韩流文化节K-Era Fest登陆西雅图，泰民领衔点燃太平洋西北地区
首届太平洋西北地区大型韩流文化节K-Era Fest于10月24日至25日在华盛顿州西雅图贝尔港国际会议中心举行，为当地观众带来为期两天的韩国流行文化体验。活动由OCAAT主办，内容涵盖K-pop、K-food、K-beauty、时尚、商业与沉浸式体验，旨在把在洛杉矶、芝加哥和纽约已经成势的韩流热潮带到太平洋西北地区，并打造具有本地特色的体验。音乐方面，全球知名的SHINee成员、曾登上科切拉音乐节舞台的K-pop艺人泰民在气候承诺球馆献唱；美食方面，来自Bibigo与Olive Young的知名食品与生活方式策划人卢熙英、Netflix《黑白大厨》出演厨师奥斯汀·姜等名厨到场，现场设有汉江拉面、烧酒花园与K-food美食区。联合创始人萨布丽娜·金表示，韩流文化已经发展到人们不必是韩国人、甚至不必是长期粉丝也能产生共鸣的阶段，这正是把这股势头带到太平洋西北地区的意义。K-Era Fest的举办也显示，韩流文化在美国主流市场的影响力仍在持续扩大。
来源：GSM·美国
K-Era Fest Brings the Korean Wave to Seattle, Headlined by Taemin in the Pacific Northwest
Seattle, Washington — K-Era Fest, the Pacific Northwest's first large-scale Korean culture festival, was held on October 24 and 25 at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center in Seattle, offering local audiences a two-day experience of Korean pop culture. Organized by OCAAT, the event spanned K-pop, K-food, K-beauty, fashion, business and immersive experiences, aiming to bring the Korean Wave — already a force in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York — to the Pacific Northwest with a distinctly local flavor. On the music side, Taemin, the globally known K-pop artist and member of SHINee who has performed at Coachella, sang at Climate Pledge Arena. On the food side, well-known food and lifestyle curator Noh Hee-young of Bibigo and Olive Young, and chef Austin Kang, who appeared in Netflix's "Culinary Class Wars," were among the culinary names on site, which featured a Hangang ramen stand, a soju garden and a K-food zone. Co-founder Sabrina Kim said Korean culture has reached a stage where people can connect with it without being Korean or even long-time fans — and that is exactly why bringing this momentum to the Pacific Northwest matters. The staging of K-Era Fest also shows that the influence of Korean culture in the U.S. mainstream market continues to grow.
Source: GSM·USA
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图片来源：SHINee成员泰民在演唱会上献唱（资料图）。Taemin of SHINee performing in concert (file photo). Photo: WithTaemin / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.
