An overwhelmed fan
The Korean media post-win
Nicole getting interviewed
I <3 Dance
Heejun Han from American Idol took time out his US tour to perform
Gurl got down!
The runners up!
It was the final showdown on Friday night as the top 10 contestants from the NY World K-Pop Festival competed to win the grand prize: round trip tickets to South Korea and the opportunity to perform at the largest K-Pop contest in Korea. (Just to give you an insight into the popularity of the World K-Pop Festival, over 10,000 people attended last year.) Selected from thousands of K-Pop hopefuls, the finalists came from all over the States, armed with synchronized dance moves, complementing outfits, and a pretty good grasp of the Korean language. So who won? A Miss Nicole Mastrodomenico, for her acoustic version "Replay" by SHINee. Brayden and I got up close and personal with the performers and their throngs of fans. Check out the photos and videos below.