Recruitment of Participants for 'Gwanak Gang Gam-chan Song Festival' with 'Trot Queen' Jang Yoon-jung

New Singer Gateway Nationwide Singing Contest 'Gang Gam-chan Singing Contest'... First 200 Applicants Accepted Until September 18
Invited Singer National Trot Queen Jang Yoon-jung and Grand Prize Create a Splendid and Abundant Gang Gam-chan Festival
Open to All Ages Nationwide... ▲1st Preliminary (Non-face-to-face) ▲2nd Preliminary (Sarosu) ▲Final Round

Gwanak-gu (Mayor Park Jun-hee) is recruiting participants who will fill Gwanak with passion and great resonance at the 'Gang Gam-chan Singing Contest.'

The Gang Gam-chan Singing Contest is a major event of the 2024 Gwanak Gang Gam-chan Festival and one of the most popular events attracting the largest audience. Last year, about 2,000 spectators gathered at the Gang Gam-chan Singing Contest, where renowned amateur singers from all over the country came to Gwanak to compete fiercely.

The district has prepared a more splendid and abundant 2024 Gang Gam-chan Singing Contest than last year. First, the national trot queen Jang Yoon-jung will participate as a guest singer to greatly elevate the festival's atmosphere.

Also, while last year's participants went straight to the final stage, from this year, reflecting the growing popularity of the singing contest, a preliminary round will be held. The district plans to set up a special stage for the preliminaries at Gwanak-gu’s landmark ‘Sarosu-gil,’ expecting to raise the excitement even before the festival with the participants.

The ‘Gang Gam-chan Singing Contest’ is open to anyone living in South Korea, regardless of age or gender. Applications are accepted until 3 PM on September 18. Residents wishing to participate can submit an application form and a video of themselves singing the entry song (MP4, AVI files) on the Gwanak-gu Office or Gwanak Cultural Foundation websites.

The first preliminary round will be conducted through non-face-to-face judging. The results of the first online preliminary judging will be available on September 23 on the Gwanak Cultural Foundation website.

Professional singers and winners of the Gang Gam-chan Singing Contest within the last three years are not eligible to participate. Also, entries will be excluded if the submitted video is not a performance video recorded specifically for the contest, such as commercial videos or personal albums.

Those who pass the first preliminary round will proceed to the second preliminary round on October 5 at the special stage in Sarosu-gil and then advance to the final competition stage of the ‘2024 Gwanak Gang Gam-chan Festival’ on October 12. Prize money will be awarded to the grand prize and excellence award winners, along with various other awards such as popularity and special prizes.

Meanwhile, earlier this year, the district launched the ‘Gwanak Festival,’ a year-round festival brand, in collaboration with the Gwanak Cultural Foundation. The 2024 Gwanak Gang Gam-chan Festival has established itself as Gwanak-gu’s representative autumn festival, blending history, culture, youth, and local residents in the hometown of General Gang Gam-chan, which also ranks first nationwide in the proportion of young population.

Mayor Park Jun-hee stated, “The Gang Gam-chan Festival is the only ‘Preliminary Cultural Tourism Festival’ in Seoul and is attracting nationwide attention,” adding, “Since the theme of this year’s Gang Gam-chan Festival is ‘Feast,’ we plan to fill the daily lives of all visitors to Gwanak-gu with a joyful celebration while revitalizing the local economy.”

For applications and inquiries about the ‘Gang Gam-chan Singing Contest,’ please check the Gwanak-gu Office website and the Gwanak Cultural Foundation website or contact the Festival Planning Team at the Gwanak Cultural Foundation.

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