Puno ng celebrities ang dumalo sa White House state dinner na ginanap kamakailan bilang pagpugugay kay South Koean President Yoon Suk Yeol.
Ilan sa celebrities na naroroon ay ang Hollywood actress na si Angelina Jolie na ang escort ay ang anak na si Maddox.
Na-intebyu ng ABC News si Broadway actress Lea Salonga , isa sa naimbitahan ni First Lady Jill Biden para mag-perform sa state dinner.
Sinabi ni Lea “freaking out” siya sa whole experience.
“It feels like being in the middle of a fairy tale,” pahayag ni Lea.
Naroroon din sa event ang Olympian gold medallist snowboarder na si Chloe Kim.
Nakuhanan ng larawan si Lea kasama si Norm Lewis at Jessica Vosk.
Kumikinang sa kanilang kasuotan sa glamorous black-tie dinner hosted by President Joe Biden para sa South Korean president.
Bilang selebrasyon sa 70-year alliance ng US at Sokor, Biden said at the start of dinner: “This visit is about reaffirming all that unites our two nations. It’s about a commitment to bear one another’s concerns and listen to each other’s dreams. It allows us to overcome every difficulty with great determination. That allows us to move further and faster in space, cyber, technology, and all areas that matter most to our future.”
“To our partnership, to our people, to possibilities, and to the Republic of Korea and the United States will create together. May we do it together for another 170 years,” pahayag ng U.S. president.
After mag-perform nina Lea, Lewis, at Jessica ng kanilang musical numbers, inimbitahan naman ni US President ang South Korean leader na mag-duet sila ng “American Pie.” Kaya naman nag-standing ovation ang lahat matapos ang kanilang duet. Then, Biden presented him with a guitar signed by singer-songwriter Don Mclean, composer of the No. 1 song noong 1971. Ang iba pang guests sa state dinner ay sina Chip at Joanna Gaines, Marcus Freeman of Notre Dame football, and many more from politics, business, entertainment, and sports. Ilan din sa nag-perform ay sina Usher, Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Lopez, Beyonce, Aretha Franklin, Buddy Guy, Ricky Martin, Regina Belle, B.B. King, at Esperanza Spalding.
