KPop World Festival

(Special stage at Changwon Sports Park)

("Where Are You Now" Feat. Wiley by MMary)

("FIRE" by J Black Crew, MMary Crew, and all finalists)

2017 K-POP World Festival in Changwon.

The men and women of the hour are here from all over the world.

Please welcome them with a big round of applause.

Ana from Peru!

Tiffani and Alphiandi from Indonesia.

(Tiffani Afifa and Alphiandi, Indonesia)

Akif from Singapore.

Sinem from Turkey.

Fragiles Dance Crew from Nigeria.

Ansta from Madagascar.

R3D Seven from Hungary.

Oops Crew from Vietnam.

Immortals Army from India.

PartyHard from Russia.

Kingsman from Malaysia.

1PCE from Canada.

I.V. from the USA.

2017 K-POP World Festival in Changwon.

Introducing three MCs...

who will host this festival.

Kim Seong Ju.

Girls' Generation's Sunny.

Monsta X's I.M.

Hello, ladies and gentlemen. The biggest K-pop festival in the world,

2017 K-POP World Festival in Changwon.

I'm MC Kim Seong Ju.

Hello, everyone!

The biggest K-pop festival in the world.

2017 K-POP World Festival in Changwon.

This is your host, Kim Seong Ju.

Hello, I'm Girls' Generation's Sunny.

Hello, I'm Sunny from Girls' Generation.

It's nice to meet you all. I'm Monsta X's I.M.

Nice to meet you all. I'm I.M from Monsta X.

All right. To live up to the title,

the biggest K-pop festival in the world,

we kicked off the show with captivating performances...

that totally mesmerized us.

The last opening performance where J Black and all participants...

became one through K-pop was very memorable.

Regardless of nationality, culture, and language,

they became one through K-pop.

I think that's the power of K-pop.

That's right. In the past, we used to think...

of powerful group dance moves first when we heard the term, "K-pop".

Now, we even think of songs, clothes, style, and so on.

I think it's popular in all areas.

Yes. Thanks to K-pop's rising popularity,

the K-POP World Festival's popularity...

is also on the rise.

And thanks to that, it's also getting more competitive.

Yes, the ones who are on stage now are the finalists...

who got through the fierce competition.

We should find out how intense the competition was.

Let's watch the clip now.

The festival that will unite the world through K-pop.

K-POP World Festival in Changwon.

Since the 1st festival in 2011,

it's been taking place for 7 years in a row.

Now, it's known as a global festival that represents K-pop.

With the interest in the festival which has been increasing immensely,

K-POP World Festival in Changwon...

is writing new history.

In 2017, participants from 88 cities and 72 countries participated.

The total number of participants set a new record.

The preliminary round was fiercer than ever,

and 13 teams have made it to the finals.

Which team will win this year's festival,

the biggest festival to date?

All right. Some artists are here to show the finalists their support.

Let's watch the first special performance by them.

They used to be called "stars of K-pop",

but they've risen to global stardom.

It's Astro. Please give them a big hand.

Please welcome Astro's stage.

What's up, Changwon?

2017 K-POP World Festival in Changwon.

This is how the winners will be picked.

The judging committee's evaluation will take up 70 percent.

The audience's votes will take up 20 percent.

Votes collected through social media...

prior to the show will take up 10 percent.

The tallied scores will decide today's winner.

Introducing the judges who will evaluate the participants...

professionally and meticulously.

The renowned record producer, Don Spike.

The dancing queen with unmatched talent, Kong Minzy.

The vocalist with the voice that speaks to our hearts,

December DK.

The dancer who surprised the world with his performances,

J Black.

All right. Let's get started...

with the finalists' performances,

which I'm sure will blow us away.

The K-POP World Festival's finals are getting fiercer every year,

yet this country has managed to get in for three years in a row.

Let's meet the first team...

from Nigeria. Let's watch their clip first!

Let us now begin the festival.

- We're the Fragiles. - We're the Fragiles.

- Team... - Nigeria!

Dancing like this is very hard, but we're not...

going to stop because we just want to win.

- We can do it! - We can do it!

Fragiles Dance Crew from Nigeria.

("Hard Carry" by Fragiles Dance Crew, Nigeria)

- I.V! Hello, we're I.V. - I.V! Hello, we're I.V.

Our love for K-pop has brought us to this competition,

and we really want to just share it with the rest of the world...

while enjoying it with the others from other countries around us.

- We got this! - We got this!

I.V. from the USA.

I'll do my best as the finalist representing Latin America...

at the 2017 K-POP World Festival.

Wish me luck!

Ana Lucia from Peru.

("I Will Show You" by Ana Lucia, Peru)

We watched the performances of the teams...

from Nigeria, the USA, and Peru.

I heard that they were very nervous backstage,

but they didn't seem nervous at all. They all did an incredible job.

And I must say, all of them were so professional on stage.

It requires a lot of practice to perform that professionally.

- Absolutely. - It showed me...

how hard they've practiced for today.

Yes, that's right.

K-pop fans all around the world who are inspired by K-pop artists...

have joined us for this festival.

We have another guest performance prepared...

to get things heated up even more.

These guys have been getting closer and closer to their fans...

all over the world with their explosive cute charms on stage.

Please give it up for NCT 127.

Here comes NCT 127.

The participants are headed somewhere, looking excited.

It's where you can see all the hottest K-pop artists.

Welcome to the center of K-pop, "Music Bank".

We're all so lucky to be here.

Yes.

Who's all that cheering for?

It's the girl group known for their pure, innocent charms, GFriend.

GFriend's performance got the participants all heated up.

After that, the lovely girl group...

April's performance makes them smile...

and cry.

With the participants' cheering,

April's performance reaches its climax.

- April, we love you! - April, we love you!

After April's performance...

We like April. We're huge fans.

Yoon Chae Kyung, I love you.

We love you.

- Hi, guys. - And April showed up.

Where are you guys from?

- Peru! - Canada!

- Canada. - Vietnam!

- The USA! - Yes!

I'm so happy, seriously. It just makes me feel...

I'm so touched right now.

It's so exciting and unbelievable!

We're very happy to be here!

After the happy moments with the K-pop stars,

they arrived at their next destination.

From elegant to glamorous styles,

all clothes at this hanbok rental shop have such beautiful colors.

They carefully choose their own hanbok.

- It looks amazing on her. - What do you think?

- It's so beautiful. - Do you like it?

Yes, I like it so much.

The meticulous styling makes them even more excited.

Taking pictures is a must at moments like this.

(They go to Namsangol Hanok Village dressed in hanbok.)

Dressed in hanbok,

they experience traditional Korean culture.

Now, we'll write Korean words using the brush.

From their names to words that are meaningful to them,

they do their best to write each letter carefully.

"Love, Bettina".

Mine is neater.

Mine looks cooler.

- We like Korean. - We like Korean.

They're all pretty good.

Now, they participate in the nap experience.