Join the 2021 Gangwon Snow Festa to enjoy the Olympic Legacy, Korean dramas, and Korean culture!

2021 ON:TACT GANGWON GLOBAL SNOW FESTA is a global digital campaign that connects the world together and enables everyone to go on a virtual winter journey to Gangwon Province.

Here is what you can look forward to on 2021 On:Tact Gangwon Global Snow Festa:

1) K-Drama OST Live Performance
Top-quality concert featuring soundtracks of your favourite Korean Dramas filmed in Gangwon Province.

2) Virtual Winter Travel to Gangwon
Explore the winter activities in Gangwon, the Wonderland of Snow.

3) Synergized Features with Cutting-Edge Technology
Be surprised by the special stages with high-end holographic VR and AR content!

Event Details:
Live Date and Time: 8.30am on 31 Jan, 2021 (Malaysia Time)
Landing Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC499dzcb2Fx9RD39Vqpz-lg

Performances of Korean Drama OST:

1) Take Off - Butterfly by Hwang Chi-yeul and orchestra
2) Goblin - I Will Go to You Like the First Snow by Ailee
3) Ice Flower - Queen of Ambition by Ailee
4) Can You Hear Me? - Hotel Del Luna by Ben
5) The Heirs - I'm saying by N.Flying
6) My Love from the Star - My Destiny by LYn
7) Legend of the Blue Sea - Love Story by LYn
8) Welcome to Dongmakgol - A Waltz Of Sleigh by orchestra
9) Descendants of the Sun - You are my everything and Talk love by orchestra
10) Crash Landing On You - The Song for My Brother by orchestra

Destination Promotion:

* Torch ski and Inalichi Band Cover dance 
* Ice fishing and snow festival and curling game in Gangwon 
* Global Gangwon promoting video production contest highlight video 
* Winter unique sports as luge, skate, sledge 
* Snow resorts and activities 

Check out the video below

It’s been a slow start to 2021 in K-dramaland as we near the end of 2020 dramas and wait for new stories to begin. In February, we’re looking forward to some fantasy-mystery from the director of The Legend of the Blue Sea and The Master's Sun, more dedicated screen time with Song Joong-ki back on earth as a lawyer to an Italian mafia group, and a heart-warming romance between Choi Kang-hee and Kim Young-kwang. Check out some fantastic dramas to look forward to below. 

This fantasy-mystery series stars popular actors Cho Seung-woo AND Park Shin-hye. If you’re not already sold because of the ace main leads, the story is also very intriguing. Genius engineer Han Tae-sul (Cho Seung-woo) begins to unearth the truth about beings who are living amongst them and hiding their true identities. Gang Seo-hae (Park Shin-hye) enters the situation as she fights to save Tae-sul’s life because he is the key to saving the fate of the world. You can expect an epic story with lots of thrilling action as they battle a mysterious nemesis and try to save the world. 

Vincenzo is another star-studded series starring popular actor Song Joong-ki, rising star Jeon Yeo-been, Ok Taec-yeon, Kwak Dong-yeon, and more. Song Joong-ki portrays the titular Vincenzo Cassano who is a lawyer to an Italian mafia group. He leaves Italy and goes to Korea where he crosses paths with lawyer Hong Cha-yeong (Jeon Yeo-been). They seek to achieve justice as they fight against true villains by using methods utilized by villains. The world of crime and the world of law converge with a dark hero pursuing justice. 

If a rom-com is more your speed, you’ll want to check out Hello, Me! This fantasy romance series stars Choi Kang-hee as Ban Ha-ni, a 37-year-old woman experiencing a slump in all areas of her life. She is visited by her passionate 17-year-old self (Lee Re) who is not afraid of anything. It’s a story involving being comforted, growing, and experiencing love. You can look forward to funny and romantic moments with Ban Ha-ni interacting with the free-spirited, wealthy, and handsome Han Yu-hyeon (Kim Young-kwang). This will be a fun and heart-warming experience for sure.

Which February K-drama are you most excited for? Watch them all, only on Netflix!

Image Courtesy of Netflix

5. Plenty Of Twists

Photo by TV Chosun, Courtesy of Netflix

Lunar new year is coming soon! Whether you’re spending time with your family or celebrating it alone, there are some great family K-dramas you can enjoy. Since family dramas depict characters of various ages and circumstances, the stories are definitely relatable and engaging. Check out some shows you can enjoy with the whole family below.

My Father Is Strange also centers around a family of four siblings, but they aren’t married. Patriarch Byun Han-soo (Kim Young-cheol) is a devoted husband and father, so everyone is shocked when idol singer turned actor An Jung-hui (Lee Joon) claims to be Han-soo’s son. It sounds like a lot of drama, but it’s actually a funny and heartwarming series. Also, family weekend dramas often help rising actors become more popular. You can spot Abyss and Dr. Romantic S2 star Ahn Hyo-seop in My Father Is Strange as well.

What Happens to My Family centers around a sacrificial single father (Yoo Dong-kun) who is fed up with his selfish children and sues them in order to teach them a lesson on how they can be a true family. As the three siblings work on fulfilling their father’s conditions, they learn how to appreciate their father and their family. There’s also a lot of cuteness to enjoy with young actors Yoon Bak, Park Hyung-sik, Nam Ji-hyun, and Seo Kang-jun. 

My Golden Life shows the consequences of a mother’s misguided love for her daughter (Shin Hye-sun) as she seizes an opportunity for her daughter to experience a golden life amongst the upper class. The heroine, believing herself to be Haesong Group family’s long-lost daughter, gets to live a glamorous life. However, the families have to deal with the fallout once the truth is revealed. While birth secrets are a common trope, My Golden Life avoids being cliche by highlighting relevant social issues and focusing on personal happiness. 

Marriage Contract focuses on a poor, widowed young mother (U-ie) who desperately needs to take care of her 7-year-old daughter and repay loan sharks. She meets a wealthy business executive (Lee Seo-jin) with a sick mother who needs a liver transplant. The pair decide to sign a marriage contract so that his mother can get a liver transplant and she can have her substantial debt paid off. While they carry out their fake marriage, they fall in love. Marriage Contract is a good watch if you’re looking for a family drama with fewer episodes! 

My Contracted Husband Mr. Oh also features U-ie in a contract marriage, but with very different circumstances. Han Seung-ju (U-ie) is perfectly happy being single at 35 and married to her job as a producer. However, a traumatic event makes her reevaluate her marital status and she ends up in a contract marriage with Oh Jak-doo (Kim Kang-woo) so they can help each other out. This drama also highlights the differences between city life and life in the countryside, of which the latter tends to be underrepresented in dramas. 

If you haven’t noticed by now, U-ie has acted in many popular family dramas. In her most recent one, My Only One, U-ie portrays Kim Do-ran whose life turns upside down when her biological father (Choi Su-jong) appears after 28 years. The characters go through a lot of difficult circumstances, but the family-oriented drama relays a message of rediscovering hope in life and having assurance that you have someone on your side. The theme of people making sacrifices for their beloved family members is also very relatable and heartwarming.

Multi-platinum recording artist MAX has released the latest remix of his hit single “Blueberry Eyes” feat. SUGA of BTS with Lil Mosey and Olivia O’Brien. 

Listen here: orcd.co/blueberryeyesmax 

Since its release four months ago, “Blueberry Eyes” has garnered more than 130 million global streams and 30 million views on YouTube. It’s currently on Top 40 radio and trended on Spotify’s Global Viral 50 and Viral 50 charts. On the day of its release, MAX and Suga were featured on the cover of Apple Music’s New Music Daily playlist and the song went No.1 on iTunes in 66 countries as well as trended No. 1 worldwide on Twitter and No.1 on YouTube’s Video Hot List. “Blueberry Eyes” has also been featured on several of Spotify’s coveted playlists including Today’s Top Hits, Pop Rising and Mood Booster, to name but a few. 

The song follows the release of MAX’s “Blueberry Eyes” feat. SUGA of BTS [Steve Aoki Remix], which has more than 5 million global streams and 2 million views on YouTube. 

MAX has been labelled a “Young Pop God” by  GQ  and named a “top popstar to watch” by Billboard.  Since the breakout success of his debut album 'Hell’s Kitchen Angel', he has garnered more than 1.2 billion streams and toured the world multiple times over. He yielded an inescapable smash with his  3x platinum hit “Lights Down Low,” which generated over  half a billion streams globally, soared on the  Billboard  Hot 100, reached No. 7 at Top 40 radio and earned him an  iHeartRadio Music Awards nomination for “Best New Pop Artist.” Most recently, MAX released his sophomore album 'Colour Vision' featuring his current single “Blueberry Eyes” feat. SUGA of BTS.

Watch the latest remix of 'Blueberry Eyes':