Get ready for a really long post, sorry not sorry
As said on my previous post yesterday it was the London Korean Festival, and oh my gosh it was the best. Tiring but the best. My sister, her best friend and I arrived at trafalgar square 1 hour before the event started hoping we would be one of the early ones. Little did we know that there was a whole crowd of people already waiting so we just sneakily pushed ourselves into the middle of the queue *makes an evil face whilst rubbing her hands together*. We were standing for 1 hour, surrounded by sweaty bodies and the faint sound of kpop music blasting from someone's phone. It was hot. Really hot. But then it was finally 12 and the gates had opened. Us 3 had linked arms and made our way through. We didn't even have to walk. The crowd just pushed us towards the gate. So there were a few zones and I will be now talking about each and every one of them.
Cooking theatre:
This was on of the places I hardly spent time out due to the giant crowd but this section was full of chefs cooking up a feast for the spectators to try. There was also a variety of kimchi (a side dish in Korea that is normally fermented cabbage but can be other vegetables) however we could not try it because it had alcohol in it, but it sure looked delicious :P
Korean BBQ and other restaurants:
This part was also full of chefs cooking up fried chicken, BBQ meat, ttetobokki, bibimbap and other Korean dishes that looked very delicious but again we could not try it since the food there was not halal but it seemed like other people loved it!
H and K mart:
These are the two Korean supermarkets based in the UK mainly New Malden, so we had to buy snacks from there cos a 2 hour journey to new Malden for snacks sounded a bit weird to us so we made sure we got all the snacks we could from there. Everything there is quite reasonably priced and not expensive at all so we were able to grab quite a few things.
K-Character zone:
A place where we could watch Korean cartoons whilst sitting on beanbags and this part was mainly aimed for kids but we loved it too. We could not spend a lot of time there due to the fact that it was really packed but we were still able to have a lot of fun.
K-webtoon zone:
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| Ft my really cool nails......well my thumb |
Similar to the character place but aimed for older people and featured Korean webtoons for us to watch. We even got a free fan from the place which was great since it was really hot.
K-music zone:
With walls mounted with cds this small area was where you could listen to Korean music.
The stage:
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| Really pretty traditional dancers! |
The best part of the festival. Where there was a hanbok fashion show, a b boy dance battle, traditional dancing and even a performance from kpop group f (x)! The performances were great but I sadly missed the kpop performance cos my legs were hurting from all that walking (5 hours) and the heat made me feel sick. But luckily my sister friend stayed and sent me a video of the performance!
F(x) performing ft screaming fans
Freebies and what I bought:
Everybody loves freebies and we got a lot of them. We got leaflets, booklets about Korea, fans, necklace making kit, Korean hanbok headband making kit and some glass beads for crafting. I also bought Korean orange juice which is delicious, Korean biscuits, Pepero and Korean crisps.
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| Just a few of the things I got |
If this does happen next year. I recommend you go. It is an amazing experience and helps you understand the Korean culture more. You would not want to miss it. Hope you enjoyed this post.
Lots of love,
Ara 아라
PS: Thanks to Tia Affa (my sisters best friend) for the picture and videos, love you lots xx
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