New Delhi: From Spotify to Netflix, K-pop has been ruling and this is still going to take another leap as Korean Cultural Centre India (KCCI) which enrooted the K-Pop culture in India is running K-POP India Contest 2022.
Now in its second phase, the Regional Preliminary Rounds that will start from Saturday 28th May to 12th June 2022 in 20 cities; Itanagar, Guwahati, Guntur, Delhi, Nagpur, Aizawl, Bhubaneswar, Bhopal, Chennai, Lucknow, Patna, Dehradun, Hyderabad, Imphal, Kohima, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Pune.
The annual All India K-pop contest consisting of three rounds: Online Round, Regional Round and the Final Round, all will be conducted online. First round saw a participation of 1,709 artists (Vocal: 806, Dance: 903), out of which 595 participants (Vocal: 209, Dance 386) will be participating in the Regional Round. The winners of each Regional Round (one from Vocal and one from Dance) will participate in the grand finale to be held on 09th July 2022.
| No. | Schedule | Region | No. | Schedule | Region | ||
| Date | Time | Date | Time | ||||
| 1 | 5.28(Sat) | 13:00 | Itanagar | 11 | 6.5(Sun) | 18:00 | Patna |
| 2 | 5.29(Sun) | 18:00 | Guwahati | 12 | 6.10(Fri) | 18:00 | Dehradun |
| 3 | 5.29(Sun) | 19:00 | Guntur | 13 | 6.11(Sat) | 17:00 | Hyderabad |
| 4 | 6.3(Fri) | 14:00 | Delhi | 14 | 6.11(Sat) | 16:00 | Imphal |
| 5 | 6.4(Sat) | 18:00 | Nagpur | 15 | 6.11(Sat) | 14:00 | Kohima |
| 6 | 6.4(Sat) | 20:30 | Aizawl | 16 | 6.12(Sun) | 16:00 | Bengaluru |
| 7 | 6.4(Sat) | 19:00 | Bhubaneswar | 17 | 6.12(Sun) | 17:00 | Kolkata |
| 8 | 6.4(Sat) | 14:00 | Bhopal | 18 | 6.12(Sun) | 14:30 | Mumbai |
| 9 | 6.5(Sun) | 17:00 | Chennai | 19 | 6.12(Sun) | 12:00 | Ahmedabad |
| 10 | 6.5(Sun) | 14:00 | Lucknow | 20 | 6.12(Sun) | 11:00 | Pune |
The Regional Round of the K-POP India Contest will be live streamed on the Official YouTube channel of Korean Cultural Centre India. (https://www.youtube.com/user/koccindia).
Hwang Il-yong, Director KCCI said “2022 is a special year as it marks the 10th anniversary of Korean Cultural Centre India. The All-India K-Pop Contest which has continued since the Korean Cultural Centre opened, is a special event not only for the Cultural Centre but also for all Indian Hallyu fans. I would like to thank all the fans in India who have been growing together over the past 10 years, and especially the local operators who are working hard for the regional qualifiers.”
Dance Team ‘Scandal’ from Guwahati said, “It is our first time participating in K-Pop contest as a group. We have worked very hard, though we were nervous but we were able to pull it off. We are excited for this journey of ours and believe that we may not be perfect but our flaws brings us together as a group and makes us “Scandal”. We consider this as an opportunity to share our love for K-Pop and K-Culture. Each of us are looking forward to more competitions in future too.
H1me -Dance Team from Kohima said,“ The experience has been both fun and challenging for us as a team. Fun because we get to come together and do what we love and challenging because of the different schedules we have as students. But this has definitely helped us learn time management. We appreciate KCCI for putting forward this contest every year and encouraging young talents to come forward to express themselves.
