The STARREseconds, made up of Singaporean fans of Korean pop music, perform in the SGKpopcon contest on June 24 in Singapore. The contest was held to mark the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Seoul and Singapore.
The Korean Embassy in Singapore hosted a special contest to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Korea and Singapore on June 24.
SGKpopcon invited fans of Korean dance and pop music to show off their polished and well-rehearsed singing and dancing abilities. The event aimed at singling out one winning team in each of three categories: singing, performance and cover dance.
The winners in the singing and performance categories will be given the chance to compete with other rivals from around the world and advance to the finals. The K-pop World Festival 2015 is slated to take place in October in Korea.
The Singapore contest featured a total of 13 teams that passed the preliminary rounds, beating out 60 other rivals. The teams performed amidst cheers from about 600 viewers.
The winning team in the cover dance category, STARREseconds, wins a free trip to Korea. The SGKpopcon contest was held to mark the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Korea and Singapore on June 24 in Singapore. They pose for a group photo with Ambassador to Singapore Seo Jeong-ha (right).
“We hosted this contest, the biggest ever in scale, in honor of the 40th year of friendship between our two countries,” said Ambassador to Singapore Seo Jeong-ha.
The commemorative event also featured performances by a choir from the Singapore Korean International School and by the Nanyang Polytechnic Chinese Orchestra.
By Sohn JiAe
Korea.net Staff Writer
Photos: the Korean Embassy in Singapore
jiae5853@korea.kr
Participants in SGKpopcon pose for a photo with Ambassador to Singapore Seo Jeong-ha on June 24.