High-energy dance, live vocals and martial arts filled Ryan Family Auditorium Friday night for Northwestern\u2019s Korean American Student Association\u2019s spring show \u201cNETFLIKS.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n 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.<\/span><\/p>\n The annual KASA production also played video skits students themed around South Korean television and Netflix originals such as \u201cKPop Demon Hunters,\u201d \u201cSingle\u2019s Inferno\u201d and \u201cCulinary Class Wars.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe preparations for the show were really fun,\u201d Weinberg senior Megan Lin said. \u201cI met a lot of new people and it was great to dance with them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n 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.<\/span><\/p>\n Many students cheered at the edge of the stage during high-energy rap pieces while swaying and waving phone flashlights during slower ballad songs.<\/span><\/p>\n 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.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n 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.<\/span><\/p>\n 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 \u201cWhat Is Love?\u201d by TWICE.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI was really surprised since I didn\u2019t expect many singing pieces, but the bands were really cool and the dance pieces were awesome,\u201d McCormick first-year Jason Ta, an audience member, said.<\/span><\/p>\n Later, between Acts 3 and 4, Mayfest Productions representatives announced Chinese American singer-songwriter <\/span>Tiffany Day as the headliner for \u201cThe Burrow,\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/span> a new stage introduced this year. The performance is a collaborative effort between KASA and the Chinese Students Association.<\/span><\/p>\n The showcase concluded with acknowledgements for performers, committee members and technical staff involved in organizing the event.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n South Korean rapper Wuuslime took the stage as the show\u2019s 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.<\/span><\/p>\n Final closing remarks by the outgoing presidents marked the end of this year\u2019s spring showcase.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI met so many new people, and everyone is very supportive of each other even if you don\u2019t exactly know them,\u201d Weinberg sophomore and KASA Publicity Chair Ally Song said. \u201cIt\u2019s just a great way for people to get involved with KASA on a deeper level. And I think this year\u2019s show was actually one of the best.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Email:<\/b> [email\u00a0protected]<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Related Stories:<\/b><\/p>\n \u2014 <\/span>KASA highlights dance, Taekwondo and \u2018Squid Game\u2019 at spring show<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 <\/span>K-Dance channels fierce energy in spring showcase<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
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