Once again, Kpop spreads its wings outside of Asia.
On the first day of Spring (March 21st), seven Korean artists are performing at the
2012 Canadian Music Fest,
Canada’s largest new music festival. They will perform as part of the
first 2K12 Korea Night, which will also be the biggest Korean concert
Canada has ever seen, and it is the first Korean showcase at the CMF.
2K12 Korea Night will have 2 special showcases: K-Pop Wave X SeoulSonic. K-Pop Wave features
G.Na,
Teen Top,
Apink and
Brian Joo, while SeoulSonic will feature Korean indie bands
Crying Nut,
3rd Line Butterfly and
Yellow Monsters.
In total, more than 900 artists from 40 countries will perform on the CMF.
The Korean artists are set to perform in Kool Haus. This is part of
The Guvernment, a nightclub complex in Toronto that was voted the
8th best night club in the world
by DJMag in 2008. Kool Haus is often used for concerts and live
performances. Many American artists like Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Black
Eyed Peas, Paramore, Nas, Pink and Ke$ha have already performed there.
Too see what Kool Haus looks like, check out
the gallery.
Canadian
Music Fest is part of Canadian Music Week, an industry conference and
music festival which is held over four days in various venues in
Toronto. This is the
30th CMW. The Korean Ministry of
Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization sponsor
2K12 Korea Night and it is presented in association with the
Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange (KOFICE).
It is
KOFICE's goal to make people more aware and understanding of other countries’ cultures. One way they do this is with projects such as
Asia Song Festival,
Pattaya International Music Festival
and many more of such festivals. This way, Asian countries exchange
their cultures and culture industries can cooperate more easily.
With
Korean music
on display in Canada's biggest music festival, K-Pop has a good chance
to become much more popular in Canada. What are your thoughts on this?
Wish the artists good luck and much strength!
Canadian Music Fest official site (you can buy tickets there)
Official 2K12 Korea Night facebook (chance to win free tickets)
Official 2K12 Korea Night @ CMW music sampler now available on iTunes
Official 2K12 Korea Night @ CMW music video sampler
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