The 3rd Daejeon Blues Creative Song Festival Showcasing Daejeon's Spirit to Be Held

To Be Held at Daejeon Station on the 14th

Photo by Daejeon City

The 3rd Daejeon Blues Creative Song Festival, which captures the beautiful scenery and stories of Daejeon and is held during the 'Daejeon Midnight Festival', will take place on August 14 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the outdoor stage in front of Daejeon Station.

This song festival was organized to discover creative music content themed around 'Daejeon' and to provide local musicians with opportunities for creative expression.

Now in its third year, the event recruited participants from February 28 to June 5, and a total of eight teams have advanced to the finals.

The teams that made it to the finals are: Kim Dongju (Jeonnam, 'Daejeon Disco'), Kwon Mi-ae (Sejong, 'DREAM ON Daejeon'), Reverbros (Gyeonggi, 'Father's Daejeon Blues'), Ma Jingi (Daejeon, 'Mokcheokgyo Blues'), Man in Blues (Daejeon, 'Memory Storage Box'), Kongnammae (Daejeon, 'Discharge! Daejeon Station!'), Farben Band (Jeonnam, 'I Don't Know Daejeon'), and Hanungeollo (Daejeon, 'Daejeon Midnight 50 Minutes').

The finals will go beyond a simple music competition and will be designed as a festival where citizens can directly participate. The final winners will be determined by combining the judges' scores (80%) and on-site audience QR voting (20%), and any citizen can participate in the voting at the venue.

The winning teams will receive the following awards: Daejeon Mayor's Award (Grand Prize, 1 team, 5 million KRW), KBS Daejeon Broadcasting Station Director's Award (Excellence Award, 1 team, 3 million KRW), Information and Culture Industry Promotion Agency Director's Award (Merit Award, 3 teams, 1.5 million KRW each), and Encouragement Award (3 teams, 500,000 KRW each), for a total prize pool of 14 million KRW.

In addition, the winning songs will be used at major Daejeon city events, and various follow-up support such as music production and performance opportunities will also be provided.

Jeon Ilhong, Director of Culture, Arts and Tourism of Daejeon City, said, "The beautiful scenery and stories of Daejeon will be expressed through the language of music, offering citizens the romance of a midsummer night," and added, "We hope that many citizens will join us to enjoy and support the event."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.