[Seoul District News] Gangnam-gu Hosts Art Exhibition and Media Show at Trade Center and COEX from 19th to 25th, Countdown Pre-Event and Drone Light Show on 31st ... Seocho-gu Holds Classical Year-End Gala Concert at Seocho Culture and Arts Center on 16th at 7 PM ... Dobong-gu Hosts 'Christmas Light Exhibition' at Dobongcheon from Dec 21 to 26 & Lighting from 5:30 PM to 10 PM at Dobong 1 Bridge to Dobong Bridge in front of Samhwan Apartment ... Seongdong-gu Holds Event with Single-Person Households Living in Seongdong-gu on 16th
[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gangnam-gu (District Mayor Jo Seong-myeong) will hold the ‘2022 Winter Festival’ from the 19th to the 25th throughout the Trade Center and COEX in Samseong-dong, and at midnight on the 31st, a drone light show will be broadcast on outdoor electronic billboards as part of the ‘2023 Countdown’ event.
Co-hosted by Gangnam-gu, Korea International Trade Association, and COEX MICE Cluster Committee, this event consists of ▲ COEX art exhibition embodying wishes for the Year of the Black Rabbit ▲ Yeongdong-daero media show ‘Christmas Gift’ ▲ 2023 Yeongdong-daero countdown event, among others.
Now in its 9th year, the Winter Festival is a festival held annually at COEX where visitors enjoy artworks themed on the zodiac animal symbolizing the new year and pray for wish fulfillment. To celebrate 2023, the Year of the Black Rabbit (Gyemyo Year), a 6-meter-tall large rabbit balloon art sculpture called ‘MONY (Mate Of New Year)’ will be installed at the east plaza of COEX from the 19th to the 25th. Additionally, a 2.5-meter moon sculpture and a photo zone called ‘Sinmyodal Seong’ made of 15 wish rabbits will be showcased.
Also, in the COEX lobby, visitors can see ‘Amulet Myoryeongjeon,’ an exhibition featuring works by over 50 artists themed on the Gyemyo Year rabbit, and ‘Brick Korea Exhibition,’ displaying rabbit LEGO works by about 200 brick artists.
Especially from the 22nd to the 25th, the Yeongdong-daero media show ‘Christmas Gift’ will be screened on nine outdoor electronic billboards across seven locations including COEX Artium in Samseong-dong. The media performance, harmonized with carol music and vivid colors, will make the Christmas and year-end atmosphere even more special. It will be shown three times daily at 4:40 PM, 5:40 PM, and 6:40 PM, with each screening lasting 7 minutes.
Furthermore, the pre-exhibition program ‘Wish Garden’ for the ‘2023 Yeongdong-daero Countdown’ hosted by Gangnam-gu, Hyundai Motor Company, and Korea International Trade Association will operate at the east plaza of COEX from the 17th to the 31st. ‘Wish Garden’ is an urban garden filled with New Year wishes, decorated with a wish tower media wall and an interactive flower field. Here, an SNS participation event will be held where individuals can share personalized wish videos created using the countdown drone show footage.
Meanwhile, starting at 11:57 PM on the 31st, the ‘2023 Yeongdong-daero Countdown’ event will broadcast drone light show videos on two outdoor electronic billboards around COEX. The spectacular light show, created by flying 1,000 drones in the night sky, will cheer for a hopeful new year. The video will be live-streamed on JTBC and YouTube (Gangnam-gu, Hyundai Motor Company channels).
Jo Seong-myeong, Mayor of Gangnam-gu, said, “I hope the Winter Festival, a winter celebration wishing for the fulfillment of New Year’s wishes, will be an opportunity to deliver a message of hope for the new year to residents and tourists,” and added, “We will continue to cooperate with related organizations in the Gangnam MICE tourism special zone to hold seasonally tailored events and create a global tourist attraction.”
Seocho-gu (District Mayor Jeon Seong-su) will hold the ‘2022 Classic Dabang Gala Concert’ at 7 PM on the 16th at the Seocho Culture and Arts Center.
‘Classic Dabang’ is part of the Seocho Friday Music Concert, the longest-running local government program in Korea, and means ‘enjoying classical music in various ways.’ Through this project, the district connects private performance venues and cultural artists in Seoripul Instrument Street, providing performance subsidies and offering residents opportunities to enjoy classical music performances without burden.
Among the teams that participated in Classic Dabang, five teams with high popularity and one special guest team, totaling six teams, will present various classical music genres such as ensemble, opera, jazz, and tango in a relay format.
The performing teams are ‘Song Nam-hyun Low Solw Bassforte Team,’ ‘Quartet Pregiera Team,’ ‘Tenor Jeon Young-ho & Pamian Singers Team,’ ‘Goodfellas Team,’ and ‘Operian Cantabino Team.’
This concert will feature pieces such as Over The Rainbow, Libertango, and a medley from the movie ‘Cinema Paradiso,’ allowing residents to enjoy a diverse classical music performance in one place as the year ends.
The concert is free and requires online advance reservation. Residents wishing to attend can make reservations through the Seocho-gu Office website or by scanning the QR code at the bottom of the promotional poster.
Classic Dabang started in 2019 and has involved over 300 artists with 96 concerts held so far. Additionally, to help the performing arts and cultural sectors recover from the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, the district expanded the number of Classic Dabang venues from 13 last year to 15 this year, providing 2.5 million KRW per performance as support funds.
Jeon Seong-su, Mayor of Seocho-gu, said, “I hope residents will have a healing and happy year-end through this classical concert,” and added, “We will continue to do our best to provide diverse and rich cultural lives for residents, befitting Seocho as a high-quality cultural city.”
Dobong-gu (District Mayor Oh Eon-seok) will hold the ‘Christmas Light Exhibition’ from December 21 to December 26, 2022, along Dobongcheon Stream (from Dobong 1 Bridge in front of Samhwan Apartment in Dobong-dong to Dobong Bridge).
The lighting hours are from 5:30 PM to 10 PM.
This exhibition will feature lanterns and light sculptures themed on Christmas and winter, such as Santa Claus, Christmas trees, snowmen, reindeer, the moon, and popular characters, along with photo zones, promising to offer bright and warm memories on the deepening winter nights.
Oh Eon-seok, Mayor of Dobong-gu, said, “The weather is very chilly, so please dress warmly. I hope families, friends, and couples enjoy happy and joyful memories at Dobongcheon and wrap up this year well.”
Seongdong-gu (District Mayor Jeong Won-o) will hold a communication event with single-person households residing or living in Seongdong-gu on the 16th.
Organized by the Seongdong-gu Single-Person Household Support Center, this event includes an exhibition of single-person household project achievements, a sharing talk show, and a laughter performance, providing an opportunity for single-person households of all generations to gather, laugh, and communicate. The event will take place at 5 PM on the 16th in the large auditorium on the 3rd floor of Seongdong-gu Office, and any single-person household residing or active in Seongdong-gu can participate.
This year, Seongdong-gu held a public contest for single-person household support projects targeting non-profit corporations and organizations within the district for the first time, selecting 20 projects in March. From April to November, customized, demand-oriented, daily life support projects were implemented for young, middle-aged, and elderly single-person households. At this achievement sharing meeting, participants will share their accomplishments and present their experiences in a talk show format.
Additionally, there will be intergenerational recreational activities such as making New Year’s resolution trees that everyone can enjoy together, and a laughter performance led by comedian Byeon Gi-soo on the theme of ‘Healthy Laughter and Life of Single-Person Households,’ expected to provide a stress-relieving time.
Jeong Won-o, Mayor of Seongdong-gu, said, “I expect this event to be a gathering where the many single-person household residents of Seongdong-gu come together as one,” and added, “We will actively support the vigorous activities of the Seongdong-gu Single-Person Household Support Center to continuously implement customized projects reflecting the increasing diversity of single-person households.”
Gangseo-gu, Seoul (District Mayor Kim Tae-woo) announced that it will hold the ‘2022 Gangseo-gu Year-End Concert’ at 7 PM on the 21st at the Woojang Hall of Gangseo-gu Citizens’ Hall.
This performance was prepared to wrap up the eventful year well and to wish residents a hopeful new year.
The concert at Woojang Hall will feature various genres from popular songs to popera and jazz.
First, the popera group Carpe Diem will present fantastic harmonies across multiple genres with rich and solid operatic voices. Next, the swing jazz band The Bliss Korea will recreate Korean jazz performed in the 1950s and 60s, delivering an original and lively stage.
The final stage will feature singer Park Min-hye (from the group Big Mama), captivating the audience with her unique poignant emotion and superb vocal skills.
The concert is free for all Gangseo-gu residents, and advance reservations can be made through the Gangseo-gu Culture and Tourism website by 6 PM on the 16th.
More details on how to apply can be found on the Gangseo-gu Office website under Notices/News. Kim Tae-woo, Mayor of Gangseo-gu, said, “We prepared this event to warmly comfort residents who worked hard throughout the eventful 2022 and to welcome a hopeful new year together,” adding, “In the new year, we will do our best to make Gangseo a place full of culture and arts where residents can always enjoy culture nearby.”
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