Filipino talents sweep Arirang's All Together Top Talent Contest by storm

Arirang TV, in cooperation with Yeoksam Global Village, organized an event to promote multiculturalism here in Korea. This event, All Together Top Talent Contest of Arirang TV, is an avenue for multicultural residents of Korea to come together to showcase their hidden talents and skills. Numerous foreigners took part in this event. Last April 2, the Arirang talent show was held in Nonhyun 2-dong Cultural Center. During the said talent show, foreigners from Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan, the Philippines, USA (Americans and Korean Americans), Romania, England, among other countries, joined the event. Performances include singing (traditional songs, songs in their national language, pop songs and Korean songs), dancing (performing their national dance and break dancing, etc), cooking their traditional meal, martial arts exhibition, to name a few.

Two scholars, Raechelle Montalbo and Gracey Maquiniana performed in the said talent show. Raechelle sang a Korean song 가로수 그늘 아래 서면 - When I Stand under the Roadside Tree and played the guitar. Her heartfelt concert captivated the hearts of those present during the show. Gracey, on the other hand, danced a Tahitian dance. Her performance was undeniably mesmerizing. Indeed due to their noteworthy presentations, both won grand prize and the 1st runner up respectively. It just shows how talented Filipinos are.