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<\/p>\nThe Fukuoka Shunsetsu Executive Committee is recruiting foreign participants for a Karaoke festival on Jan. 15. Applicants must be over 18 years old and should be able to sing Japanese songs, or be naturalised citizens of Japan. The winner will get travel tickets such as a cruise ship tour or accommodation for an onsen in Kyushu. For those who are interested, follow the instructions below. Apply by Dec. 22.<\/p>\n
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1. Date and time<\/strong> 2. Application qualification<\/strong> (ca. 15 applicants: first-come-first-served basis) 3. Application system<\/strong> 4. Transportation<\/strong> 5. Application deadline<\/strong> 6. Prizes<\/strong> 7. On the panel<\/strong> 8. Contact<\/strong> The Fukuoka Shunsetsu Executive Committee is recruiting foreign participants for a Karaoke festival on Jan. 15…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6391,"featured_media":94272,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"94168","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[5112],"class_list":["post-94168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","tag-festival","location-fukuoka-prefecture","en-US"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/karaokerecruitment-1.jpg?fit=1338%2C892&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6391"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94168"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94168\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94273,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94168\/revisions\/94273"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 1\/15 (Sun.), Meeting time: 14:00
\n\u2022 Preliminary rounds & finals: 14:30~17:00
\n\u2022 Finals (5 participants): A champion is selected as well as second and third place.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Foreigners who are able to sing Japanese songs, or naturalised citizens of Japan.
\n\u2022 Must be over 18.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 If interested, please send an email to: syunsetsusai@gmail.com
\n\u2022 We will reply with the entry sheet, which you must then return to us to enter into the competition.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0Each participant will get \u00a52,000 to cover transportation<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a012\/22 (Thu.), first-come-first-served basis<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 First prize: luxury travel tickets x 2
\n(1. China: Shanghai\u21d4Hakata cruise ship tour + 2. Kyushu onsen stay)
\n2nd prize: electric appliance
\n3rd prize: two cases of kirin beer \u203bparticipation prizes for all applicants<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Satoshi Yonai – Publicity Director of Kitty, an organisation that scouts talented singers.
\n\u2022 Amin – a Chinese singer\/songwriter (has collaborated with Yumin). See Amin perform a mini-concert on Sun. 15 Jan.
\n\u2022\u00a0And others<\/p>\n
\nFukuoka Shunsetsu Executive Committee Office
\n\u2022 2-3-2 Momochihama, Sawara-ku, Fukuoka city
\n\u2022 TNC Broadcasting Hall, China Chongqing Fukuoka Office
\n\u2022 Tel.: 080-3221-0050 (13:00~16:00, closed on Sat., Sun.& Hol.)
\n\u2022 Fax: 092-281-0925
\n\u2022 E-mail: syunsetsusai@gmail.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"