by The ‘2021 World K-Pop Concert (Korean Culture Festival, ‘World K-Pop Concert)’ ended fantastically.
This event received high attention from fans as it was the first large-scale face-to-face event held at the government level after the phased recovery of daily life began in earnest. Particular attention was paid to quarantine measures, such as the introduction of the ‘Vaccine Pass’ and ‘People Counting’ system, and visitors who received an adverse confirmation letter or a negative confirmation text received within 48 hours after the PCR test or two weeks after the second vaccination were allowed to enter the venue. it was only possible
In the case of the World K-Pop Concert (Bright 4 U Concert) held on the 14th, more strengthened quarantine procedures were applied. Visitors were required to wear the provided plastic gloves when entering, and at all times, seats were placed in compliance with the distancing guidelines. In addition, shouting and singing in groups during the performance were strictly prohibited, and safety was the top priority, such as restricted movement between seats.
As such, the World K-Pop Concert, which was held with full attention to quarantine, added about 2.63 million Korean Wave fans worldwide, adding more meaning to the festival. In particular, on this day, about 3,000 spectators watched the heat of the Hallyu artist stage, and 150,000 people from all over the world simultaneously logged in and enjoyed the festival through live broadcasting through the promotion agency’s own YouTube channel.
NCT Dream, SHINee Key, Espa, ITZY, Pentagon, Simon Dominic, Loco, Brave Girls, and American pop star Kelani appeared. Did.
SHINee’s Key, who decorated the finale stage on this day, said, “It’s a bit awkward to see the concert hall without shouts, but I hope that this performance will increase opportunities for popular music singers to stand on the stage in the With Corona era.”
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the Promotion Agency specially invited medical staff and public personnel who worked hard to overcome COVID-19 and culturally underprivileged groups, multicultural families, and foreigners in Korea to deliver a message of hope for overcoming COVID-19 through this performance. The recording of the event will once again impress fans around the world through November 28, December 5, 6, Mnet, TVING, and tvN Asia.
Meanwhile, as a post-production program of the World K-Pop Concert, the Korea Development Institute plans to hold ‘The History of K-POP, and Future Insight’ non-face-to-face on November 30. The conference, which is held under the theme of K-pop and pop music culture policy, will be streamed live on the official YouTube channel of the Korean Culture Festival on the day of the event.
