"Songpa! How Far Have You Been?"... Songpa Tourism Vlog Contest

July 1 - August 31 'Trip to Songpa Vlog Contest' Held... Video Submissions on Songpa Tourist Spots, Hidden Gems, Restaurants... Total Prize Money 16 Million KRW

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Songpa-gu (Mayor Park Seong-su) will hold the ‘2020 Trip to Songpa Vlog’ video contest from July 1 to August 31, introducing Songpa’s representative tourist attractions and hidden gems.

The vlog, which captures creators’ everyday lives in videos and is gaining popularity on YouTube and SNS, has been combined with the district’s tourism content.

The purpose is to discover and promote Songpa’s tourism resources and revitalize the tourism industry and local economy, which have been depressed due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

The contest calls for creative videos introducing not only the district’s representative tourist spots but also hidden gems, restaurants, entertainment, walking tour courses, and the Songpa Dullegil trail, showcasing every corner of Songpa.

Anyone aged 14 or older, including foreigners, can participate individually or in teams of up to three members. The submitted videos should be vlogs introducing various places in Songpa, with a duration of 5 to 7 minutes. Each individual (or team) can submit up to one entry.

The submission period is from July 1 to August 31. Completed videos should be uploaded to the participant’s (or team’s) YouTube account, and then the application form and video file must be submitted via email (rainbow123@songpa.go.kr). The application form and detailed submission guidelines can be found on the Songpa-gu website.

The district will comprehensively evaluate contributions to introducing hidden gems, originality of the video, video production and editing skills, and subtitle completeness to select a total of 13 works in September. Awards will be given as follows: Grand Prize (1 work), Excellence Prize (2 works), Encouragement Prize (4 works), and Honorable Mention (6 works). The Grand Prize winner will receive a cash prize of 4 million KRW, with a total prize pool of 16 million KRW prepared.

The district plans to actively utilize the selected works for developing local tourist attractions and revitalizing the local economy, including the depressed tourism market.

Mayor Park Seong-su of Songpa-gu said, “This contest will be an opportunity to promote Songpa’s attractions and tourism resources both domestically and internationally,” adding, “We will continue to develop diverse tourism content that keeps pace with social changes such as COVID-19 so that everyone can feel the charm of ‘Cultural Tourism City Songpa.’”

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