KBS Symphony Orchestra Produces 5G Classical VR Content... Viewable via LG Uplus App

KBS Symphony Orchestra 5G Exclusive VR Content Production Rehearsal Scene [Photo by KBS Symphony Orchestra]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Byung-hee] The KBS Symphony Orchestra is collaborating with LG Uplus to produce 5G-exclusive classical augmented reality (VR) content.

On the 10th, the KBS Symphony Orchestra announced that it will create 5G-exclusive classical VR content themed around "Winter," one of Vivaldi's Four Seasons, at Venue G located in Balsan-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, on the 12th. They added that the KBS Symphony Orchestra is the first domestic orchestra to produce 5G-exclusive classical VR content.

For the production of the 5G-exclusive classical VR content, the KBS Symphony Orchestra will reunite with conductor Geum Nan-sae, collaborating for the first time in 15 years since 2005. Conductor Geum Nan-sae plans to add his unique, easy-to-understand, and entertaining commentary to help viewers appreciate the video.

The KBS Symphony Orchestra explained that through the 5G-exclusive classical VR content, busy office workers, housewives, and students who have not been able to visit concert halls can easily enjoy vivid classical performances. In particular, using 5G technology, viewers can watch three-dimensional and lively 3D videos of the conductor’s gestures and performers’ expressions on stage, which were previously difficult to access, and enjoy a vivid classical performance unfolding right before their eyes on the stage rather than from the audience seats.

Park Jung-ok, president of the KBS Symphony Orchestra, expressed in his New Year's address earlier this year the determination to "lay the foundation to grow into a Digital First Orchestra that communicates directly with audiences beyond the concert hall stage in the digital mobile era."

This project can be considered the first step toward that goal. A KBS Symphony Orchestra official stated, "We plan to produce various repertoires as VR content, ranging from chamber music to symphonies, through continuous consultations with LG Uplus," adding, "We hope that classical performance viewing methods will diversify through digital content and that a classical boom will be created."

The KBS Symphony Orchestra’s 5G-exclusive classical VR content will be available for viewing through the LG Uplus VR app in March.

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