Seopyeonje Boseong Sori Festival Wins 'Grand Prize' at Korea Festival Contents Awards

[Boseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Jeollanam-do Boseong-gun announced on the 15th that its representative festival, the "23rd Seopyeonje Boseong Sori Festival," won the Grand Prize in the Festival Arts Tradition category at the 10th Korea Festival Contents Awards ceremony.

The Korea Festival Contents Awards, hosted by the Korea Festival Contents Association and supported by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and Korea Tourism Organization, is a prestigious annual festival awards ceremony held to promote Korean local festivals worldwide and to foster the development of regional and national tourism industries.

The Seopyeonje Boseong Sori Festival, which has annually attracted skilled sorikkun (traditional Korean vocalists) from across the country, faced the risk of full cancellation last year due to COVID-19 but was held as a no-audience competition instead.

To prevent the spread of COVID-19, a specialized quarantine company managed the competition venue throughout the event, and all participants, including contestants and judges, were required to test negative for COVID-19 within 48 hours prior to attendance to participate in the festival.

The 23rd Seopyeonje Boseong Sori Festival was held from October 1 to 3 last year and is recognized as a model case of a safe festival with no confirmed COVID-19 cases related to the event.

A Boseong-gun official stated, "As the hometown of Seopyeonje Boseong Sori, Boseong has a special responsibility and mission," adding, "We will continue to strive to uphold the festival’s reputation as a safe and fair representative festival in the fields of pansori and gosu (drumming)."

Meanwhile, the 24th Seopyeonje Boseong Sori Festival is scheduled to be held in the second half of this year.

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