Vietnam’s first pro K-pop training centre to debut in early 2023

Vietnam will have a first professional K-Pop training centre in early 2023, offering opportunities for Vietnamese to access to the music genre that they love.
Vietnam’s first pro K-pop training centre to debut in early 2023 ảnh 1Illustrative image (Photo: World K-POP Centre) 
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Vietnam will have a firstprofessional K-Pop training centre in early 2023, offering opportunities forVietnamese to access to the music genre that they love.

It is the result from a strategic cooperation signing deal between the VietnamTelevision Cable Corporation (VTVcab) and the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s WorldK-POP Centre in Hanoi last week.

The two partners will establish a Korea-standard training centre which willprovide a playground for anyone who is passionate about K-Pop; build a trainingfoundation and executive artist management for VTVcab's business strategy.

The first professional centre will also develop and spread K-Pop and V-Popindustries and cultures locally and internationally.

In addition, the Vietnamese music and entertainment area will also be part ofthe two sides’ investment as both believed there is big potential for business.

Speaking about the cooperation, Bui Huy Nam, general director of VTVcabbelieves the centre will be definitely a great success. It is because of theco-work between the World K-POP Center, which has had great experience inproducing many famous RoK artists, and VTVcab, which provides wide coverage inVietnam, and the crazy love for K-Pop of Vietnamese people.

“It is the first time a music centre will offer a training service by RoKexperts who will take part in the training activities in person in Vietnam.They will play role in discover and bring out not only Vietnam but also theworld Vietnamese music talents,” said Nam.

He added that the centre will help people to set up their images, root theirpositions and grab success in careers.

"From what we have been doing successfully in the RoK, we hope the modelwill be also applied well in Vietnam’s entertainment and help the industry developbrilliantly,” said Park Sung Jin, general director of World K-POP Centre.

“(At the Vietnam centre) we will bring into play experiences taken from the RoKand resources of both two partners to give opportunities for Vietnamese youngpeople to enjoy best professional environment to sharpen their abilities andspread their influence wide to not only Southeast Asia but also Asia and eventhe world.
“Currently, more than 400 artists have joined us in the RoK. Hopethat we will receive and trained as many as that number and more in Vietnam.”
The centre is scheduled to be launched in the first quarter of2023 and more information will be released soon.

After its inauguration, a programme entitled ‘Click The Star’ to hunt, trainand manage young talents according to a unique and attractive K-pop model willalso be officially launched by VTVcab and World K-POP Centre.

World K-POP Centre is one of the best educational institution with a campuslocated in Namsan, centre of Seoul. It realises and spreads the K-pop cultureto the world through cooperation with Seoul National University of Arts and theMinistry of Culture and Tourism.

In the line with the globalisation trend of Hallyu, the centre aims to promotebalanced development of the Korean K-pop brand by fostering global trainers,financial resources for related industries in culture and arts.

The institution also conducts partnership with world broadcasters,entertainment and production agencies for professional artists and staffdevelopment.

Currently, it has had overseas branches in China, Japan, Thailand, Mexico andBrazil among others./.
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