'Pohang Marine Corps Culture Festival' Held After 4 Years ... Thorough Preparations Underway!

Various Events Held Around Seomun Intersection

Progress Report Meeting by Departments and Related Agencies

The Pohang Marine Corps Culture Festival will be held for the first time in four years.

On the 10th, Pohang City held an appointment ceremony for the Pohang Marine Corps Culture Festival Promotion Committee at the city hall's small conference room, targeting the chairpersons of the Marine Corps Veterans Association.

On the 10th, Pohang City held a preparation briefing session for the successful hosting of the ‘2023 Pohang Marine Corps Culture Festival,’ which will take place over two days on April 29 and 30 at the Marine Corps 1st Division base and Ocheon-eup Marine Street (around Seomun Intersection).

The briefing session was chaired by Vice Mayor Kim Nam-il and attended by about 20 people, including related organizations such as the Marine Corps 1st Division, the US Marine Corps Mujeok Camp, the Marine Corps Veterans Association Gyeongbuk Federation, Pohang Southern Fire Station, and heads of city departments.

Starting with a presentation on the overall detailed progress of the festival, reports on preparations by sector were made, including traffic measures, street vendor control, hygiene inspections, and cleaning plans. This was followed by listening to opinions from related organization officials to ensure thorough preparation.

Vice Mayor Kim Nam-il emphasized, “Please do your best in safety management, including facility management and establishing an emergency system, to ensure an accident-free event,” and added, “I hope you will devote yourselves to developing killer content (core content that has a significant impact on the media market) and storylines so that the Marine Corps culture can become a sustainable festival that everyone can participate in.”

This year’s ‘Pohang Marine Corps Culture Festival’ carries the slogan ‘The Shout of Youth, the Passion of the Fiery Marines.’ On the first day, the 29th, there will be an opening ceremony, Red Marine Dream Concert, Marine Look Festival, and Marine Corps congratulatory demonstrations (military band, Mujeokdo, honor guard). On the second day, the 30th, a Hot People Selection Contest and Marine Hip-hop Competition will be held.

Especially since this festival is being held for the first time in four years, breaking away from the existing framework, the Marine Corps 1st Division and the US Marine Corps Mujeok Camp have promised to support various combat equipment and supplies to transform the ‘Marine Corps culture’ into a participatory and experiential festival that people of all ages can enjoy. The Marine Corps Veterans Association has committed to nationwide promotion and managing traffic and safety during the event.

Also, on the 10th, a commissioning ceremony for the Pohang Marine Corps Culture Festival Public Relations Committee was held in the city hall’s small conference room for the Marine Corps Veterans Association’s executive members.

Ten members attended, representing the city and provincial branches of the Marine Corps Veterans Association Federation and the Gyeongbuk Federation. The appointed public relations committee members pledged to actively promote the festival so that the families, lovers, and friends of the one million Marines nationwide can visit the festival grounds.

Vice Mayor Kim Nam-il said, “As the Pohang Marine Corps Culture Festival is being held for the first time in four years, the role of the public relations committee members has become even more important,” and added, “I ask for the passionate promotional activities of the public relations committee members so that the nation’s only Marine Corps culture festival can become a representative festival of Korea.”

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