2014 Pinoy Kpop Star, Cover Dance Winners to compete in Korea
A performing arts major and a seven-man team won the Korean Cultural Center’s 2014 Pinoy Kpop Star competition held last August 23 at the Adamson University Theater.
The event is comprised of two separate event-competitions from Korea, namely the 2014 KPOP World Festival in Changwon as well as the 2014 KPOP Festival in Incheon. Jean Kylie Manguera, a performing arts major from the Centro Escolar University, won the Philippine leg with her rendition of ‘Ice Flower,’ originally sung by Ailee.
First Runner-Up is Team AMMA, composed of siblings Andrea and Melissa Camba, who sang “Don’t Go” by Junsu of 2PM and Lee Jeong-hee for the OST of the Korean drama “Dream High.” Placing second was Cebu-based Team Armonia who flew all the way to Manila for the competition. Composed of Jennifer Cedeno, Kathleen Abilo and Marietel Martinez, the trio sang “One Summer Night” by Brown Eyed Girls.
Se-Eon, a cover dance crew for BTS, danced their way to success with their BTS remix. Se-Eon has been joining KCC’s Cover Dance Competition ever since, but only got to win on their third try. Se-Eon will be representing the Philippines in the global stage for the promotional event of Incheon Asian Games. Placing second to Se-Eon was A.Mi.Go+ for the EXO cover dance piece and finally at third is the SHINee cover dance crew SHINers.
The judges for the vocals were KCC Director OH Choong-suk, MCA Music Frontline Marketing Manager Chesca Tan, Kpop Stylist and contributor for Sparkling, Chalk and Garage Magazines RJ Roque and manager of Kpop group NOM JUNG Young Bae.
For the cover dance competition, the judges were KCC Director OH Choong-suk, GMA 7 and theatre dancer and choreographer Tristan Cheng, RJ Roque, and KCC Kpop Dance Instructor and Korean Dancing Diva at Eat Bulaga Dasuri Choi.
Minister MIN Kyong-ho, Consul General of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea also attended the event, along with some 500 supporters, guests and students.
Organized by the Visit Korea Committee (VKC), the 2014 KPOP Festival in Incheon was launched in association with the Incheon Asian Games 2014, as well as for the purpose of expanding the base of the Korean Culture and raising awareness of Korea as a desirable tourist destination.
The Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines first held its Pinoy Kpop Star in 2011, with Karla Carreon winning the first-ever K-Pop World Competition, both the Philippine and the Global leg.
In 2012, the cover dance group Boys on Fire placed fourth in the KPOP Dance Cover Contest held in Korea.
The Visit Korea Committee has been holding the K-Pop Festival for four consecutive years, in collaboration with the local governments. For the 2014 leg, VKC is partnering with the Incheon Metropolitan City which will play host to the 2014 Asian Games.
For more details, contact the Korean Cultural Center at 555-1711, or email events@koreanculture.ph. You may also log on to koreanculture.ph.
