''Korea Sings'' (), commonly known in English as ''National Singing Contest'', is a South Korean musical TV program. It airs live on KBS 1TV on Sunday at 12:10 beginning November 9, 1980. For South Korean holidays, the show has been hosted overseas. In 2003, the show was hosted in

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during National Liberation Day of Korea.

History

The show originally started as a program called ''KBS National Singing Fight'' () from 1972 to 1977.

Description

According to the official program page, the show is described as "a show of battles of wit and exciting songs between amateur guests who passed the preliminary in their local regions which aims to make people touched, have good memories, and give honest smiles to the audience with things to be proud of the region that are unique to the area."

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* * 1980 South Korean television series debuts 1980s South Korean television series 1990s South Korean television series 2000s South Korean television series 2010s South Korean television series Korean-language television shows South Korean music television shows Music competitions in South Korea Korean Broadcasting System original programming Television productions suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic {{SouthKorea-tv-stub