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Apr 03, 2015

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K-pop fever is spreading across the Vietnamese capital.

The 2015 K-pop Lovers Festival, in which fans celebrate Korean pop and hip hop, was held over four days from March 19 to March 22. The festival took place in Nguyễn Du at the Royal City Theater in central Hanoi. The culmination of the festival was a pop music contest that attracted 4,000 fans who gathered to watch singing and dancing performances by Vietnamese youth.

 Members of a Korean pop music fan club enjoy performances put on by their peers.

Members of a Korean pop music fan club enjoy performances put on by their peers.


 Vietnamese youth cheer on the performers during the Korean pop music contest, the festival's grand finale. .

Vietnamese youth cheer on the performers during the Korean pop music contest, the festival's grand finale.



Some 8,200 Vietnamese youths, including many members of Korean pop fan clubs, took part in the "All in One" festival. During the first three days, through to March 21, the fans held exhibitions and performances of their own, showed video clips they made and sold products they prepared at the Korean Cultural Center in Hanoi. On the last day, March 22, some 17 teams showed off the singing and dancing skills they had honed over months of practice. The finale was held at the Royal City Theater in central Hanoi. Moving cross-country, the festival will continue in Ho Chi Minh City on April 25.

By Limb Jae-un
Korea.net Staff Writer
jun2@korea.kr

 Members of an EXO fan club win the dance competition at the 2015 K-Pop Lovers Festival in Hanoi.

Members of an EXO fan club win the dance competition at the 2015 K-Pop Lovers Festival in Hanoi.


 Fan club members show off hand-drawn portraits of their pop idols and their souvenirs.

Fan club members show off hand-drawn portraits of their pop idols and their souvenirs.




 Winners of the Korean pop music contest and Jun Daejoo (third from right), Korean ambassador to Vietnam, pose for a photo.

Winners of the Korean pop music contest and Jun Daejoo (third from right), Korean ambassador to Vietnam, pose for a photo.

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