Eight-member B-boy crew Gamblerz will perform at the K-Pop Festival in Hanoi (Photo: Kbeat.net) Hanoi (VNA) - Fouryoung people and 15 bands are competing at the K-pop World Festival’s countryround at the Vietnam Youth Academy (VYA).
The winner of the contest will represent Vietnam at the K-pop World Festival2018 in Changwon, the Republic of Korea this September.
The contest’s regional preliminaries are held annually in Vietnam. Thefestival organisers will set up a new band from the winners, which will be trainedby Vietnamese and Korean professionals before attending the K-Pop World’s finalround. It is the 8th K-pop World contest to be held in Changwon, dedicated toall those K-pop lovers around the world.
"This is the first time I’ve joined K-pop fans in Vietnam," said ParkHy-jin, Director of Korean Cultural Centre in Hanoi. "I see such passionfrom the Vietnamese to perform on stage at the semi-final round."
The contest is held by the centre from May 10 to 13, as a part of the K-popFestival in Vietnam, which also includes a K-pop exhibition showing collectionsand productions by Vietnamese fans from K-pop clubs. The exhibition was heldfrom May 10-12 at Korean Cultural Centre.
A K-pop fair and ’cooking with idols’ event will take place from 1pm to 6pm atVYA, No 3 Chua Lang street to celebrate the contest.
Vietnamese singer Truc Nhan and Korean b-boy Gamblerz will perform at the finalnight on May 13. Truc Nhan is a talented singer who emerged from first seasonof The Voice of Vietnam in 2012.
Nhan is in the top eight at the contest and has several hits such as BonChu Lam (Only Four Words) and That Bat Ngo (It’s VerySurprising).
Gamblerz is best known for winning first place at Battle of the Year in2004-09, which is one of the four biggest contests in the world for B-boy breakdancers. Gamblerz was known simply as Gambler, before founding members Music,Sebin, Darkness and Laser left to form another crew also titled Gambler; hiscrew was then renamed Gamblerz.
The eight-member set will treat local audiences to extravagant,international-standard performances throughout the night.
Last year, dance troupe Oops Crew was the Vietnamese representative to attendthe final round in the Republic of Korea. They won the Audience’s Choice award.-VNA
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