The Korean Cultural Festival 2017 From Korea with love
The Korean Cultural Festival, one of the arts and culture events becoming popular in Sri Lanka will be held from 1.30 pm to till 7.30 pm at the Bishop’s College Auditorium on July.
Organised by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea together with the National Unification Advisory Council South West Asia Chapter, the Korean Residents Association of Sri Lanka and the Korean Businessmen’s Association, the evening will consists of two main events the Quiz-on Korea and the K-Pop World Festival.
This year also marks the 40th anniversary of Sri Lanka-Korea diplomatic ties and celebrations will continue till November.
“In recent years, with the growing popularity of the ‘Korean Wave’, epitomised by K-Dramas and K-Pop, many Sri Lankans including young people have shown a deep interest in Korean culture and language.
Responding to this love for Korean culture, the Embassy has organised the annual Korean Cultural Festival over the last few years. And it has proved to be a successful way to further deepen the friendship and goodwill between Korea and Sri Lanka,” Korean Embassy said in a statement.
in partnership with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Culture Affairs of Sri Lanka, and the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation.
On July 1, the Quiz-on Korea (13:30 – 16:00 pm) is a survival quiz competition where the questions will be on generic topics on Korea, including Korean lifestyle, traditional culture, history and language.
The winner will get an opportunity to learn and experience Korea this September, and compete with national representatives from different countries around the world to win the top prize.
The K-Pop World Festival (17:00 – 19:30 on 1 July) is a K-pop performance competition, for which the Embassy has invited talented Sri Lankan vocalists and/or dancers to show their K-pop spirit on stage.
Winning team(s) will stand the chance to go to Korea for the final round and compete internationally in September, following a screening process. They will also get a chance to meet and perform together with K-Pop stars.