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K-POP IDOL SEARCH (KIS) PINOY EDITION SOON ON PTV4

Kim Jung Su, president of South Korea's HBKOR Inc., answers questions from media during the press launch of the K-Pop Idol Search (KIS)- Pinoy Edition. With him in photo are: Ryu's Entertainment Chief Executive Officer Ryu Jung Hoon and Ryu's Entertainment Executive Director Choi Yoon Sung. (PNA photos by Ben Briones)SCS/bvb A 5-year exclusive contract with a Korean-based talent management company, a 6-month intensive training in Korea, and a more than P2 million cash await five winners of the K-Pop Idol Search (KIS) Pinoy Edition. To be aired on PTV4 in September this year, the KIS Pinoy shall pioneer the People’s Television Network’s wholesome entertainment shows. The competition is open to all Filipino individuals, 14-35 years old, who love to sing and dance, and dream of becoming a world stage performer. Interested parties must have no existing management and recording contracts, locally and internationally. “After about 40 years of exclusively servicing government programs, public affairs and news of national relevance, KIS Pinoy shall showcase PTV4’s transformation into a more commercially-competitive television network, towards targeting to increase viewership by a big margin in the middle of 2014,” says PTV4 General Manager Cleo Dongga-as. He further notes that performing arts, being a key to human development, can be the best tool to empower the young Filipino people. “Together with Korean-based renowned artists and investors, I am here to help revolutionize entertainment shows in the Philippines. We recognize the immense and extraordinary performing arts talents of the Filipinos. We are here to help bring the promising performers on the world stage,” says Kim Jung Su, consultant of PTV4 and lead sponsor of the project. “What makes this search different from the rest of this kind of shows in the Philippines is that, provincial winners are chosen at the preliminary stage. An all-Korean panel shall select one (1) qualifier from each of the 82 provinces, and the 17 Local Government Units (LGUs) in Metro Manila. Highly-Urbanized Cities (HUCs) are covered within and represented by the provincial unit. Some 99 provincial qualifiers shall compete for the regional qualifying stage,” announces Mr. Kim. On top of the five (5) champions in the finals, KIS Pinoy shall also recognize promising talents, with monthly special citations given out every end of the month with the end day of each month as cut-off date. These are: KIS Pinoy Idol of the Month; Most Promising Idol (14-18 years old); Darling of the Media; The Voice of KIS Pinoy; The Look of KIS Pinoy; The Move of KIS Pinoy. Others awards are: Trendsetter of Mindanao, Visayas, Luzon and Metro Manila. The preliminary search will be from April 1 to August 31. Interested individuals shall create its own audition video which shall be personally handed over to the HBKOR Secretariat that will be touring around the Philippines to accept entries. Locations and dates of availability of the HBKOR Secretariat are to be found at www.kispinoy.com. For those who need quality recording, the Organizer has partnered with a company to install mobile state-of-the-art recording studios in designated places. For more information, the KIS Pinoy National Secretariat can be reached at (T) (02) 5516835, (02) 5516834, or may log on for more information at www.kispinoy.com.

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