India, April 22 -- On April 20, K-pop star Aoora joined South Korean President Lee Jae-myung at the Rashtrapati Bhavan for a state banquet hosted in latter's honour by Indian President Droupadi Murmu. It was a grand event, and served as a part of the South Korean President and First Lady Kim Hea-kyung's three-day state visit to India to strengthen bilateral ties. Describing his meeting with the foreign leader, Korean artist Aoora shares, "It was a deeply meaningful and humbling experience for me. Meeting President Lee Jae-myung wasn't just a personal milestone - it felt like recognition of the journey I've been on as an artist trying to build a cultural bridge between countries."

Aoora goes on to add, "For me, music has always been about...