Bucheon City Selected for 'Gyeonggi Music Platform' Contest... To Be Established at Sinjungdong Station Public Square

Broadcasting, Online, Mobile, and Media Converged Industry-Type Music Platform

Bucheon Mi-gwan Square Panorama
Photo by Bucheon City

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Bucheon City in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 31st that it has secured 2 billion KRW in provincial funding after being selected for the 'Gyeonggi Music Platform Creation and Operation Contest Project.'

This contest was launched for the first time this year by Gyeonggi Province to build infrastructure for fostering the music industry ecosystem within the province.

To attract the platform, Bucheon City identified various demands from local musicians and proposed a strategy of promoting 'Visible Music' based on video media, emphasizing that Migwan Square is the most optimized location to realize this, leading to the final selection.

The city plans to remodel the basement level 1 of Migwan Square in front of Lotte Department Store at Sinjung-dong Station and add two floors above ground to create the 'Bucheon Fantastic Music Platform.'

Migwan Square was donated to Bucheon City after the free parking lot usage agreement with Lotte Department Store expired in December 2016. The basement is used as a public parking lot and some neighborhood living facilities, while the ground level is used as a plaza with a non-functional fountain and other features.

The city intends to leverage these aspects and the geographical advantage of being connected to Sinjung-dong Station on Line 7 to provide one-stop support for music creation, distribution, and labels, establishing the Bucheon Fantastic Music Platform that combines broadcasting, online, mobile, and media.

The Bucheon Fantastic Music Platform will include facilities such as a performance hall, recording studio, music and video production rooms, video editing rooms, and a music library. It will also operate related programs connected to broadcasting and video, such as a YouTube studio and podcasts. On the rooftop, a citizen rest area in the form of a rooftop garden will be provided to maintain park functions.

Mayor Jang Deokcheon said, "A foundation has been laid to expand the local music industry infrastructure and foster the music industry," adding, "We will cooperate organically with related organizations such as the Gyeonggi Content Agency to make the Bucheon Fantastic Music Platform a leading model of the cultural industry that revitalizes employment and the local economy."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.