On October 17, the Korean Cultural Center in Thailand held a K-pop as a Global Culture Talk Show with the Embassy of Peru in Thailand. 

H.E. Mr. Park Yongmin, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Thailand, Ms. Cecilia Galarreta, Ambassador of the Republic of Peru to Thailand, as well as ambassadors from various countries, diplomatic corps from various embassies, and about 100 Thai and Peruvian people, all attended the event.

Before the event, there was an appointment ceremony for the Korean Cultural Center's honorary ambassador. Actor and singer Ms. Jutamas Wangsawat, who won the audition program 'Deckfeuk' on the OneD application, was selected as the Korean Cultural Center's honorary ambassador.

The talk show was attended by panelists including Professor Yun Yeong-sam of the K-pop department at Howon University, member of girl group Berryberry, who had attended the 2022 Grow Twogether Project in Korea at the invitation of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and Peruvian singer Lenin Tamayo, who is also known as the founder of Q-pop and whose music activities are inspired by Andean traditional music and K-pop. They shared various K-pop cases they had experienced and talked about the influence of K-pop and their creative activities. 

Ambassador Park said in his speech of encouragement that he planned this event in Bangkok to commemorate the special relationship between Peru, the APEC chair this year, and Korea, which will take over the chair next year. And He also said that K-pop is no longer just a Korean phenomenon, but serves as a platform that can embrace and connect with subcultures from around the world.

Ambassador Cecilia said that she hopes that Q-pop and T-pop, which are inspired by the global phenomenon of K-pop, will work together to break down barriers and make their voices heard around the world.

After the talk show, there was a wonderful performance by Berry Berry and Lenin Tamayo. The singers performed their own songs and K-pop together, and in particular, Arirang sung by Lenin was impressive very much.

We hope that K-pop will continue to be a bridge that connects young people around the world, such as T-pop and Q-pop.