'World Fireworks Festival' Returns After 3 Years... 1 Million Gather for Fireworks Lighting Up Autumn Night (Comprehensive)

On the 8th, the spectacular fireworks of the 2022 Seoul World Fireworks Festival viewed from Namsan, Seoul, decorated the night sky of Seoul. The theme of the fireworks festival, held for the first time in three years since the COVID-19 pandemic, was "We Hope Again," conveying the meaning of comforting the daily lives exhausted by COVID-19. / Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] On the afternoon of the 8th, the '2022 Seoul International Fireworks Festival' was held for the first time in three years since the spread of COVID-19 at Yeouido Hangang Park area in Seoul.

On the 8th, the spectacular fireworks of the 2022 Seoul World Fireworks Festival viewed from Namsan, Seoul, decorated the night sky. The theme of the fireworks festival, held for the first time in three years since the COVID-19 pandemic, was "We Hope Again," conveying the meaning of comforting the daily lives exhausted by COVID-19. / Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

The theme of this event, held after three years, is 'We Hope Again.' It means 'to comfort the daily lives of citizens exhausted by the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) and to launch fireworks of dreams and hope again.'

The festival started at 7:20 PM and has been continuing for one hour.

Three teams, including Korea, Japan, and Italy, participated in this fireworks festival.

On the 8th, the spectacular fireworks of the 2022 Seoul World Fireworks Festival viewed from Namsan, Seoul, decorated the night sky. The theme of the fireworks festival, held for the first time in three years since the COVID-19 pandemic, was "We Hope Again," conveying the meaning of comforting the daily lives exhausted by COVID-19. / Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

First, the Japanese team conveyed a message of hope overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic with a work titled 'Sky Full of Hope,' followed by the Italian team presenting a piece called 'New World,' meaning a new world, accompanied by intense music.

The Korean team will decorate the festival highlight for 30 minutes starting from 8 PM.

It was forecasted that more than one million people would gather for this fireworks festival. The police fully restricted Yeouidong-ro, which extends from the southern end of Mapo Bridge to in front of the 63 Building, starting from 2 PM.

To minimize traffic congestion around Yeouido on the day of the '2022 Seoul International Fireworks Festival,' Seoul City increased subway Line 5 and Line 9 services by 70 runs and concentrated bus dispatches. All 19 bus routes passing through Yeouidong-ro, including two village bus lines and three Gyeonggi bus lines, are rerouted.

On the 8th, the spectacular fireworks of the 2022 Seoul World Fireworks Festival viewed from Namsan, Seoul, decorated the night sky. The theme of the fireworks festival, held for the first time in three years since the COVID-19 pandemic, was "We Hope Again," conveying the meaning of comforting the daily lives exhausted by COVID-19. / Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

The detour routes include numbers 261, 262, 360, 461, 662, 753, 7613, 5633, 5634, 5713, 6623, 5615, 5618, and 7611. Accordingly, four bus stops in both directions at Yeouido Middle School and Yeouinaru will be temporarily unavailable during the event, but boarding and alighting will be possible at nearby stops along the detour routes.

The number of subway Line 5 runs will increase from 45 to 63 between 8:30 PM and 10 PM, and Line 9 runs will increase from 140 to 192 between 5 PM and 11 PM. Twenty-six bus routes passing through Yeouido Transfer Center, Yeouido Station, and Yeouinaru Station will also have concentrated dispatches from 8 PM to 10 PM to match the event's end time.

At 16 stations around the event site, including Yeouido Station and Yeouinaru Station, about 259 safety personnel, approximately five times the usual number, will be deployed. A Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency official requested, "Since vehicle congestion is expected in many parts of Seoul, including the Yeouido area’s car-only roads and downtown Sejong-daero during the holiday period, please use public transportation such as the subway, and if using a vehicle, follow long-distance detours and traffic police hand signals carefully."

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