Fireworks Rain Over Seoul Night Sky... Citizens Wrapped in Blankets Say "Wow~!"

'2023 Seoul World Fireworks Festival' Held on the 7th
Organizers Estimate 1 Million Citizens Gathered

The night sky over Seoul was brightly illuminated on the 7th evening by a shower of over 100,000 fireworks. Each time a firework was launched, cheers from the citizens erupted together.

That evening, Yeouido Hangang Park in Seoul was filled with citizens gathered to watch the '2023 Seoul International Fireworks Festival.' According to the organizers' estimates, about one million tourists visited the park that day.

Around 7:20 PM, as the host counted down, fireworks exploded one after another, quickly coloring the pitch-black night sky with vivid colors. Following the Chinese team, the Korean team presented their fireworks show. The second team, Poland, skipped their turn due to a malfunction in launching. During the Korean team's finale, letter-shaped fireworks exploded in sync with the lyrics and rhythm of the background music, "Feeling Good."

Citizens watching the spectacular "fireworks rain" expressed their amazement. Due to the chilly autumn weather and the considerable drop in temperature, many citizens were seen wrapped in blankets and outerwear.

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At Yeouido Hangang Park, even before the festival began, citizens crowded together to secure good spots with clear views of the fireworks. As the event start time approached, the crowd became so dense that there was barely any space to move, and long lines formed at various snack vendors.

Since this was the first fireworks festival held after the Itaewon tragedy, the organizers, police, local governments, and citizens all paid extra attention to safety. From 5 PM to 6:30 PM, a total of six subway trains on both directions at Yeouinaru Station passed through without stopping. Announcements on the trains explained that due to the large number of people at the station, trains would pass without stopping to control passengers and ensure citizen safety.

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Seoul City prepared for the expected crowd of one million by establishing a comprehensive safety headquarters at the event site and deploying 26% more safety personnel than last year to the venue and nearby subway stations. From 2 PM, 36 patrol boats were deployed, and private boat traffic was restricted in the water area where the fireworks festival was held.

After the event ended, to help the departing crowd quickly leave the venue, 26 bus routes passing through Yeouido Transfer Center, Yeouido Station (Lines 5 and 9), and Yeouinaru Station were concentratedly dispatched in accordance with the event's end time until 10 PM.

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