✍️ COLUMN: The true meaning of Korean cherry blossoms
🎵 Perfect Spring K-Playlist by Funday team
🌸 Clickable map of the main March-April flower festivals in Korea
🇰🇷 April Yeongju tour details & Sign-up link
✍️ THE TRUE MEANING OF KOREAN CHERRY BLOSSOMS
Spring!
The days finally become longer and nature is reborn from its winter sleep. For Korean young people spring is also a time of new beginnings: unlike most countries in the world, Korea's academic year starts from March, the time when everyone finally changes black long paddings to trench coats.
End of March marks the beginning of the loveliest, while the most stressful time in spring: Cherry Blossom Festivals.
💌 Sweet love songs only?..
Cherry blossoms are awaited by everyone - just look how many songwriters dedicated their creations to these romantic flowers!
Cherry petals fly high like popcorn,
If you tell me that you love me,
I really melt~🌸
- sings K-Will
("Love Blossom")
As the spring wind blows, cherry blossom petals dance down on this street as we walk together~~💖
- reply Busker Busker ("Cherry Blossom Ending")
Who cares when the damn flowers start to bloom? What’s the use of knowing when the weather’s gonna get better? 💀
Oh?..
Oh, that's 10CM's 'What the Spring'.
Say Hi!
🥲 Why do Koreans feel sad during cherry blossoms?
Don't be surprised with 10CM - while cherry blossoms are surely the most romantic time of the year, many Korean people also feel anxious and lonely, as it sometime low-key means 'it is time for you to find a couple already, you loser'. This is exactly what he sings about - cherry blossom pressure!
💡Fun fact: Funday promo team carried out an office survey, and 30% of our Korean staff members answered that they did feel lonely during cherry blossoms at least once 👀
📖 No time for flowers!
For Korean students though, spring blossoms are neither sweet honeymoon nor the time of disappointment - they simply don't have time for neither of this! For Korean students, cherry blossoms flower language would definitely be 'mid-term exams'.
Midterms always come when the weather is perfect and it’s best time to hang out. The desire to party and the unwillingness to study coexist!
Which cherry blossom team are you? Funday wishes you happy spring season and sends you a perfect spring K-Playlist - find it below in the newsletter! 🇰🇷
Written by: Yoonha & Alina
🎵 FUNDAY SPRING K-PLAYLIST
💡 All the songs are clickable, and each song click will take you to a YouTube page where you can listen to it!
Here is a map of all the flower festivals taking place this March and April!
💡 All flower images are clickable, and each flower will take you to a separate web page where you can find more information about each festival, including pictures and address.
Have fun this blossom season! 🌷
* Flower banners are clickable
🇰🇷 TRAVELING THIS APRIL?
Take a look at Yeongju city, where two of UNESCO World Heritage Sites are located!
