2012 KOINMO: Korea In Motion

First of all, let me define KOINMO. Korea In Motion (KOINMO) is a festival held during September which purpose is to let local and international tourists to enjoy performances in Korea at the fullest. How is this possible? Price cut! During KOINMO festival, you can get 50% or more discounted ticket which they call RUSH TICKET. You can purchase this rush ticket at KTO ticket booth right in front of Korea Tourism Organization Headquarters from 11AM - 7PM.
Before the festival start, K-Performance Supporters did flash mob to introduce and attract people. We did it in three different places on different time. The first one was in Insadong but I could not attend it. I went to the second flash mob which was in Hongdae. The last one was in  the opening ceremony of the festival in Chonggye Plaza. The dance was actually pretty easy and simple. KTO made the song by themselves.

Lee Charm (CEO of KTO) with ZE:A
at KOINMO Opening Ceremony

The opening ceremony was kind of cool. The weather was really supportive. We were spoiled by the performance of BiBap (비밥), musical Hwarang (화랑), Fanta Stick (판타스틱), and ZE:A. ZE:A was mentioned as the ambassador of KOINMO Festival.
I would say BiBap is more to a beat boxing performance along with some b-boy dance rather than a performance with a story. The food (bibimbap) itself is just a way to create the reason of the beatboxing. Musical Hwarang was a bit boring at the first time, but they really hit it off as the show went by. They basically just sing and did some dance, and maybe some martial arts. Girls must love them. Fanta Stick was pretty interesting. They played these traditional instruments and sang Arirang. I do not know the reason why, but I really enjoyed listening to Arirang. They also did some drum performance which pretty entertaining. ZE:A ... sure they were the highlight of the night!
Go get your ticket and enjoy performances in Korea, NOW!

angga | 앙가

The first FlashMob at Insadong:

Official Website: www.koreainmotion.com