The Overseas Koreans Foundation (Chairman Kim Seong-gon, hereinafter referred to as the Foundation) announced on the 2nd that it is recruiting 90 OKFriends (college student volunteers) in 2023 to participate in public diplomacy activities while interacting with the next generation of Koreans overseas. The volunteer group will participate as an agent in various invitation projects such as "Korean Overseas University Student Motherland Training" conducted by the foundation to establish a network with next-generation overseas Koreans, and as a public diplomatic group with overseas Koreans, they will have the opportunity to experience the local Korean community directly or indirectly. The foundation will accept applications until February 26, conduct an interview on March 11, and announce the final selection on March 15. Following this, the launching ceremony of the volunteer group will be held for two days from March 25th to 26th. National students and overseas Korea...

‘Secretly, Greatly: THE LAST’ in the midst of ‘sniping fans’ hearts’ 1st ticket open on February 2nd The musical “Secretly, Greatly: THE LAST” (hereinafter referred to as SG The Last), which returned as an encore performance after a year in 2023, released a spot video on February 1 and announced the release of a trailer video on the 8th. The musical Eunwi The Last is a successful mid-theater-scale creative musical that upgrades all aspects, including narrative, music, group dance, martial arts, and costumes, from the original version of the small theater in 2016 to the version of “THE LAST” in the medium-sized theater in 2020. SG The Last, which decided to perform again after 1 year following 2022, is an encore performance, but to show fans a variety of images, more diverse videos and behind-the-scenes cuts will be released than last year. In January of this year, various teasing contents such as interview videos, spot videos, and character concept photos were released on...

Submission of works based on endangered wildlife from February 1st to March 10th The National Institute of Ecology (President Do-soon Jo) under the Ministry of Environment will hold the 5th Endangered Wildlife Imagination Contest (hereinafter referred to as the Contest). The Endangered Wildlife Imagination Picture Contest, which marks its 5th anniversary this year, is planned to conserve endangered wildlife and spread ecological values in Korea. The 5th contest will be conducted by accepting hand drawings imagining domestic endangered wildlife designated by the Ministry of Environment on the contest website. The work submission period is from February 1st to March 10th, and any elementary school student or out-of-school child of the same age from 7 to 12 years old can participate. The contest category consists of four categories: mammals, birds, amphibians/reptiles/fish/invertebrates, and insects/plants, and only one entry per person per category can be submitted. A total o...

Anyone with experience directing two or more films can apply ‘Film X Gender,’ a short film production support project hosted by the Seoul International Women’s Film Festival (Executive Chairman Lee Sook-kyung) and hosted by the Korea Institute for Gender Equality Education (Director Jang Myung-seon), will invite entries from January 30th. 'Film X Gender', which started in 2019 and celebrates its 5th episode this year, selects two short films with outstanding creative perspectives and provides production cost support and mentoring programs. The works selected as support films will be screened in the ‘Film X Gender’ section of the Seoul International Women’s Film Festival. This year, ‘Film X Gender’ has expanded the range of gazes dealing with gender issues in everyday life by changing the contest qualification to ‘an individual director who has directed two or more films as of the start date of the contest’. This year's contest will be held from January 30th ...

Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation takes the lead in spreading Kimchi Day in the U.S. Expecting expansion of Kimchi exports Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation (CEO Kim Chun-jin) reported that the New Jersey resolution to enact Kimchi Day (AJR200) passed the New Jersey House of Representatives plenary session on the 26th, local time. Representative Ellen Park of New Jersey, who led the establishment of Kimchi Day in New Jersey, proposed a resolution to establish Kimchi Day in December last year, passing a hearing on the Committee of Agriculture and Food Security in New Jersey on January 19 this year. In particular, the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation (KAC) attended the hearing and explained the necessity of establishing Kimchi Day, contributing to the passage of the agenda and actively supporting it so that it could be presented to the New Jersey House of Representatives on the 26th. ‘Kimchi Day’ on November 22 is a legal an...

Artlamp Takes the lead in protecting the marine ecosystem with free NFT airdrops containing the message of protecting the marine ecosystem Artlamp, a visual art content platform, is conducting an environmental protection campaign called ‘Ocean Beyond’ that uses blockchain technology to share art for free. This project is designed to preserve the health of the marine ecosystem and marine biodiversity, which is a global problem. 3D digital art NFT works produced by animator Cho Seung-hyun are airdropped free of charge until February 3rd to deliver the message of marine ecosystem protection to many people. The works are issued as non-fungible tokens (NFT) based on polygons, and are given a unique number. Therefore, since it is impossible to copy or forge, it has the advantage of guaranteeing scarcity. In addition, participants can exchange their own NFTs with each other, and as community members, they can participate in environmental protection through various events. In this ...