On February 20, the annual karaoke contest in Japanese was held at the Japan Human Resource Development Center. Students studying Japanese, as well as just lovers of singing Japanese songs attended this competition. A total of 14 solo and duet numbers were presented. Rahmankulov Arthur, a first-year student at the KazNU of the Far East Department, performed the song “Nando demo” by the group “Dreams come true”. He performed well, impressing the audience with his beautiful vocal and good pronunciation. Arthur was awarded an honorary diploma and memorable prizes. First-year students of the Japanese Studies Department came to support their classmate.

Despite the fact that it was his first experience of participation in this competition, Arthur did a great job. He really liked it, and next year he is going to please the audience with a new song.