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Three Korean artists based in France have been invited to participate in the 2nd Korean-French Art Festival in Saint-Mande, near Paris. The Korean French cultural exchange organization EcoDracore (Korean name: Echoes of Korea, Director Lee Mia) held the 2nd Korean-French Art Festival from April 3-13 at Saint-Mande City Hall under the theme “The Way to Spring.” The festival was organized by EcoDracore to provide an exhibition space for Korean artists and support their work. The works of three Korean artists, Choi Young-woong (40), Kim Sun-mi (48) and Kwon Hyuk-yi (40), and four French artists, including Charles Bell, were exhibited. Choi, a painter of Western-style art and a video performance artist, lives and works in Versailles, outside of Paris. She graduated from the Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Versailles and pursued a master’s program in plastic arts at Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne University. A member of the Association of Young Korean Artists in France, Kwon lives in Paris and is active in Europe. He studied art at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Versailles in France and completed his master’s program in plastic arts at the Paris 1 University. Kim, who majored in Western painting at a Korean university, has been working in Paris since 2000. She majored in printmaking at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Versailles and studied at the Paris 1 University for a master’s degree in plastic arts. Badminton star Lee Yong-dae (36, Yonex) recently held the “1st All-American Badminton Tournament” with Korean Americans from across the United States. The Lee Yong-dae Badminton Development Association (Chairman Lee Yong-dae) and the Korean Badminton Association in the U.S. held the tournament on April 6 at the International Badminton Center (IBC) in Pine Brook, New Jersey. The tournament was attended by Koreans from all over the United States, including California, Texas, Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, New York, Georgia and New Jersey. The events included men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles. “This event was attended by many Koreans from all over the United States,” said Michael Lee, president of the U.S. Branch of the Lee Yong-dae Badminton Development Association. “We are grateful that Lee Yong-dae was able to create memories for his fellow compatriots in the U.S. The first badminton event organized in the United States under my name was successful, and I will continue to plan events to interact with American badminton enthusiasts.” Lee founded the association in 2023 to foster dreamers and run various programs, such as badminton mentoring and badminton camps, to develop badminton in South Korea. The tournament is the first event organized by the association and a special event for Lee to travel to the United States and compete with the tournament participants. Horn player Kim Jae-hyung (35), a lifelong assistant principal of the Mainz Philharmonic Orchestra in Germany, was recently appointed a model for Cornford (Firma Cornford Metallblasinstrumentenbau), a German horn manufacturing company. This is the first time a Korean performer has become the face of a German horn company. Kim rose to prominence as a sophomore at Seoul Arts High School when he became the youngest person to win third place at the Jeju International Competition and went on to study at the Dusseldorf University of Music and the Berlin University of Music and earned a doctorate in performance at the Munich University of Music. As a member of the German Contemporary Ensemble and the XII Cornist, which is an ensemble of 12 principal horns from orchestras around the world, he performs extensively in Europe and Asia. Based in Munster, in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany, Cornford produces horns for professional players and has recently been recognized for its state-of-the-art triple horns. Widely recognized as an advanced or professional horn, the 3S triple horn from Cornford weighs 2.25 kilograms, significantly lighter than the 3.6 kilograms of the previous full double horn. “Korean musicians are recognized in the world’s top rankings for piano, strings and voice, but there is still a huge gap in the case of brass instruments,” Kim said. “I will strive to expand the horizons of Korean brass instrument performance as an endorsement model.”※ We introduce events of compatriot organizations, such as Korean associations and Korean language schools. Please share your news via this email: okaspokesperson@korea.kr