Invitation to the World of Mokpo Music 'Mokpo Music Play'

Mokpo Music History Content Exhibition Hall, Forest Concert Venue, and Music Rest Space Established
Vehicle Access Restricted from Gatbawi Tunnel to Arts Wedding Convention from September 30 to October 2

[Mokpo=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jeong Hyeong-seok] Mokpo Music Play invites you to the world of Mokpo music with rich content.

Mokpo Music Play is planned as a music festival held for the first time in Mokpo from the 30th of this month to the 2nd of next month at the Gatbawi Culture Town area, with the purpose of promoting the background of Music Play’s hosting and Mokpo as a city of music through its content.

As part of this, the city has prepared an exhibition hall featuring Mokpo’s music history from the 1930s to the present.

The exhibition hall is divided into three parts: ▲Retro Music, Mokpo ▲PLAY Music, Mokpo ▲AI Music, Mokpo, each showcasing Mokpo’s music from the past, present, and future respectively.

The ‘Retro Music, Mokpo Hall’ exhibits materials related to Inan-young, Kim Sisters, Lee Bong-ryong, and Kim Hae-song; the ‘PLAY Music, Mokpo Hall’ displays materials about singers from Mokpo such as Nam Jin, Jo Mimi, Yoon Hee-sang, Jang Wook-jo, Choi Yuna, Kim Kyung-ho, Oh Jeong-hae, Park Ae-ri, Yoon Joong-sik, as well as renowned Mokpo teachers who produced famous singers (Park Bang-geum, An Ae-ran, Kim Soon-ja). The ‘AI Music, Mokpo Hall’ features an AI piano and system presenting a new concept of music.

Each exhibition hall is decorated with music players, video play systems, headsets, LP records, CDs, cassette radios, tables, sofas, display cabinets, and lighting that suit the era’s background, allowing visitors to comfortably listen to music with headsets at the tables.

The festival venue is also designed as a space to enjoy music. A grand piano is installed in the Ipamsan forest where anyone can play the piano and enjoy music, and the lawn above the circular fountain is arranged as a picnic space with a campfire atmosphere where visitors can lie on mats or sit on bean bags and relax while listening to music.

The Cultural and Arts Center performance hall is prepared as a music rest (休) space, where free screenings of movies such as ‘Mamma Mia’ on October 1 at 3 PM and ‘The Greatest Showman’ on October 2 at 3 PM will be held. At other times, visitors can enjoy movie OSTs.

Meanwhile, during the Mokpo Music Play period, to prevent disruptions to audition contests and musician performances caused by vehicle noise and to ensure safety, vehicle access will be completely restricted on both sections from Gatbawi Tunnel to Arts Wedding Convention. The restriction times are from 9 AM to 11 PM on September 30, and from 12 PM to 11 PM on October 1 and 2.

To alleviate visitor inconvenience, the city has prepared a temporary parking lot at Namhang. Additionally, shuttle buses will operate every 20 minutes from Namhang and Hadang Peace Plaza (opposite Fontana Beach Hotel).

For ease of movement within the event site, shuttle buses will also run every 20 minutes between Arts Wedding Hall and in front of the National Maritime Cultural Heritage Research Institute.

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