KBS National Singing Contest Okcheon episode to be recorded October 24

Approximately 150 teams applied for the KBS National Singing Contest Okcheon episode, which will hold its final recording at the Okcheon Public Stadium on October 24. Preliminary rounds to select resident participants will take place on October 22 at the Okcheon Sports Center.

The final recording of the KBS National Singing Contest Okcheon episode will be held in Okcheon County, Chungbuk. Hosted by Okcheon County and organized by KBS, the event is scheduled for Saturday, October 24, at 2:00 PM at the Okcheon Public Stadium. If it rains, the venue will be moved to the Okcheon Sports Center. Prior to the finals, a preliminary round to select resident participants will take place on Thursday, October 22, at 1:00 PM at the Okcheon Sports Center. Okcheon County announced that approximately 150 teams applied during the application period from October 1 to October 16. On the day of the preliminaries, on-site registration will also be available for residents who were unable to apply in advance.

Final recording at Okcheon Public Stadium on the 24th

The "KBS National Singing Contest Chungbuk Okcheon County episode," hosted by Okcheon County and organized by KBS, will proceed with the final recording on October 24 at 2:00 PM at the Okcheon Public Stadium. The county announced the event schedule in a press release distributed on October 21. Participants for the final stage of the broadcast program will be selected during the preliminaries held two days earlier on the 22nd. Both the finals and the preliminaries will take place within Okcheon County, with the Okcheon Public Stadium designated as the venue for the finals and the Okcheon Sports Center for the preliminaries.

In the event of rain on the day of the event, the final stage will be moved from the Okcheon Public Stadium to the Okcheon Sports Center. Okcheon County stated that it plans to proceed with the event without disruption by changing the venue in case of rain. Accordingly, the viewing location for the finals may change depending on the weather; it will be held at the Okcheon Public Stadium if it does not rain, and at the Okcheon Sports Center if it does. The county stated that the Okcheon County Office Administrative Affairs Division will provide detailed information regarding the event.

Guest singers including Hyeon Suk and Park Seo-jin to appear

The final stage will feature guest singers including Hyeon Suk, Park Seo-jin, Yoon Soo-hyun, Jeong Yeon-ho, and Park Seong-on. Okcheon County announced that trot singers, including these individuals, will perform on the final stage.

The list of guest singers includes five people: Hyeon Suk, Park Seo-jin, Yoon Soo-hyun, Jeong Yeon-ho, and Park Seong-on. Among them, Hyeon Suk was introduced as a "national singer" in the county's press release. The event begins at 2:00 PM on Saturday, October 24, at the Okcheon Public Stadium, though the venue will change to the Okcheon Sports Center if it rains. The preliminaries held before the finals will take place on a separate schedule on October 22 at 1:00 PM at the Okcheon Sports Center.

Approximately 150 teams applied for preliminaries; on-site registration available

Applications for the preliminaries were accepted from October 1 to October 16. The application locations were the administrative welfare centers of the towns and townships in Okcheon County and via email. According to Okcheon County, approximately 150 teams completed their applications during the application period. The preliminaries are a procedure to select residents to appear on the final stage, and will be held on October 22 at 1:00 PM at the Okcheon Sports Center. On-site registration will also be provided for residents who could not apply in advance on the day of the preliminaries.

The on-site registration time is from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM on October 22. The registration location is the Okcheon Sports Center where the preliminaries are held, located at 53 Gwanseong-ro, Okcheon-eup, Okcheon-gun, Chungbuk. The county announced that on-site registration will only be operated on the day of the preliminaries. Eligible applicants include Okcheon County residents, as well as workers and students located in Okcheon County.

Eligibility and restrictions on professional activities

The target for the preliminaries includes not only Okcheon County residents but also workers employed at workplaces in Okcheon County and students attending local schools. However, professional singers are not permitted to participate. Okcheon County stated that members of singer associations, such as the Korean Singers Association and the Korea Singers Association, are included in the definition of professional singers and are excluded from eligibility. Individuals with a history of public activities, such as having released albums or appearing in broadcasts or music videos, are also ineligible to participate.

The county stated that these criteria are applied to ensure fair competition. Therefore, preliminary participants must verify not only the eligibility requirements regarding their place of residence, workplace, or school, but also whether they are professional singers or have histories of album releases and appearances in broadcasts or music videos. Inquiries regarding the event can be made to the Okcheon County Office Administrative Affairs Division at 043-730-3174. Okcheon County announced the preliminary and final schedules, eligibility, and on-site registration details together.

Okcheon County plans to hold the preliminaries at 1:00 PM on October 22 at the Okcheon Sports Center and the final recording at 2:00 PM on October 24 at the Okcheon Public Stadium. If it rains, the venue for the finals will change to the Okcheon Sports Center. Guest singers include Hyeon Suk, Park Seo-jin, Yoon Soo-hyun, Jeong Yeon-ho, and Park Seong-on, and inquiries regarding the event are handled by the Okcheon County Office Administrative Affairs Division.

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