Thirteen performers went up the stage to compete for this yearâs Changwon K-Pop World Festival at the Hall E of the Stadthalle Vienna on Saturday, June 16. A mixed-group, Young Blood grabbed the grand prize this year.
With the popularity of the Boyband BTS, it is no doubt that their music and dance moves were seen the most during the program, with Mic Drop being performed thrice throughout, Fake Love and DNA once each. The winning team, Young Blood, chose Mic Drop as their second performance.
ÂRed Velvetâs Peek-a-boo was played twice as did Rollercoaster by Chungha.
1st place: Young Blood
2nd Place: #S9
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Popularity Award: 19âs
DeVision, an all-male group was the first to show off their powerful movements dancing to BTSâ Fake Love and Mic Drop.
Soloist Gino showed his grace on stage accompanied by the upbeat rhythm of Seventeenâs Very Nice (he completed the look with suspenders as can be seen in the original Music video of the song).
Seoul S2stars began with a Pop Ballad: Mamamooâs Paint Me. The audience started turning their phones on flashlight mode as makeshift lightsticks and sang along (see below video). The duo then shifted to a more summer-y jam feel of Spicaâs Tonight. The hosts pointed out that they are their favourites, but theyâre also obviously the crowd favourite early in the program.
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An all-girl group clad mostly in black, #S9, took a different twist â rendering Seventeenâs Clap into their own expressive version that won them second place.
The only female soloist of the night, Veri (colourful), danced to the up-tempo pop beat of Red Velvetâs Peek-A-Boo.
Next up the line of talented youngsters is KTS-NG, giving off a performance of Pentagonâs first top hit on World Digital Song Sales, Shine.
One of the cutest ensembles to grace the stage that day is Peony, this now four-member group danced to Hyunaâs Lip and Hip, and Chunghaâs Rollercoaster.
Tenzinâs solo act, two of BTSâ : Mic Drop and DNA, showed that itâs still possible to perform these on solo.
Re- Statice, is the second group to dance to Red Velvetâs Peek-A-Boo, and did so gracefully, I personally find them to be the most photogenic among the performers.
Newcomer group 19âs performed Momolandâs Boomboom and Weki Mekiâs La La La much to the audience surprise. They bagged the Publikums Award (popularity vote) for this yearâs competition. You can view their full performance in the video below.
SimpleX took on 4MINUTEâs Crazy dance performance to a T.
This yearâs winner, Young Blood, is a mixed group of 2 males and 3 females with an awesome choreography of Jessiâs Gucci and BTSâ Mic Drop.
The girly group Re:Txâs rendition of Chunghaâs Rollercoaster closed the eveningâs performances but there were also special numbers by a kids group, K-Pop KĂŒken and last yearâs winner STB (watch video above).
This yearâs show was hosted by Jasmina and Phil. The K-Pop World Festival is a K-Pop theme dance and singing competition, which has been annually organized by South Koreaâs Foreign Ministry in cooperation with the television station âKBSâ since 2011. A handful of countries hold preliminary rounds to find their respective finalists where an expert jury in Korea then selects the candidates to take part in the grand finale in Changwon.
This yearâs festival has also been organized by Mindeullae and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Vienna and with the cooperation of the Wiener Stadthalle. After a rush of spectators last year, the organizers and the Stadthalle Vienna were able to negotiate an increased capacity for this yearâs show. ì¶ííŽì ! Winners will vie for the 2018 Changwon K-POP World Festival in September.
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