DMZ-Set Musical 'Winter Ticket' Produced by Ministry of Culture and Tourism Organization Released Online

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Byung-hee] The creative musical "Wonder Ticket - If the Wind Grants," produced by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization to revitalize tourism in the areas bordering the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), will be released online on November 28.

Wonder Ticket is based on the rusty locomotive standing on the Freedom Bridge and the Wind Hill at Imjingak Pyeonghwa Nuri Park. It was planned to redesign the locomotive and Wind Hill as cultural tourism content that reflects on the past of the Korean Peninsula and envisions a peaceful future.

Singer and actor Yoon Do-hyun (playing the protagonist Pungbaek), actor Lee Hwang-ui (Old Gentleman), comedian Jung Joon-ha (Stationmaster of Memory Transfer), and actress Jeon Min-ji (Haena) star in the musical, passionately portraying the journey each character undertakes to fulfill their dreams.

Wonder Ticket was produced using information and communication technologies such as stage video devices designed with large-scale special outdoor stages at Imjingak Pyeonghwa Nuri, including left and right LED screens (14m wide, 7m high), a central split LED screen (20m wide, 7m high), projection mapping, augmented reality (AR), extended reality (XR), and 5G mobile communication technology.

Originally, Wonder Ticket was scheduled to be presented offline over two weeks alongside various cultural tourism and ICT experience events, but due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing measures, it was produced as an online performance.

The performance content will be streamed from November 28 on Naver TV, V Live, and YouTube, and can be viewed for free until December 31. Detailed information is available on the official website (www.dmzfesta.or.kr).

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