![]() According to SummerStage staff working the event, K-pop fans had begun lining up hours before doors were scheduled to open. In previous years, KOREA GAYOJE presented Korean artists at SummerStage, but this year marks the first time the lineup has been solely dedicated to K-pop as a genre – one that contributes heavily to the global economy and has increased Korea’s influence on pop culture in the last two decades. ![]() With some of the hottest artists in the industry onstage, Rumsey Field was roaring with excitement for the headliners AleXa, Golden Child, and Brave Girls into the night. Presented by the Korean Cultural Center New York (KCCNY), a branch of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea, and the Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (KOFICE), the event commemorated 140 years of friendship between Korea and the United States. ![]() Just like last week’s heat wave, the KOREA GAYOJE music festival blazed up Central Park by bringing a taste of Korean pop culture to the heart of New York City as part of Capital One City Parks Foundation’s SummerStage. ![]()
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