Dream Concert 2009 (드림콘서트 2009)

when: Saturday 10 October 2009 at 6.30 pm

where: Seoul World Cup Stadium

performers:
1. Super Junior
2. Girls Generation
3. 2PM
4. 2NE1
5. Kara
6. Big Bang
7. SHINee
8. 4 Minutes
9. Jewelery
10. MC Mong
11. Tiara
12. F(X)
13. DBSK

how to get ticket, just click here than make reservation (but all the language is in Korean or Japanese and Chinese) :
1. GMarket
2. Dream Concert
3. Easyvoca

how to go there:
1. subway, take line 6 Seoul World Cup Stadium (서울 월드컵 경기장) exit no 1 or 2
2. bus, No. 171, 271,571, 6715,7011,7012,7013,7714,7715 and get off at the Seoul World Cup Stadium.

for more details about the concert, click here (in korean)

Asia Song Festival 2009 (아시아송 페스티벌 2009)

on Saturday 19 September 2009, i went to Asia Song Festival 2009 in Seoul World Cup stadium. asia song festival is the festival which all singers from Asian countries are invited to sing in here. so, in this festival we can see the combination between culture and music. this is the 6th year of the festival, so in every year the festival getting improve and interesting. the Korean government want to ask all the young people share their culture in here, that’s why they made this festival.

this year there are 14 performers, who are from
Korea:
1. Super Junior
2. Girls Generation
3. Big Bang
4. 2NE1

Japan:
1. GACKT
2. Mihimaru GT
3. V6

China: Chris Lee

Indonesia : Agnes Monica

Taiwan : Show Luo

Hongkong: Ekin Cheng

Thailand: K-Otic

Vietnam: Ho Ngoc Ha

Ukraine: Ruslana

all the performers are really amazing, i really want to see them again. i felt so thankful because during i stayed in Korea for 6 months i got many chances to experience the things that i never know before. even we have to work very hard in Korea, Korean government give us many things. so, our life become easier here.

this festival began at 6pm and finished at 10.30pm. after the festival finish, all the performers got the achievement from Korean government because of their successfulness as singer in their own country. Furthermore, as a closing of the festival, super junior and also girls generation sang the song which promote Seoul to the world.

this festival is open for all foreigners and also local citizens and we no need to pay anything. especially for foreigners, we can get VIP ticket. we just need to register our name by online than take the ticket in KTO office or in the stadium before the concert begin. next year there will be the 7th Asia Song Festival, so you still get chance to see this concert.^^

to check the information about this festival, please click here

Seoul Grand Sale 2009

From 26 September- 25 November, Seoul will held SEOUL GRAND SALE which will give ENGeans and foreigners many discounts, such as restaurants, hotels/motels, shoping centers, beauty shops and cinema.

also, there are five kind of week to celebrate this event;
1. Cinema Week 11-17 October 2009
in this week, we can watch korean movie in CGV. for foreigners, if we buy one ticket, we will get another one ticket. so buy 1 get 2.

2. Palace Week 18-24 October 2009
this week we can experience many variety of events that can make you really feel about Korean culture in the past. this event will be held in Gyeonghuigung Palace and Unhyeongung Palace. also, you don’t need to pay anything to go inside the Palace because everything is free.

3. Beauty and Health Week 25-31 October 2009
this week, some of the beauty clinic will give special discount. so, we can try the skin treatment in many clinic that participate in Seoul Grand Sale program.

4. Night Shopping Week 6-14 November 2009
for people who love shopping, this is the best time for you to get many discounts from various department store and even boutique.

5. Hotel Week 15-25 November 2009
we can experience to live in first class hotel in Seoul. they will provide many luxurious things in this week.

for more information about the location of shop, please click here

also, you can download the discount coupon here

Korea Sparkling Festival 2009

There is many festival around this September in Korea. one of the festival is Korea Sparkling Festival which is will be held in 12 September-27 September 2009. the opening of the festival will be held in Gyeonhuigung Palace (in Seoul).

Opening Ceremony 12 September 2009
there are several korean singer will perform when opening of festival, such as :
1. Lee Jung Hyun
2. Jewelery
3. KARA
4. Moon Hee Jun

participate team:
1. Nanta
2. Drumcat Concert
3. Drawing Show
4. MISO
5. Korea Show
6. Sachoom
7. Fanta-Stick
8. Baby
9. Fan Yan’s Bubble World

Performance team:
1. No Brain
2. Poppin Hyun Joon
3. Choi So Ri

i think this festival will be very awesome, so why don’t you bring along your family and friends to come here. please check this KOREA SPARKLING FESTIVAL for more information, like schedule, special performances and other schedule or click here