K-Fiesta amazes Colombo in style

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Thousands of Sri Lankan K-fans gathered at the Race Course Colombo recently, to enjoy K-Fiesta, part of the Korean Cultural Festival sponsored by the Korean Embassy and organised by Embassy SNS supporters and the K-pop official fan page.

The event featured Korean food stalls, K-pop merchandise and a K-pop Random Play Dance that attracted many Sri Lankan people from all walks of life. The K-Fiesta was open to the public and people interested in Korea.

Korean Envoy Santhush Woonjin Jeong participated in this event to witness the merriment and high spirits of the young crowds.

In celebration of the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and Sri Lanka, the Korean Embassy has organised a series of cultural events like the Korean Lantern Festival, Quiz on Korea, World K-pop festival and Korean Ambassador’s Taekwondo Championship, Korean Film Festival and the Virtual Tour. Following the resounding success of these past events, the K-Fiesta was another opportunity to bridge our two cultures together and to enjoy a variety of Korean dishes, dance to beloved K-pop songs and purchase K-pop merchandise.

With the increasing popularity of K-pop in Sri Lanka, especially among the youth, the Korean Embassy organised the K-pop Random Play Dance for the first time in Sri Lanka, to create a platform for K-pop lovers to dance to the tunes of their favourite songs. It was a great success as many young people enjoyed it wonderfully, dancing to songs played by K-pop bands like BTS, Blackpink, NCT, Stray Kids, etc.

The Fiesta also featured Korean food stalls by popular Korean restaurants run by Korean and Sri Lankan people. An array of street-food such as Korean pancakes (Jeon), Korean corndogs (hattogeu), stir-fried dishes and Kimchi were available for all participants to discover the delicious and diverse Korean cuisine. The Korean Embassy provided vouchers worth Rs. 500 on a first-come-first-served basis for the first 800 participants to purchase food items.

K-pop merchandise stalls also sparked significant interest among the participants. The K-Fiesta was a shining example of the cultural confluence between Korea and Sri Lanka.

The delightful evening ended with many satisfied K-fans enjoying the festivities under decorative Korean lanterns mimicking a night in Seoul, Korea.