Under the theme of ‘Korean Music & Community Wellbeing’, Korea Day will visit Leeds for the first time this June. The event will be held over 2 days, with performances of traditional Korean music and K-hip-hop. The event will also include a series of workshops on traditional Korean music, K-pop, Korean culture, and language.
Time Table
| 13 June | |
| 18:00 | Keynote lecture by Dr Sunhee Koo |
| 19:00 | Korean traditional music concert with Joseon Punglyu Jeong (조선 풍류정) |
| 14 June | |
| 10:00 – 16:00 | Pop-up booths (Korean Street Food & Kimchi, Life Four Cuts Photo Booth, Korean Tradtional Games, Hanbok experiences etc) |
| 10:00 | Korean Music Workshop |
| 11:00 | Discussing the Korean hip-hop music industry with James An |
| 12:00 | Korean Jogakbo Patchwork Upcycling Workshop with Dr Hye-Won Lim |
| 13:00 | K-pop dance workshop with KDS |
| 13:00 | Musical landscapes of South and North Korea with Dr Sunhee Koo |
| 14:00 | K-pop/hip-hop workshop with James An |
| 15:00 | Korean Culture & Language workshop with Dr Cuie Xu |
| 16:00 | K-pop contest |