Extending beyond the world of K-Drama and K-Beauty, Indian youth interest towards Korean culture is expanding to also include learning the Korean language and Taekwondo, a great tradition of Korean martial arts.
Data reflects this growing enthusiasm towards these two streams. The demand for learning Taekwondo can be felt by comparing last year’s student enrollment for Taekwondo classes which has doubled this year. In 2023, there were 1,530 students enrolled in 31 schools, which has reached to 3,536 students enrolled in 47 local schools of Delhi this year, according to a statement by the Korean Cultural Centre of India (KCCI) which had partnered with local associations like the Delhi Taekwondo Association.
Likewise, the demand of learning Korean language across India has increased tremendously. There has been a significant increase in the number of students enrolled in Korean language classes, which grew from 1,535 in 20 schools last year to 2,572 students in 32 schools this year.
Also, KCCI distributed 2,000 newly designed Korean language textbooks developed by National Institute of Korean Language to students at 32 local secondary schools.
