Guwahati: As many as 50 artistes from the North-eastern states of Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Sikkim and Tripura performed along with Korean artistes in the Korean-Pop Contest 2017 regional round on Friday evening at Pragjyoti ITA centre for performing arts here in front of a packed house..
K-POP which has spread its wings all across India is now ready to take its flight into a whole new dimension this year. This year K-pop contest India is celebrating the 6th edition starting a journey to the Grand Finale. Total 898 participants had registered their singing and dancing videos.
In the inaugural programme held in Guwahati was graced by Dr Mohesh Chai, minister for Art and Culture, Arunachal Pradesh as the chief guest and Kim Kum Poyoung, Director for Korean Cultural Centre, India, as the guest of honor.
The regional round on Friday evening was enthralled by rocking performances by Priyanka Muzmder of K-Pop star from Assam and other competitors like Sangay Peden Bhutia from Sikkim , RNG , TDL- The Dusted Lads, Shy Hustlers, Upasana Dutta, Yashmi Siram, Koded , Koded Sisters, Roza, Ellen Gangte, Encore Crew, Happiness, V21, Karina Gogoi and Aurora with musical artistes and North East dance group.
K-Pop aims to internationally bind the young artists in a single thread of music and culture creating an international cultural integration. The talented boy band of South Korea LUCENTE, a seven member K-Pop Idol group, performed as the guest judges thereby making their first debut in India performing their latest songs and also covering few of the greatest KPOP hits.
The K-pop (Korean Pop) is a musical genre originating from South Korea that is characterized by a wide variety of audiovisual elements. Although it comprises all genres of “popular music” within South Korea, the term is more often used in a narrower sense to describe a modern form of South Korean pop music covering mostly dance-pop, pop ballad, etc.
After gaining popularity in East Asia in the late 1990s, K-pop entered the Japanese music market towards the turn of the 21st century. In the late 2000s, it grew from a musical genre into a subculture among teenagers and young adults of East and Southeast Asia. Currently, the spread of K-pop also known as Hallyu Wave can be seen in non Asian countries like USA along with some European countries as well. In India, the Hallyu Wave began in the early 2000s in the Northeast region and it has been spreading to other parts of the country rapidly.