Worldmark in Aerocity, lit up over the weekend because the all the house was remodeled into — properly, South Korea itself!
Organised by the Korean Youth Commerce Affiliation in India (KYCI), round 70 stalls had been set-up that includes Korean meals, magnificence, way of life and tradition. These got here collectively to convey the streets of Seoul to the legion of desi Ok-culture stans within the Capital. The theme picked for this transformation – Streets of Seoul – and boy did they ship.
Zone 1 was changed into Gwanghwamun Avenue with a larger-than-life Photograph Gate welcoming the guests. Zone 2 surfed the hip vibe with Seongsu Avenue weighing closely on Ok-Tradition dressing. Hongdae Avenue in Zone 3 is the place the Ok-pop magic got here alive, full with audience-led performances, whereas Zone 4’s Myeongdong Avenue grew to become the worldwide magnificence and trend avenue for the weekend. However, there was extra as Zone 5 had Han River Pak ending the route sturdy and ensuring that everybody received an immersive expertise of the Ok-lifestyle past simply the same old meals and enjoyable.
Testing the stalls right here together with his faculty gang was Aryan Akif, a Delhi College pupil, on a Saturday night. “That is the place for each Koreaboo on the market. It’s such as you’re not even in Delhi anymore! It’s been a very long time since I watched Ok-pop or Ok-dramas however this may get me again into it,” he mentioned.
Some like Aisha Sahil Zaroo took up an animated ‘dalgona sweet problem’ together with her sister Aisha. Sharing how the fest was going for her and her siblings, she mentioned: “I actually loved myself. We roamed round, exploring the Korean tradition and felt actually into it. It is actually inspiring to be in a spot the place you get to see the genuine traditions, cultural references of Koreans and how they reside and all. That they had an enormous music scene happening, and the meals was thrilling, too.”
Amongst such elated guests had been noticed a trio of Air India’s cabin crew – Silvia Athokpam, Saknaibi Chungkham, and Priyanka Akoijam – who share having visited South Korea just a few instances earlier than. And what was the one factor these beautiful women felt to splurge on right here? “Skincare after all!” exclaimed Priyanka.
