Korea Culture Day in New Delhi fuses music, martial arts and K-pop to mark India-Korea ties
NEW DELHI: The Korean Cultural Centre India is hosting a two-day Korea Culture Day festival in New Delhi showcasing traditional arts, classical crossover music, Taekwondo and K-pop, as India and South Korea seek to expand cultural exchanges.
The event, titled “Rang De Korea” and held at Select CITYWALK, opened on Oct 23 and will continue through Oct 24 under the theme “One Light, Two Cities,” organisers said in a statement on Thursday.
The festival integrates the annual Rang De Korea festival into the broader Korea Culture Day initiative and comes months after leaders of India and South Korea agreed at an April 2026 summit to deepen people-to-people and cultural ties alongside economic and strategic cooperation, the centre said.
South Korean Ambassador to India Lee Seong-ho said cultural exchange serves to build mutual understanding and deepen friendship between the two countries.
Drawing a parallel between India’s Diwali and Korea’s Chuseok harvest festival, Lee said both traditions share a spirit of cherishing family and community and sharing light, according to the statement.
Six Korean performance teams are featured in the lineup.
The Daekyeung University Taekwondo Demonstration Team opened the programme with choreographed martial arts demonstrations, followed by traditional fusion ensemble Eolssigu, classical crossover violin duo Ayuni, mixed-gender vocal quartet Atti Classic, and instrumental-electronic fusion group DEEPER, organisers said.
K-pop boy band NTX headlined the closing act, performing a rendition of Hindi song “Kesariya” from the film Brahmastra and dancing to a medley of Indian songs including “Kaala Chashma” and “Koi Mil Gaya,” the centre said.
Beyond performances, the festival includes Korean food, traditional games and K-content experiences, with participation from Star Entertainment, Indian distributor of the film “Hope,” as well as Orion and fashion brand MIXXO under E-Land.
A corridor of light installation serves as the visual centrepiece reflecting the festival theme, organisers said.
“This event has been designed to give a diverse range of visitors, including young people in India, the opportunity to experience Korean culture firsthand and deepen mutual understanding,” Kang Kwon Su, Director of Korean Cultural Centre India, said in the statement.
The centre said it plans to expand cultural exchange programmes in other major Indian cities.
