KOHIMA The Kohima Regional Round of the All India K-Pop Contest 2023, a highly-anticipated event presented by LG, will begin from 2 pm onwards on June 8 at The Heritage, Old DC Bungalow in Kohima. The All India K-Pop Contest is a competition held every year by the Korean Cultural Centre India (KCCI), which is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Korea in India, together with regional organisers from cities across the country. The contest aims at providing a platform to bring K-Pop fans together and compete in vocal and dance category respectively. This year, the K-Pop India Contest is being held across cities in the country in celebration of 50 years of diplomatic ties between Korea and India. The contest is held with four rounds of competitions in India and the winners from the final round will win a trip to visit South Korea. The event in Kohima city will bring together talented performers including Roslin Toppo, Neivisienuo Zuyie and H1me for the dance category while the line
Our Correspondent Kohima, June 12 (EMN): HallyuWave Nagaland observed ‘BTS 9th anniversary celebration’ at Sokhriezie Restaurant on June 11 in Kohima. On the occasion, artistes performed dance covers with K-pop music while the gathering cut a cake to mark the anniversary of BTS, also known as Bangtan Boys among other names — South Korean boy band which has a huge fan following worldwide. Keneingunuo Ecilia Whuorie, founder of HallyuWave Nagaland, informed that they welcomed and embraced HallyuWave as early as the early 2000’s. However, she said there was no proper channel to promote and know more about or get involved with HallyuWave culture and events. As such, it was informed that the group came together to form ‘HallyuWave Nagaland’, which is a total package of popular Hallyu Wave entertainment, culture, music, and dramas. “With our tagline ‘Fan-tastic HallyuWave experience’, we have been working continuou