This April 14th the K-Day at the facilities of the Parque de la Industria, zone 9, Guatemala, where people of different ages gathered to share around a joint passion for K-pop.
Beyond covering a musical genre, the phenomenon of K-pop responds to several cultural products with which the call has flooded the world Korean life.
This concept has encompassed the efforts of the entertainment industry promoted by the South Korean government in the 1990s and which, three decades later, continues to reach international audiences.
One of the many fans of the culture of K-pop It is the Guatemalan Alejandra González who attended the Parque de la Industria on Sunday, April 14, motivated by the desire to share with the community k-pepper.
“It is a culture that we all deserve to know a little about. It is complex, but at the same time quite beautiful. It is something totally different from what we have seen at some point in our lives as Latinos. It is interesting to share cultures“González shared.
Several attendees arrived at the Industry Park waiting to share around the music that accompanies the K-Day. One of them was Jonathan Simón. With his assistance I also sought to “enjoy the culture of music and the diversity that unites us as people,” he commented.
Fernanda Damián, member of the staff organizer of the K-Daypointed out that during the festival of This year, between three thousand and five thousand people were expected to attend.
The lover of the musical genre and the Korean phenomenon highlighted that it is surprising to see how During the nine years of the event, the passion for these demonstrations in Guatemala has been growing.
“Before we were a small group of people. Every year there are more people who are learning the language (Korean), who love the K-pop. It’s nice to see how two countries come together even having two different languages“Damián explained.
K-Day was born as a group of friends who were looking for a space dedicated to gender and the Korean movement. To date, the group has managed to promote the event with the help of entities such as the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Guatemala.
“At the embassy we do everything possible to support them with the necessary elements to successfully carry out the event.“, he mentioned Joo Ho Cheon, Korean ambassador.
Likewise, Ho Cheon highlighted a good relationship between Guatemala and the Asian country through cultural initiatives -As the K-Day-, political and economic.
Regarding the latter, the diplomat mentioned: “The The Korean community is very present in the Guatemalan community, providing many jobs. We are providing work to more than 150 thousand people,” said the ambassador.
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