EBS Hello Rookie Contest ( Korean : EBS 헬로 루키 콘테스트 ) is a South Korean music competition aimed at discovering rookies, which began in 2007. The competition began as a project for rookies at The EBS space in 2007, and has been hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and co-hosted by the Korea Creative Content Agency and The EBS space since 2008. The two teams selected through video screening and public auditions every month have been introduced as "Hello Rookie of the Month (이 달의 헬로 루키)" on the stage of The EBS space, and application qualifications will be given to rookie musicians whose first album has been released for less than 2 years, or who have never released an album. EBS Hello Rookie Contest is considered an influential competition in the Korean independent music industry, the competition that sets the stage for rookie musicians to become famous.
12-456: Hello Rookie began in 2007, and the first year was a side program of The EBS space , where EBS's solo competition was held. Since 2008, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism , Korea Creative Content Agency , and Naver have co-hosted the competition with The EBS space, and with the final stage and award newly held. The competition have been divided into the first place "the Grand Prize", and
24-711: A performance without an MC. In recognition of its contribution to Korean popular music, it won a Committee Choice Special Award at the Korean Music Awards in 2007, and won the Cultural Diversity Award at the Sejong Culture Awards hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism . 3 April 2004, The EBS space its first broadcast with soprano Shin Young-ok's live performance, and the hall had converted
36-526: Is a South Korean music program broadcast by EBS . The first broadcast began in 2004, and it is broadcasting for 50 minutes every Friday from midnight in KST . It is a music program that holds a music concert at the EBS headquarters for four days every Monday to Thursday and processes the live performance, coverage, and interviews. It is a program in which performers are selected based on musicality and live capabilities and
48-555: Is an annual competition held by The EBS space , starting with a rookie discovery project that began in 2007. It has been co-hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency since 2008. The Hello Rookie Contest is regarded as the most representative competition that is the medium in making Korean rookie indie bands famous, and bands such as Guckkasten , Kiha & The Faces , Daybreak and Jambinai first became famous through
60-434: The auditorium on the first floor of the EBS office building into a small concert hall. It features a cramped concert hall with a distance of only 3m between the stage and the audience, and it is broadcast in a way that relies solely on the artist's live for everything without any stage equipment. Five critics and three producers monitor various albums every week and then decide the cast together. EBS Hello Rookie Contest
72-425: The final stage and there were special performances by Rock N Roll Radio, Idiotape , Hello Rookie OB Special ( Daybreak X Romantic Punch ), and Jeon In-kwon Band. In 2015, Lee Seung-hwan and Choi Hee hosted the final stage, and there were special performances by Ham Chun-ho & Jang Pil-soon, Guckkasten , The Solutions X The Koxx , and Cranfield. In 2016, Lee Wonseok of Daybreak and Joo Woo-jae hosted
84-489: The final stage, and there were special performances by Garion , Galaxy Express and Yaya. In 2012, Lee Seung-hwan and Younha hosted the final stage, and there were special performances by Bye Bye Badman, Daybreak and Crying Nut . From the year, the Popularity Award disappeared, and it was divided into the second-place qualifying Excellence Award and the third-place qualifying Special award for judges. Since 2013,
96-417: The final stage. In 2010, Jang Ki-ha and Jang Yoon-ju hosted the final stage, coinciding with the sixth anniversary of EBS Space Hall. There were special performances by Bom Yeoreum Gaeul Kyeoul , Crying Nut , Clazziquai Project , Sweet Sorrow , Guckkasten , Apollo 18 and Supreme Team . In 2011, Lee Seung-hwan was both the special stage and the host without a separate guarantee. Horan co-hosted
108-503: The final stage. There were special performances by Peppertones , Se So Neon , Wussami and Surl. 2020 and 2021 were not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic . From July 2022, 6 musicians were selected for the final stage through two music screenings, live screenings, and the third round. There were special performances by Soran , Nucksal X Cadejo and Silica Gel . The EBS space The EBS space ( Korean : EBS 스페이스 공감 )
120-634: The final stage. There were special performances by Song Chang-sik , Lee Seung-yeol x The Monotones , Sultan of the Disco , and A-Fuzz. 2017 was the year EBS moved to Ilsandong-gu , and the competition was not held because it was difficult to proceed with the competition during this process. In 2018, a competition was held with six judges, including musicians, music critics, and performance producer. There were special performances of Moon Dancers, Romantic Punch , Kirara, Life and Time, and Daybreak . In 2019, Daybreak 's Lee Wonseok and Soran 's Ko Youngbae hosted
132-418: The number of musicians who can perform in the final stage has decreased to six. Lee Seung-hwan and Rooftop Moonlight hosted the final stage. Core Magazine, Hello Rookie OB Special ( Gate Flowers , Lee Jeonghoon, Baek Joonmyeong) and Delispice performed a special stage. One of the final-stage bands, We hate JH failed to qualify earlier, but was selected as a wildcard. Lee Seung-hwan and Lady Jane hosted
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#1732887096646144-512: The second plcae "the Special award for judges" and the "Popularity Award". Cha Seung-woo and Jang Yoon-ju hosted the final stage, and Kim Chang-wan Band and Onnine Ibalgwan performed special performances. In 2009, 22 new musicians and bands were named Hello Rookie, and 7 of whom made it to the final stage. There were special performances by Guckkasten , Kiha & The Faces , Kim Soo-chul and Lee Seung-hwan . Kim C and Jang Yoon-ju hosted
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