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Singing duo wins LA regionals of K-pop World Festival

September 1, 2015
CoCo Avenue won the Los Angeles regionals of the K-pop World Festival 2015, to be held in Changwon, South Korea, next month. (Yonhap)

CoCo Avenue won the Los Angeles regionals of the K-pop World Festival 2015, to be held in Changwon, South Korea, next month. (Yonhap)

The Los Angeles regionals of the annual K-pop World Festival — a competition held by the Korean government, KBS and the city of Changwon, South Korea, which gathers talents from around the globe — found a winner last week in CoCo Avenue, a singing duo.

Comprised of Jenna Rogers, 24, and Jenny Johnson, 23, the duo picked up the grand prize inside a University of Southern California auditorium after impressing a crowd of 200 with their rendition of 4men’s “Baby Baby.”

Fourteen teams participated in the contest, organized locally by the Korean Cultural Center of Los Angeles.

CoCo Avenue will go on to the festival in South Korea with free round-trip tickets.

The festival is a part of the Korean government’s attempt to spread Hallyu around the world and will be held next month in Changwon.