Why Was the ‘Kkaebi Nori Madang’ Urban Regeneration Festival Held in Mok 3-dong, Yangcheon-gu?

Various Events to Revitalize Traditional Markets Shrunk by COVID-19: Community Cool Playground... Village Film Screenings, Craft Beer Gifts, Reusable Bag Barter, and More

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Yangcheon-gu (Mayor Kim Sooyoung) held the "1st Kkaebi Play Yard" at Kkaebi Market, a traditional market within the Mok 3-dong Urban Regeneration New Deal project area, on the afternoon of the 26th of last month.

The Kkaebi Play Yard is an urban regeneration festival planned directly by the Play Festival Division of the Resident Council, a resident participation organization of the Mok 3-dong Urban Regeneration New Deal project, aimed at revitalizing the traditional market, which has been subdued due to COVID-19.

The Mok 3-dong Resident Council, Market Merchants Association, and Urban Regeneration Field Support Center prepared the slogan "No Eating, No Drinking" to plan a safe and enjoyable festival despite the COVID-19 situation.

Four events were held: ▲ the village craft beer "Kkaebi Dream beer" ▲ a barter program called "Let's Have Fun with Wayu," where homemade plum syrup and pet snacks were exchanged for shopping basket items ▲ an environmental improvement campaign "Zero Waste Little by Little from Today" promoted by the Resident Council's 2030 Youth Division ▲ and the Night Kkaebi movie screening.

Especially, on the outdoor stage installed in the center of the market, starting with a DJ performance, four village independent films and four Mok 3-dong mini documentaries, produced and performed by village residents themselves, were screened on a large screen, attracting much interest from residents.

The four mini documentaries screened that day?"Mok 3-dong Saturday," "Mok 3-dong Rain," "Kkaebi Video Theater Troupe," and "Sundung Mom"?can be rewatched on the Mok 3-dong Urban Regeneration Field Support Center’s YouTube channel.

The area around Mok 3-dong 610, near Mokdong Kkaebi Market, was selected in 2019 as part of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s Urban Regeneration New Deal project (with a seed budget support of 25 billion KRW). In April of the following year, the Mok 3-dong Field Support Center was opened, operating resident contest projects and urban regeneration university programs. Starting this July, a home repair support project under the Urban Regeneration New Deal will be launched.

Kim Sooyoung, Mayor of Yangcheon-gu, said, "I am pleased that residents directly planned and participated in the festival, laying the foundation for a sustainable Mok 3-dong urban regeneration project," and added, "We look forward to more resident interest and participation for the successful urban regeneration project and village festival."

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