Gwangyang K-POP Festival, Full Effort for Successful Hosting

'7080 & Trot' Held Consecutively for Two Days

Progress Report Meeting Held to Check Overall Safety and Other Situations

Gwangyang City in Jeonnam announced on the 19th that it has formed a T/F team and held the 1st progress report meeting to ensure the successful hosting of the ‘3rd Gwangyang K-POP Festival,’ which has firmly established itself as a global tourism festival.

Marking its 3rd year, the Gwangyang K-POP Festival will be held from October 20th, featuring a top-tier lineup of K-POP performances by Oh My Girl, Apink, Kwon Eunbi, fromis_9, B.O, and more, followed by a ‘7080 & Trot’ concert over two days with popular singers such as Gummy, Kim Bumsoo, Lee Chanwon, and Kim Hyunjung.

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The report meeting was held with about 20 officials from related organizations and department heads attending, reviewing the progress and discussing comprehensive measures including safety and traffic.

The city plans to focus on the safety of spectators and minimize traffic congestion and prevent accidents by establishing a cooperative system with related organizations such as POSCO, the police station, fire station, Marine Corps Veterans Association, and Model Drivers Association to prepare for emergencies.

Additionally, to enhance visitor convenience, free shuttle buses will operate between Jungmadong and Gwangyang-eup, and a large number of staff will be deployed to ensure parking and order maintenance.

To satisfy all five senses at the K-POP Festival, food booths (10 units) operated by local businesses will be available, and interpretation services for foreigners will be provided to match the global tourism festival status.

To create a festival boom, comprehensive promotion will be conducted through newspapers, broadcasts, and the official Gwangyang tourism SNS both online and offline, and real-time live streaming will be available on YouTube on the day of the event.

Furthermore, a youth dance competition will be held to allow young people to freely express their dreams and talents, providing stage opportunities for growing youth and raising the atmosphere of the K-POP Festival.

Tickets for the ‘K-POP’ and ‘7080 & Trot’ performances will be distributed for free in four rounds, totaling 20,300 tickets, with 10,150 tickets allocated for each, starting with simultaneous online ticket opening on October 13th at 6 PM via Yes24.

In the first round on the 13th at 6 PM, 1,640 tickets will be distributed online for each performance, and in the second round, tickets for ‘7080 & Trot’ on the 13th and ‘K-POP’ on the 14th will be distributed from 9 AM at each eup, myeon, and dong office.

The third and fourth rounds will be distributed on-site, starting from 4 PM on the day before the festival, October 19th, and from 9 AM on the event days (K-POP on the 20th, 7080 & Trot on the 21st) on a first-come, first-served basis.

Also, in connection with the Hometown Love Donation Program, 1,000 tickets each for ‘K-POP’ and ‘7080 & Trot’ will be allocated from the 18th of this month to the 13th of next month.

Each person can apply for up to two tickets for this festival, and entry will be strictly controlled after the performance starts.

Im Chaegi, Director of the Tourism, Culture and Environment Bureau, said, “The 3rd Gwangyang K-POP Festival this year has provided citizens with high-quality cultural enjoyment opportunities and enhanced our city’s status and competitiveness as a global tourism and cultural city. Especially this year, in cooperation with POSCO, the festival has been expanded to include all generations.”

He added, “We ask everyone to do their best for the successful hosting of K-POP by thoroughly inspecting not only the safety of spectators, traffic order around the venue, quarantine, and emergency medical support but also the movement paths of tourists, restrooms, and garbage disposal sites.”

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