{"id":62029,"date":"2026-06-19T19:13:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T11:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=62029"},"modified":"2026-06-19T19:13:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T11:13:58","slug":"k-stage-festival-to-give-hong-kong-a-dose-of-south-korean-culture-beyond-bts-squid-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=62029","title":{"rendered":"K-Stage Festival to give Hong Kong a dose of South Korean culture beyond BTS, Squid Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The K-Stage Festival, a four-day extravaganza of South Korean performing arts, will kick off at the East Kowloon Cultural Centre in Hong Kong on June 25, following its successful debut in Taiwan in 2025.<\/p>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">The festival will feature four stage productions: a stage adaptation of the <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">2011 K-drama <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Dream High<\/em><\/span>, about six high school students who dream of being K-pop idols; <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Jump<\/em>, a comedy about a family of martial arts savants; <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">The Greatest Taekwondo<\/em>, which blends traditional martial arts with modern performance to showcase the spectacle of South Korea\u2019s <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">national sport<\/span>; and <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Inside Me<\/em>, a musical about the challenges of <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">social media<\/span>.<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Each day will see <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Dream High<\/em>, <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Jump<\/em> and <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">The Greatest Taekwondo<\/em> run back-to-back in the matinee slot, while <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Inside M<\/em>e will run as the main evening show.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Irene Jung, executive director of the Korean Tourism Organisation Hong Kong office and co-organiser of the event, believes the festival will show South Korean culture in a new light.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cWe designed this festival to showcase Korean performing arts as a fresh, exciting reason to visit Korea again,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-inline-container e1a5rv550 css-1llrc1m e1yqhwb40\" data-qa=\"Component-renderMap-StyledDiv\">\n<div class=\"image-inline caption e1fvabeq0 css-19sk4h4 ea9pn0s0\" data-qa=\"Component-Container\">\n<figure class=\"image-inline caption ea9pn0s1 css-1qeofuq e1gf69pb0\" data-qa=\"ArticleImage-ArticleImageContainer\">\n<div data-qa=\"ArticleImage-handleRenderImage-ImageContainer\" class=\"css-bjn8wh e1gf69pb3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A scene from The Greatest Taekwondo, which will be performed at the K-Stage Festival in Hong Kong. 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