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and Tinkerbell.  Tune Search: An                              International Guitar Festival in 2019. This
                                                               number  also got them the Consolation
            Online Concert by
                                                               Prize that year, what an amazing feat!
    Coming up next was the introduction of traditional clothing. France’s traditional
 costumes include the Breton costume, Alsace costume and Landes costume. The French   the Guitar Club
 Club representative also gave a tip to identify the rich: the more buttons sealed onto   The  concert  continued  with
 the Alsace costume, the wealthier the wearer. While French women who pair Landes      On the 10th of June, Kuen Cheng   “Fireworks of Stars”, performed by Linh

 costumes with fancy ribbons are unmarried or divorced. Aside from Kimonos that are   High School Guitar Club held an online   Chi and Yan Yu. Followed by an ensemble
 worn by the Japanese during their coming-of-age ceremony, Japan also has the Yukata   concert via video streaming platforms such   of “Naruto Main Theme”, a soundtrack
 which is a casual version of the Kimono. Lastly, the traditional clothing of Korea is the   as YouTube, Facebook and Zoom. Though   from Japan’s popular anime Naruto. Hebe

 renowned hanbok.  the concert was held during the school      Tien’s “A Little Happiness” was performed
            holidays, many students in Kuen Cheng              by their alumna, Mandy Hu.

            watched it live.
    The audience had a good laugh listening to the interesting festivals such as France’s

 Nice Carnival. The two-week event is celebrated to honour visiting nobility where people      The  performances  came  to  a  halt
 pelted each other with flour and eggs. In Korea, there is Tooth Day and Gugu Day which      Before the concert started, the   as  one of  the emcees  interviewed a  club
 are named after chicken clucking sounds. On the 11th of November, both Korea and   emcees, Yee Ling and Wen Qi welcomed   member, Lee Swan Yin on her guitar
 Japan celebrate Pepero Day and Pocky Day respectively. It is held on this day due to   all who tuned in to watch the program.   journey. “What inspired you to pick up the
 the resemblance of Pepero and Pocky sticks. Besides Pocky Day, Japan also celebrates   During the introduction, they dismissed   guitar and start playing?”She shared that

 Confession Day annually on February 19, five days after Valentine’s Day.  a common misconception, which is that   she was introduced to guitar when she saw
            guitars can only be played individually, but       a guitarist playing while singing in a music
            not in a group. In fact, guitars can also be       programme on television and thought that
    It is undeniable that K-pop is taking the world by storm. Koreans will try to mimic   played in a band! Guitar ensembles in this   playing the guitar looked very cool. Soon

 their idol’s style in all aspects: makeup and dressing. Besides that, K-dramas such as   club are pioneered by their current coach.  after, she went online to buy a guitar and
 ‘Hotel Del Luna’, ‘Twenty-five twenty-one’, ‘Squid Game’ and ‘Crash Landing on You’     thus started her guitar-playing journey.
 have hit the big time. Meanwhile, in France, their renowned movies are ‘The Chorus’

 and ‘The Pianist’. Japan is known for Shinkai Makoto’s animation since each scene was      The concert started with a bang as
 stunning enough to be set as a wallpaper.   the emcees enthusiastically introduced the      “How did you feel after you got to
            first performance of the day, the “Legend          experience playing the guitar?” Swan Yin
            of Ashitaka”. They informed the audience           shared that she thought it was very new
    Later, participants were introduced to French’s daily outfits. Unbeknownst to   that this song was very special as the Club   at first, but soon after she realized that it
 many, the French do not dress as complicated as the media portrays. In fact, both French   performed this very tune at the Saigon   was not as she expected it to be. The guitar
 and Koreans prefer to dress as minimalists. On the other hand, the Japanese go for
 conservative clothing.




    At last, the Talk ended with a group photo. It was an informative and beneficial
 meeting for all participants as they understood and learned many things about these

 three countries.
 Jointly reported by:
 Tan Qi Xuan Sr1A
 Rachel Koh Huey Shin Jr3Z(2)

 Ho Chia Chien Jr3Z(4)



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