Youth Festival Planning Team Holds Energetic Launch Ceremony for Pohang 'Porori'

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On the 27th, Pohang City held the launch ceremony of the Pohang Youth Festival Planning Group ‘Porori,’ consisting of 26 local young people, at the city hall's main conference room.

On the 27th, Pohang City held the launch ceremony of the Pohang Youth Festival Planning Group 'Porori' in the city hall's main conference room.

The Pohang Youth Festival Planning Group ‘Porori’ stands for ‘Pohang Tourism Romance Realization Youth Leader Project.’ The city selected a total of 26 members, including 16 for festival planning and 10 for tourism marketing, through an application period from the 9th to the 20th of last month.

From this month until February next year, the participating members will take on the role of ‘festival planners,’ leading the planning, operation, and promotion of Pohang’s representative festivals from a youth perspective, moving away from the traditional government-centered festival management.

At the launch ceremony, an introduction to Porori’s activities was given, followed by a special lecture on local content with Jongko, a local young artist. The participants also shared self-introductions and communication time, expressing their ambitious determination to renew local festivals to be ‘more fun’ with great ideas.

Vice Mayor Kim Nam-il said, “Ultimately, I believe the most important factor in creating a better tomorrow for Pohang is the role of youth,” adding, “If Porori members actively participate in local festivals and infuse the fun and ideas that youth desire, we will be able to discover new potential in local tourism.”

Upon its launch, the Pohang Youth Festival Planning Group Porori will begin its first activities by establishing festival ideas and activity plans to promote ‘Our Hero, the Marine Corps’ in line with the nationwide unique Pohang Marine Corps Culture Festival scheduled for the end of April. They will also participate in subsequent events such as the Pohang International Fireworks Festival (May) and the Cheolgilsup Night Walk (August).

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