The New York City "Korea Day" festival is just around the corner (July 29th, 2011 at the Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park), so we wanted to make sure you guys don't forget and join us to celebrate in the festivities and activities on this day. There will be plenty of things to see, as well as delicious food and of course the K-POP Contest - Where one lucky winner will awarded with a round-trip airfare ticket to Korea (Sponsored by ASIANA AIRLINES). For those of you who are participating, please get your entries in by July 21st! More information can be found below. -- The Korean Cultural Service NY (KCSNY director Woo Sung Lee) in collaboration with English based, Korean pop culture news website allkpop.com (6Theory Media CEO Johnny Noh) will host the New York K-POP Contest on July 29th, 2011, at the Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park for the Second Annual "Korea Day" festival. The New York K-POP Contest will be an opportunity for US residents to participate and showcase their skills in singing and/or dancing, to their favorite K-POP song! And even if you don't participate, make sure to come out that day to enjoy the "Korea Day" festivities and show! Preliminary entries for the first round of the New York K-POP Contest will be received and judged for two weeks from July 7th, 2011 (Thursday) to July 21st (Thursday). From the first round, eight selected participants (and/or teams) will be chosen to compete on July 29th, 2011 at the Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park (bet 66th & 72nd Street). First place contest winner(s) will be awarded one round-trip airfare ticket to Korea (Sponsored by ASIANA AIRLINES) to be eligible to participate in the Korean International K-POP contest held this coming November, while second and third place winners will collectively receive other desirable products. Director Woo Sung Lee of the Korean Cultural Service NY states, "the New York K-POP contest is to bring the rising popularity and trend of K-POP in South Asia, Europe, and other international countries back to New York," and projects that "the contest's focus on American fans to showcase K-POP skills will be an excellent medium to raise awareness about K-POP to Americans." Entry categories are for singing, dancing, and/or singing and dancing with no limitations in terms of each category's genre (e.g. pop, ballad, rock, etc.). Any resident within the United States is eligible to apply, selected applicants will be responsible for their own transportation to the NY event. Prospective applicants should upload their performance clip on Youtube and send the Youtube link to youngchoi@koreanculture.org with an application by July 21st, 2011. Please make sure your video is set as "Unlisted". You can download the application form here and view more information at www.koreanculture.org. For more information please contact the KCSNY's Young Hwan Choi at youngchoi@koreanculture.org or via phone: 212-759-9550 Ext. 210.