What to Watch During Seol Holiday... Abundant IPTV and Cable TV Content

From Special Content to Discounts and Prize Benefits

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Su-yeon] How about spending enjoyable time with your family gathered around the TV during the Lunar New Year holiday? Internet TV (IPTV) and cable TV have prepared abundant content and benefits.

KT is offering about 700 popular character animations such as , , , and for free to all Genie TV subscribers through the 'Kidsland' menu of Genie TV's infant and toddler content service until the 26th. The popular EBS animation series 13 episodes are available at a 50% discount or for free. After watching all 13 episodes, viewers can enter an event for a chance to win one of 100 prizes: GoGo Dino transforming robots (50 winners) or Imaginative Kkuda figure sets (50 winners).

Various promotions have also been prepared. KT's 'Get Excited with Seol~ Receive New Year's Money!' promotion offers customers who purchase the latest movies worth 10,000 KRW or more and enter the event by the 24th a chance to win Emart gift certificates (20,000 KRW for 1,000 winners) or Genie TV coupons (10,000 KRW for 1,023 winners) through a draw.

Enjoying the '2023 Seol Special Program' on KT Genie TV [Photo by KT]

LG Uplus is exclusively and freely releasing the American History Channel documentary , produced with about 12 billion KRW in production costs, exclusively for U+tv customers using the 'Premium' plan or higher. They have also prepared well-made dramas perfect for binge-watching during the holiday. , available on U+tv and U+mobiletv, is an exciting story that views political and crime events unfolding against the backdrop of changes in the American West through the perspective of one family.

To allow the whole family to enjoy various content without burden, LG Uplus has prepared various promotions such as gifticon giveaways, discounts on the latest works, and exclusive free offerings. Until the 25th, a promotion is underway where customers who purchase three or more latest theatrical animation films will receive a 10,000 KRW Toysrus gifticon. Additionally, U+tv customers can watch 100 latest movies during the Lunar New Year holiday at up to 50% discounted prices. The discount promotion includes 100 popular movies from last year such as , <육사오 (Yuksa-o)>, and .

LG Uplus 'Seol Special Discount Event'
[Photo by LG Uplus]

Cable TV has prepared various special programs reflecting regional characteristics.

LG HelloVision will air the Lunar New Year special at 18:40 on the 23rd and 24th, covering regional issues in depth. The 23rd special news 'Hometown Love Donation System' will examine the expected effects and concerns of the hometown love donation system, which has been fully implemented this year, and listen to citizens' opinions on the system through the 'Public Opinion Now' segment. The 24th 'Local Extinction Response Fund' episode will review the current situation of regions facing extinction threats and summarize how the fund, which injects a total of 1 trillion KRW annually, will be utilized by region.

SK Broadband will deliver essential holiday information such as ▲Lunar New Year holiday medical response system ▲things to see and enjoy ▲ways to prevent holiday syndrome through special news on regional channels.

Various programs that the whole family can enjoy together will also be presented. The 'Cheonhajeil Jangsa' (World's Best Wrestler) championship finals will be broadcast at 21:00 on the 22nd and 22:30 on the 23rd across all regions. Along with a special guest performance by Song Ga-in, the cast of Channel S's representative program will gather to compete in weight-class battles for the title of the strongest individual.

Delive introduces behind-the-scenes stories of local history through the edutainment program 'Historia,' consecutively presenting hidden stories about Seodaemun Prison, princesses of the Joseon Dynasty, epidemics, and shamanism. Delive's local channels also offer 'Run Happy Truck,' which practices environmental protection and sharing with local residents, and 'Omniscient Retirement Point,' a financial knowledge program for preparing for retirement with South Korea's top economic experts, aimed at those retired or nearing retirement in their 50s and 60s.

2023 Cable TV Lunar New Year Special Program
[Photo by Korea Cable TV Broadcasting Association]

HCN will broadcast 'Romantic Camping Group Runaway,' featuring Heo Young-man, Shin Hyun-joon, and Ryu Si-won visiting local attractions and enjoying camping without tents, for viewers planning enjoyable leisure time with family during the holiday. To assist safe driving on the way to and from hometowns, 'Han Moon-cheol's Blackbox Shinmungo,' where lawyer Han Moon-cheol teaches traffic knowledge through black box footage reports, will also be aired. For warm communication time between parents and children, the entertainment show 'Kim Bong-gon Kim Da-hyun's Walking Song,' featuring Cheonghak-dong teacher Kim Bong-gon and trot fairy Kim Da-hyun as father and daughter traveling together, will visit viewers.

CMB Daegu Broadcasting will vividly convey the Lunar New Year atmosphere through the 'Lunar New Year Special Gourmet Exploration Team' program starting at 9:00 on the 21st, where cast members learn to cook and share Lunar New Year dishes. CMB Yeongdeungpo and Dongdaemun Broadcasting will deliver thrilling matches of young soccer hopefuls through 'Our Neighborhood Club - Stove League in Yeongdeungpo' at 7 PM on the 22nd.

Seogyeong Broadcasting will air 'Seobu Gyeongnam Issue TOP 8,' summarizing eight issues in the western Gyeongnam region, and special news analyzing key issues by region. The SCS special project 'The Beginning of Gyeongnam, Jeonju Provincial Office Story,' which revisits the history of the movement to restore the Gyeongnam Provincial Office, and 'Millennium Capital Xi'an, Style and Taste,' a special on cultural tourism exchanges with Xi'an, China, will also be broadcast during the Lunar New Year holiday. Additionally, four episodes of , recently co-produced by individual SOs and PPs, will be aired daily over the four-day holiday.