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Korea Herald
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
Beautiful Mint Life packs out 3-day festival
54 artists each performed for almost an hour across three separate stages Celebrating its 16th anniversary this year, Korea's leading spring music festival Beautiful Mint Life 2025 (BML) came to a close Sunday following three days of indie music at its very best. Held Friday to Sunday across the Olympic Park area in Songpa-gu, Seoul, Beautiful Mint Life featured performances on three main stages: the outdoor Mint Breeze Stage set up at the 88 Lawn Field, the indoor Cafe Blossom House at Kspo Dome and the lakeside Loving Forest Garden. A total of 45,000 festivalgoers filled the venue over three days. Despite the hot weather on the final day of the festival, all three stages were packed with fans, leaving no room to spare. While last year's festival featured 36 teams over two days, this year's schedule expanded to three days, featuring 54 artists. Each artist was given 50 to 60 minutes, creating a full-scale concert vibe. The first artist to take the Mint Breeze Stage on Sunday was Jung Woo-seok, a former member of the boy band Pentagon, who debuted his new band Kik, whose lineup includes Jung Min-hyuk, guitarist of Lacuna, and Oh Myung-seok, drummer of Surl. Kik announced the upcoming release of its first EP on June 30, drawing enthusiastic cheers from the crowd. The acts that followed included Hanroro, who opened for Coldplay at their concert in Korea in April; YdBB, known for refreshing melodies; and Roy Kim, who delighted the audience with his warm sentiments and hit songs. As the sun began to set, Kim Sung-kyu, leader of Infinite, returned to the Mint Breeze Stage for the second consecutive year and performed "Closer," an unreleased track. This year's headliner was singer-songwriter Younha, celebrating her 20th debut anniversary. Themed around the concept of "voyage," she took the stage in sailor-inspired attire and thrilled the audience with powerful renditions of songs like 'Point Nemo' and 'Event Horizon.' Lee Seok-hoon, a member of vocal group SG Wannabe and a solo artist, made his BML debut this year, performing on the Cafe Blossom House stage. He touched hearts with the self-penned song 'It Was You,' dedicated to his son. Next up was 10CM, whose sole official member, Kwon Jung-yeol, sang this year's BML theme song, 'To Reach You.' His cool vocals and witty stage presence energized the indoor crowd seeking shelter from the heat. The final act on the indoor stage was Davichi, who connected with fans in a spectacular sing-along of hit tracks. Throughout the festival, a variety of events took place in one corner of the lawn, including a beer-chugging contest with artists, calligraphy workshops, DIY classes, a poetry contest and a drawing competition. Winners of these events received tickets to Waterbomb 2025 and the Grand Mint Festival 2025, leading to enthusiastic participation and fierce competition. The flea market offering LPs and music-related merchandise was also a big hit.
Egypt Today
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Egypt Today
Egypt, South Korea celebrate 30 years of diplomatic ties with traditional, modern Korean shows
A show performed by QUEEN team, Saengdonggam group and Beatboxer Jung Min-hyuk in an event marking 30 years of diplomatic ties between Egypt and South Korea in Cairo on April 30, 2025- press photo CAIRO – 1 May 2025: To mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic Egyptian-South Korean relations, the Korean Embassy in Cairo organized a cultural event titled 'Dialogue of Five Thousand Years of Civilization' at the American University in Cairo, Tahrir Campus, on Wednesday. The event aimed at honoring the historic diplomatic relationship between South Korea and Egypt, promoting cultural exchange and mutual appreciation between the two nations, and exploring future avenues for cooperation in arts, culture, and education. The event started with a high-level symposium divided into six sessions, uniting artists, academics, and culture leaders from both nations. K-culture visionary Yoo Jae-heon, CEO of Yoozam Studio, delivered the keynote address on 'K-pop and K-Culture Design,' highlighting South Korea's transformative influence on global culture. The panelists of the symposium tackled topics about Arts Education in the Digital Age; Art as a Catalyst for Social Change; Theatre Exchange: Bridging Traditions; Smart Cities & Heritage Preservation; and Photography's Digital Evolution. The symposium resulted in the 'Cairo Arts Declaration' to support the global artistic cooperation. The declaration was signed by 11 luminaries including Korea's Cho Kang-hoon and Egyptian architectural engineer and former actor Seif Abo El-Naga. It aims to safeguard artistic freedom and diversity, to foster cross-cultural co-creation and education, and to build sustainable creative ecosystems. The celebration included an amazing Korean cultural show titled 'Colorful Korea.' The show featured a mixture of traditional and modern Korean culture. The Korean Saengdonggam (SDG) Crew performed one of the amazing LED dances, wowing the Egyptian audience and the other diplomatic representatives of different countries. Meanwhile, the Korean lady group, QUEEN, amazed the audience with a modern vision of 'gugak' (traditional Korean music). Moreover, the captivating performance of Korean beatboxer Jung Min-hyuk received an enthusiastic interaction from the audience. One of the most memorable moments featured a soundscape that simulated the audio of a film being created, portraying the picture of Egyptian civilization. The performance was met with loud applause and was widely regarded as one of the event's highlights. In a video, Minister of Culture of Korea Yu In-chon praised the event as 'the dawn of a new art ecosystem where artists from Korea, Egypt, Asia, and Africa co-create without boundaries, harnessing cross-continental collaboration to shape tomorrow's cultural landscape.' Reflecting on three decades of bilateral cooperation, Kim Yong-hyon, ambassador of Korea, underscored the evolution of the relationship between the two countries. He noted that South Korea and Egypt have successfully elevated their partnership to a strategic level, marked by deepened collaboration in the fields of trade, technology, and culture. 'Egypt, as the cradle of civilization and a Middle Eastern cultural nexus, and Korea, a global powerhouse of K-Culture, have long thrived on dynamic exchanges,' he said, adding that These cultural bonds will undoubtedly deepen bilateral cooperation and solidarity over the next 30 years, turning shared aspirations into reality.
