First Lady Kim Geon-hee Meets Intangible Cultural Heritage Bearer, Calling Them "The Pride of the Nation"

On the 2nd, First Lady Kim Geon-hee, wife of President Yoon Seok-yeol, invited 60 holders and transmitters of national intangible cultural heritage organizations to the Blue House State Guest House for a luncheon. Lee Do-woon, the spokesperson, announced this in a written briefing on the same day.

Before the luncheon, the First Lady watched the Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation's art troupe perform 'Taepyeongmu,' and the children's sound group Sori So-eun perform folk songs 'Sinsacheolga' and 'Topjiriya.' She encouraged them by saying, "You are truly the pride of our nation."

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Referring to her overseas tour experiences over the past year, the First Lady said, "I felt proud witnessing the miraculous phenomenon where interest in Korean culture extends beyond popular culture to traditional Korean culture." She also stated, "The power of art is to comfort the fundamental human anguish and give courage to life," adding, "I will do my best to ensure that the transmission of intangible culture does not break and is known worldwide."

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