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KoREa In Canada
KoREa-Canada Blog 2015

finals in october.

There were many other aspects that made the Toronto preliminaries much more
memorable. In addition to a special guest performance by Bora Ju, the MC’s were also the
stars of the night, what with their daring charisma and quirky introductions. audience
members were also given the chance to win gifts and two tickets to the Big Bang concert,
due to the efforts of the Korea Tourism organization.

Photo by Abby Wai and Arirang Korea TV

Meanwhile, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea and the Hallyu association of Canada
took on the role of organizing the ottawa preliminaries at the Canadian Museum of History,
and they have managed to amass performers and singers from ottawa, Montreal, Vancouver
and Edmonton. Competition was fierce in the ottawa preliminaries; however, what stood
out more was the performance diversity. Surprisingly, everyone chose a different song, and
each performance had their own unique twist. Some singers incorporated choreography to
their song, some greeted audience members in Korean with their beautiful Hanboks, and I
was even surprised to see some male singers in the event.

Photo by James Park

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