Opening of Seongsu Cultural Arts Square at Sampyo Remicon Site in Seongsu-dong

Seongdong-gu Holds Opening Ceremony of 'Seongsu Culture and Arts Yard' on the 5th at Sampyo Remicon Factory Site in Seongsu-dong... Features Indoor and Outdoor Performance Venues, 239-Space Public Parking Lot, and Lawn Yard

Seongsu Culture and Arts Yard Pre-Performance

The site of the Sampyo Remicon factory in Seongsu-dong has been transformed into the Seongsu Culture and Arts Square.

Seongdong-gu, Seoul (District Mayor Jung Won-oh) held the opening ceremony of the ‘Seongsu Culture and Arts Square’ on the 5th at the former Sampyo Remicon factory site in Seongsu-dong, and will utilize the space for residents over the next two years.

The site had been used as the Sampyo Remicon factory for the past 45 years, and the factory was finally demolished in August 2022. Before full-scale development, at the end of May this year, Seoul City, Seongdong-gu, and SP Seongsu PFV Co., Ltd. signed an agreement for temporary use of the long-disconnected site, and on the 5th, the opening ceremony of the ‘Seongsu Culture and Arts Square’ was held.

As a result, a performance venue (8,500㎡) capable of hosting indoor and outdoor performances has been created, along with a public parking lot with 239 spaces (10,380㎡) and a lawn yard (4,880㎡), reborn as a space accessible to everyone. The public parking lot and lawn yard are scheduled to be completed by November.

The performance hall located on the southern side of the site can accommodate up to 10,000 people, and including the northern lawn plaza, it can hold about 15,000 people. This is similar in scale to the Jamsil Olympic Gymnastics Arena, where performances are frequently held.

The opening ceremony was attended by Jung Won-oh, Mayor of Seongdong-gu, Kim Han-ki, President of SP Seongsu PFV, and about 200 residents, proceeding with a special performance, welcome speeches, congratulatory remarks, and an opening performance. The special performance featured original ballet with various genres and stories, a piano quartet performing film music, musical and art song stages with vocal music, captivating the attention of the residents. The performance concluded with the cast and audience singing together ‘One Fine Day in October’ to commemorate the start of the Seongsu Culture and Arts Square.

A resident of Seongsu-dong, Mr. Lee, who attended the opening ceremony, said, “After the Remicon factory was demolished, the site was fenced off for a while, so I was curious,” adding, “Coming here today, I am very pleased to see it transformed into an open cultural space, and I am very much looking forward to the upcoming performances.”

The Seongsu Culture and Arts Square will be temporarily utilized for the next two years. Seongdong-gu will manage the use of the cultural performance space and parking lot operations, and inquiries about performances have been increasing since the opening of the venue. Starting with a performance by the K-pop group ‘NCT127’ on the 6th of this month, the ‘One Universe Festival’ hosted by ‘Peaches’ will be held over two days on the 7th and 8th, featuring K-pop group aespa and American rapper Lil Uzi Vert on stage.

Jung Won-oh, Mayor of Seongdong-gu, stated, “The significance of the Seongsu Culture and Arts Square lies in the fact that anyone can experience a variety of activities,” adding, “We will strive to create a sophisticated smart cultural city where everyone can enjoy culture and the arts.”

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