. The highest award, the Grand Prize (Minister of Education Award), was awarded to the elementary school combined team in the orchestral category, 'Woori Sori Chajaganeun Aideul' (Children Seeking Our Sound). Award-winning teams received gugak instruments and other materials necessary for gugak education.

Winners are given opportunities to perform on stages such as Crown Haitai Confectionery's Changsinje and the Young Talents Gugak Concert held every Sunday at Seoul Namsan Gugakdang.

A Crown Haitai Confectionery official said, "This year, the 'single team' category, where teams compete under their school's name, was newly established, making the competition more intense than ever," and added, "We will continue systematic support so that the young talents can grow even more."

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