Korea-Japan Friendship Festival

• Date : February 6 - 8, 2015
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• Venue : Nitori Culture Hall, Sapporo
• Host : KOFICE (Korea), Sapporo Tourism Agency (Japan), NPO Japan Korea Cultural Exchanges Society

• From February 6th to 8th, 'Korea-Japan Friendship Festival' was held in association with the 66th Sapporo Snow Festival to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Korea-Japan relations.

   

  Co-hosted by KOFICE, Sapporo Tourism Agency, and NPO Japan Korea Cultural Exchanges Society, the first joint culture festival involving two nations commemorated the 50th anniversary of diplomatic nations and exchange of goodwill through cultural exchange.  On 6th (Fri), Nitori Cultural Hall hosted 'K-Drama & J-Drama Festival' with director Kim Kyu-tae, Writer Noh Hee-kyung, and actors Jo In-sung and Lee Kwang-soo. They were awarded a plaque of appreciation for the drama's role in cultural exchange between the two nations. The event also featured a joint performace between Baladin Orchestra of Japan and Melody Day, a K-POP girl band.

   

   'Korean Japanese Cultural Exchange Forum' was held on the morning of 7th (Sat) on ways to improve the relations between the two nations through bilateral cultural exchange, and on the afternoon ‘K-POP & J-POP Festival' was held in Nitori Cultural Hall. 'K-Food & J-Food exhibition' and 'K-POP & J-POP' 8th (Sun) dance cover program' was held on 8th (Sun).