The Dongdaemun-gu Municipal Chapter (head: Oh Gwang-soo) of Seoul held the “One Mind Concert Wishing for Peaceful Unification” at the Baebongsan Neighborhood Park’s outdoor stage on September 3.

This concert was held successfully with over 2,000 local residents participating. Various pre-ceremony events were held such as family walking event for peaceful unification, making a tetrastich wishing for unification, and making autumn postcards. These events were planned to consolidate the willingness for peaceful unification of the local residents of Dongdaemun-gu and to prepare for unification with one mind.

☞<2016 One Mind Concert for Peaceful Unification> Program

○ Subsidiary events: Family walking event for peaceful unification, making a tetrastich, making postcards, photo exhibition, etc.

○ Concert: Guest Performances of Children’s Choir, Soprano Lee Soon-wha (NUAC council member), Master singer Kim Keum-sook, etc.

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  Nanta Performance

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  North Korean Traditional Culture Art Troupe Performance

In his opening speech, Oh Gwang-soo, head of the Dongdaemun-gu Municipal Chapter, stressed that the formation of social atmosphere that weakens the will to unify due to the public’s misunderstanding of the current situation of the North and the South and the proliferation of such should not happen. The unification is the mission of our people, and we should prepare for the era of unification here in Dongdaemun, the gate of the capital city Seoul, he added.

“The people navigate through hardships and accomplish big things when united, but face big hardships when dispersed. Just as a variety of instruments and genres of music form beautiful harmony as a whole, we also need to make ‘Unified Korea’ happen by tearing down the walls of region, generation, and social class,” said NUAC Secretary General Kwon Tae-oh, who was invited to the concert.

“The people navigate through hardships and accomplish big things when united, but face big hardships when dispersed. Just as a variety of instruments and genres of music form beautiful harmony as a whole, we also need to make ‘Unified Korea’ happen by tearing down the walls of region, generation, and social class,” said NUAC Secretary General Kwon Tae-oh, who was invited to the concert.

This event came to an end with all the participants singing together the song “Our Wish.” It was a concert that consolidated the willingness for unification in Baebongsan Mountain one early autumn evening.