J.LIVE Talk 2024 Semifinalists

The video submissions have been judged by the first panel of judges. The following 26 semifinalists have been selected. Congratulations to all!  (Listed in alphabetical order by last name)

High School Category I

Christine Cao, Hayfield Secondary School (VA)

Abigail Chaffin, Hayfield Secondary School (VA)

Kaylee Clifton, Hayfield Secondary School (VA)

Anqi Li, Stevenson School (CA)

Aiden Romero, Hayfield Secondary School (VA)

Jason Smith, Hayfield Secondary School (VA)

High School Category II

Eli Chang, Canyon Crest Academy (CA)

Chloe Faust, Tamiscal High School (CA)

Hana Ohno-Snedden, Oakton High School (VA)

Quincy Qu, Stevenson School (CA)

Nagone Reid, Hayfield Secondary School (VA)

College Category I

Tyler Burley, Rice University

Adam Deslatte, Baylor University

Marcus Grant, University of Maryland Baltimore County

Dusty Rogers, George Washington University

Walker Snider, Baylor University

Jessica Tang, Georgetown University

College Category II

Joshua Browder, Baylor University

Jungtaek Hong, University of Virginia

Weijie Li, American University

Zixuan Luo, George Washington University

Yan Rui, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Kenny Tung, Yale University

College Category III

Linda Li, Yale University

Tomohiro Nozaki, Georgetown University

Santiago Ravello, George Washington University

The semifinalists' videos are now being judged by the second panel of judges. In addition, the semifinalists have been asked to provide a one-minute video message (in Japanese) to the second panel of judges as to what message they would like to convey at the J.LIVE Talk 2024 Final Round. Three finalists will be selected from each category and invited to participate in the Final Round.