NärCon K-pop Championship
Kotae Expo is part of a international Närcon Kpop Championship competition!
Could your group be the first NKC Team Finland?
NKC, NärCon Kpop Championship is a international kpop dance contest that is held at the Närcon Sommar -event in Sweden. In NKC the participating dance group seeks to create a dance cover based on the original K-pop performance, in the best possible way.
The 2025 competition is expanding for the first time and turning the competition international, so we will be seeing participants from all over Europe. Representatives for Team Finland can be seen in the 2026 competition which qualifiers will be held at Kotae Expo 2025!
To represent Finland in the NKC 2026 you must take part in the qualifier competition held at Kotae Expo 2025, in November where you and your team will be competing for your place in the NKC 2026 competition. Applications for the qualifier competition of NKC 2026 opens on 28 June 2025.
The rules for NKC qualifier competition of 2026 are published!
You can familiarize yourself with the rules of the competition here (in Finnish).
Should you need help with the rules, feel free to contact us at susetela[at]kotae.fi.
You can find the rules of the NKC Finals of 2025 on NärCon Kpop Championship’s website.
Judges of the qualifier competition will be announced later this year.
