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KOREA WELCOMES YOU! ~

Korea Fest 2022 – Experience The Best of Korea~

In recent times, the appetite for all things Korean has only heightened and Korea Tourism Organization is ready to satiate that appetite with the return of Korea Fest 2022 that will take place from 4 to 6 November 2022 at LG Oval, 1 Utama Shopping Centre.

The festival promises a three-day immersive K-everything experience from K-beauty to K-Culture, and K-Performances to K-Food. Customers can enjoy attractive Korea Travel Deals through participating Travel Agency partners, Korean cultural activities and workshops, travel talk shows, innovative media art experiences and many more.

In addition, Korea Tourism Organization is proud and honoured to announce the appointment of South Korean actor, Lee Jae Wook as its Honourary Ambassador of Korea Tourism Organization. Lee Jae Wook made his acting debut in the science fiction thriller “Memories of the Alhambra (2018-2019) and further cemented his status as the male lead with the notable role in the hit fantasy period drama “Alchemy of Souls (2022)”. As part of Korea Fest 2022, Lee Jae Wook will meet with Malaysian fans at the “Annyeong Kawan with Lee Jae Wook” meet and greet on 5 November 2022, 5:00 pm and officially receive this honourary appointment. Malaysian fans can stand a chance to meet actor Lee Jae Wook up close and personal by purchasing any Korea Travel Packages from participating Travel Agency and Airline Partners.

“We are honoured to have Lee Jae Wook participate in our event Korea Fest 2022 as the appointed Honourary Ambassador of Korea Tourism Organization. With this appointment, we hope to further elevate Korea as the top travel destination for Malaysians and create more opportunities for Malaysians to discover Korea with Lee Jae Wook”, Mr. Yang Kyung Soo, Managing Director of Korea Tourism Organization expressed.

Mr. Yang Kyung Soo added, “Together with Lee Jae Wook, we are excited to present South Korea's unique and attractive features through a series of videos on our social media channels and at the in-person meet and greet session. We expect a positive response from Malaysian fans, particularly for K-drama and K-pop fans.”

Korea Fest 2022 is organised by Korea Tourism Organization with the support of participating travel agency partners Apple Vacations, Airlines Booking Centre (ABC Holidays), Airlink Travel & Tour, Esplanad Holiday, Golden Tourworld Travel (GTT), Ice Holiday, Parlo Tours, Holiday Tours, Malaysian Harmony Tour & Travel (MHTT) and participating partners include CU Malaysia, Klook Malaysia, Malaysia Airlines and History of Whoo. The Official Venue Partner, 1 Utama Shopping Centre, is proudly ranked amongst the world’s largest malls and is recognized as “The Top Shopping Mall in Malaysia” with over 750 stores to shop-eat-play!

Visit Korea Fest 2022 at LG Oval, 1 Utama Shopping Centre from 4 to 6 November 2022 and www.koreafest2022.com to discover more.

Event Details:

Korea Fest 2022

Date : 4 – 6 November 2022 (3 Days)

Time : 10:00am – 10:30pm (4 and 5 November 2022); 10:00am – 10:00pm (6 November 2022) Location: LG Oval, 1 Utama Shopping Centre, Petaling Jaya

Korea Fest 2022 - Annyeong Kawan with Lee Jae Wook

Date : 5 November 2022

Time : 5:00pm - 8:30pm

Location: LG Oval, 1 Utama Shopping Centre, Petaling Jaya

Activities:

Korea travel information booths
Exhibitors consisting of regional tourism provinces will provide travel information
Gangwon Province
Jeju Special Self-Governing Province
Annyeong Kawan with Lee Jae Wook - Meet and Greet Session
Extreme Dance Comedy performance by Breakout - It’s physical theatre. It’s non-verbal. It’s dance. It’s comedy. It’s gymnastics. Break out! A prison fantasy combining extreme b-body dance styles and hilarious comedy.
Cultural Art Performance by Black Dot - Everything begins and ends with a dot. Black Dot, is a performance team that combines Korean Calligraphy and Taekwondo martial arts to express the true colors of Korea.
Official KTO mascot appearances and photo zone.
Complimentary Hanbok Experience.
VR Experience Nice to CU Cafe

While we wait for Oppa to arrive in here, let's watch his greeting on Instagram and YouTube

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Thursday, April 04, 2019

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Now Everyone Can Fly... to JEJU! Promotional fare start at rm249* one way.

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

The award-winning long-haul low-cost carrier AirAsia X has made its maiden entry to the South Korean Island of Jeju on 12nd December 2017 following the successful landing of flight D7 501 on Airbus A330-300 at Jeju International Airport, making it the only airline with DIRECT CONNECTIONS between Kuala Lumpur and the beautiful largest island off the coast of the Korean Penisula.

Jeju island is AirAsia X's third destination in South Korea after Seoul (Incheon) and Busan. This latest route will also strengthen the AirAsia and AirAsia X Group position in South Korea market by having a total of 75 weekly flights and 1,183,468 capacity a year for one way flight.

In conjunction of this latest destination inaugural flight launch, AirAsia X is offering promotonal all-in-fares from RM249* one-way on standard seats and available for booking on airasia.com from 13th December 2017 until 19 December 2017 for travel between 16 December 2017 to 27 October 2018. The award winning Premium Flatbed is also available for booking at promotional all-in-fares from RM799*.

Commenting on the inauguration of this exclusive route, Chairman of Airasia X Malaysia, Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz said, "This direct flight from Kuala Lumpur to Jeju has the potential of generating a capacity of over 156,000 a year between Kuala Lumpur and Jeju while saving our guests a great deal of hassle for domestic transit. Our guests will now have the convenience of the direct non-stop flight to experience Jeju's beautiful landscape and nature, culture and heritage as well as leisure activities."

In a welcoming speech, Won Hee,Ryong, Govenor of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, said: "Together with Jeju citizens, I'm pleased that AirAsia X operates direct flights between Jeju and Malaysia. And I hope that the two nations will experience a growing number of travelers while expanding exchange and cooperation for joint prosperity. Truly hoping that Malaysia and Jeju will build a lasting friendship, the Jeju special self-governing province will actively support this."

Jeju is a beautiful volcanic island located 64kms south of the Korean Peninsula. It is the country's most popular holiday island and home to the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Jeju Island and Lava Tubes" which consists of Mount Halla, the highest mountain in South Korea and a dormant volcano, Geomunoreum lava tubes and the dramatic landscape of Seongsan Ilchubong tuff cone. Other attractions include the scenic Jeju Olle Trail, the breathtaking Cheonjiyeon waterfall, Hyeopjae beach and many special themed museums, making Jeju a destination for all ages all-year round.

* Promotional all-in-fares quoted are for one-way travel only inclusive of taxes and fees.

* T&C apply.

*photo: Jeju Tourism Organisation, Air Asia / source: Air Asia

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A wonderful Korea Drama Night with Sung Hoon + Special guests: The King & Rookie Actors, Lee Pan Do & Ho Seong

Thursday, November 02, 2017

In the last week of October, actor Sung Hoon graced Malaysian shores together with uprising K-pop group, The King and also two rookie actors, Lee Pan Do and Ho Seong at 'Korea Drama Night' which hosted by Korea Tourism Organization (KTO).

Thousands of fans swarmed to KLCC Plenary Hall on 28 October 2017 (Saturday), 7pm just to watch Sung Hoon up close. Fans who not able to grab the tickets were seen waited outside the venue just to catch a glimpse of the actor.

If you think Sung Hoon is only good in acting, a big no-no as he surprised the audiences by performing a total of 4 songs, “Pumping Jumping”, “My Style” and drama ‘My Secret Romance’ OSTs - “You are the world of me” and “The Ocean and You”.

Two fans were picked on stage to play games with Sung Hoon during the game session. (ps: Sung Hoon even picked fans from the upper tier *furthest from the stage* which given the chance to every fans at the venue to meet him up close) One of the warm-hearted moments was Sung Hoon trying to solve the issue when three fans instead of two came on stage. Gifts were given to all three fans and Sung Hoon even left his autograph on the photo books. When comes to the photo session, fans showed their desired in hoping to stand right beside Sung Hoon and once again, Sung Hoon switched his position for each fans to have the chance to stand beside him. (ps: such a sweet OPPA)

Other than Sung Hoon, KTO also brought Sung Hoon's labelmates, The King, actors Lee Pan Do and Ho Seong to Malaysia to meet the fans for the very first time. (ps: The King's Bawool studied in Malaysia previously so this was not his first visit~) The King, is a K-pop group who well-known for their popular single, 'The Outline of Love'. (ps: recently, they released the mandarin version of the single)

Surprisingly Lee Pando and Ho Seong sang really well as being an actor. The guests started with collaboration stage where The King’s Bawool and Lee Pando sang drama Goblin's OST, ‘First Snow' followed by The King's ‘Look Back’ and ‘Makes Me High’ performances. The crowd went wild when Sung Hoon joined the stage during 'The Ocean and You' performance. The collaboration stage ended with Lee Pando, Ho Seong and The King's Sejin's 'Blue' performance. (ps: The King live performance was really great too, hope they will comeback and release more songs!)

Before the night ended, Sung Hoon transformed as a DJ and turned the venue into a nightclub. The audiences can't hide but jumping off their seats and followed the rhythm. Thanks to the exciting Sung Hoon DJ non-stop playing the beats during the encore stage, the show was extended to an hour. (ps: thank you for showing your loves to Malaysian fans~ xD)

The surprise is not ended as Sung Hoon prepared a hi-touch session in showing appreciation to the fans who came to the event. (ps: Sung Hoon wore a glove in showing respect to our Muslim friends, He even explained before the hi-touch session that depending on the fans, they can choose to come on stage to greet him without having hi-touch.) We were truly amazed by Sung Hoon's thoughtfulness.

Bonus for our readers! Check out how Sung Hoon's Baby Shark Aegyo. Too cute to describe:

SUNG HOON doing the BABY SHARK song with aegyo!!! So cute!!! Even did twice because of fans’ request! 🤣 #SungHooninKL #SungHooninMY pic.twitter.com/TYMSsphVmG

— gokpop (@goKPOP) October 28, 2017

Setlist:

1. Pumping Jumping

2. First Snow

3. Look Back

4. Makes Me High

5. The Ocean and You

6. BLUE

7. You are the world of me

8. My Style

Followed by the announcement of the direct flight from Kuala Lumpur to Jeju Island recently, Korea Tourism Organization once again brought us some great news! During the 'Korea Drama Night', KTO also announced that next year there'll be direct flight from Johor to Seoul! (ps: Rejoice, Johor people) For your info, 'Korea Drama Night' was held with the main vision to promote Korea culture and hoping to make Korea as the main tourist destination for Malaysian.

Thank you KTO and IME Asia for the invitation.