by Starting with the K-Pop concert, the ‘Year of Mutual Cultural Exchange’ between Korea and Kazakhstan opens wide.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Korean Cultural Center in Kazakhstan, and the Korea International Cultural Exchange Promotion Agency held a ‘Hello! K-Pop Festa’ announced on the 17th that it will announce the start of the ‘2022-2023 Korea-Kazakhstan Year of Mutual Cultural Exchange’.
Korea and Kazakhstan agreed to promote the ‘Year of Mutual Cultural Exchange’ to commemorate the 30th anniversary of establishing diplomatic ties between Korea and Kazakhstan in 2019.
‘hi! The K-Pop Festa’s performance is receiving a lot of attention in the local area, with all 2420 seats sold out within 3 hours of ticket sales.
Singer Baek Ji-young, who sang the insert music for the representative Hallyu dramas such as, and K-pop group ‘Highlight,’ who performed ‘Korea Day’ commemorative performance at the ‘2017 Astana Expo’, and ‘VIVIZ’ from the K-pop group ‘GFriend’ will fill the stage.
Singer Baek Ji-young delivers emotion and excitement with as well as and, the song inserted into the popular Hallyu drama. From and, which were very popular during her ‘Girlfriend’ activities, B.B.G will show off her charm through her new song. In particular, B.B.G wears her hanbok as her stage costume and informs locals about her hanbok’s magic.
Following the ‘2017 Astana Expo’, the Highlight of their visit to Kazakhstan again is the release of popular songs such as, and < Don’t Frown>. Then, all the cast members will sing Highlight’s < It’s a Beautiful Night> together to decorate the end of the performance.
In addition to K-pop performances this year, 12 cultural exchange events to commemorate the ‘Year of Mutual Cultural Exchange’ will be held in Korea and Kazakhstan. ▲ Exhibition of Korean paintings by Dae-Sung Park (June 24 – August 14/Nur-Sultan National Museum) ▲ Classic performance by Jo Sumi invited (September/ Astana Opera and Ballet Theater, Nur-Sultan) ▲ Astana Ballet’s visit to Korea (July~December) /Korea) meet the people of both countries.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism policy manager said, “Kazakhstan was the center of the Silk Road connecting the East and the West as a major country in Central Asia. We look forward to revitalizing exchanges and deepening mutual trust and understanding.”
