Home&Shopping Supports Small Business Revival with 100 Million KRW for 'BangBangGotGok' Project

Support for Local Small Business Content Production with Broadcasting Content Promotion Foundation
Excellent Content Awards Ceremony Held...Total Prize Money of 18 Million KRW Awarded to 3 Teams

On the 2nd, Kim Ok-chan, CEO of Home&Shopping (first on the right), is taking a commemorative photo with the grand prize-winning team at the Bangbanggotgok Awards Ceremony.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Cheol-hyun] Home&Shopping (CEO Kim Ok-chan) announced on the 3rd that it has supported a total of 100 million KRW for the regional revitalization project 'Bangbanggotgok,' in collaboration with the Broadcasting Content Promotion Foundation (Chairman Kim Dong-min).

'Bangbanggotgok' is a project supporting the production of one-person media content centered on small business owners. The purpose is to encourage voluntary participation of local small business owners who are struggling due to COVID-19, establish a culture of mutual cooperation, and spread the stories of small business owners who are the foundation of local communities.

On the 2nd, the '2021 Regional Revitalization Project ' awards ceremony, hosted by the Broadcasting Content Promotion Foundation and sponsored by Home&Shopping, was held, awarding three outstanding content teams among 18 teams that received content production support. Through this project, a total of 54 one-person media contents were produced over three months, and among them, one grand prize, one excellence award, and one merit award were selected, with a total prize money of 18 million KRW awarded for outstanding content.

Kim Ok-chan, CEO of Home&Shopping, said, "I hope content creators will continue to spread the stories of small business owners across the country." He added, "Home&Shopping will also take responsibility for the development of the broadcasting industry and continue to support broadcasting development projects."