{"id":11312,"date":"2025-02-17T23:40:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T23:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lakoreanfestival.org\/?p=11312"},"modified":"2025-07-23T16:55:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T16:55:10","slug":"250217pr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lakoreanfestival.org\/ko\/250217pr\/","title":{"rendered":"250217 Press Release"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cPreparations for the 52nd Korean Festival Are on Track\u201d \u2026 First Board  Meeting of the Year Held <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Execution of First Trial Ruling Suspended, Current Board Maintains Leadership \u201cK-Pop and Agricultural Expo to Make the Festival Even More Vibrant\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Los Angeles Korean Festival Foundation (LAKFF\u00b7 President Alex Cha) held the 2025  Annual General Meeting on Thursday, February 13, at 11 AM to discuss the preparations for  the upcoming 52nd Korean Festival, scheduled for October this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This board meeting was convened following the Los Angeles County Superior Court\u2019s  decision on January 28 to delay the execution of the first trial ruling until the appellate  court ruling is finalized. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Previously, the Los Angeles Korean Festival Foundation (LAKFF) had filed a request with the  LA County Superior Court in October of last year to suspend the execution of the first trial  ruling regarding the board member composition until the appellate court\u2019s decision was  made. Generally, when an appeal is filed, execution of the ruling is automatically  suspended in certain cases. However, for some rulings, a separate request for suspension  of execution is necessary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The court accepted the LAKFF\u2019s request for a stay of execution and decided on January 28  to postpone the execution of the ruling until the appeal is concluded. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a result, the 52nd Los Angeles Korean Festival, which will be held for four days from  October 16 to 19 at Seoul International Park, will be organized by the current board as  planned. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

LAKFF President Alex Cha stated, \u201cThanks to the court\u2019s decision, we were able to start  preparing for the festival early this year. We will do our best to make it an even better and  more enriching festival than last year.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Event Preparations in Full Swing <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the board meeting, members reviewed the festival venue setup and stage  installations, as well as the various programs scheduled to take place during the event.  Discussions also covered the status of booth reservations for the 19th Korean Agricultural  & Fisheries Expo and the K-Food booths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Festival Foundation (LAKFF), the first round of applications for the  Agricultural Expo booths has already received over 140 applications, <\/strong>and more than half of  the food and snack booths have been reserved.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most notably, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) is  participating as a sponsor for the first time this year. <\/strong>Additionally, neighborhood councils  near Koreatown that joined the festival for the first time last year have confirmed their  participation again this year, <\/strong>indicating smooth progress in event preparations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, discussions were held regarding a special performance featuring Hallyu stars  to continue the K-pop fever, <\/strong>the Miss High Teen USA pageant, <\/strong>and a Taekwondo  demonstration, <\/strong>among other programs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Alex Cha stated, \u201cThe first round of booth applications has already attracted  over 140 applications from Korean government offices. Attendees will once again be able  to enjoy a variety of authentic hometown flavors this year.\u201d He further emphasized, \u201cThe  response from last year\u2019s participating neighborhood councils and sponsors has been  overwhelmingly positive. We aim to make this festival an inclusive event where neighboring  communities of Koreatown can all take part together.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 52nd Korean Festival will take place from October 16 to 19 at Seoul International Park. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cPreparations for the 52nd Korean Festival Are on Track\u201d \u2026 First Board  Meeting of the Year Held  Execution of First Trial Ruling Suspended, Current Board Maintains Leadership \u201cK-Pop and Agricultural Expo to Make the Festival Even More Vibrant\u201d  The Los Angeles Korean Festival Foundation (LAKFF\u00b7 President Alex Cha) held the 2025  Annual General Meeting on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"post_folder":[57],"class_list":["post-11312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t