'Purging Pro-Japanese Collaborators' Gyeonggi-do Song Contest Receives 1,084 Entries

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] More than 1,000 entries have been submitted to the 'New Gyeonggi-do Song' composition contest, which Gyeonggi-do is conducting to eliminate pro-Japanese remnants.

Gyeonggi-do announced on the 18th that a total of 1,084 songs participated in the composition contest held until the 28th of last month, and that it is recruiting a citizen judging panel to select the Gyeonggi-do song.

The province has been promoting the composition contest since May, targeting three sets of lyrics selected through a lyrics contest held in April.

The submitted works will be evaluated based on representativeness, creativity, suitability, and completeness through a three-stage process: first, expert evaluation; second, a citizen audition; and third, an online citizen vote. The final Gyeonggi-do song will be selected by combining the results.

The province will hold a second citizen participation audition in early next month for the top 10 songs selected in the expert evaluation.

The citizen participation audition will be conducted online without face-to-face meetings, considering the COVID-19 social distancing measures.

Three experts, including Chief Judge Yoon Il-sang, and 50 Gyeonggi-do citizens will participate as judges.

Those who wish to participate in the citizen judging panel can submit an application form to the Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation (ggsong@ggcf.go.kr).

A small prize will be given to citizens who participate in the judging.

Applications will be accepted for ten days from the 19th to the 28th of this month. Detailed information can be found on the Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation website (https://ggcf.kr/).

The song finally selected by combining the results of the second citizen audition and the third online citizen vote will go through an arrangement process and be officially unveiled in early January next year.

Oh Tae-seok, Director of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau of the province, said, "Since 2018, Gyeonggi-do has designated October 18 as Gyeonggi-do Citizens' Day to commemorate the millennium of Gyeonggi, but there is still no official Gyeonggi-do song. We plan to create a new Gyeonggi-do song made together with citizens from composition to judging, reflecting the changed times as well as Gyeonggi-do's vision and identity."

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