The Korean Cultural Center in Thailand hosted '2025 Seollal (Lunar New Year) Festival' at the Center on 29 January at 17:00, the lunar New Year’s Day, which is the biggest traditional holiday in Korea. The Center introduced the Korean way to celebrate the Lunar New Year’s Day, including Sabae (New Year's Bow), Hanbok (traditional Korean attire), Korean foods, traditional plays and performances.

Approximately 600 people attended this event, including Ambassador Park Yong-min, the Chairman of the Bandit Thai Korean War Veterans Association, Korean War veterans, leaders of Korean organizations, and college students majoring in the Korean language.

The event started with local students, including descendants of war veterans, do 'Sabae', a deep traditional bow to elders, to Ambassador Park, President Bandit, veterans, Korean community directors, and others who have contributed to fostering friendship between Korea and Thailand. The descendants of war veterans received scholarships as part of the New Year's celebrations.

Jangdan Labs, known for their appearance in Stray Kids music video for "Thunderous" and for performing street plays at royal cultural festivals, showcased a traditional performance, including Mungut (a play to celebrate the New Year’s Day), Binari (a song wishing the new year's hope) and Pangut which demonstrates harmony and precision of performers.

During the event, the participants tasted Tteok-Mandu-guk, the rice cake and dumpling soup to celebrate the new year, and experienced various traditional activities such as Gongginori, which is introduced by the famous series <Squid Game 2>, Neolttwigi (a jumping game), Tuho (a throwing game), Jegi (a kicking game), and making rice-cake using a mallet.

Many participatory activities will be prepared. The participants can try the 'Yut-jeom', reading their fortune with Yut, sticks for the traditional play. The Center provides various gifts to participants via the lucky draw.

Ms. Lee, Sunju, the director of the Center said, "Korean New Year’s Day has the family-centered culture as the family gets together with neighbors, and its symbol is white color, which can see in the rice-cake soup and envelope for gift money to juniors, meaning all things newly start. I hope many people come to participate and experience Korean New Year’s Day."