Jamboree K-pop Concert to be Held on the 11th at Seoul World Cup Stadium in Sangam-dong

K-Pop Concert Held for 2 Hours After Closing Ceremony at Sangam Stadium

The 2023 Saemangeum Jamboree K-pop concert, which was postponed once, will be held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced that the closing ceremony will take place at the Seoul World Cup Stadium (Sangam Stadium) in Mapo-gu, Seoul, from 7 p.m. on the 11th for about two hours, followed by the concert. The specific lineup and details of the performance will be announced later. NewJeans has been confirmed to join the originally scheduled girl groups IVE and NMIXX, and boy group ZEROBASEONE. The groups SEVENTEEN and BTS are currently in discussions to participate.

On the 7th, Buan-gun, Jeollabuk-do announced that participants of the 2023 Saemangeum World Scout Jamboree enjoyed water activities and performances at Byeonsan Beach the previous day. [Image source=Yonhap News]

The concert was originally scheduled to be held on the 6th at an outdoor special stage in Saemangeum, but was postponed to the 11th considering the heatwave and other viewing conditions. Although Jeonju World Cup Stadium was initially selected as the venue, the Jamboree Organizing Committee decided to withdraw early due to the forecast that Typhoon Khanun would pass over the Korean Peninsula. As the participants dispersed to various locations including Gyeonggi, Seoul, Incheon, Sejong, Daejeon, Chungbuk, Chungnam, and Jeonbuk, the Seoul World Cup Stadium was finally confirmed as the venue. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism explained that the change of venue to Seoul World Cup Stadium was an unavoidable decision due to the forecast of Typhoon Khanun passing over the Korean Peninsula.

The ministry stated, "The Jamboree participants have left Saemangeum and are mostly staying in the metropolitan area," adding, "We carefully reviewed various factors such as travel time and convenience, the event experience and safety management know-how of Seoul World Cup Stadium, a comfortable viewing environment, and the capacity (about 66,000 people)."

Park Bo-gyun, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said, "It is regrettable that the plan to beautifully conclude the Saemangeum Jamboree with a K-pop performance at Jeonju World Cup Stadium had to be changed due to the typhoon’s change of course," but added, "However, the Saemangeum Jamboree will continue powerfully with the K-pop concert drama in Sangam."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.