{"id":4792,"date":"2015-06-25T18:46:23","date_gmt":"2015-06-25T09:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/?p=4792"},"modified":"2024-10-11T10:33:38","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T01:33:38","slug":"icc-international-karaoke-contest-grand-finale-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/news\/2015\/06\/25\/4792\/","title":{"rendered":"ICC International Karaoke Contest 2015 GRAND FINALE &#8211; Bringing the Waseda Community Together Through Song"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Date &amp; Time<br \/>\n<\/strong>June 25th (Thu) 6:15-8:00pm (Doors open: 5:55pm)<br \/>\n*After checking in, you may enter and leave freely.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Place<br \/>\n<\/strong>Ono Auditorium, Waseda Campus<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eligibility<br \/>\n<\/strong>Waseda students, faculty, staff &amp; the general public<\/li>\n<li><strong>Registration<br \/>\n<\/strong>Not required (seating for 200)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fee<br \/>\n<\/strong>Free!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>International students who are studying at Waseda will be performing\u00a0Japanese songs solo and also with other local students at the ICC\u00a0International Karaoke Contest this month! There were over 39 entries\u00a0who competed in the qualifying rounds and now the 11 finalists will\u00a0battle it out in the Grand Final!<\/p>\n<p>This event features the winner of the 2013 Karaoke World Championship\u00a0in Finland and Waseda University staff member, Mr. Teruhisa Tanaka, as a\u00a0judge and guest singer. Last year&#8217;s KWC Japan representative and\u00a0current Waseda student Mr. Keidai Hasehira will also be performing and\u00a0judging at the event.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Students from America, Brazil, China, Finland, Japan, Korea &amp; Taiwan\u00a0from various departments will sing Japanese hits of all genres!<\/p>\n<p>\u21d2Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/assets\/uploads\/2021\/08\/4d7cf578d15c71a1a2fe501b87563c7e.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">list of the 11 finalists<\/a><\/p>\n<p>So who&#8217;s the best singer on Waseda&#8217;s global campus??<br \/>\nListen and let Waseda&#8217;s talented students move you with their voices!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Date<br \/>\n<\/strong>June 25 (Thu) 6:15-8:00pm (Doors open: 5:55pm)<br \/>\n*After checking in, you may enter and leave freely.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Venue<br \/>\n<\/strong>Ono Auditorium, Waseda Campus<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eligibility<br \/>\n<\/strong>Waseda Students, Staff &amp; General Public<\/li>\n<li><strong>Language<br \/>\n<\/strong>Japanese &amp; English (Songs will be in Japanese)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fee<br \/>\n<\/strong>Free<\/li>\n<li><strong>Registration<br \/>\n<\/strong>Not required (Seating for 200)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Judging Criteria<br \/>\n<\/strong>A combination of performers Singing Ability,\u00a0Performance, Passion &amp; Visual Impact.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Judges<br \/>\n<\/strong>Prof. Hiroko Mikami<br \/>\nDirector of the Waseda University International Community Center (ICC)<br \/>\n<span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Mr. Teruhisa Tanaka<br \/>\n<\/span>Waseda Univ. Staff Member,\u00a02013 Karaoke World Championship Winner<br \/>\n<span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Mr. Keidai Hasehira<br \/>\n<\/span>4th year student at the School of Commerce,\u00a02014 Karaoke World Championship Japan Representative<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Judge\/Guest Singers <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Mr. Teruhisa Tanaka<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/06\/pic140625-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2408\" src=\"http:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/06\/pic140625-2.jpg\" alt=\"pic140625-2\" width=\"113\" height=\"152\" \/><\/a><\/strong>Began working at Waseda University after graduating from\u00a0Waseda&#8217;s School of Political Science and Economics in 2002.<br \/>\nPreviously worked in the International Division and then School of\u00a0International Liberal Studies and now works in the Secretariat of the\u00a0Office of the President.<\/p>\n<p>After his success on NHK-TV&#8217;s &#8220;Nodojiman&#8221; show as a Waseda\u00a0student, he went on to appear in several national karaoke competitions.<br \/>\nIn 2003 he received an award from the Minister of Education,\u00a0Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in a national\u00a0competition. He then won the Karaoke World Championships\u00a0men&#8217;s category in 2013. (<a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/6SoJNjofxd8\">video<\/a>)<br \/>\nIn 2014 he released his debut single &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.crownrecord.co.jp\/artist\/tanaka\/new_release.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sakura Horohoro<\/a>&#8221; with Nippon Crown Co. Ltd.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mr. Keidai Hasehira<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/10\/505677ec14e95dc4e5b92e876fd8312e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4799\" src=\"http:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/10\/505677ec14e95dc4e5b92e876fd8312e.jpg\" alt=\"\u99b3\u5e73\u3055\u3093\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/strong>Entered Waseda University School of Commerce in 2012.<br \/>\nBegan music career in 2014 and was chosen from 2000 entries\u00a0to represent Japan in the Karaoke World Championships in August.<br \/>\nAlso appeared on TV Tokyo&#8217;s &#8220;The Karaoke Battle&#8221; and won NHK&#8217;s &#8220;Anime Song Nodojiman Contest&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2605 <strong>Prizes<\/strong><br \/>\n1) JTB Travel Voucher for 30,000 yen (Sponsor: JTB Corporation Corporate Sales)<br \/>\n2) BIG ECHO Karaoke Passport (Sponsor: DAIICHIKOSHO CO. LTD)<\/p>\n<p>\u2605 <strong>&#8220;ICC&#8217;s Choice&#8221; Special Award<\/strong><br \/>\n1) Book Gift token for 10,000 yen<br \/>\n2) BIG ECHO Karaoke Passport (Sponsor: DAIICHIKOSHO CO. LTD)<\/p>\n<p>\u2605 <strong>Audience Present<\/strong> (Sponsor: DAIICHIKOSHO CO. LTD)<br \/>\nThe first 200 audience members will receive a 20% discount voucher from BIG ECHO karaoke box!<\/p>\n<p>Organizer: Waseda University International Community Center<br \/>\nSponsors: DAIICHIKOSHO CO. LTD,\u00a0JTB Corporation Corporate Sales<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/10\/logo140606.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4726\" src=\"http:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/10\/logo140606.jpg\" alt=\"logo140606\" width=\"128\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/10\/logo140606-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4725\" src=\"http:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/10\/logo140606-2.jpg\" alt=\"logo140606-2\" width=\"179\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Inquiries: \u3000TEL: 03-5286-3990\u3000E-mail: icc-party@list.waseda.jp<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date &amp; Time June 25th (Thu) 6:15-8:00pm (Doors open: 5:55pm) *After checking in, you may enter and leave f [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4797,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[82,133],"class_list":["post-4792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-events-en","tag-watch-listen-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4792"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4792\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32852,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4792\/revisions\/32852"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}