I'm a Journalist in Korea 2: ASEAN WEEK 2019

ASEAN WEEK 20192019-06-22
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[NEWS PORTAL STARTODAY] ASEAN is a three-day festival in celebration of thirty years of Asean-Korea dialogue and relations. The festival aims to introduce attendees to the uniqueness of Asian cultures while facilitating a people-to-people exchange between those countries and Korea.

Organized by the Asean-Korea Centre, an inter-governmental organization established in March 2009, the goal of the committee is “to increase trade volume, accelerate investment flow, invigorate tourism and enrich cultural exchanges between Asean member states and Korea”.

Ten member states were represented though performances rich in color and tradition. Audiences were treated to eye-pleasing traditional costumes, musical instruments, dances, a fashion show, lifestyle and design exhibitions, a cafe, and vendors offering food and other items.

I thoroughly enjoyed the superb performances by member states that included Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and more. However, on this first day of the festival the audience was mostly filled with the fans of well-loved K-Pop singer, XIA Kim Jun Su who, together with singer, “The One”, represented Korea. “The One” opened his set with a beautiful ballad. A fashion show was presented as part of second song. XIA Jun Su was the final act of the event. He sang three beautiful ballads and reminded the audience and fans about his upcoming musical, “Excalibur”.

I commend the organizers and sponsors and the mayor of Seoul for their support of this superb festival and effort to continue good relations between countries around Asia.

Review by Kim Miso (aka Rahel Limor)

[NEWS PORTAL STARTODAY / startoday.net]