Ministry of Culture's New Year's Concert on the 5th... Half Price if Wearing Hanbok

On the 5th at 4 p.m., the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on the 4th that it will hold the ‘2025 Seollal Music Concert’ at the National Theater’s Haeoreum Theater. This concert aims to wish for a vigorous leap forward in the fields of culture, arts, sports, and tourism through traditional performing arts, and to deliver messages of comfort and hope to the public.

All key attendees plan to wear hanbok to widely promote the unique charm and beauty of hanbok. General spectators who wear hanbok will receive a 50% discount on the admission fee. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism also announced that hanbok rental shops will be separately prepared for attendees who find it difficult to prepare hanbok.

At the Seollal Music Concert, artists active at the National Theater, the National Gugak Center, and local regions, as well as young artists who were active as members of the National Youth Arts Troupe last year, will present a variety of performances together. In addition, disabled artists such as ‘Bitsori Friends’ and the ‘Gwanhyeon Blind Traditional Arts Troupe’ will be invited to realize the cultural and artistic value of everyone coming together beyond the boundaries of disability and non-disability.

The National Gugak Center’s Folk Orchestra will open the concert with ‘Gilnori and Blessing Words,’ wishing for the audience’s well-being and luck while raising excitement. Then, the National Gugak Center’s Jeongak Orchestra and Dance Troupe will convey the spirit of harmony and peace with ‘Yeominrak and Bongraeui,’ and the young education members of the National Gugak Center Dance Troupe will add excitement with the mask dance ‘Finding Another Me [Sangseon Yaksu (Middle)].’ Recently, the drama ‘Jeongneoni’ has gained popularity, and the National Changgeuk Company will present key scenes from the changgeuk ‘Jeongneoni.’ Following this, members of the National Folk Gugak Center and the National Namdo Gugak Center will sing folk song medleys with rich sounds, conveying hopeful energy for the new year. The National Dance Company will showcase strong and bold drum performances and dance movements with ‘Mugo.’ Finally, the National Gugak Orchestra will conclude the performance with ‘Sinbaetnori,’ a traditional jangdan rhythm reborn with a modern sensibility.

This performance will be broadcast live online on the official YouTube channel of Gugak Broadcasting. It is also scheduled to be broadcast nationwide on the Gugak Broadcasting channel ‘Gugak Stage’ at 9 p.m. on the 13th.

Minister Yoon In-chon stated, “We have prepared the ‘Seollal Music Concert,’ where about 1,000 people from culture, arts, sports, and tourism come together with our unique sounds and movements wishing for the peace and development of the Republic of Korea. Based on the resonance and empathy power of our traditional arts, I hope we can overcome the current difficulties and that this year the fields of culture, arts, sports, and tourism will leap forward even more vigorously.”

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