CHRISTIANSBURG Va. (WDBJ) – A local K-pop fan group is hosting a picnic on Sept. 26 to celebrate Chuseok, a Korean harvest holiday centered on family, gratitude, food and honoring ancestors.
The event, organized by NRV Team K-Pop, will be the group’s first gathering with an educational and cultural component, according to group admin Kimberly Horst.
How the group started
Horst said NRV Team K-Pop began after someone posted in a local Facebook group after spotting a fellow K-pop fan at Walmart and asked if there were other fans in the area.
“That simple post eventually grew into a Facebook community that now has about 95 members from throughout the New River Valley and surrounding areas,” Horst said…