SEOUL, March 13 (AJP) - Four emerging French songwriters will team up with South Korean music professionals in Seoul later this month for a new songwriting camp dedicated to K-pop.
The weeklong program, titled Atelier K-POP, will run from March 24 to 29. It marks the first edition of the project jointly launched by the cultural department of the Embassy of France in the Republic Korea and the French National Center for Music (CNM), with support from France’s Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and the Institut Français.
The camp is co-organized by Seoul-based Leeway Music & Media, in collaboration with K-pop powerhouse JYP Publishing and Amplified Corporation.
The participating French songwriters — Jean-Noël, Poppy Fusée, Robin, and Ugo — were selected through a nationwide application process last year. The event will open with a conference at the French Embassy in central Seoul on March 24, where music experts from both countries will gather to explore the K-pop industry and new models for international collaboration.
From March 25 to 27, the four artists will join songwriting sessions at JYP Publishing’s studio, working alongside Korean industry professionals to co-create songs for local labels and artists.
On March 28, they will showcase their demo tracks during a listening session attended by K-pop producers and insiders. The program will wrap up on March 29 with site visits to local music companies. There, participants will explore a range of musical genres, from K-pop to hip-hop and rap.
“The selected French songwriters will engage in an immersive creative experience with Korean and international artists,” the French Embassy said in a statement. “Through this experience, we expect they will gain a deeper understanding of the unique dynamics of the Korean music industry.”
The embassy expressed hope that the program will foster ongoing cultural exchange between France and Korea and open new doors for collaboration in the global music scene.
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