Mokpo City Confirmed to Host Music Festival 'Mokpo Music Play'

Held at Gatbawi Culture Town from September 30 to October 3

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jeong Seunghyun] Mokpo City, Jeollanam-do announced on the 15th that it has selected the official name of the Mokpo Music Festival as ‘Mokpo Music Play’.

From the 14th to the 25th of last month, the city held a naming contest for the Mokpo Music Festival targeting citizens, receiving a total of 445 entries and conducting a preference survey through the city’s website.

As a result, ‘Mokpo Music Play’ was selected as the grand prize winner, ‘Doremp Sol’ as the excellence prize, and ‘Mokpo wa樂’ as the encouragement prize. Accordingly, ‘Mokpo Music Play’ will be used as the official name of the music festival, while ‘Doremp Sol’ and ‘Mokpo wa樂’ will be used as names for detailed event programs.

‘Mokpo Music Play’ is a name derived from the first letters of Mokpo’s English spelling, and can be interpreted as ‘playing in Mokpo.’ It also gained high preference because it can be simply called Mokpo MP Festival or MPMP.

Held over four days from September 30 to October 3 at Gatbawi Culture Town, ‘Mokpo Music Play’ will consist of a nationwide competition open to all citizens, as well as performances, exhibitions, and experience programs.

The competition will be divided into preliminary, semi-final, and final rounds, with the semi-finals and final held at the festival venue. On the last day of the festival, the top 5 final performances and awards ceremony will take place.

Additionally, through diverse programs such as jazz, municipal art group performances, Mokpo music history exhibitions, and music experience programs, the city plans to showcase the features of Mokpo as a ‘cultural city.’

A city official stated, “Through the first-ever Mokpo Music Play this year, we aim to lay the foundation for Mokpo to advance as a ‘city of music,’ and develop cultural and artistic products themed on music to promote tourism and industry.”

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