 SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean actress Song Hye-kyo was named regional ambassador for the world's first online orchestra being set up by YouTube, the video-sharing web site said Friday. In a ceremony in Hong Kong, Song, 26, was appointed Goodwill Ambassador to the Asia-Pacific for the envisioned "YouTube Symphony," the Google-based web site said. "As a lover of classical music, I'm here to remind you that there's only a month left to sign up for a global audition," Song said on a video clip posted on YouTube. Song soared to fame with her role as a leukemia-stricken girl in the mega-hit Korean TV drama "Autumn in My Heart" in 2000. The drama was later broadcast in Japan and several other Asian countries, making her an Asia-wide celebrity. YouTube is accepting video entries from hopefuls looking to become part of its online orchestra, which started in December and will run until Jan. 28. Those who pass the audition will join the virtual symphony to be launched in April, it said. Finalists will be chosen by a panel of judges and YouTube users and will travel to New York in April to participate in the YouTube Symphony Orchestra summit and play at Carnegie Hall with American conductor Michael Tilson Thomas. YouTube launched a Korean-language version of its service in January and has since seen its traffic expand rapidly. Credits: ygkim@yna.co.kr, image from empas.com http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/culturespo...006700320F.HTML | |
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