Residents of Bangi 2-dong, Songpa-gu Produce Ontact Choir Video

Collecting Personal Filming Videos into One to Support Residents Weary from COVID-19

Choral video produced by the Bangi 2-dong Ontact Residents' Choir

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Songpa-gu (Mayor Seongsoo Park) announced on the 8th that, ahead of the end of 2020, it formed the ‘Ontact Residents Choir’ with participation from residents of Bangi 2-dong, producing a non-face-to-face choir video to encourage residents exhausted by COVID-19.

The ‘Ontact Residents Choir (Choir)’ was voluntarily formed last month by the Bangi 2-dong Residents’ Autonomous Association (Chairman Gyuchang Jo) to deliver hope and comfort through song to residents struggling with the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

The choir added significance by including about 30 residents of Bangi 2-dong ranging widely in age from teenagers to those in their 70s, including students, housewives, office workers, and various other occupations.

To prevent infectious diseases, the choir actively utilized social networking service (SNS) chat rooms instead of on-site rehearsals.

In particular, choir members individually recorded the song "Bit" by the group HOT on their smartphones, then compiled and re-edited the footage into a non-face-to-face choir video, which was released on YouTube to offer comfort and encouragement to many people in crisis.

The video expresses a message of solidarity and cooperation through a unified voice created in a situation where meeting in person was impossible, delivering a gentle emotional impact.

Gyuchang Jo, Chairman of the Bangi 2-dong Residents’ Autonomous Association, shared the planning intention, saying, “During a time when face-to-face activities are difficult due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, we wanted to show a non-face-to-face online choir to convey that we are still living together.”

The video was released through the ‘1st Bangi 2-dong Residents’ Autonomous Association Online Residents’ General Meeting’ held from December 4 to 11, and is currently also available on the YouTube channel ‘SongpaTV.’

Seongsoo Park, Mayor of Songpa-gu, said, “I sincerely thank the residents who took the initiative to encourage each other even amid an unprecedented crisis,” adding, “Through this video, I hope many exhausted residents regain hope, and we will strive to support residents in recovering their daily lives through various non-face-to-face activities in the future.”

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