Press Release                       

Filipinos, Koreans invited in ‘Korea Week’ celebration

The Embassy of the Republic Korea in the Philippines, Korean Cultural Center (KCC) and the United Korean Community Association in the Philippines (UKCA) will be holding “Korea Week,” a week-long activity from October 11 to 16 in commemoration of Korea’s National Foundation Day and Hangeul Day or Korean Alphabet Day.

Originally celebrated every third of October, the National Foundation Day of Korea is in commemoration to the founding of the Korean nation in 2333 B.C. by the legendary god-king Dangun.

Hangeul Day otherwise referred to as Korean Alphabet Day, is a commemoration held every October 9 in Korea to remember the creation of Hangeul, the country's native alphabet invented by King Sejong in 1446. 

Korea Week Celebration

Korean National Day Reception

As a way of celebrating the establishment of Korea, the Korean Embassy in the Philippines will hold its National Day reception at the Korean Ambassador’s official residence on October 11.

Korean Film Festival

Five Korean movies will unreel at the 2016 Korean Film Festival from October 13 to 16 at SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City.

Movies to be screened are “Ode to My Father”, “Beauty inside”, “Confession of Murder”, “How to use guys with secret tips” and “The Suspect.” Admission is free.

For more information you may visit www.koreanculture.ph

Window on Korea

The National Library of Korea, KCC, the Ateneo Korean Studies Program and the Rizal Library will host the 2016 Window on Korea Event from October 10 to 13, 2016 at Ateneo De Manila University Leong Hall.

The event aims to promote the university's Korean Studies collection and encourage scholarship on Korea by featuring diverse aspects of contemporary Korean culture through a series of activities and seminars.

For inquiries, you may contact aiks.ksip@gmail.com

2016 HRD Korea Job Fair

Human Resources Development (HRD) Service of Korea will have its networking and job-fair at Aim Conference Center on October 13, 2016.

Filipino workers with Employment Permit System (EPS) who have worked previously in Korea are welcome to attend in this event. The first session will introduce local settlement projects for workers who came back from Korea. The second session is a seminar for those who are interested to work again in Korea. Previous workers from Korea will share their experiences to the interested parties.

For more information you may visit www.hrdkoreaph.com

K-pop Group OFFROAD Fan Meeting

K-pop boy group OFFROAD hold a special fan meeting for their Filipino fans on October 14, 5PM at the KCC Wave Hall.

The group debuted on September 2012 with the song “Bebop”, followed by their second digital single “Head Banging” which was produced by Block B’s ZICO. Moving to a new management on 2015, members Rio, Harang, and Kino was later joined by Daewon and Habin.

OFFROAD in Manila: The First Fan Meeting 2016 is brought to you by ShowBT Philippines Corp. For inquiries, you may contact showbt@showbtphils.com. Admission is Free.

2016 Philippines-Korea Cultural Exchange Festival

Filipinos and Koreans will once again showcase each nation’s culture as Embassy of Republic of Korea, KCC together with UKCA, National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and ABS-CBN Orchestra host “2016 Philippines-Korea Cultural Exchange Festival,” on October 15, 2PM at CCP.

The Festival is divided into two parts. The first part will feature Korean traditional performances Serotonin Performing Arts Company and Seoul National University (SNU) Korean Music Ensemble. The ABS-CBN Orchestra and Metro Manila Community Orchestra which will be led by Conductor Mr. Gerard Salonga will also present ‘Beautiful Nation’, ‘Salidummay’, ‘No piu andrai’, ‘One Fine Day in October’ together with Korean guest singers.

The Philippine-Korean united chorus team, which is composed of 330 members, will perform Beethoven’s ‘Ode to Joy’ together with the ABS-CBN Orchestra and Metro Manila Community Orchestra at the last part of the program.

For the second part of the Festival, there will be a Korean and Filipino K-pop Contest, 8 Filipino and Korean teams will compete for the grand finals.

K-pop group, ‘The King’ and popular ballad singers, Hwang Yohan of ABS-CBN’s ‘I love OPM’ and Filipino artist Derrick Monasterio will also have special performances during the competition.

In addition, there will be Korean food booth, organizations’ promotional booths, and various visual treats for the guests to enjoy. Admission is free.

K-Ribbon Exhibit Promotional Performance

KCC together with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will have its ‘K-Ribbon Selection Exhibit’ at Shangri-la Mall, Mandaluyong City from November 2 to 8.

As part of its promotion campaign, there will be special performances from Serotonin Performing Arts Company, who will play the Korean traditional instrument Nanta and Kpop group OFFROAD on October 16 5PM at the East Atrium of Shangri-la Mall.

Test on Korean Proficiency Exam

KCC will be holding the 48th Test of Proficiency on Korean (TOPIK) examinations on October 16, 2016.

TOPIK, a Korean language test both for foreigners and overseas Koreans studying Korean, is generally used as a measure of proficiency in the said language by those whose native language is not Korean.