Show Your Talent!... Songpa-gu Hosts 'Youth Artists Online National Competition'

Submit creative song/street dance performance videos under 3 minutes via email from 9-22... 10 teams selected for finals (on-site competition), total prize money 23.6 million KRW awarded

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Songpa-gu (Mayor Park Seong-su) is holding the ‘Youth Artists Online National Competition’ to support the artistic activities of young artists who have lost their stages due to COVID-19.

This competition was planned to be held online to support the creative activities of young artists who are struggling due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and loss of performance opportunities, and to explore various ways to continue the cultural and artistic values in the post-COVID era.

The competition, open nationwide, targets individuals or groups of performing artists aged 19 to 39 residing in Korea. The categories for application are original songs and street dance.

The first preliminary round will be conducted through non-face-to-face judging based on performance videos submitted by applicants. The results will be announced on December 3 on the Songpa-gu Office website and individual notifications will be sent to the winners.

The second final round is planned to be held on December 12 as a ‘no-audience on-site competition.’

A total of 10 teams participating in the final will be selected as awardees: one grand prize winner, one gold prize winner, one silver prize winner, and two bronze prize winners in each category. Prizes totaling 23.6 million KRW along with the Songpa-gu Mayor’s Award will be presented.

The application period is from November 9 to 22. To apply, submit the application form and a performance video of the participating team (within 3 minutes, under 100MB) via email to 77iLook77iLook@naver.com.

Detailed information can be found on the Songpa-gu Office website under the notice section (‘Youth Artists Online National Competition Application Guide’ post).

Mayor Park Seong-su of Songpa-gu said, “The economic difficulties faced by cultural and artistic professionals due to performance cancellations caused by COVID-19 are significant, and I understand their strong desire to perform on stage. This ‘Youth Artists Online National Competition’ will serve as a catalyst to quench the artists’ thirst, and Songpa-gu will continue to take the lead in this path.”

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