title Information on Media Accreditation date 2012/07/24
file ±Û¾ÆÀÌÄÜ PRESS_english0724(1)(1).docx    
Information on Media Accreditation for the ¡¸2012 Asia Song Festival¡¹ Held in Commemoration of the Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea
 
The “2012 Asia Song Festival”, now in its ninth year this year, is Asia’s largest pop music festival held to promote the cultural exchange in Asia and expand its music market.
 
This year, in particular, it is held in commemoration of the Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea. Top 14 artists from 6 Asian countries including the special guest will perform and approximately 30,000 spectators will gather in Yeosu to enjoy the festival. Therefore, to promote the safety and convenience of those reporting the event, we would like to receive in advance your media accreditation applications. We ask for media’s participation and kind cooperation.
 
1. Event overview
¡à Event: 2012 Asia Song Festival to commemorate the Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea
¡à Date and time: 4 August 2012 (Sat) 19:30 - 22:30
¡à Venue: EXPO Pop Festival Stage
¡à Hosts: Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange and the Organizing Committee of the Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea
¡à Supporters: Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization
¡à Sponsorship: Asiana Airline
¡à Spectators: Approximately 30,000
¡à Line Up: 14 teams of singers from 6 countries including Hyun Joong Kim, Tiger JK & t Yoonmirae, MBLAQ, SISTAR, TEEN TOP, ZE:A, Ailee, B1A4 (Korea), Aqua Timez (Japan), Wei Chen (China), Fann Wong (Singapore), Yoga Lin (Taiwan), and Candy Mafia (Thailand) with special casting of “Brave Guys” (Korea).
2. Qualification
Media of Korean and global broadcasters (ONLY ground wave and cable broadcaster, newspapers, magazines or any other existing media objectively recognized as media).
 
3. Registration for accreditation
¨ç Application by email is highly recommended (asf@kofice.or.kr)
¨è Other Inquiries
Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange: Tel (02) 523-1050, Fax (02) 737-3525
Period: until 6 p.m. of 27 July 2012 (Fri)
Where to submit: Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange (check annex)
 
4. Announcement of the list of accredited media and how to receive press cards
¨ç How to check the list
- Announced on July 30 (Mon) on the 2012 Asia Song Festival Web site (http://www.asf.or.kr)
¨èHow to receive press cards
- On August 4 (Sat) 15:00 ~, Venue will be confirmed soon
 
5. Precautions to take when reporting
We kindly ask for your cooperation on the following for the settlement of a mature performance culture and maintenance of order.
 
1) Filming the content of the concert on the day of the event should be limited to sketches introducing the event and their exposure through the media should be limited to 10 minutes of the edited version. Furthermore, covering artists in the waiting room is strictly prohibited. Those who want to hold interviews or sketch the singers should first cooperate in advance with the artist’s managers and film only in allowed space.
 
Event Schedule
17:00 ~ 19:00  Entry of spectators
19:30 ~ 22:30  Main Performance
 
 
¡ØTo request media accreditation, please refer to the annex.
Survey of 2012 Asia Song Festival
Downloading Foreigner Admission Ticket will be available soon!