Sunggyu is among Korean artists performing at the two-day event (Photo: KCC)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Artists of Vietnam and the Republicof Korea (RoK) have performed at the Friendship Culture Day in HCM City this weekend.
The event is held for the second time in HCM City by the Koreanembassy and the Korean Cultural Centre (KCC) to enhance the friendship between Vietnamand the RoK and to popularise Korean culture to people in HCM City.
"We are bringing a series of Korean cultural activities forlocal people to experience," said Choi Seung-jin, the KCC's director.
"The centre will promote cooperation and exchange with otherlocalities in Vietnam in the future, bringing the people of the two countriescloser through cultural activities."
The two-day event features Korean Sunggyu; Choo Joo-han and Vietnamese Suni HaLinh, Orange and Roy Nguyen and performers from the Namdo National GugakCentre.
Sunggyu is a singer and actor. He is the leader and main vocalist of the boyband Infinite. His second extended play, 27 (2015), debuted at number one onthe Gaon Album Chart and number eight on the US Billboard World Albums chart,and yielded two South Korean top-ten singles: TheAnswer and Kontrol.
Choo Joo-han is a musical actor. He debuted in 2015 with a role inthe musical Mr Show and laterearned roles in other productions such as Seopyeonje and Those Days.
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Sunggyu is among Korean artists performing at the two-day event (Photo: KCC) 
