New Delhi, April 18 (IANS): The Korean Cultural Centre here has announced the online auditions of the fourth edition of K-POP 2015 festival, where artistes of the popular music genre compete with one another.

In the new edition of K-POP 2015, auditions are happening on a larger scale, and not just across India, but other neighbouring countries Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Nepal are also participating.

With two and ahalf months of online auditions, K-POP will continue to pore through the submissions on their website and will prepare for the August 29 announcement of semi-finalists.

The finale will be held in Delhi on August 29 at Siri Fort Auditorium, said a statement.

K-POP is a music genre from South Korea, consisting of dance-pop, pop ballad, electronic, rock, hip-hop and R&B.

The preliminary rounds will happen in each zone and will witness the grandeur and craze of K-POP in the northeast, Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai Kolkata, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Nepal and New Delhi.

"We were overwhelmed by the enthusiasm of the people last year. We are expecting K-POP 2015 to be one of the most sensational events of the year," Kim Kum-Pyoung, director, Korean Cultural Centre, said in a statement.

"It's the ultimate platform for the gifted and talented young performers to showcase their talent and challenge themselves to achieve their goals," he added.

For participating in the auditions, contestants can upload their videos, and music files from April 17 to June 30 at www.kpopindia.com.