K-Pop Rocks the House at Cleveland Asian Festival
For Immediate Release
May 26, 2016
Cleveland, OH – Thousands of people visited the Dragon Stage
at the 2016 Cleveland Asian Festival (CAF) to watch the finals of the K-Pop
competition.
In prior weeks, local dancers submitted their best mashups of popular K-Pop
dance routines and people voted for finalists via social media. Saturday afternoon, the final dance off took
place.
K-pop (short for Korean pop) has become a worldwide phenomenon. Originating in South Korea, it covers a range
of styles including dance-pop, pop ballad, electropop, R&B, and hip-hop
music. Five finalists were chosen to
compete in the finals at the Cleveland Asian Festival for a $2500 grand prize.
The seating area filled up quickly and standing room only crowds
encompassed the stage.
CAF entertainment
coordinator Yin Tang said “It was great seeing so many in the audience singing
along to the songs as the dancers performed.”
The judges included music and dance industry leaders and even a priest,
Father Sung-Woong Lee, who comes from South Korea. The cheering of the audience played a part in
the decisions but it was the opinions of the expert panel that determined the
winner.
The Grand Champion of the 2016 Cleveland Asian Festival K-Pop
competition, and winner of the $2500 grand prize, was Chakai. 2nd Place was awarded to Abracadabra
Productions and 3rd Place went to Gizibe.
Congratulations to all the competitors and the winners.
About the Cleveland Asian Festival
The Cleveland Asian Festival is an annual celebration of Asian Pacific American
Heritage month in May in Cleveland’s Asiatown neighborhood. The Cleveland Asian
Festival is a landmark undertaking to unite the community through collaboration
and recognition of its culture, diversity, and people. A record crowd of 45,018
attended the 6th annual Cleveland Asian Festival in 2015.
The 2017 Cleveland Asian festival will be held May 20 and 21, 2017 on
Payne Ave. between E. 30th St & E. 27th S.
http://clevelandasianfestival.org
The Cleveland Asian Festival is made possible from these major
supporting sponsors: JACK Cleveland Casino, Asia Plaza, Cuyahoga Arts &
Culture, Cleveland Public Power, ImageLab Media, Cuyahoga Community College,
InHealth Ohio Nonprofit Mutual Insurer, KeyBank, Nationwide HealthCare,
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, Third Federal Bank, University
Hospitals and
many others.
Contact
Johnny Wu, johnny@mdifilm.com
1419 East 40th Street Cleveland, OH 44103
Office: 216.539.4634
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