Every Saturday at 5 PM... Itaewon Blossoms Again

Yongsan-gu Holds Noksapyeong Station Concert for Healing, Recovery, and Harmony

Cultural and Artistic Event Linked with the Itaewon Again Spring Project... Collaboration with Local Community Including Sookmyung Women's University Graduate School of Music Therapy

Every Saturday from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM in April and May, at the 4th Basement Floor of Noksapyeong Station on Subway Line 6... April Theme: 'Playing the Hope of Spring', May Theme: 'Itaewon Again, Spring'

Permanent Exhibition of Emerging Artists' Works on the Walls of Noksapyeong Station Concourse Gallery

More than five months have passed since the October 29 tragedy, and various efforts continue to heal and comfort the sorrow of the disaster and to restore the Itaewon commercial district.

As part of these efforts, Seoul's Yongsan-gu, which has been carrying out the 'Itaewon Again, Spring' cultural and artistic project, is now continuing with concerts at Noksapyeong Station.

The Noksapyeong Station concerts are held not only by Yongsan-gu but also in collaboration with various institutions including the Graduate School of Music Therapy at Sookmyung Women's University located in the area.

The concerts take place every Saturday from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM in April and May at the concourse on the 4th basement floor of Noksapyeong Station on Subway Line 6. The schedule was set for the day and time with the highest passenger traffic at Noksapyeong Station, which has a spacious area suitable for performances.

The theme for April is 'Playing the Hope of Spring' with performances such as ▲April 8: We Will Remember ▲April 15: Songs of Healing and Coexistence ▲April 22: Standing Again with Hope ▲April 29: Waiting for Itaewon, Spring Again.

May's theme is 'Itaewon Again, Spring' with the schedule ▲May 6: Children, Let's Sing Hope ▲May 13: Itaewon IN Korea ▲May 20: Cinema IN Itaewon ▲May 27: WITH Itaewon Coexistence, Korea.

The performances feature professional busking and performance teams including Travel Sketch, folk guitarists, popera, and magic mime. In particular, on April 15 and 29, and May 13 and 20, students from Sookmyung Women's University Graduate School of Music Therapy will present 'music therapy' performances. However, the lineup is subject to change due to scheduling.

During this period, along with street performances, about 20 works by emerging artists will be displayed on the walls of the Noksapyeong Station concourse gallery. These are among approximately 20 pieces purchased publicly by the Seoul Metropolitan Government to support artists who have been struggling due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kim Seonsu, Acting Mayor of Yongsan-gu, said, “For the commercial district to become vibrant, the floating population must increase. We will promote various policies as well as cultural events to attract many people to Itaewon.”

To expand the floating population in Itaewon, the second sale of the 30 billion KRW Itaewon Commercial District Recovery Gift Certificates, which started on March 8, sold out within 24 days of issuance.

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