As part of the South Korea ‘Friendship Series’ online event conversations, Dami Im, Korean-born Australian singer-songwriter, will be chatting and performing, with presenter Edwina Bartholomew on 29 April at 6PM (AEST). Dami will be sharing her favourite places to visit in Seoul, talking K-Pop and opening up about her musical journey from singing Gospel in Brisbane to taking centre stage at Eurovision. Register to participate here.
The South Korea ‘Friendship Series’ is part of the programing to celebrate South Korea’s 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties with Australia this year. Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) Sydney Office will be hosting a series of conversations (the first one took place 30 March), with interesting Australians who all share special links to the destination, from sportswomen (Lydia Lassila), popstars (Dami Im), presenters (Edwina Bartholomew) to influential photographers (Tara Milk Tea), to glean an insider’s perspective of cities like Seoul, Busan and the ski fields in Pyeongchang.
To join the conversation with Dami Im and Edwina Bartholomew on 29 April 2021 register here and as part of KTO’s ‘Unbox Your Colourful Korea’ event, 60 viewers will win a South Korea K-Pop themed gift box (Australian residents only), with one of those lucky people winning a return flight to South Korea to experience this diverse country for themselves.
To watch the first episode with Australian Olympic freestyle skier gold medalist and entrepreneur, Lydia Lassila (OAM) and journalist and television presenter, Edwina Bartholomew go here. Lydia talks about competing in the South Korea Winter Olympics in 2018 and Edwina explains about what it was like covering those Games in Pyeongchang and spending time in South Korea as a child.
Insook Lee, Director of Korea Tourism Organization Sydney Office said, “We had an incredible response to our first event with Lydia Lassila and Edwina Bartholmew who shared their favourite food and travel experiences and we cannot wait to hear about Dami Im’s South Korea. While Australians start to dream about travel again, we want to highlight some of the unique places to visit in South Korea from the cherry blossoms to stunning temples, great cycling routes to K-pop”.
Dami was born in Seoul and returns regularly to see family and K-Pop was a musical influence growing up. Dami won The X Factor Australia in 2013 and received a recording contract with Sony. She represented Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2016 coming second with her subsequent number one global hit ‘Sound Of Silence’ which then charted in 38 countries. Dami has had four top ten albums on the ARIA chart and further hit singles with the likes of ‘Alive’, ‘Super Love’ and ‘Gladiator’ and in 2019 she was the Women In Music Humanitarian Award winner.
For more information on South Korea go to korea21.com.au.
