High-energy dance, live vocals and martial arts filled Ryan Family Auditorium Friday night for Northwestern’s Korean American Student Association’s spring show “NETFLIKS.”
The show combined skit comedy segments, music performances and dance showcases into a four-act production centered on Korean and Korean American entertainment and culture.
The annual KASA production also played video skits students themed around South Korean television and Netflix originals such as “KPop Demon Hunters,” “Single’s Inferno” and “Culinary Class Wars.”
“The preparations for the show were really fun,” Weinberg senior Megan Lin said. “I met a lot of new people and it was great to dance with them.”
Performers from KASA Singers in Act 1 sang popular K-pop and Korean R&B songs. Groups performed in trios, larger bands with live instruments, or as a K-pop style piece, which involved dancing and singing simultaneously.
Many students cheered at the edge of the stage during high-energy rap pieces while swaying and waving phone flashlights during slower ballad songs.
In Act 2, NU Taekwondo took the stage with a martial arts showcase of synchronized routines, sparring and board breaking. The demonstration incorporated traditional taekwondo techniques with a seven-song setlist of K-pop songs.
One segment even involved a blindfolded student listening to a bell as the only guide to breaking a board, which had the auditorium in complete silence and anticipation.
KASA Presents completed Act 3 with multiple high-energy dance pieces to K-pop songs, with large-group choreography and themed costumes for each routine. The final performance featured the executive board and production crew taking the stage to “What Is Love?” by TWICE.
“I was really surprised since I didn’t expect many singing pieces, but the bands were really cool and the dance pieces were awesome,” McCormick first-year Jason Ta, an audience member, said.
Later, between Acts 3 and 4, Mayfest Productions representatives announced Chinese American singer-songwriter Tiffany Day as the headliner for “The Burrow,” a new stage introduced this year. The performance is a collaborative effort between KASA and the Chinese Students Association.
The showcase concluded with acknowledgements for performers, committee members and technical staff involved in organizing the event.
South Korean rapper Wuuslime took the stage as the show’s external headliner. Audience members gathered at the edge of the stage as he performed several tracks alongside a heavily-cloaked unidentified DJ sporting an NU sweatshirt.
Final closing remarks by the outgoing presidents marked the end of this year’s spring showcase.
“I met so many new people, and everyone is very supportive of each other even if you don’t exactly know them,” Weinberg sophomore and KASA Publicity Chair Ally Song said. “It’s just a great way for people to get involved with KASA on a deeper level. And I think this year’s show was actually one of the best.”
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