Watching Movies and OSTs Inside Mosquito Nets at Jirisan's Millennium-Old Temple...

Gurye Hwaeomsa Mosquito Net Film Music Concert · Saseongam Film Music Concert

[Gurye=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yuk Mi-seok] Jirisan Daehwa Eomsa, a thousand-year-old temple in Gurye, Jeollanam-do (Chief Priest: Monk Deokmun), will hold its second Mosquito Net Film Music Concert.

Under the subtitle "Firefly Romance" with music critic Jo Hee-chang, the 2022 Hwaeomsa Mosquito Net Film Music Concert will be the second nostalgic journey in Jirisan following last year, offering romance and lyrical poetry to lovers, families, and fellow practitioners on a midsummer night.

At this Mosquito Net Film Music Concert, participants from across the country, local residents, and overseas migrants will attend. Top-tier performers will take the stage to play immortal film scenes from cinema history, with music critic Jo Hee-chang serving as music director and providing commentary, making it a special event.

Film music enthusiasts from all over the country will enjoy an unforgettable journey into immortal films while eating corn and potatoes inside about 100 mosquito nets set up in the Hwaeomwon courtyard of Hwaeomsa, where fireflies twinkle.

Moreover, the scenes where top-class musicians perform the film music provide the dual pleasure of enjoying the movie and appreciating the music simultaneously.

Especially at this Mosquito Net Film Music Concert, the audience will embark on a musical journey to Italy, France, the United States, and Hong Kong. The performances featuring guitar, haegeum, accordion, contrabass, and vocalists will move the audience. Attendees will enjoy films such as Il Postino, Cinema Paradiso, Comrades: Almost a Love Story, Black Orpheus, and The Scent of a Woman, along with the outstanding performances of Park Yoon-woo (guitarist), Dave Yoo (accordion), Song Mi-ho (contrabass), Go Su-jeong (haegeum), and Rust (vocal).

Monk Deokmun, chief priest of Hwaeomsa who hosted the 2nd Mosquito Net Film Music Concert, stated, "Hwaeomsa is now establishing itself as a temple that enjoys culture together. This journey is possible because of the practitioners who plan and prepare together and the public who empathize and participate. Based on religious teachings, we aim to cultivate the long-standing image of a cultural powerhouse here at Hwaeomsa, step by step," expressing his intention to hold the event.

The Mosquito Net Film Music Concert will begin at 7:30 PM and continue until 9:00 PM on August 6.

Meanwhile, Saseongam, a branch temple of Hwaeomsa (Chief Priest: Monk Wooseok), will hold its first film theater on the evening of August 27 at 7 PM.

Monk Wooseok, chief priest of Saseongam who prepared the first film theater, added, "As part of communication with the local community and public interest templestay, we invited multicultural families to experience, communicate, and understand Buddhist culture. We prepared this rare grand event with that purpose," sharing his thoughts.

Gurye=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yuk Mi-seok hss79@asiae.co.kr

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