Gumi City Shines at National Skills Competition... Consecutive Wins in Overall and Student Divisions

13th KBCA National Barber Skills Competition Gumi City Award Success

Jjangba Barbershop Jang Sun-mi Overall Grand Prize · Park Byung-jin Bronze Medal · Song Ye-rim Chairman's Award

Jang Sun-mi, the director of Jjangba Barbershop in Gumi-si, Gyeongbuk, elevated the prestige of Gumi-si by winning the grand prize at the 13th KBCA National Barber Skills Competition held on the 26th at the KT Daejeon Human Resources Development Center in Daejeon Metropolitan City.

The award recipients are taking a group photo. Provided by Gumi City.

Now in its 13th year, the National Barber Skills Competition is an event where about 300 players from the national barber industry compete in various categories such as creative cut and dry, barbershop, and gentleman style. It also serves as a platform for promoting the K-beauty industry and exchanging the latest trend information, making it the largest festival with 100,000 barbers participating.

Director Jang Sun-mi has been working in the beauty industry in Gumi for over 10 years and recently obtained a barber license, dedicating herself day and night to honing her skills. Based on her passion and expertise, she claimed the highest honor, the grand prize, among about 300 competitors nationwide at this competition.

Director Jang Sun-mi of Jjang Barbershop. Provided by Gumi City

The achievements of participants from the Gumi area also stood out in the student division. Park Byung-jin from Gumi University won the bronze prize, and Song Ye-rim from Dogae Middle School received the chairman’s award, proving the bright future of Gumi-si’s beauty industry.

Mayor Kim Jang-ho said, “This award has become an opportunity to showcase the outstanding skills of Gumi-si’s barbers nationwide,” and added, “We will continue to provide unwavering support for the development of Gumi’s beauty industry.”