now it's time for our daily arts and cultureupdate with yim yoonhee live in the studio. good afternoon. good afternoon, conn-young. we had some beautiful weather this past weekendhere in seoul, which made for a perfect time for festivals. what were some of the mostpopular ones?
Ssamji-gil, this past saturday an arirang festival tookplace in insadong here in seoul. just to clarify...this festival is named afterarirang, the traditional folk song that's often considered an unofficial anthem of korea.this all takes place in insadong, which is a hotspot for traditional korean culture.it's a festival that celebrates korea's traditions
while ushering the new spring.let's take a look. [video start]a shining symbol of tradition in korea, the car-free, pedestrian-filled spring streetsof insadong also usher in the arirang festival. the festival kicks off with a street paradeled by a group playing the daechwita. drawing heads, and following behind the guards,were those in royal hanboks from the joseon dynasty. but the real star of the show were the childrendaechwita musicians. [korean]- the 2014 insadong arirang festival was heldoutside and had several venues that took part
of the open-air environment. another popular performance was the hanbokfashion show featuring local residents as the models. to add to the excitement of the festival,special magician guest lee joon-hyung showcased a creative performance for the festival. the taepyeongmu dance also delighted the crowdwith its quick steps, showing off the traditional korean art. and finally, the long-awaited arirang performancesan opening by a korean traditional ensemble helped to spark the curiousity of the crowd.
following that, was miryang arirang, whichis a performance that represents the gyeongsang-do provinces. a performance by gugak star song so-hee anda children's choir fill the streets of insadong with the song, arirang. [english]⑪ kerstin danzer & andreas brun " , " [english]" " like insadong, there are some 20 cities allover korea that hold festivals themed around arirang. and the traditional folk song's popularityonly grew after it was inscribed on the unesco
list of intangible cultrural heritages. [studio]there are so many variations of arirang but it seems everyone is agreed upon the factthat it represents korea and korea's traditional history.i know that insadong was recently remodeled. yes and this festival celebrated the openingof the new upper insadong street which was expanded to 2 times the previous size.now there's even more room for all of the museums and activities that take place there. now, i heard there was another arirang festivalthis past weekend as well. you're right.there was a festival that took place in new
york this past saturday as well.it was another arirang festival that was created to promote the inclusion of arirang into unesco'sprogram of cultural heritage of humanity. the festival involved performances by somevery famous korean artists and musicians as well, including a congratulatory message byun secretary general ban-hi moon. we'll be sure to keep an eye out for morearirang related events. thank you for today. always a pleasure.
now it's time for our daily arts and cultureupdate with yim yoonhee live in the studio. good afternoon. good afternoon, conn-young. we had some beautiful weather this past weekendhere in seoul, which made for a perfect time for festivals. what were some of the mostpopular ones?
Ssamji-gil, this past saturday an arirang festival tookplace in insadong here in seoul. just to clarify...this festival is named afterarirang, the traditional folk song that's often considered an unofficial anthem of korea.this all takes place in insadong, which is a hotspot for traditional korean culture.it's a festival that celebrates korea's traditions
while ushering the new spring.let's take a look. [video start]a shining symbol of tradition in korea, the car-free, pedestrian-filled spring streetsof insadong also usher in the arirang festival. the festival kicks off with a street paradeled by a group playing the daechwita. drawing heads, and following behind the guards,were those in royal hanboks from the joseon dynasty. but the real star of the show were the childrendaechwita musicians. [korean]- the 2014 insadong arirang festival was heldoutside and had several venues that took part
of the open-air environment. another popular performance was the hanbokfashion show featuring local residents as the models. to add to the excitement of the festival,special magician guest lee joon-hyung showcased a creative performance for the festival. the taepyeongmu dance also delighted the crowdwith its quick steps, showing off the traditional korean art. and finally, the long-awaited arirang performancesan opening by a korean traditional ensemble helped to spark the curiousity of the crowd.
following that, was miryang arirang, whichis a performance that represents the gyeongsang-do provinces. a performance by gugak star song so-hee anda children's choir fill the streets of insadong with the song, arirang. [english]⑪ kerstin danzer & andreas brun " , " [english]" " like insadong, there are some 20 cities allover korea that hold festivals themed around arirang. and the traditional folk song's popularityonly grew after it was inscribed on the unesco
list of intangible cultrural heritages. [studio]there are so many variations of arirang but it seems everyone is agreed upon the factthat it represents korea and korea's traditional history.i know that insadong was recently remodeled. yes and this festival celebrated the openingof the new upper insadong street which was expanded to 2 times the previous size.now there's even more room for all of the museums and activities that take place there. now, i heard there was another arirang festivalthis past weekend as well. you're right.there was a festival that took place in new
york this past saturday as well.it was another arirang festival that was created to promote the inclusion of arirang into unesco'sprogram of cultural heritage of humanity. the festival involved performances by somevery famous korean artists and musicians as well, including a congratulatory message byun secretary general ban-hi moon. we'll be sure to keep an eye out for morearirang related events. thank you for today. always a pleasure.