The K-POP World Festival is an annual K-pop talent competition organized by South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the support of numerous government agencies. After going through a few preliminary rounds, fans of K-pop are invited by the South Korean government to take part in the final round of the competition held every year in Changwon , South Korea.
32-617: The event is organized by South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the support from various state agencies including: According to the organizers, the purpose of the event is to bring Hallyu fans from all over the world to South Korea, thereby fusing the culture of Korea with the cultures of various countries from all over the world. In an effort to make the event one where Korean culture comes together with cultures of participants, those who reinterpret or rearrange K-Pop by fusing it with their traditional music or instrument sounds, will be given extra points. The preliminary competition
64-564: A career in music. Before her K-pop debut, Ailee was signed under Muzo Entertainment, an independent agency in New York City and New Jersey. Under that label she collaborated with several artists, including Johnnyphlo and Philadelphia -based rapper Decipher. Before moving to South Korea, Ailee created the YouTube channels "mzamyx3" and "aileemusic" to bring attention to her singing on the web. Ailee moved to South Korea in 2010 after she landed
96-521: A music label audition through her uncle's connections. She sang "Resignation" by Big Mama during the audition and was recruited for YMC Entertainment on the spot. During her training, YMC featured her in the label's Wheesung song, "They Are Coming", which it released in October 2011. She also sang in Decipher and Jay Park 's song "Catch Me If You Can". In September 2011, Ailee and Wheesung were featured on
128-480: A single titled "Singing Got Better", produced by Wheesung. The song peaked at number one upon released on various music chart. The single has received the Best Vocal Performance at the 2014 Mnet Asian Music Awards . On September 25, 2014, Ailee released her third EP, titled Magazine . The EP's title track, "Don't Touch Me" peaked at number one upon released on various music chart. The single received
160-463: A team from Japan, Flashy who performed Ailee 's I Will Show You won the vocals grand prize. Guest performers included EXO-K , B.A.P , Block B , IU , Sistar and Apink . Award These contestants didn't win an award, but they did perform and represent their country: Awards The Pacific Starz of Nigeria won the overall Grand Prize of 12 Million South Korean Won ($ 12,000). The group led by Praise Nelson and made up of 5 members, performed
192-709: Is an American singer and songwriter based in South Korea. Amassing digital sales success in South Korea , she has released four studio albums , six extended plays , and twenty one singles, six of which charted within the top five of the Gaon Digital Chart . Following a short stint at Muzo Entertainment in New York City, Ailee moved to South Korea in 2010 and signed with YMC Entertainment . She debuted in 2012 with her first single " Heaven ", which peaked at number three on
224-456: The 2016 Mnet Asian Music Awards , this time for "If You", a record-breaking fourth consecutive win in the category. On January 7, 2017, Ailee released her debut American single "Fall Back" through WestSide Entertainment under the alias A.Leean. She also released the ballad " I Will Go to You Like the First Snow " ( 첫눈처럼 너에게 가겠다 ) on the same day as part nine in a series composed of singles for
256-480: The BTS song Danger . These contestants didn't win an award, but they did perform and represent their country: These contestants didn't win an award, but they did perform and represent their country: Guest Performances was done by BTS , Monsta X , Twice , Ailee , NCT 127 , J Black, Astro Award Other Contestant These contestants didn't win an award, but they did perform and represent their country: Due to
288-495: The MBC 's Chuseok special episode of Singer and Trainee . Ailee performed " Halo " by Beyoncé to a positive reaction from the audience. Following her performance of "Halo", judge BMK said, "Wherever she goes, she has the potential to be a big star. She definitely has the voice." After the judges had graded all the participants, Ailee was the first-place winner. On February 9, 2012, Ailee released her debut single " Heaven " along with
320-1006: The Melon Music Awards , the Seoul Music Awards and the Golden Disc Awards . Ailee previously held two Christmas concerts in Seoul titled Welcome Home at Kyunghee University 's Grand Peace Palace on December 24–25, 2016. Due to the success of the concerts, it was announced that Ailee would be holding her first nationwide tour, titled Welcome Home Tour , which started in Daegu on April 1, 2017. On June 25, 2017, in The City Hall at Taipei International Convention Center , Ailee held her first solo concert in Taiwan titled Ailee – Hello Taipei 2017 . On November 18 and 19, Ailee held two concerts at
352-519: The U.S. who performed Lee Hi 's "1,2,3,4". Guest performers included Miss A, EXO , Rainbow , Infinite and B.A.P . The preliminary competition was hosted in 70 countries before the finals on October 19 in Changwon. Overall grand prize were awarded to girl group GGC Crew from Ireland who performed Girls' Generation 's I Got A Boy . The performance grand prize were awarded to a group from Finland High Definition who performed BTS 's Boy In Luv while
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#1732858849011384-527: The 2018 contest was published in the journal Transactions of the Royal Asiatic Society Korea Branch . Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this is the second time the performance was without an audience. This is also the return of the "Bracket System" however the battle is based on the theme of nature and mainly focused on Dance Performance. In addition 2 Special Prizes was introduced which is "Best Performance" & "Best Story". In 2024,
416-1058: The Digital Bonsang at the 2015 Golden Disc Awards . After wrapping up her joint Unite the Mic Tour with Jay Park and San E in Toronto in March 2015, plans were revealed for Ailee to hold a solo concert three years after her debut. Her first solo concert, titled Fatal Attraction , was held on July 4, 2015, at the Olympic Hall . Ailee was joined on stage several times by different artists who helped her sing her many duets and collaborations. She sang "Shut Up" with Showry , "Like Nobody Knows" and "Comma 07" with Cheetah , "Wash Away" and "Officially Missing You" with Geeks , "NimA" and "Shower of Tears" with Baechigi , and "Touch My Body" and "Let"s Go Travel" with Shin Bo-ra . Ailee's first full-length album Vivid
448-856: The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the State of Israel announced that they will be participating in the festival as a contestant. This has resulted in calls to KBS for their exclusion from the contest. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (South Korea) Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.132 via cp1112 cp1112, Varnish XID 393708209 Upstream caches: cp1112 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Fri, 29 Nov 2024 05:40:49 GMT Ailee Amy Lee (born May 30, 1989), known professionally as Ailee ,
480-742: The First Snow ", recorded for the soundtrack of the television drama series Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016), won several awards and was the most digitally successful song of that year, becoming the best-selling record in movies and dramas in the Korean sound record market. Ailee was born in Denver , Colorado , on May 30, 1989, and grew up in New Jersey . She attended Palisades Park High School before moving to nearby Leonia . After her Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School graduation, she studied communications at Pace University before dropping out to pursue
512-544: The First Snow". On November 23, 2018, Ailee announced her second nationwide tour, titled I Am: Ailee . Ailee released her second studio album, titled Butterfly , on July 2, 2019, with the lead single "Room Shaker". On September 10, 2019, Ailee announced on Instagram that she started a new company named, "Rocket3 Entertainment" after being signed with YMC Entertainment for eight years. On December 13, 2019, Ailee released her first English language single under American label, Sun and Sky Records. The single, entitled "Sweater",
544-467: The Gaon Digital Chart and earned her Best New Artist Awards at the Melon Music Awards , Golden Disc Awards , Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards , and Seoul Music Awards . She won four consecutive Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Female Vocal Performance titles from 2013 to 2016, with "U&I", "Singing Got Better", "Mind Your Own Business", and "If You" respectively. Her 2017 single, " I Will Go to You Like
576-608: The Gaon Weekly Chart for Digital Download. On October 5, 2016, Ailee released her EP A New Empire , along with the music video for "Home" that was officially released on LOEN and YMC Entertainment's official YouTube channel. A New Empire peaked at number 10 on the Gaon Album Chart , and number nine on the US World Albums ( Billboard ) Chart. On December 2, 2016, Ailee was again awarded with Best Vocal Performance at
608-498: The Kong-Rey Typhoon this is the first time the performance was without an audience and with a special guest performer (even Stray Kids presenting the award). This is also the first time for the competition with a new concept of the "Bracket System" From 6 different category. In addition 2 Special Prizes which is "Grand Award (Daesang)" & "People`s Choice Award". In 2020 an academic article about this Changwon Festival focused on
640-782: The Pechanga Theater in California , selling out a total of 2,600 tickets combined. On March 18, 2018, Ailee performed "I Will Show You" at the closing ceremony of the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games at the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium . On September 14, 2018, Ailee was chosen as a member of the South Korean cultural delegation, alongside other selected South Korean artists, for the third inter-Korean summit in Pyongyang, North Korea, where she performed her OST "I Will Go to You Like
672-600: The South Korean cable television series Guardian: The Lonely and Great God . The single topped the Gaon Digital Chart for three consecutive weeks. The single earned Ailee the Best OST Award at the 2017 Korea Cable TV Awards. The soundtrack has also received several accolades, including the best original soundtrack award at the Seoul International Drama Awards , the Mnet Asian Music Awards ,
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#1732858849011704-418: The music video, which featured Gi Kwang of Beast . On the same day, she made her debut stage performance of "Heaven" on M Countdown . Billboard commented, "From her debut single, Ailee proved that she had an ability beyond her years to communicate the deeper experiences one feels in love. In this dedication track, Ailee's partner protected her and taught her how to love in a harsh world." The success of
736-446: The release of her third studio album. The extended play includes two lead singles, "Make Up Your Mind" and "Spring Flowers". On July 22, 2021, Ailee joined The L1ve as their first official artist. On October 14, 2021, it was announced that Ailee will be releasing her third studio album Amy on October 27, with the lead single "Don't Teach Me". On March 7, 2022, Ailee released her English studio album I'm Lovin' Amy . In July 2022, it
768-587: The single, helped Ailee win her first award at the 2012 Cyworld Digital Music Awards . The single received the Song of the month (February) and Rookie of the month at the award ceremony. On October 16, 2012, Ailee released her debut EP , Invitation , with the title track "I Will Show You". The EP contained a total of six tracks. It was produced by producers such as Kim Do-hoon, Lee Hyun-seung, Park Guen-tae, Duble Sidekick, Wheesung, and featured artists such as Verbal Jint , Swings and Simon Dominic . In 2012, Ailee
800-469: The vocals grand prize. Guest performers included TVXQ , Secret , MBLAQ , F.T. Island , B.A.P and Apink . The competition was hosted in 58 cities from 43 nations, with more than 60,000 applicants, and over 25,000 fans attending the October 20 finals in Changwon. Performance grand prizes were awarded to girl group Alladin from Uzbekistan who performed Miss A 's Bad Girl Good Girl and vocals grand prize were awarded to solo performer Arnelle Nonon from
832-704: Was announced that Ailee's contract with The L1ve would expire later that month. Later in same months, Ailee signed contract with Pop Music. On November 3, 2022, Pop Music announced that the '2022 Ailee National Tour Concert 'One Step More', scheduled to take place on the 5th and 6th, has been postponed to January 28 and 29, 2023, on the aftermath of the Seoul Halloween crowd crush . On September 1, 2023, Ailee released her single "I'll Hold You". In May 2024, Ailee announced that she will marry Single's Inferno contestant Choi Si-hun [ ko ] . Korean albums English albums The 'Welcome Home Tour
864-978: Was awarded the Best New Artist Award at the Seoul Music Awards , Melon Music Awards , Mnet Asian Music Awards , and Golden Disk Awards , as well as the New Female Solo Artist Award at the Gaon Chart Music Awards . She has also received the Mnet America Rising Star Award, a special award presented by Mnet America at the pre-show of 55th Grammy Awards . On July 12, 2013, Ailee released her second Ep, titled A's Doll House . The EP's title track, " U&I " topped various music charts within four hours of release. On November 6, 2013, Ailee made her Japanese debut with Japanese-version of "Heaven" and "Starlight" under Warner Music Japan . On January 6, 2014, Ailee released
896-489: Was hailed as "a heart-wrenching-yet-soothing ballad" by Billboard . Ailee released her fifth extended play titled I'm on October 6, 2020, with the lead single "When We Were In Love". The music video was released on October 12, 2020, and was directed by Will Kim. On November 8, 2020, Ailee released "Blue Bird", an OST that would be part nine of singles for the South Korean drama Start-Up . On May 7, 2021, Ailee released her sixth extended play titled Lovin' , ahead of
928-511: Was hosted in 16 countries with more than 30,000 applicants and over 10,000 fans attending the December 7 finals in Changwon. Boy group JAM from Kazakhstan who performed Shinee's Ring Ding Dong won the performance grand prize while solo performer Karla Carreon from Philippine who performed Yumi's Star won the vocals grand prize. Guest performers included T-ara , Secret , Sistar , K.Will , Boyfriend , MBLAQ , Infinite and CNBLUE . The competition
960-559: Was hosted in 33 countries before finals on October 28. Girl group O.M.G. from who performed Girl Generation medley won the performance grand prize. According to the Embassy of Czech Republic in Seoul , the Ambassador, Jaroslav Olša, Jr. , personally congratulated them on winning the contest. The group received a CD containing a South Korean adaptation of a famous Czech musical. Duo from Indonesia, Nadya and Marwah who performed Sistar 19's Ma Boy won
992-509: Was released on September 30, 2015. She won her first trophy for this promotion on October 7, 2015, on Show Champion . Ailee was awarded the Best Female Vocal Award for the third consecutive year at the 2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards , for "Mind Your Own Business". On July 13, 2016, Ailee was confirmed to participate as a judge on Superstar K 2016 . On August 23, 2016, Ailee released her single "If You", which subsequently topped
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1024-459: Was the first nationwide tour by Ailee, in support of her fourth extended play A New Empire . The tour visited six cities through 2016 and 2017. The I Am: Ailee Tour was the second nationwide tour by Ailee. The tour visited four cities in South Korea, starting on December 8, 2018. The I Am: Reborn Tour was the third nationwide tour by Ailee. The first leg of the tour visited seven cities in South Korea, starting on December 7, 2019. The Show Tok
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