❖ELIGIBILITY

• Anyone interested in K-Pop.
• Indian Nationals currently living abroad can participate, as long as they are able to attend the regional round in India.
• Contestants must be able to travel overseas. Please make sure you will have a valid passport if you are selected as a finalist.
• Non-Indians can not participate in the Contest.
• First Prize winning teams/solo acts from previous years are not allowed to participate.
• Members of First Prize winning teams/solo acts from previous years’ final round are not allowed to participate.
• Participants can submit entries for both vocal and dancing categories. But not more than one entry per category.
• By participating in the contest, Participants agree and give their permission to all related parties to record, film, photograph, audiotape or videotape their performances, and to display, publish or distribute these works for publicity or advertising purposes.

 ❖GENERAL

• Entries will be accepted from 16th July, 2021 11:00am (IST) till 16th August, 2021 11:59am (IST). No entries will be entertained after the deadline.
• Entries containing any obscene/ provocative/ inappropriate contents will be automatically disqualified.
• Multiple entries per category will lead to disqualification.
• Any entry apart from K-POP will not be entertained.
• One FULL song must be performed; there is no limitation on time.
• K-Pop Contest 2021 India is a nationwide contest and participants can upload videos irrespective of whether their city is chosen as a regional round venue or not. Participants must apply only to the region that they are currently based in/ nearest to.
• Full names of all the participants should be clearly mentioned in the registration form.
• Direct point of contact provided in the registration form should be active with communication.
• In case of any invalid/misinformation or not fulfilling the criteria of the registration form will lead to disqualification.
• Participants irrespective of the category can choose to change the song they wish to perform for each round.
• No surprise is allowed (throwing glitter, water, gel or any other material).
• Props directly related to the choreography can be used if Korean Cultural Centre sees fit. If a participant wishes to use a prop in the cover, they must approach Korean Cultural Centre first.

For more information, visit our website, https://india.korean-culture.org/en/271/board/124/read/109403