Many many miles away from home: Akaraka Festival Week (Day 2 & 3)

Day 2 - I didn't go... I had to meet for group projects and was too exhausted. I heard it was similar to the first day but more students attended.

Day 3 - AKARAKA DAY!!

I entered the amphitheater around 5pm and that was when more people arrived. The concert was definitely amazing!! I got to see many of my favorite kpop artists! Some I didn't even expected. In my last post, I said that Psy, JYP, and EXID was rumored to perform. However, JYP and EXID did not attend. Instead, we had other awesome performers!!! I was very happy with who Yonsei brought to the concert.

Rainbow - a girl group
Leessang - hip hop duo (I was very happy!!!)
Kim Bum Soo - he sang two of my all time favorite karaoke songs. I got to sing along! In addition, he did a lot of rapping and hip hop too. He really got the crowd going!
PSY - Can't complete Psy's performance without Gangnam Style! All the foreigners were definitely waiting for that :P
EXO - a Chinese-South Korean boy band based in Seoul. They have a really big fan base! I was pretty excited to see them live. A large group of wild fangirls were waiting outside trying to get in but they couldn't. I even witnessed many of them trying to transfer the stamps from one hand to another...

At the start of Akaraka and the ending, we did a lot of chanting and cheering. I really loved singing the Yonsei song:

사랑한다 연세~ 사랑한다 연세~
(I love you Yonsei~ I love you Yonsei~)
내 가슴속에 영원히 남을 사랑이 되어라~
(Remain forever in my heart, and be loved~)

It really made me feel like I was a part of the school, not just an exchange student for one semester.
We all stood for about 5-6 hours with no breaks in between. It was constant dancing and cheering! I could barely feel my leg the next day but it was worth it. Definitely best experience of my exchange program!

Below are some of the photos I took from Akaraka. I'll post videos in another blogpost another time :)