Many young people cosplay at the festival 'Vietnam - Japan together - Cultural connection'

On October 7, the event 'Vietnam-Japan Companionship - Cultural Connection' took place at Nguyen Du Stadium (District 1, Ho Chi Minh City) with the participation of more than 2,000 young people who love Japanese culture.

"Sea of ​​people" at the program "Vietnam - Japan together - Cultural connection" on the evening of October 7 - Photo: THAI THAI

Vietnam - Japan Companionship - Culture of Friendship is a program organized by the Japan Chamber of Commerce in Ho Chi Minh City (JCCH).

Celebrating 50 years of diplomatic relations

Talking to Tuoi Tre Online , Mr. Tran Minh Phang - head of the organizing committee - said that the program is part of a series of activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan.

The purpose is to spread the beauty of Japan to the community of people who love the culture of the "land of the rising sun" through the typical features of the event such as images of kimono, cherry blossoms, cosplay trends, anime or products of Japanese companies present in the Vietnamese market.

Young people transform into famous cartoon characters such as Sailor Moon, Goku, No-Face...

"From the program, the organizers hope to further strengthen the cooperation between Vietnam and Japan, including businesses, people and the two cultures.

We can hope that more Japanese businesses will come to Vietnam, as well as Vietnamese culture will be promoted in Japan," said Mr. Phang.

Sharing more about the scale of the organization, Mr. Phang commented that this year's scale is large as most Japanese enterprises in Vietnam agreed to participate.

Activities at "Vietnam - Japan Together - Cultural Connection"

Vietnam - Japan Companionship - Culture of Connection takes place from 13:00 to 19:30 with many activities imbued with Japanese culture such as Cosplay Contest , enjoying music , participating in product display booths, experiencing many Japanese games...

One of the outstanding performances at the "Cosplay Contest" - Photo: THAI THAI

Many young people were excited by the transformations into anime and manga characters of the contestants in the Cosplay Contest.

According to the organizers, the contest was launched in September 2023 and received more than 330 applications.

The contestants went through two rounds of online and in-person competition. The competition on October 7 was the final round with 25 contestants. The total prize of the competition was 20 million VND.

In addition to the contestants' performances, the event also featured Zumi - one of the veteran and experienced cosplayers in the Japanese and international cosplayer community.

As a fan of cosplay and Japanese comics, Nhu Ngoc (18 years old, Phu Nhuan district) said that when she saw the information about the event, she decided to participate without hesitation.

"Today I am very happy to meet many friends with the same interests.

I am also a cosplayer, attending exchanges like this helps me learn more about makeup, style and love for this very Japanese culture," Ngoc expressed.

You Nhu Ngoc (right cover) and the booth displaying Japanese comics - Photo: THAI THAI

Thinking about Nhu Ngoc, Kim Hong (18 years old) was impressed with the cosplay of characters from the games Genshin, Honkai and the cartoon Pokemon at the event.

"When people see people wearing cosplay costumes, they think it's cumbersome, hot, or expensive. But in reality, they only feel happy when they can transform into their favorite character.

As someone who studies Japanese culture, I think it's great to be myself in a community like me. Even if it takes months of preparation to make clothes, accessories, order hair styles, and practice the character's demeanor, it's worth it," Kim Hong expressed.

Some pictures at the event:

The band Niji Universe Inc performed at the event. This is a Japanese-style idol group founded in 2016. The group's songs always have Japanese and Vietnamese versions, helping to create a bridge between Vietnam and Japan - Photo: THAI THAI

Famous Japanese cosplayer Zumi is a judge of the "Cosplay Contest" - Photo: THAI THAI

Some young participants were also present at the event "Vietnam - Japan together - Cultural connection" - Photo: THAI THAI

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