K-Pop Bangladesh global audition concludes

The Embassy of the Republic of Korea has announced the winners of the K-pop contests held in Dhaka.

The event was organised by the embassy in collaboration with Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB).

Many talented Bangladeshi people, especially youngsters, interested in Korean culture and K-pop, participated in the event, read a press release.

A total of 105 videos were submitted on K-pop performance this year, while 15 teams – Rudhin, HHSBD, Hridita Maitra, A-Maze, OMADA, Tahana Prionty, Rakuzan Klan, Knight Sisters, Lumen-I, Acu-Bi, Lazina Chowdhury, Lost Dynasty, Heaven's Law, Last Min8, and Renessus – were selected for the stage performance on 19 July at the IUB auditorium.

The five best teams were awarded at the performance stage.

The 2025 K-Pop World Festival will be held in October in Changwon city, Korea. The national winners of Bangladesh will be recommended to the 2025 K-pop World Festival organiser for its final selection for invitation to the Festival. If selected by the organiser, he/she/they will be invited to the competition.

Ambassador Park Young-sik highly appreciated all those Bangladeshi young girls and boys who showed great interest in K-pop by participating in the contest.

He said the future of Bangladesh is very bright for its young people who are smart, talented and eager to make a better life and better future, and wished the young winners’ dreams come true.

The Embassy of the Republic of Korea has been holding various cultural events regularly, such as Korean film festivals and K-pop concerts, to deepen the mutual understanding between Korean and Bangladeshi people through culture and strengthen the bilateral ties, read the release.

The embassy expressed sincere appreciation to all participants of the contests and hopes the excellent works of the participants will help everyone to get through the challenging times.