K-Pop Sets the Tone

Part of the jury for the festival and for the finale performance, was the band N-Sonic, who are performing for the first time in India, . “It’s so exciting to see so many people who are  passionate about Korean music. The energy and passion that the contestants bring is wonderful, and we are pleasantly surprised at how talented they are,” says J Heart, leader of the group. The six-member K-Pop outfit, who arrived from Honk Kong on August 26 after performing there, released their debut album in October 2011, and are currently working on their next.

The finale at Siri Fort Auditorium on Saturday saw a winner each in the dance and song categories. Urban Age Crew from New Delhi were the winners for dance. Sandeep Chhabra from the team says, “We’ve always dreamt of taking our dance international. A platform like this is perfect for people who are passionate about Korean music and want to make it big as K-Pop artistes. We love and respect K-Pop because it has its own distinct style, the way they move and carry themselves; it grows on you.” While the winner in the song category Sparsh Bajpai, again from New Delhi, says, “We have worked hard to get here, and to be performing in front of K-Pop megastars like N-Sonic is exciting.” They are two of the 13 finalists, who made it to Delhi. The prelims, which were held at Chennai, Dimapur, Mumbai and Delhi, last year, had 80 participants. These winners will represent India at the World K-Pop festival in Changwon, South Korea in September.