The girl group ‘Wina’ belonging to students in the Department of Applied Music at Gimpo University won the ‘Proud Korean Grand Prize’ at the Korea Best Brand Awards.

The '20th Korea Best Brand Awards', hosted by the Korea Best Brand Association and organized by the Brand Value Research Institute and the King Sejong National Committee, was held to celebrate brands, companies, and people with global capabilities to contribute to Korea's industrial and economic development and enhance national competitiveness. This is an event where organizations are selected and awarded.

Wina said, “I am very happy to receive a good award ahead of my comeback, and more than anything, being called a proud Korean gives me an even greater sense of responsibility. “This year, we have a lot of activities planned for the global stage, so we ask for your interest and expectations,” he said.

WINNA debuted in the music industry with its first single 'Like Psycho' in September 2022, and released its second single 'QUEEN' in June of the following year, meeting fans in Japan as well as various broadcasts and performances, and last year's '31st' Expectations are rising as a new mainstream K-POP girl group, including winning the Rookie Award at the 2023 Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards and the 2023 Korea Hallyu Culture Awards.

WINNA is showing various charms through unit and individual activities. The 'youngest line' Won-i and Yeonseo formed the unit 'Won-i Yeonseo' and released the single 'Wind', followed by 'older sister line' Do-a and Eun-ah forming 'Do-a Eun-ah' and releasing the single 'Baby Like It'. They are also actively meeting fans through unit activities such as: On the 25th of last month, Woni released her first solo single, the ballad song 'Time after Time', and received a positive response by expressing deep emotions with her attractive voice.

The K-Culture Department of Practical Music at Gimpo University (President Park Jin-young), where Wina's 'youngest line' Won-i and Yeonseo attend, actively promotes the careers of current students to the extent that the saying 'admission is equivalent to debuting as a professional musician' was created with a focus on practical education curriculum. Supported by Gimpo University Global Campus, newly built in Unyang-dong, Gimpo Hangang New Town, fully equipped with global standard education infrastructure, is a K-culture specialized university focused on strengthening practical and job start-up capabilities through education tailored to industrial demand. It is located a 5-minute walk from Gimpo Gold Line Unyang Station. there is.

Introduction to Gimpo University

In order to flexibly and agilely respond to changes in the external environment in the post-Corona and 4th Industrial Revolution era, Gimpo University is implementing the university's mid- to long-term development plan 'HOPE 2025', specialization plan, innovation plan, checking connectivity, and strategic tasks for strategy realization. The establishment and implementation of a detailed KPI performance management system is a priority, and in the era of revolution in the job market represented by 'On Demand, Gig Economy', innovation in the vocational education paradigm suitable for future industries is urgently needed. We are focusing on nurturing talent with core competencies for future jobs.

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