Over 700 guests were at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja for the Korean National day and Cultural Festival 2019. The event which took place on November 12, 2019 began by 7pm after the arrival of guests and dignitaries.

It was hosted by the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Nigeria, His Excellency Lee In-tae and his wife. In attendance were the distinguished Senate President, His Excellency, Dr. Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan; the Honourable Minister for Woman Affairs, Mrs. Pauline Tallen; the Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Uchechukwu Ogah, Ambassadors and members of the diplomatic corps, top government functionaries, captains of industries and a host of other dignitaries.

The star of this year’s edition was Yaemer – an acappella ensemble composed of vocalists and singers from the Seoul Institute of the Arts. They combined a wide variety of genres with an acappella style and created a unique mix of grand, cute, soulful and joyful songs.

The Yaemar group performed covers of Lion King medley, Man in the mirror (by Michael Jackson), Believer (by Imagine dragons), One Candle (by G.O.D), Boy in Luv (by BTS) sandwiched by Bigvic’s Highlife performances. Afterwards, the Yaemer group and Bigvic jointly performed a popular Nigerian song, One Love (by Onyeka Onwenu) to the thrill of the audience. After the performances, guests were treated to a buffet of Korean cuisine.

The event also showed off Korean technology as displayed by LG and Samsung Electronics.