Korea Sings

Korea Sings (Korean: 전국노래자랑; RR: Jeon-guk Noraejarang; lit. National Singing Contest) is a South Korean music program presented by Song Hae since 1980. It airs live on KBS 1TV on Sunday at 12:10 beginning November 9, 1980.[1] For Korean holidays, the show has been hosted overseas. In 2003, the show was hosted in Pyongyang during National Liberation Day of Korea.[2]

Korea Sings
Also known asNational Singing Contest
GenreMusic
StarringSong Hae
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes2,008 (as of September 13, 2020)
Production
Production locationSouth Korea
Running time70 minutes
Release
Original networkKBS 1TV
Original releaseNovember 9, 1980 (1980-11-09) –
present
External links
Website

History

The show originally started as a program called KBS National Singing Fight (Korean: KBS배 쟁탈 전국노래자랑) from 1972 to 1977.[3]

Description

According to the official program page, the show is described as "a show of battles of wit and exciting songs between amateur guests who passed the preliminary in their local regions which aims to make people touched, have good memories, and give honest smiles to the audience with things to be proud of the region that are unique to the area."[4]

References
  1. Lee, Jae-hoon (17 February 2015). "`전국노래자랑' 초대 MC 겸 가수 위키리, 미국서 별세". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
  2. http://program.kbs.co.kr/1tv/enter/jarang/pc/detail.html?smenu=c8e571
  3. http://www.sporbiz.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=404533K
  4. http://program.kbs.co.kr/1tv/enter/jarang/pc/index.html
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