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Latin American K-pop fans to compete in Argentina

July 1, 2016

MEXICO CITY, July 1 (Yonhap) — A K-pop song and dance competition will be held in Buenos Aires next month featuring 15 teams from Latin American countries, organizers said Friday.

The challengers of the 7th “K-pop Competition Latin America” on Aug. 2 were sorted out from 213 teams that submitted online application in April from 19 countries, according to its co-hosts the Korean Culture Center in Argentina and the local unit of Samsung Group.

The finalists represent Argentina, Columbia, Chile, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador and Mexico.

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The winners will be given the chance to compete in the annual “K-pop World Festival” set to open in the South Korean city of Changwon, 398 kilometers south of Seoul, in September.

“The competition is a much-anticipated event among local media and communities, especially with Argentinean actress Soledad Silveyra being one of the judges,” an official with the Korean Culture Center said.