K-Content News

Even though it is hard to visit Seoul at the moment, that doesn't mean there's no way to enjoy the beauty of Korea.
To showcase Korea's unique arts, the Korean Culture and Information Service has launched the YouTube channel 'Enjoy K-Arts'.
It is uploading one new video on Korean culture every day.

"The culture and arts industry is having difficulties these days as it is hard to do performances. We created the channel to support those artists and let foreigners also get a chance to learn more about Korea."

The videos include an artist playing the rare traditional Korean instrument saenghwang at historic sites such as Seodaemun Prison where lots of independence fighters were locked up during Japan's colonial rule. Another video shows the 'Jeonju Gijeop Play' a town festival that takes place after the year's farming is over.
And the gayageum, a traditional Korean string instrument, is played to the backdrop of media art. One theater company named 'Mabangzen' originally planned to perform a play in cooperation with the New York Concrete Temple Theater, but the pandemic forced them to suddenly change their plan.

"We decided to record the video from each place Seoul and New York with the same stage and same camera settings. After that we would use editing technology to make it look like the videos have been recorded in the same place."

The producer added that perhaps this could be a fresh way to collaborate with foreign producers, and that the play will be uploaded once it has been edited.
Kim Bo-kyoung, Arirang News.