VANK Spreads South Korean Culture to the World, Suggests This Drama for Learning K-Culture at Kapanlagi Korean Festival

Kapanlagi.com - K-Pop and K-Drama are currently booming worldwide, including in Indonesia. Therefore, many people are curious about South Korea, not only its artists but also its food and culture, which are also attractive. Kapanlagi Korean Festival Day 1 featured Voluntary Agency Network of Korea (VANK) on Saturday (25/7/2020) to learn more about the culture in South Korea.

In a casual conversation at Kapanlagi Korean Festival, VANK was represented by Park Gi Tae and Shin Ji Won. Park Gi Tae himself is the founder of VANK in 1999. He decided to establish VANK to introduce South Korea to various parts of the world after realizing that his friends from abroad knew little about South Korea.

"Korea is very famous, so far people only know Seoul as the biggest city. However, there are many other cities that are equally big. We also make Indonesia postcards, so we promote Indonesia as well as our own culture. Anyone who wants to learn about Korean culture, please join us," said Park Gi Tae.

1. Also Promote Indonesia

As explained earlier, VANK also creates postcards for Indonesia to promote the homeland. They have created various programs, one of which is the campaign for the 100th anniversary of South Korea's independence held in 2019.

"VANK also translates the declaration of independence into many languages, including Indonesian. We also create maps and postcards translated into Indonesian by Mita. Kang Ni Do is a map of ancient times that is distributed. You can get a lot of information from hallyu-story.com. If you want to learn about Korean history and culture, you can contact VANK," explained Shin Ji Won.

2. Drama for Learning Korean History

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For those who like to watch dramas, surely you are familiar with the sageuk genre, where we can see the culture and watch thrilling K-Drama stories. So, what dramas does VANK recommend if you want to watch and learn about Korean dramas?

"I really love Korean dramas. Through dramas, I can learn about history. Mr. Sunshine. Mr. Sunshine is set one hundred years ago. At that time, Korea was under Japanese occupation. At that time, there were many young people like me, who fought without weapons, without much money, but could fall in love with each other. If you watch Korean dramas, you can learn about history and also experience falling in love," concluded Park Gi Tae.

Have you ever watched a drama starring Lee Byung Hun and Kim Tae Ri?

(kpl/tdr/pit)