Suncheon City Selected as Host for '2021 K-POP Super Concert in K-Original Jeonnam'

In October, the Meeting of K-POP Mega Hallyu Event and Suncheon

The lawn area near the East Gate of Suncheon Bay National Garden, where the K-POP concert is scheduled to be held (Photo by Suncheon City)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon City (Mayor Heo Seok) announced on the 22nd that it has been finally selected as the host city for the ‘2021 K-POP Super Concert in K-Original Jeonnam,’ which is being promoted to attract tourists and revitalize the local economy after the end of COVID-19.

The ‘K-POP Super Concert’ is a project to develop new Jeonnam-style Hallyu content by holding a mega Hallyu event in the fourth quarter of this year when herd immunity against COVID-19 is expected to be formed. A public contest was held last month, and based on selection criteria such as transportation conditions, tourism connectivity, convenience facilities, and quarantine systems, Suncheon City was finally selected through an evaluation on the 18th.

Suncheon City emphasized its strengths such as the attractiveness of eco-tourism, transportation accessibility and convenience facilities, and experience in successfully hosting large-scale international events and concerts, which reportedly received favorable evaluations.

The K-POP concert is scheduled to be held at the East Gate Lawn of Suncheonman National Garden at the end of October. To prevent COVID-19 infection, auxiliary stages will be set up at the Retention Pond Parking Lot and Palma Sports Complex to encourage crowd dispersion.

The city will spend a total project cost of 1 billion KRW, including national and provincial subsidies, to hold the K-POP concert, and plans to sign a business agreement with the Korea Tourism Organization, Jeonnam Tourism Foundation, and others to ensure smooth project implementation.

A Suncheon City official said, “The K-POP concert will be held in Suncheon, where tradition, ecology, and gardens harmonize. We will do our best to successfully host the event to promote the 2023 Suncheonman International Garden Expo in advance and establish a foundation for attracting tourists from outside Jeonnam.”

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