New York City is gearing up for the jubilant celebration of Korean culture that is ‘NY Korea Day‘ on August 16th!
Organized by the Korean American Globalization Committee of Eastern U.S., ’Korea Day’ aims to share our native Korean culture with New Yorkers in the heart of iconic Central Park, where fun activities and delicious feasts are being preparing with the help and support of the Korean Cultural Service NY and many local Korean restaurants.
To open and end the many performances lined up for that day, the KCSNY has invited ‘Sorea‘ to come play music that’ll bridge the gap between generations. Sorea specializes in traditional Korean music, but they’ve also become a sensation amongst younger music fans thanks to their covers of popular K-Pop songs like SNSD’s “Gee“.
The Korean Cultural Services NY (KCSNY director Woo Sung Lee) will also be working with allkpop.com (6Theory Media CEO Johnny Noh) to host the first ever “New York K-POP Contest“. Of the many contestants who’ve auditioned online, the eight teams who made it to the finals will be performing live at the event on August 16th. The single winner of the contest will receive a round-trip ticket to Korea (sponsored by Asiana Airlines), as well as the opportunity to participate in the ‘Worldwide KPOP Contest” taking place in Korea on November 26, 2011.
These exciting events will definitely make you feel hungry later on, but that’s easily remedied by going over to the many stalls that’ll be cooking traditional Korean dishes, such as Bulgogi, Daegi Bulgogi, lettuce wraps, Kimchi, Korean pancakes, Japchae, Ddukboki, and Bibimbap. These dishes will be made right on-site, and so attendees who are new to Korean culture will not only get fresh food, but also an introduction to the dishes that make up the heart of our tables.
WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE!
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Date of Event : (Tuesday) August 16th, 2011
Time : 11 AM -7 PM
Location : Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park
Main Entrance : Central Park, 69th & 5th or 72nd & 5th
UPDATE: allkpop has just received info that KBS is trying to lineup at least 10 total artists.
Some of the top Hallyu stars will be coming to New York in October!
The free concert from KBS, open to all ages, will be held on October 9th 2011 at Randall’s Island Park in New York and will feature many top artists, the tentative list includes TVXQ, Wonder Girls, 2PM, B2ST, SHINee, Se7en, Sistar19, Lee Hyori, and 4Minute! (*Note: the lineup may change)
The concert will begin at around 7:00PM and is estimated to bring in about 10,000 fans.
The concert will promote the globalization of Korean culture through live music and performances in the US, but will also be featured in South Korea through a broadcast by KBS.
