MCND's Heartfelt Cheers: Sparking Excitement for All India K-POP Contest 2024!

16 May 2024

Popular K-Pop sensation MCND has sent a heartwarming message to the contestants who will compete in the 'All India K-POP Contest 2024', which is being held by the Korean Cultural Centre India (KCCI) in collaboration with LG Electronics India.

Shared on the KCCI's official Instagram handle, the minute-long video features MCND members Castle J, Bic, Win, Huijun, and Minjae offering warm greetings to Indian K-Pop enthusiasts. They fondly reminisced about their previous visit to India and expressed their excitement for the upcoming contest, urging fans to actively participate. Moreover, the band revealed that their highly anticipated album 'X10' is slated for release next week, encouraging Indian fans to anticipate and enjoy their latest music offering.

This contest will mark the 14th anniversary of the All India K-POP Contest, which has grown to become one of the KCCI's flagship projects throughout the years. The contest is open to individuals or groups from among Indian citizens. The initial preliminary round will be held online on the contest website from May 17th to June 21st, 2024. Applicants’ videos will be evaluated based on skill, expression and pronunciation, likeness to the original song, and stage presence. Teams selected from the online preliminaries will compete in regional preliminary hosted in 11 regions of India from July 27 to September 1, with the victorious team receiving a ticket to the semifinals on October 19th, 2024, in Mumbai. The final round of the 'All India K-POP Contest 2024' will be held on November 23 at 'Yashobhoomi' in New Delhi, in conjunction with the Korea Industrial Exhibition (KoINDEX), according to a press release from the Korean Embassy.

The finalists of the 'All India K-POP Contest 2024' will perform on a stage outfitted with cutting-edge staging technology. They will also have the opportunity to visit Korea.