Lula mentions dramas and 'K-Pop Warriors' alongside the president of South Korea President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) cited dramas and the film "K-Pop Warriors" during a statement alongside the president of South Korea, Lee Jae-myung, who is making an official visit to Brazil this Monday (27). ?Doramas are East Asian TV series known for dramatic and captivating plots. The animation "Guerreiras do K-Pop" explores the pop culture and folklore of South Korea. In Brazil, both productions gained a massive and highly engaged audience thanks to the strong expansion of the Korean wave, driven by streaming platforms. The PT member mentioned the productions when commenting on the South Korean transformation based on investments in education, innovation and industrial capacity, which, in Lula's assessment, placed the Asian country as a reference on the world stage. ""Young Brazilians are passionate about Korea [...]. Music, gastronomy, Korean dramas won over Brazilians, not to mention the enormous success of the 'K-Pop Warriors' among our children", stated Lula. Agreements in the area of education and cinema and a possible agreement between Mercosur and South Korea were on the agenda of the meeting of Brazilian president Lee Jae-myung. The PT member received the Korean president at the Palácio da Alvorada at a time when Brazil is seeking to expand markets to reduce the impacts of tariffs imposed by the United States on the economy. meeting with Lee Jae-myung takes place about five months after Lula traveled to the Asian country. In February, Lula made his third visit to Korea – the previous ones took place in 2005 and 2010 during the PT member's first terms. This year's visit, however, was the first with the status of a state visit, reserved for commitments of greater political, economic and diplomatic importance between the nations. a cultural agenda in São Paulo. South Korean businessmen are also in Brazil for commitments with the Brazilian productive sector. Market opening At the meeting, Lula and the president of Korea signed memorandums on critical minerals and rare earths, in addition to cooperation agreements on culture, security and artificial intelligence. As we know, Brazil is one of the main holders of critical minerals and today President Lula and I agreed to expand our cooperation throughout the life cycle of critical minerals in the supply chain of these minerals and through this agreement we will create a stable supply base and strengthen mutual cooperation in a beneficial way", stated Lee Jae-myung. During his speech, President Lula highlighted the partnership between the two countries and stated that Brazil and Korea "defended democracies in the face of attacks from extremist sectors". "We will continue to build a world governed by dialogue, respect between nations and the strengthening of multilateralism. Peace and development are not born from imposition, they are born from cooperation. It is with this spirit that Korea and Brazil walk side by side", said the PT member. The Brazilian government also wants to expand access for Brazilian agricultural products to the South Korean market, including the opening of the market for beef. The two countries already have strategic cooperation in the area of health and have advanced on new fronts, such as the implementation of technologies for smart hospitals, an expanding sector in the country. President Lula mentions 'K-Pop Warriors' in a meeting with South Korean resident Ricardo Stuckert / PR and Netflix/Reproduction