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I. OVERVIEW
The 2017 Pinoy K-pop Star is the Philippine finals for the 2017 K-POP World Festival in
Changwon which will be held on September 19-October 1, 2017 at Changwon, South
Korea. This competition will have two categories—the VOCAL CATEGORY, which is
basically a singing competition, and the PERFORMANCE CATEGORY, which is both a
SINGING and DANCING competition with focus on the overall performance of the group
rather than just the singing or dancing quality of the contestant.
The grand prize winners of these two categories will be the Philippines’ representative to
the first round of semi-finals of the K-pop World Festival which will first be held online. If
the Philippine representatives qualify for the grand finals in Korea, that’s the only time
they will fly to Korea to join the live competition.
III. SCHEDULE
DATE NOTE
May 16 – June 5, 2017 Application period
June 9, 2017 Announcement of finalists
June 17, 2017 Briefing of finalists
July 1, 2017 2017 PINOY K-POP STAR Competition Day
August 2, 2017 Submission of files to Korea for screening
August 10-11, 2017 Screening and announcement of finalists in Korea
September 19 – October 1, 2017 Participants visit to Korea
September 29, 2017 Finals in Korea
a. Eligibility
1. Participants are preferably 18 years old and above at the time of the competition.
2. Participants aged 17 years old and below will also be allowed to join.
a) The under-aged participants MUST provide a waiver that states they are
allowed by their parents to join the competition and that the Korean
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b. Vocal Category
1. Category is open to solo, duo, or group singers.
2. The contestants can have fewer members than that of the original artist but they
cannot have more members than that of the original artist whose song they will
perform.
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c. Performance Category
1. Category is open to groups only.
2. The group must be composed of as much members (or less) as the group they are
copying. The contestant must not have more members than the original group
they’re copying.
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3. The current member line-up should be followed regarding groups that have re-
structured their member line-up.
Example:
A group performing EXO’s song must have a total of nine (9)
members.
A group performing Girls’ Generation’s song must have a total of
eight (8) members.
4. Song choice must be relatively new, preferably released in 2015-2017. It must be
one full song track. No remixes allowed.
For reference on which artists released what albums and songs during this period,
please check out this link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_in_South_Korean_music
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_in_South_Korean_music
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_in_South_Korean_music
d. Application Requirements
1. Completed application form (form can be downloaded from the KCC website:
http://phil.korean-culture.org under the category: “EVENTS & CLASSES”)
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Examples:
VOCAL CATEGORY
Jungkook (Zion.T -“See Through”)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zclObyFrY-U
PERFORMANCE CATEGORY
MONSTA X “Beautiful” Practice Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuthdMJBCpo
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NOTE: Contestants must also have the following items ready (shoot them at the same time as
their audition video) so in case they qualify for the grand finals, they can easily submit it:
e. Application Procedure
1. Upload video on YouTube. (Video must follow the recorded video guidelines
mentioned above.)
2. Send the application requirements to kccphevents@gmail.com with the SUBJECT:
“[2017PKS] Sing – NAME” or “[2017PKS] Perf – NAME (depending on the category
you will join)
3. Wait for the announcement of finalists on June 9, 2017 through KCC’s official
website (http://phil.korean-culture.org) and official Facebook page
(https://www.facebook.com/KoreanCulturalCenterPH). Finalists will be notified via
e-mail as well.
V. CONTEST GUIDELINES
a. Contest Rules
1. Contestants must adhere to the eligibility requirements mentioned above,
otherwise, the particular contestant who doesn’t follow the eligibility
requirements will be subjected to disqualification.
2. For VOCAL CATEGORY: The contestants must perform their contest piece LIVE.
The contestants must use instrumental audio. Instrumental audio that include
back-up vocals that give accompaniment to the song are allowed.
3. For PERFORMANCE CATEGORY: The contestants must PRE-RECORD their song
using instrumental with backing vocals and use this pre-recorded audio when they
perform. The group cannot just lip-sync to the original song.
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PERFORMANCE CATEGORY
CRITERIA PERCENTAGE
Choreography (Composition, Unity) (How well is the choreography of 40%
the dance of the members and how synchronized they are in dancing)
Technique (How well the group sings and dances at the same time) 30%
Stage Charisma (Costume, manner on the stage, how well 30%
he/she/they engage the audience)
TOTAL 100%
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VI. PRIZES
VOCAL CATEGORY
RANK PRIZE
GRAND PRIZE WINNER PHP 20,000 Trophy Gift Pack
Cash Prize
Will represent the Philippines in the 1st Round of Semi-Finals
(Online) of the 2017 K-POP World Festival in Changwon,
South Korea.
(NOTE: Only the winner of the Regional Finals can be
selected to participate in the 2017 KBS K-POP World Festival
in Changwon, South Korea on September 19-October 1,
2017.)
2ND PRIZE WINNER PHP 15,000 Trophy Gift Pack
Cash Prize
3RD PRIZE WINNER PHP 10,000 Trophy Gift Pack
Cash Prize
PERFORMANCE CATEGORY
RANK PRIZE
GRAND PRIZE WINNER PHP 20,000 Trophy Gift Pack
Cash Prize
Will represent the Philippines in the 1st Round of Semi-Finals
of the 2017 K-POP World Festival in Changwon, South
Korea.
(NOTE: Only the winner of the Regional Finals can be
selected to participate in the 2017 K-POP World Festival in
Changwon, South Korea on September 19-October 1, 2017.)
2ND PRIZE WINNER PHP 15,000 Trophy Gift Pack
Cash Prize
3RD PRIZE WINNER PHP 10,000 Trophy Gift Pack
Cash Prize