Jongno-gu Presents Special Performance "Let's Cheer Up, Together"

Classical Ensemble 'Eshe Garden' and A Cappella Group 'Daia' to Appear... Meeting Citizens with 'Music Cinema' Video Featuring Support Message from Singer 'Sohyang'

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Jongno-gu (Mayor Kim Young-jong) will hold a special performance titled "Yes, We are Korean" to comfort citizens exhausted from COVID-19 through culture and arts at 5 p.m. on the 7th at the outdoor performance venue in Marronnier Park, Daehak-ro.

This performance was planned with the hope that the COVID-19 situation will end soon and that citizens will regain a healthy and happy daily life.

Originally, it was intended to be held without an audience in a non-face-to-face manner, but as social distancing was lowered to level 1, it will be held for an audience of up to 90 people.

The performance will feature the classical ensemble "Ash Garden" and the acapella group "DIA," which is actively performing mainly in Daehak-ro.

Additionally, singer Sohyang will deliver a message of encouragement to citizens through a music cinema video containing a message of support in her music video.

The classical ensemble Ash Garden consists of pianist Jung Hwan-ho, violinist Park Jae-jun, and cellist Lee Ho-chan. They will perform pieces such as "Winter" from Astor Piazzolla's The Four Seasons and Handel's Lascia Ch'io Pianga (Let me weep), famous from the movie Farinelli, adding to the deepening autumn night atmosphere and conveying messages of comfort and encouragement to citizens who have had a difficult year.

The acapella group DIA will sing about a healthy future to come again with bright and lively songs such as "The Four Seasons" and "Chanchan Chan" by the mixed group Turtle, and "Ddarreung."

Following this, singer Sohyang plans to deliver a message through her music video encouraging everyone to overcome the current difficulties together based on her own experiences of overcoming hard times, reminding us not to forget that we become stronger during difficult times.

Mayor Kim Young-jong said, "I recommend that citizens, who are mentally and physically exhausted due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation and social distancing, enjoy this special performance combining classical music, acapella, and music cinema over the weekend and have a moment of healing, even if just for a short time."