Korea Week

Each year Monash University Korean Studies holds a week-long series of events to celebrate the diversity of Korean culture - modern and traditional!

Korea Week 2026

Monash Korean Studies is back with our 8th Annual Korea Week, a week-long of events to celebrate Korean culture on campus with all Monash students and staff! This event will run from March 23rd - March 27th.

[Registrations essential!! - click on the links below for registration forms]

We proudly present our lineup of exciting Korean events:

1. Taekwondo Workshop [23rd March 2025, 4pm-6pm]
2. Korea Week Opening Event [24th March 2026, 11am-3pm, LTB North Foyer]
3. Hanji Box Making [24th March 2026, 3-5pm]
4. Tote Bag Design Workshop [25th March 2026, 3-5pm]
5. Drumming Workshop [25th March 2026, 5-6pm]
6. Hanbok Try-On [26th March 2026, 12-4pm]
7. Quiz on Korea [26th March 2026, 7-8pm]
8. Korean Movie Screening [27th March 2026, 6-8pm]

Reports:

Monday 23rd March:

Taekwondo Workshop

Korea Week again kicked-off with our annual Taekwondo workshop (4-6pm), in collaboration with the Monash Taekwondo Club. There were a total of 14 students who participated in this workshop and were paired up with a Taekwondo Club team member to practice basic Taekwondo techniques. The first hour of the workshop was warm-up activities to help students relax their muscles. In the second hour, students were taught basic kicks and defense moves.

Tuesday 24th March:

Korea Week Opening Event

Day 2 began with our opening event (11am-3pm), which is a small stall/booth we set up in the middle of the Monash Learning and Teaching Building to introduce our Korean studies department and course/unit offers to Monash students. We had a total of 154 students who came to the stall, and a group of visiting high school students.

Hanji Box Making 

We wrapped up the day with the Hanji Box making class (3-5pm) with Ms Anna Kim, a specialist in Korean crafts. Students learnt how to make beautiful traditional Korean pencil holders from Hanji paper that they could take home. While waiting for the glue to dry, Ms Kim taught the students some traditional Korean games. There were a total of 11 students who participated in this event.

Wednesday 25th March:

Tote Bag Design Workshop

On day 3, we began with the Tote Bag Design Workshop (3-5pm) with Ms Lee Jeong Won from JW Craft Studio. Students were guided step-by-step on how to customise their own tote bags with Korean Hangul letters and prints. There were a total of 19 students who participated in the event.

Drumming Workshop

We ended day 3 with the drumming workshop (5-6pm) led by the Han Sarang Korean Cultural Centre. The first half of the workshop was a drumming performance by the Han Sarang drumming crew, and in the second half of the workshop all students were given a chance to try all of the traditional instruments. There were a total of 36 participants who came along to the workshop.

Thursday 26th March:

Hanbok Try-On Workshop 

We kick-started day 4 with the Hanbok try-on workshop (12-4pm) led by Miranda from MiranDay. Students tried on and took selfies with the beautiful Korean Hanboks designed and made by Miranda. She also brought along complimentary traditional accessories like headbands and garment accessories for students as well. We had a total of 58 participants attending this event.

Quiz on Korea

Monash Korean Studies is back with our annual Quiz on Korea, a fun university challenge between Korean studies students from Monash and our partnered Vietnamese Universities. This year, the participants included students from Monash University (introductory to proficient level), Van Lang University, and a participant from our new partner Hanoi University. There were 45 multiple choice questions, all written in Korean, related to Korean culture, language and history. As some students could not form a team or participate in-person, they were happy to compete in the quiz alone and achieved outstanding results!! We had a total of 19 attending the event as participants and audience.

Group 1 [Monash]: Lucinda Gardiner & Aurora Gregorio
Group 2 [Monash]: Ruilin Yap, Katherine Tee & Li Cheuk Ying
Group 3 [Monash]: Catherine Xu, Yue Shuen Chai (Amber) & Sandra Binoy
Group 4 [Monash]: Seungyeon Hong
Group 5 [Monash]: Hyowon Roh
Group 6 [Van Lang]: Trinh Thanh Thao, Nguyen Vu Uyen Thu, Nguyen Thanh Phuong Uyen, Vu Thi Huong Nhai
Group 7 [Hanoi]: Van Ly Nguyen

The winner was Seungyeon Hong from Monash University who received a cash prize of $400 AUD, 2nd place was  Hyowon Roh from Monash University who received $200 AUD, and the runner-ups were Group 3 from Monash University in 3rd place, Van Lang University in 4th place, Van Ly from Hanoi University in 5th place, Monash Group 1 in 6th place, and Monash Group 2 in 7th place.

A big thanks to Van Lang University and Hanoi University for supporting our Korean studies events, and to our MC Sangweon Yun for doing an excellent job hosting the event for the first time. Congratulations to all winners and participants!

View the event here: https://youtu.be/jEWsgYOCT0c

Friday 19th April:

Korean Movie Screening

Finally, we wrapped up Korea Week with a screening of the Korean movie titled “My Daughter is a Zombie (2025)”, a comedy about a fierce animal trainer and his rebellious teenage daughter who later becomes infected by a zombie virus that has swept across the globe. This movie was selected via a student poll. There were 70 students who attended the Korean movie screening session (6-8pm).

Korea Week 2025: Korean Events

Monash Korean Studies is back with our annual week-long of events to celebrate Korean culture on campus!
This event will run from March 24th - March 28th and is open to Monash students and staff. 

We proudly present our lineup of exciting Korean events:

1. Taekwondo [24th March 2025, 4pm-6pm]
2. Korea Week Opening Event [25th March 2025, 11am-3pm]
3. Hangul Bracelet Making [26th March 2025, 2-3pm]
4. Kimbap Making [26th March 2025, 3:30-4:30pm]
5. Drumming Workshop [26th March 2025, 5-6pm]
6. Hanbok Workshop [27th March 2025, 12-4pm]
7. KASA Running Man Games Night [27th March 2025, 5-7pm]
8. Quiz on Korea [27th March 2025, 7-8pm]
9. Korean Movie Screening [28th March 2025, 6-8pm]

Reports:

Korea Week 2025, is a continuing collaboration between Monash Korean Studies, Monash Korea Appreciation Students Association (KASA) and our international partner Van Lang University from Vietnam. This year, we have also invited students from the University of Melbourne and the Australian National University to participate in the Quiz on Korea.

Monday 24th March:

Taekwondo Workshop

We kick started our Korea Week 2025 with the Taekwondo Workshop run in collaboration with the Monash Taekwondo Club (4-6pm). We had a total of 30 students who participated in this event. The first half of the session was a series of fun cardio exercises and in the second session students were partnered up to learn some basic Taekwondo moves from the instructors.

Tuesday 25th March:

Korea Week Opening Event

Monash Korean Studies held our official Korea Week Opening Event on Tuesday 25th March, 11am-3pm. Like last year, we had a stall set up at the foyer of the Learning and Teaching Building to promote our Korea Week events, our course, careers week event and upcoming seminars. All Monash students and staff were welcome to drop by at any time during the day to enjoy some Korean snacks. We also had the traditional games Tuho 투호 to increase interest and participation from passersby. We had a total of 88 people who visited the stall.

Wednesday 17th April:

Hangul Bracelet Making 

Our first event for day 3 is the Hangul Bracelet Making and we invited Jun from Studio JuneBug back for the event again this year. Jun brought along her collection of beautiful beads and Hangul character charms, and guided the students on how to make their own customised bracelets. The workshop was divided into 2 sessions: 2-2:30pm and 2:30-3pm with a total attendance of 45 students (around 22 per session). Students took home creative designs with aesthetic colour combinations.

Kimbap Making

We ended the day with the kimbap making workshop led by a Korean mum, 박재신 어머머님 shared her secret recipe for making delicious 야채채 (vegetable) kimbap. She brought along her premade ingredients and guided the students on how to roll up the kimbaps. Students took home their handmade 야채 kimbap to share with their family. This was a very popular event with 32 participants.

Drumming Workshop

We ended the day with the drumming workshop led by Han Sarang Korean Cultural Centre again this year. This workshop began with a short 10-minute performance by the Han Sarang Korean Cultural Centre followed by a lesson on Korean drumming style. Lucky spectators were selected to play the traditional Korean instruments under the professional guidance of the Han Sarang team.  This was also a popular event with an audience of 31 people.

Thursday 18th April:

Hanbok Try-On Workshop

Day 4 had an exciting kick-start with the beautifully designed Korean Hanboks made by Miranday Day from MiranDay. There was a combination of modern and traditional Hanbok designs that students could try-on and take a selfie of their Hanbok look. Miranda assisted students trying on the Hanbok and she also brought along complimentary traditional accessories to match with the outfits. We had a total of twelve 10-minute sessions from 12pm-4pm with a maximum of 6 students trying on Hanboks per session. We had a total of 65 participants and the students were very creative in choosing their colour combinations to pair the Hanbok top and shirt.

KASA Running Man Games Night

This event was organised and ran by the Korean Appreciation Student Association which involves a series of games played in running man and other Korean variety shows. Thank you to KASA for another successful collaboration.

Quiz on Korea

Following the success from last year, we have made the event bigger by inviting proficient level Korean studies students from Monash University, University of Melbourne, Australian National University and Van Lang University (반랑대학교) to participate in this year’s exciting Quiz on Korea university challenge. The event was held both in-person for participants in Melbourne and via Zoom for participants outside of Melbourne, and the quiz was played via Kahoot. We had a total of 50 questions which covered various topics related to Korean language, culture and history.

The winning team was Van Lang University who received a cash prize of $400 AUD, 2nd place was the Australian National University (ANU) who received $200 AUD, and the runner-ups were the University of Melbourne in 3rd place and Monash University in 4th place. Congratulations to all winners and thank you to everyone that came to support these teams!

Team Monash representatives: Jin huh, Joanne Lee, Alisha Tan and Sharee Ruiwei Zhang
Team Van Lang representatives: Thi Huong Nhai Vu, Hai Dang Nguyen, Ha Mai Anh Nguyen, and Thi Truc Quynh Nguyen
Team ANU representatives: Ruby Yi, Grace Alexander, Seungbin Kang and Teresa Song
Team Melbourne representatives: Sabastien Danian Cai and Arinah Binti AHMAD FAISAL

View the event here: https://youtu.be/56Zgg4ytvrE

Friday 19th April:

Korean Movie Screening

We wrapped up Korea Week with the Korean Movie Screening. Through a student poll, the movie for the night was ‘Tarot (2024)’ starring Cho Yeo-jeong, Park Ha-sun, Dex (Kim Jin-young), Ko Kyu-pil and Seo Ji-hoon. Tarot is a horror and mystery film about 3 individuals who are trapped in the curse of tarot cards twisted by a moment's choice. There were also snacks and drinks for students to enjoy while watching the movie. We had a total of 84 students at the event.

Languages & Cultures Week 2024: Korean Studies Events

Monash Korean Studies proudly presents our participation in the Languages Week 2024. Our Korean Studies events will run from Wednesday August 14th - Friday August 16th and is open to Monash students and staff.

Here are our lineup of exciting Korean events:

Korea Week 2024: Korean Events

Monash Korean Studies will be holding our annual week-long of events on campus to celebrate Korean culture. This event will run from April 15th - April 19th and is open to Monash students and staff. [Registrations essential!!]

We proudly present our lineup of exciting Korean events:

1. K-Pop Dance Workshop (in collaboration with KASA) [15th April 2024, 1-3pm]
2. Taekwondo [15th April 2024, 4-6pm]
3. Korea Week Opening Event [16th April 2024, 11am-3pm]
4. (KASA) All You Can Eat at Dear BBQ Buffet [16th April & 18th April, 7:30-10pm session]
5. Hangul Bracelet Making [17th April 2024, 3-4pm]
6. Drumming Workshop [17th April 2024, 4-5pm]
7. Mandu Making [17th April 2024, 5-6pm]
8. Hanbok Try-On Workshop [18th April 2024, 12-4pm]
9. Quiz on Korea [18th April 2024, 7-8pm]
10. Korean Movie Screening [19th April 2024, 6-8pm]

Reports:

Monday 15th April:

K-Pop Dance Workshop

We kick-started Korea Week 2024 with the K-Pop Dance Workshop led by Studio 107. This event is organised in collaboration with KASA (Korean Appreciation Student Association). The choreography for session one (1-2pm) was SEVENTEEN’s SUPER, followed by LE SSERAFIRM’s EASY in the 2nd session (2-3pm).

Taekwondo Workshop

We ended the day with the Taekwondo Workshop run by the Monash Taekwondo Club (4-6pm). Students spent the first half of the session doing warm-up activities and in the second session they were partnered up with an instructor/member of the Monash team to learn some basic Taekwondo moves (e.g. full-house kick).

Tuesday 16th April:

Korea Week Opening Event

Monash Korean Studies held our official Korea Week Opening Event on Tuesday 16th April, 11am-3pm. For this event, we had set up a stall to promote Korea Week and Korean Studies at the foyer of the Learning and Teaching Building. We welcomed all Monash students and staff to drop by at any time during the day to taste-test and enjoy some Korean snacks. Every hour, we had a raffle draw for those who visited our stall, and only 4 lucky winners had a chance to receive a small prize bag of Korean snacks. We would like to extend our thanks to the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Melbourne (주멜번분관) and KT Mart for supporting our event with snacks and drinks. We also had traditional games (Tuho 투호 and Jegichagi 제기차기) to increase engagement and interest from students. We had a total of 196 people who visited the stall.

All You Can Eat at Dear BBQ Buffet 

KASA organised an All You Can Eat event at Dear BBQ Buffet (in Melbourne CBD) for students to enjoy Korean BBQ. This event had two sessions running from 7:30-10pm on Tuesday 16th and Thursday 18th.

Wednesday 17th April:

Hangul Bracelet Making 

Our first event for day 3 is the Hangul Bracelet Making with Kate Kyeyoung Jun from Studio JuneBug. Kate brought along her collection of beautiful beads and Hangul character charms and guided the students on how to make their own customised bracelets. Due to the popularity of this workshop, students were divided into 2 sessions: 3-3:30pm and 3:30-4pm with 20 students per session. Students were very creative with their designs and aesthetic colour combinations!

Drumming Workshop

The next event for day 3 was the drumming workshop led by Han Sarang Korean Cultural Centre. This workshop consisted of a 10-minute performance by the Han Sarang Korean Cultural Centre followed by a short lesson on Korean drumming style. All spectators were invited to play the traditional Korean instruments under the professional guidance of the Han Sarang team.

Mandu Making

We ended the day with the mandu making workshop led by a Korean mum, Ms Hyonju Lee Newman. Ms Hyonju shared her secret recipe to make delicious Korean mandu. She brought along her premade vegetable and meat filling and guided the students on how to wrap them up. Students took home their handmade mandu to share with their family.

Thursday 18th April:

Hanbok Try-On Workshop

Another big day of Korea Week with beautifully designed Korean Hanboks made by Miranday Day from MiranDay. There was a combination of modern and traditional Hanbok designs that students could try-on and take a selfie of their Hanbok look. As a professional outfitter, Miranda assisted students trying on the Hanbok and she also brought along complimentary traditional accessories to match with the outfits. The students were very creative in choosing their colour combinations for the Hanbok top and shirt. The male students were very enthusiastic, trying on both male and female Hanboks.

Quiz on Korea

Day 4 ended with an exciting university challenge Quiz on Korea between 4 proficient level Korean studies students from Monash University and our partner Vietnamese universities: Van Lang University (반랑대학교) and Da Nang University (다낭대학교). This was a hybrid event (on campus & via Zoom & Kahoot.it) hosted by Hyein Cho 선생님 from Monash University Korean Studies. There were 48 quiz questions (all written in Korean) which covered various topics on Korean language, culture and history. The winning team was the Da Nang University who received a cash prize of $400 AUD, in 2nd place was Van Lang University who received $100 AUD, and 3rd place was Monash University who were very enthusiastic and had a great time. Congratulations to all winners and thank you to everyone that came to support these teams!

View the event here:

Friday 19th April:

Korean Movie Screening

We wrapped up Korea Week with the Korean Movie Screening. Through a student poll the chosen movie for the night was Love Reset (2023), starring Jung Somin and Kang Haneul. This is a romantic comedy about a married couple, who are at the verge of divorce, loses their memory in a car accident and slowly falls in love with each other again. We also had snacks and drinks for students to enjoy while watching the movie.

The 2024 Korea Week was supported by the Core University Program for Korean Studies through the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea and the Korean Studies Promotion Service of the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS Core Grant 2.0).

Korea Week 2023: Korean Events

This year, the first without AKS Core Universities funding, Monash University Korean Studies collaborated with KASA to host a short series of events to celebrate Korean culture.

1. Chair Yoga and Meditation - 28th April [11am-12pm]
2. Korean Film Screening 'Miracle in Cell No. 7 ' - 28th April [6:30-8:30pm]
3. K-pop Dance Workshop - 30th April [11am-2pm]
4. AYCE KBBQ - 2nd & 3rd May [7:30m-9:30pm]

Reports:

On 28 April 2023, 'Chair Yoga and Meditation Session' was held as an event of Monash University’s fifth annual Korea Week. This year, Korea Week was co-hosted by Monash University Korean Studies Research Hub and KASA. Participants followed simple Pilates and yoga postures performed by an experienced yoga and Pilates instructor, Jay Lee (@Jbodybalance_mel). During the session, all of the explanations were provided in Korean. About 30 students and staff participated, and they followed the movements demonstrated in Korean. Learning simple chair yoga poses that can be easily taken in everyday life was very useful for students who spend a lot of time sitting on chairs, and it was a successful event that participants enjoyed.

As a part of the fifth annual 2023 Korea Week, the Korean Studies Department and KASA hosted a series of events. One of these events included the Korean Movie night, where students gathered to watch the Korean Box-office blockbuster hit, Miracle in Cell no. 7. Miracle in Cell no. 7 or 7번방의 선물 is a film about the true story of a mentally handicapped single father, Yong-Gu, who was falsely accused of a crime he did not commit and sent to prison. The film revolves around his reunion with his daughter, Ye-Seung, with the help of his 5 cellmates and even the Prison Warden. Miracle in Cell no. 7 created a rollercoaster of emotions for the audience as we enjoyed the father-daughter duos moments of happiness and sadness, as well as anger about the miscarriage of justice. The event was a huge success as over 40 students enjoyed the blockbuster hit alongside snacks and drinks. Students also received portfolio points for their immersion into Korean culture and media. Overall, three key lessons to learn from this film are “DO NOT judge a book by its cover”, “there are two sides to every story”, and to “live in the moment”, like Ye-seung and Yong-Gu, as life is too short to regret.

Monash Languages Week 2022: Korean Events

This year, our week-long events are held on campus and open to Monash students and staff. Monash University Korean Studies proudly presents our lineup of exciting Korean events for languages week (September 5th - September 9th):

1. Opening event with guest speaker Niha Sathasivan (Korean; Trade consultant, Korean Trade Commission) [5th September 2022]
2. Movie Night & Trivia - Broker (브로커) [6th September 2022]
3. Mandu Making [7th September 2022]
4. Drumming Workshop [7th September 2022]
5. Taekwondo [7th September 2022]
6. K-Pop Dance Workshop [7th September 2022]
7. Hanbok Experience [8th September 2022] with beautiful Traditional Korean Hanboks designed by Miranda Day.
   Check out our interview with Miranda and her brand Miranday here.
8. Games Night - Running Man [8th September 2022]
9. Traditional Box Making (Hanji) [9th September 2022]
10. "Hangul in an Hour" Workshop [9th September 2022]

This is the biggest collaboration between Monash Korean Studies and KASA (Korean Appreciation Students Association), with the greatest number of Korean events organized for languages week over the past years.

The 2022 Korea Week was supported by the Core University Program for Korean Studies through the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea and the Korean Studies Promotion Service of the Academy of Korean Studies.

Monash Korea Week 2021

Once again, we have delivered the annual Korea Week. This year delivered all activities online, which made it available to Monash students, staff and friends of Monash Korean Studies in Australia as well as to participants worldwide.

1. Opening Speech (pre-recorded) from Consul-General & Korean Social Games (19 April 2021)
2. Traditional Korean Crafts and Learn Hangul in an Hour (20 April 2021)
3. Korean Cooking Workshop - Korean Mandu (21 April 2021)
4. Meet and Greet for all Monash Korean Studies Students (21 April 2021)
5. K-Beauty Workshop with Jenny (22 April 2021)
6. Shusenjo: The Main Battleground of the Comfort Women Issue (followed by Q&A with Miki Dezaki) (22 April 2021)
7. Korea MEGA Quiz (23 April 2021)

For the past two years, Monash University Korean Studies has held Korea Week in collaboration with KASA (Korean Appreciation Students Association).

The hugely popular annual event hosted by Monash University Korean Research Hub is supported by the Core University Program for Korean Studies through the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea and Korean Studies Promotion Service of the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS-2017-OLU-2250002).

Monash Korea Week 2020

Monash Korean Studies hosted Monash Korea Week 2020, a week-long celebration of Korean culture from  Monday 31 August to 5 September, 2020. This year Monash Korea Week 2020 was fully delivered online, and was also open to the community regardless of academic affiliation or location. We had participants from local and international industries sectors, secondary school students, as well as students from Europe and Asia join us to celebrate Korean culture.

1. Learn Hangeul in an Hour (Monday, 31 August)
2. Korean Hanji Box Making (Tuesday, September 1)
3. Classic Korean Movie Night – 하녀 (The Housemaid) (Tuesday, September 1)
4. K-Food Cookalong (Wednesday, September 2)
5. E-Gaming Night with KASA (Wednesday, September 2)
6. K-Beauty & K-Slang Seminar (Thursday, September 3)
7. Noraebang Karaoke Night with KASA (Thursday, September 3)
8. Korea MEGA Quiz! (Saturday, September 5)

Monash University Korea Week 2019

A week-long event of daily activities celebrating Korean culture co-organised by Monash Korean Studies and KASA.

SUNDAY 1 SEPTEMBER

Event: Korean Traditional Music Concert:

Details:

The Korean Culture Club 'SORI' Concert. A ten-person troupe that will be performing traditional Korean music and dance including: Nanta, Jang-gu dance, Samul-nori.

Time: 330-430pm

Location: Venue MPavilion (26 Ancora Imparo Way, Clayton VIC 3800, between Learning and Teaching Building and new Car park) or if raining, Level 1, Room G36, Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music (Performing Arts Centre), Monash University, opposite Robert Blackwood Hall, 55 Scenic Boulevard, Clayton, Monash University VIC 3800

MONDAY 2 SEPTEMBER

Event: Taekwondo Workshop

Details: Gold coin entry ($1 or $2only for NON Monash University Taekwondo club members)

Time: 4-6PM

Location: Monash Sport Centre (Clayton Campus)

TUESDAY 3 SEPTEMBER

Event: KPOP Random Play Dance

Time: 5-6pm

Location: Monash Clayton (WILL CONFIRM CLOSER TO DATE)

WEDNESDAY 4 SEPTEMBER

Event: Free Korean lesson, For TOTAL Begninners, Learn Hangul in an hour!

Details: The Korean script, Hangul, is often described as the easiest writing system to learn. In this free and fun session, we'll put this to the test. We'll take you through the basics of Hangul and by the end of the hour you will be able to decipher Korean words appearing in authentic contexts. The session is ONLY OPEN TO THOSE WHO HAVE NEVER LEARNED HANGUL BEFORE and will be led by our own resident Korean linguist, Dr. Lucien Brown.

Time: 3-4pm,

Location: E561 (fifth floor, East Wing, room 561), Menzies Building, 20 Chancellors Walk, Monash University,

WEDNESDAY 4 SEPTEMBER

Event: Kimchi Preparation Lessonand Korean food tasting!,

Details: Registration required, numbers limited! 20 kimchi making participants and 10 spectators!

Time: 4-6pm

Location: E561 (fifth floor, East Wing, room 561), Menzies Building, 20 Chancellors Walk, Monash University, Clayton Campus,

THURSDAY 5 SEPTEMBER

Event: Weekly Korean Conversation Circle

Details:

Time: 4-5pm

Location: CL_20Chn/E353

THURSDAY 5 SEPTEMBER

Event: Korean Film Screening (Swing Kids)

Details:

Time: 5-7pm

Location: 21Rain Forest Walk, Room S7, Clayton Campus, Victoria 3800

FRIDAY 6 SEPTEMBER

Event:  PC BANG w/ MEGA

Details: A fundraiser, all participants must bring laptops

Time: 6-9pm

Location: Learning and Teaching Building, Clayton Campus, room to be confirmed

SATURDAY 7 SEPTEMBER

Event: Running Man: Cops Vs Mafia

Details: Registration in Week 5; $5 KASA MEMBERS / $7 NON MEMBERS

Time: 1-3pm

Location: Monash Clayton

From 1 September to 7 September 2019, Monash Korean Studies co-hosted a week-long event of daily activities celebrating Korean culture with the Korean Appreciation Student Association (KASA). Here are snapshots from Korea Week 2019.

Reports:

Day 1 – Korean Traditional Music Concert

On day 1, the Korean Cultural Club ‘SORI (소리)’ performed traditional Korean music and dance, including Nanta(난타), Jang-gu dance(장구춤) and Samul-nori (사물놀이) at the Pavilion on the Monash Clayton campus.

Day 2 – Taekwondo Workshop

On day 2, together with the KASA and Monash University Taekwondo Club, we hosted a taekwondo workshop. This workshop was open to all Monash students and staff members who wished to experience taekwondo in a safe and friendly environment. During this workshop, participants learned kicks, punches and other basic techniques.

Day 3 – K-Pop Random Play Dance

On day 3, a K-Pop Random Play Dance activity was led by the KASA: the chorus of a random K-pop song was played, and whoever knew the dance took to the stage. This event was open to all K-pop lovers.

Day 4 – Learn Hangul in an Hour

On Day 4, the ‘Learn Hangul in an hour’ session was led by our own resident Korean linguist Dr. Lucien Brown. This fun and engaging session was available for students and staff members who have never learned Hangul before.

Day 4 – Kimchi Making Workshop

During this hands-on kimchi making workshop, participants learned all about the health benefits and history of kimchi, as well as how to make kimchi from scratch. Participants also tasted other Korean cuisines, which were prepared by a local Korean chef.

Day 5 – Weekly Korean Conversation Circle

On day 5, with the help of fluent Korean speakers, a workshop was offered to help everyone improve their Korean conversational skills, as well as meet new people.

Day 6 – Korean Film Screening – Swing Kids Movie

On day 6, students gathered at a lecture theatre to enjoy a showing of the popular movie Swing Kids, featuring K-pop idol EXO D.O.

Day 7 – PC Bang with MEGA

On day 7, the KASA, together with Monash Electronic Gaming Association (MEGA), hosted a PC Bang (internet café) event to bring South Korea’s unique PC Bang experience to Monash students.

(photo: KASA)

DAY 8 – Running Man: Cops vs Mafia

On the last day of the 2019 Korea week, we had a name tag-ripping event based on South Korea’s famous variety show ‘Running Man’, where students were teamed up to do a hiding and chasing event on the Monash Clayton campus.  (photo: KASA)

The 2019 Korea Week was supported by the Core University Program for Korean Studies through the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea and the Korean Studies Promotion Service of the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS-2017-OLU-2250002).