[제주교통복지신문 김현 기자] Alexa (AleXa, Kim Se-ri), who won the largest popularity contest in the United States and left a monumental trace of K-Pop, is digesting a splendid schedule amid the local popularity.
Alexa won the final victory by overwhelming viewers’ votes on the final stage of the ‘American Song Contest’ broadcast on the 10th. Alexa, who participated as the only K-pop artist out of a total of 50 teams, became the main character of a large-scale American contest program as ‘the first K-pop artist’, and she won the ‘2022 Billboard Music Awards’, one of America’s top three awards ceremony and famous TV I got the right to appear on the show.
Alexa will attend the recording of Kelly Clarkson’s NBC’s ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’ on the 11th as the earliest step forward by taking the role of MC for the ‘American Song Contest’. ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’ is a popular TV program in the United States, and as domestic artists, global stars such as Yoon Yeo-jeong, Black Pink Rosé, Twice, NCT 127, Itzy, and Espa have appeared.
The end of the ‘American Song Contest’ winner’s privilege is an appearance on the ‘2022 Billboard Music Awards’ to be held at 9 am (Korean time) on the 16th. The ‘Billboard Music Awards’ is considered one of the three major awards in the American pop music scene along with the ‘Grammy Awards’ and ‘American Music Awards’. It is an awards ceremony that drew attention with the appearance of the world-famous group BTS last year. This year, Alexa will participate in this awards ceremony as the only K-pop artist.
Alexa’s US itinerary doesn’t end there. After he finishes his broadcast schedule, he holds fan signing events in three locations, including Las Vegas and LA. As the ‘American Song Contest’ was conducted by viewer votes in each state, we prepared a special place to meet face-to-face for the fans who gave a lot of love and attention. In particular, as the fan signing event was held once in March in San Francisco and was crowded, the local response to Alexa is expected this time as well.
The ‘American Song Contest’ is an all-live music contest program in which 56 artists representing 50 US states, Washington DC, and 5 overseas territories compete for the top hit song in the United States. It is a North American remake of the ‘Eurovision Song Contest’, a national song contest in Europe, and has been very popular with European fans.
Alexa participated as the only K-pop artist out of 56 participants. The contest song ‘Wonderland’ garnered a lot of attention throughout the broadcast, and it was the first place in the quarter finals and semi-finals to win the final championship.
Meanwhile, Alexa is due to return home this month after an active US schedule.
Jeju Transportation Welfare Newspaper, TW News
