Korea holding K-Wave to heal lockdown fatigue in India

CHENNAI: As part of its elaborate Korean cultural outreach programme in India, South Korean consulate in Chennai has lined up month-wise themes for the whole year.
The lockdown-exhausted south India will now be infused with Korean Wave (K-Wave), which includes films, drama, food and K-pop, said the consulate-general of Republic of Korea in Chennai. K-Pop and K-Drama are widely known and extremely popular in Hong Kong, Malaysia, China, Vietnam and Indonesia, it said.
Accordingly, the month of August was devoted for K-movies, wherein film review contests were organised and posters were publicised in association with Indo-Cine Appreciation Foundation.
In September, there will be K-Deama review contest for which brochures have been brought out. It is held in association with Indo-Korean Cultural Centre. InKo Centre, in association with the consulate-general of Republic of Korea, has invited participants to rank the K-Drama currently on in India, and has announced that top 3 winners will get prices. An early bird price will be given to first 50 entries.
October will see K-Food cookery competition where Indian chefs with online videos will encourage viewers to be as creative as possible with an ‘Indian twist.’ November will be the month of K-Pop in South India. In November-December period, K-Movies will be screened as part of film festivals.