FALL IN US, Busan University of Foreign Studies' First Festival in Three Years
Sharing and connecting energy as BUFSians with BUFSians
Reporter Kim Han-deul
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The BUFS festival is once again returning after three years. During the COVID-19 period, the gathering of large crowds was prevented under the law. Holding a festival was a mere fantasy. Finally, this year, the FALL IN US festival started and the first event was the OX quiz followed by an opening ceremony. A performance was also given by the BUFS central club. Acoustic band Minerva, Quaver, SAEYA SAEYA, and Cadenza performed on the main stage. Singer Mondaykiz sang on stage, first performing a set play list and then singing songs requested by BUFSians. The DJ and the dance team rocked the stage. A flea market was held selling various items like accessories, perfume, candles, and solid air fresheners throughout the whole festival period. Other activities such as tarot card readings, perfumed-oil and diffuser production were held over the three day festival period. On the second day, the stage was filled with faculty clubs. G2 music club performed rap and Chinese songs, Beijing opera face changing, Chinese traditional peacock dance, while Japanese and Chinese exchange students performed a K-POP dance and Chinese traditional dance, and the Spanish Department also performed a K-POP dance. The event RUN WOESEONG was held. Singer GyeongseoYeji and Jeon Keon-ho came to light up the stage. On the last day, the game Sherlock Holmes took place. This game involved trying to find BUFSians who were lying. Finding fake couples and finding natives of Busan were the two main themes. The second game was a 99-time attack. To win this game one had to win every game without failing.
A performance by each of the central clubs was held. Balmoa, HOW, dance club M.A.P, and the BUFS cheer team Sinbaram performed on the main stage. Singer Kassy came along with a DJ and female idol group. The MC did a great job connecting the performers and the crowd. FALL IN US festival succeeded in bringing BUFSians together. There were also several food trucks that provided various types of food. The menus consisted of Churros that were crispy and had just the right amount of sweetness, chicken skewers with different levels of spiciness and flavors to choose from, hot dogs with different toppings, and so on. Each department that participated in running booths sold food that they made by themselves. Kimchi- Jeon, Green onion Jeon, Bulgogi with green bean sprouts stir-fried together, etc was sold. The nice breeze and night air made people enjoy those three nights. One thing that students were not satisfied with was that the performers only sang ballads and were minor celebrities. Other schools in Busan, for example Dong-Eui University, invited Boramiyu, BOL4, Huh-gak, and Simon Dominic. Every school has a different system, so just looking at the results may not be right. However, what students know and see are the results. For FALL IN US, because of this, BUFSians were disappointed. When planning for the 2023 festival, collecting students' suggestions and ideas online about the festival will allow the organizers to improve the festival even more.