KBS World Radio The 8th Korean Language Speech Contest
KBS World Radio The 8th Korean Language Speech Contest
Topic (Choose one of the two topics below.)
1. A Korean destination you want to visit the most
2. A Korean destination you discovered through KBS WORLD Radio that you want to visit
How to Enter the Contest
1. Make sure to fully understand the given topic.
2. Film a Korean language video that is approximately one minute in length. (You must appear in the video yourself.)
3. Click on "Preliminary Application Begins" at the bottom of the page to fill out the entry form and submit your video.
* The preliminary round registration link opens June 28!
Main Judging Criteria
1. Does the video contain the content of the theme for the preliminary round well?
2. Is the contestant’s Korean language skill fluent and content of the video original?
Contest Schedule
June 28 - July 26 (4 weeks) : Preliminary Round Application Begins
August 9 : Preliminary Results (Announcement of TOP 10)
In August : Final Round (TOP 10)
August 9 - 16 : Most Popular Video Award
August 23 : Announcement for Popularity and Early Bird Award Winners
October 9 : Special Program & Announcement of Winners
Awards & Prizes
1st Place (1 winner) : 4 million KRW (approx. $3,000 USD) / Certification for 1st Place
2nd Place (1 winner) : 1.5 million KRW / Certification for 2nd Place
3rd Place (1 winner) : 1 million KRW / Certification for 3rd Place
Award of Excellence (3 winners) : Souvenir worth 200,000 KRW for each winner
Popularity & Early Bird Award (one winner for each award) : Souvenirs worth 100,000 KRW for each winner
* The Early Bird Award will be awarded to the earliest submitted video.
* The prize money will be wired after it is exchanged into dollars (USD) at the exchange rate prevailing on the day of the transfer.
As such, the prize money amount may differ depending on the exchange rate.
* The winner is responsible for the transfer fee, so it will be deducted from the prize money before the transfer.
Eligibility
- Foreign nationals living outside of Korea are eligible. (Naturalized Koreans and foreign nationals of Korean descendents are not eligible.)
- Participants residing in Europe must be 16 years of age or older, or over the minimum age set by their respective home countries.
For other inquiries please contact
- KBS WORLD Radio Website : http://world.kbs.co.kr/
