Conductor Geum Nan-sae, "Cheering for My Hometown Busan!" ... Donation to Hometown Love Fund

Geumnan-sae, the conductor most loved by Koreans, donated a hometown love donation to Busan to support his hometown.

Conductor Geum Nan-sae (center), who donated hometown love contributions to Busan City at the "1st Hometown Love Day Commemoration Event."

Busan City announced that conductor Geumnan-sae donated a hometown love donation to Busan at the ‘1st Hometown Love Day Commemoration Event’ held at KINTEX in Ilsan on the 4th.

The hometown love donation system, implemented from this year, is a program designed to expand local finances and revitalize the regional economy through the supply of return gifts. If a donation is made to a local government other than the donor’s registered address, the donor can receive return gifts such as local specialties worth up to 30% of the donation amount from the local government.

Donations can be made up to 5 million KRW annually, and the funds are used for welfare projects that improve residents’ well-being, such as supporting vulnerable groups, fostering and protecting youth, and revitalizing local communities.

Conductor Geumnan-sae, who donated the hometown love donation this time, is from Busan. To make classical music easily accessible to youth, music students, and citizens in the Busan area, he established the Geumnan-sae Music Center (GMC) in April 2021 and has been leading the popularization of classical music by holding chamber music concerts with domestic and international musicians more than twice a month.

On the same day, Conductor Geumnan-sae also held a congratulatory performance with the New World Chamber Orchestra at the commemoration event to celebrate ‘Hometown Love Day (September 4th),’ designated to widely promote the value and importance of one’s hometown.

Conductor Geumnan-sae said, “I sympathize with the purpose of operating the ‘Hometown Love Donation System’ that supports the hometown, and I hope this system will become more active in the future. Through this donation, I support my hometown Busan and hope that the donation will be of even small help to Busan.”

Lee Su-il, Director of the Administrative Autonomy Bureau, said, “We deeply thank Conductor Geumnan-sae for conveying his precious heart for his beloved hometown Busan. The donation will be used valuably for the welfare of Busan citizens and the development of Busan.”

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