'Photo Exhibition of 30 People Who Shined Chilgok' Held ... Including Rapper Halmoni, Elementary Students, and Entrepreneurs

"Ordinary Residents Are the Main Characters of Chilgok"

"The pride of Chilgok is its people, not its specialties."

A photo exhibition featuring 30 individuals who have illuminated Chilgok-gun?from elementary school students invited to the Presidential Office for their sharing and good deeds to grandmothers over eighty who learned Hangul, created fonts, and transformed into rappers?is being held.

Thirty individuals who have illuminated Chilgok are gathered in one place for a commemorative photo.

The Chilgok Culture and Tourism Foundation is hosting the "People of Chilgok Photo Exhibition" at the Yetae Art Museum in Chilgok Craft Theme Park, Seokjeok-eup, Chilgok-gun, from the 1st of this month until January 28th of next year, as part of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s legal cultural city project.

The photo exhibition was organized to establish identity and highlight the importance of ordinary residents' roles by introducing citizens who have earned nationwide fame or actively engage in social contribution activities while doing their best in their respective positions.

The photography was undertaken by photographer Han Sang-mu, who was the first Korean to receive a special award from UNICEF for capturing the diverse lives of children worldwide through photography.

The 30 featured include Yuk Ji-seung (5th grade, Waegwan Elementary School), who appeared on the entertainment program "You Quiz" after helping neighbors with pocket money saved to buy a game console and was invited to the presidential inauguration ceremony, and Yoo Ah-jin (1st grade, Sunsim Girls' Middle School), who received a letter of appreciation from the U.S. Ambassador to Korea for a handwritten letter requesting help to find missing U.S. soldiers.

Also included is Jang Ye-jin, the great-granddaughter of independence activist Jang Jin-hong from Chilgok-gun, who entered holding hands with the President and First Lady at the Liberation Day event with a message to overcome COVID-19 in the spirit of the independence movement.

Alongside them are grandmothers such as the popular Chilgok Grandma Rapper Choi Soon-ja (78) and Chilgok Grandma Font Creator Chu Yu-eul (89), as well as adult literacy instructors Jang Hye-won and Jeong Woo-jeong, who taught Hangul to grandmothers.

Included as well are Choi Chung-won, co-chairman of the Chilgok-gun Community Security Council who practiced sharing for neighbors in need, Han Jae-hong, CEO of Hans Bakery, and Kwon Cha-nam, director of a free meal service center.

Additionally, business leaders who contributed to job creation through revitalizing the local economy?Kim Jong-ho (Shinwoo P&C), Park Byung-tae (Daeil Enterprise), and Seo Man-ho (Glove Land)?are also featured.

Kim Jae-wook, the governor of Chilgok County, is taking a commemorative photo in front of a picture of Kim Jong-ho, CEO of Shinwoo P&C, who is one of the 30 people who have brought honor to Chilgok.

Son Young-sil, CEO of the Chilgok Culture and Tourism Foundation, conveyed the exhibition’s planning intent, saying, "Through a project that comfortably captures the life stories of neighbors living in Chilgok through photography, we revealed the diversity and value possessed by the people of Chilgok."

County Governor Kim Jae-wook stated, "During the desperate crisis of the Korean War, it was not advanced weapons but the citizens carrying traditional backpacks who defended Chilgok. I hope this exhibition makes it known that ordinary residents are the protagonists and driving force behind the development of Chilgok-gun."

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