K-Arts YouTube Content to Be Broadcast in 135 Countries via Arirang TV

K-Arts announced plans to provide Arirang TV with video content originally produced for the K-Arts TV YouTube channel, to be broadcast over a two-year period beginning in September 2025.

This marks the first collaborative project between K-Arts and the Korea International Broadcasting Foundation (KIBF), since the signing of their Memorandum of Understanding in 2021. The project began at the suggestion of Arirang TV. Starting on September 22 this year, a total of 31 videos will be live-streamed with English subtitles through multiple channels, including Arirang Korea, Arirang World, Arirang UN, and the Arirang TV YouTube channel.

Arirang TV, South Korea’s leading English-language network, reaches approximately 155 million households across 135 countries. Broadcasting K-Arts-produced content on this platform represents a rare case of global outreach by a domestic arts institution.

The content lineup features 27 K-Arts artist interviews, along with four videos from the K-Arts Factory series, encompassing performing arts, documentary, and short films.

The interview series features 26 contemporary artists including choreographer Kim Seol-jin, Choi Young-gyu, principal ballet dancer of the Dutch National Ballet, documentary filmmaker Nam Arum, writer Sanghee, animator Hahm Heeyoon, and many others.

The K-Arts Factory selections include “White Ray” by Sa-Har, a creative group from School of Korean Traditional Arts and grand prize winner of the 13^th Korea University Gugak Festival, “00:00 (Midnight),” a multinational interdisciplinary performance, “Jaya, Where the Wind Comes From,” a documentary on collaboration between gugak group Jaya and American musicians, and 1520 (2017) by filmmaker Song Moonkyung, which was previously screened at the Jeonju International Film Festival.

The selected videos were drawn from works produced at K-Arts over the past three years at K-Arts, chosen for their cultural significance and public value under the supervision of the Advertising and Planning Team in the External Affairs Division Office of K-Arts. Arirang TV is responsible for producing the English-subtitled versions to reach international audiences.

A representative from K-Arts commented, “We anticipate that the creative activities of our students and alumni will cross borders and resonate with global audiences and arts communities through this opportunity. We will also continue to pursue various forms of collaboration to showcase the excellence of our arts education and the vibrancy of contemporary artists to the world.”