Icheon City Hosts '2025 Second National Silver Children's Song Festival'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] Icheon City announced that it will host the 'Second National Silver Children's Song Festival,' a special stage where seniors of the Republic of Korea can showcase their emotions and talents, on May 23rd.

Following the success of last year's First National Silver Children's Song Festival, this year will also feature even more abundant programs and moving performances. Seniors will have the opportunity to regain a youthful spirit through children's songs, share beautiful memories, and experience precious moments of warm intergenerational connection.

Seniors wishing to participate should download the application form from the Icheon City Youth Foundation website (www.icfyouth.or.kr) between March 18th and April 9th. After completing the form, they should submit it along with a video file of their singing performance with piano accompaniment (duet or group singing) via email (dyhistory2014@naver.com).

Participation is free, and anyone aged 60 or older can apply. After preliminary screening, 15 teams will advance to the final round. Prizes will be awarded according to rankings: Grand Prize (1 team, 3 million won), Gold Prize (1 team, 2 million won), Silver Prize (3 teams, 1 million won each), Bronze Prize (5 teams, 800,000 won each), Encouragement Prize (5 teams, 500,000 won each), and Popularity Award (1 team, 300,000 won).