Hi! I'm Belen from Bolivia.

One experience that really left a mark on me was making my first K-pop fan friend (I don't think I'm the only one). That's how my video for TTK 26 came about.

I'd appreciate your support ☺️

The idea behind this artwork was inspired by national folk Museum of Korea but I wanted to recreate in my own style, colourful, lively and filled with things that make Korean culture feel alive.

Each level of the building represent a different part of Korean culture from traditional music and dance to crafts, calligraphy, masks, food, hanbok, hanok, architecture and every day cultural life. I also included elements such as taegeuk, traditional lanterns, Korean drum, cherry blossoms, mountains and beauty to bring the whole scene together.

Rather than showing Korea and something preserved only in a museum, I wanted to show it as a living culture, something that continues through people, tradition and generations.

Korea: The living museum 🇰🇷🌸✨

In 2010, when I was just five years old, I watched a Korean drama for the first time.

I didn't know the language. I knew almost nothing about Korea. I only knew that the world I saw on that little screen fascinated me.

As I grew older, that small curiosity became something much bigger. K-dramas introduced me to a new world, K-pop became part of my life, and I began wanting to learn more about Korean history, language, architecture, design, traditions, and culture.

Through the years, Korea became more than something I watched or admired from a distance. It became a dream — something that gave me hope, strength, and something to keep moving toward during difficult moments.

This video is a small part of that journey.