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K-pop group ICU performs during Spring Fest at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, May 18, 2024.

K-pop group ICU performs during Spring Fest at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, May 18, 2024. (Luis Garcia/Stars and Stripes)

CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — The vibrant sounds of K-pop and rock welcomed people to the annual Spring Fest on this U.S. Army base south of Seoul over the weekend.

South Korean rock band Rolling Quartz performs during Spring Fest at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, May 18, 2024.

South Korean rock band Rolling Quartz performs during Spring Fest at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, May 18, 2024. (Luis Garcia/Stars and Stripes)

Juyoung Rosie performs during Spring Fest at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, May 18, 2024.

Juyoung Rosie performs during Spring Fest at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, May 18, 2024. (Luis Garcia/Stars and Stripes)

Members of the K-pop group ICU pose with a fan during Spring Fest at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, May 18, 2024.

Members of the K-pop group ICU pose with a fan during Spring Fest at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, May 18, 2024. (Luis Garcia/Stars and Stripes)

The Disco Pang Pang carnival ride spins people around during Spring Fest at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, May 18, 2024.

The Disco Pang Pang carnival ride spins people around during Spring Fest at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, May 18, 2024. (Luis Garcia/Stars and Stripes)

Chidren try out a rock-climbing wall during Spring Fest at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, May 18, 2024.

Chidren try out a rock-climbing wall during Spring Fest at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, May 18, 2024. (Luis Garcia/Stars and Stripes)

Korean artists included the girl group ICU — known for the songs “Cupid,” “Look at Me” and “Anti-Hero” — rockers Rolling Quartz, and singer-songwriters Elaine Kim and Juyoung Rosie.

The festival, which drew approximately 45,000 people to the area near Humphreys’ Millet Gate, also featured other entertainment acts, carnival rides, games, military vehicle displays, and food stands selling American and Korean favorites like pulled pork, brisket, kimbap and odeng.

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Luis Garcia is a reporter and photographer at Osan Air Base, South Korea, who enlisted in the U.S. Army in 2020.

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