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Samsung holds fan party for Galaxy users
Rapper Zico performs during a Galaxy Fan Party event organized by Samsung Electronics in Gwangju, Saturday. / courtesy of Samsung Electronics
By Baek Byung-yeul
By Baek Byung-yeul
Samsung Electronics held Galaxy Fan Party events in major cities nationwide to celebrate the launch of its latest premium Galaxy S10 smartphone and the 10th anniversary of the Galaxy brand.
The fan party events are designed to show users how to use major functions of the new Galaxy device.
The tech firm held a fan party in Busan, Feb. 28, and Gwangju, March 2, and is scheduled to hold additional events in major cities through March 16. The Seoul event will be held March 8, Daejeon, March 15 and Daegu, March 16.
The fan parties are directed by rapper Zico and showcase music from artists such as one-man pop act 10cm and other events including a quiz. 10cm introduced a new song celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Galaxy brand.
Samsung commenced the Galaxy Fan Party(s) in March 2018 with the introduction of the Galaxy S9. The firm said competition for taking part in this year's event heated up as more than 30,000 Galaxy fans registered for the event.
The firm had an unpacking event to introduce the Galaxy S10 smartphone in four formats ― the S10e, S10, S10+ and fifth-generation (5G) network-enabled S10 5G. Excluding the S10 5G, three S10 phones will be available here starting Monday.