Gyeongbokgung Palace will be open to the public until 10 pm through Friday (12th) (closing time during November is at 17:00.) It marks the first time in 615 years that the public is allowed in at night.

At nearby Deoksu Palace, special Korean traditional performances will be held from 19:00 to 20:00 (every night of till 12th). The concert features performances of Korea’s intangible cultural assets including pansori, gayageum music and daegeum sanjo. The concert is free with purchase of admission to Deoksugung Palace (1,000 KRW).

But Changdeok Palace and Changgyeong Palace will be closed temporarily on Thursday and Friday for events scheduled for spouses of foreign dignitaries.

Let’s Go G20 Asia Song Festival

Let’s Go G20 Concert, 2010 Asia Song Festival – Asia’s Stars to Shine in Jamsil  

(The best and the largest event in Asia)

-     12 top musicians from 6 Asian nations and media and fans from across Asia to join Asia Song Festival in celebration of the G20 Summit

-     More than 50,000 audience and members of the press to attend the Festival

-     Affirming the high reputation of Asia Song Festival as an international charity music festival

Have you ever been to the Asia Song Festival? This year, the festival will be bigger than ever as Asia’s top stars will come togehter to perform “Let’s go!,” the campaign song of the G20 Seoul Summit. All of the Asian top stars that you could possibly dream of – BoA, Rain, KARA, 2AM, 4minute, AKB48 and more! – will be …performing at the concert. If you are eager to find out more about this special concert, please visit http://asf.kofice.or.kr/html_en/main.aspfor more information.

Date: Oct. 23 (Sat) 2010

Venue: Olympic Main Stadium, Jamsil, Seoul

Downloading the exchange coupon:

1. If you are a foreigner, you must enter your English name, Passport number and Email address to download the EXCHANGE COUPON.
2. 1 EXCHANGE COUPON can be exchanged to 1 actual ticket. Only one person can be admitted by one ticket.
3. You need to exchange the EXCHANGE COUPON for the actual ticket at the exchange offices of Hodori Square ticket on Oct.23rd 12:00pm~17:30pm
4. Please bring your own Passport/ ID for the validation. Foreigners without their passport will not be admitted.
5. For any inquiries about tickets, please email to 2010asf@gmail.com.
6. The Second round of ticket downloading will take place on October 12th at 13:00.

Thank you for your overwhelming responses.

The application is now closed. We really appreciate your interest.

Invitation to a Classical Music Concert celebrating G20 Seoul Summit

Date & Time: Sunday November 7, 2010 at 19:30

Venue: Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, Grand Theatre

Conductor: Myung-Whun Chung

Program: Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4, Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 ‘Titan’ 

*Free tickets will be given to those who apply for by October 14 (Thursday) via email  hotline@sba.seoul.kr  with your name, nationality, current address, phone number, and accompanying person(s)’s personal information including their name(s), nationality, current address, and phone number as well.

*Accompanying person should be over elementary school-age.

*Who is Myung-whun Chung?

Myung-whun Chung is a Korean pianist and conductor.

He was a prize winner in the 1974 Tchaikovsky piano competition, and studied conducting at the Mannes College of Music and the Juilliard School. He has conducted virtually all the prominent European and American orchestras.

He made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York in 1986 with Simon Boccanegra.  From 1989 to 1994, Myung-Whun Chung served as the Music Director of the Paris Opéra. He opened the inaugural season at the new Opéra Bastille with Berlioz’s complete Les Troyens and received highly praised reviews from the music circle. In 1991, the Association of French Theatres and Music Critics named him “Artist of the year” and in 1992 he received the Legion d’honneur for his contribution to the Paris Opéra. Many of his numerous recordings have won international prizes and awards.

Myung-whun Chung has also been honoured with Korea’s most distinguished cultural award ‘Kumkwan’ for his contribution to Korean musical life and was named “Man of the year” by UNESCO

The Rural-20 Project was launched by the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MIFAFF) to introduce people to the scenic beauty and unique culture of Korea’s countryside. In anticipation of the G-20 Summit in November, MIFAFF will be operating the ‘Rural-20 Supporters’ Project from August to November to give visitors and international residents a chance to explore the countryside.

Twenty rural sites across the nation have been carefully selected as prime destinations and categorized into four themes (Experience, Nature, Orient, and Well-being), letting visitors easily pick locations suited to their individual interests. Tours are further divided into one-day or two-day programs, with an easy-to-use map showing site locations and types.   

Though anyone can register on the site as a supporter, tours only have room for a total of roughly 2 thousand participants. Costs will be fully covered by MIFFAF and applications for the event are available at the dedicated website at www.rural20.kr. Services will be available in Korean, English, Japanese and Chinese. More information on registration and reservations, and Rural-20 Travel guides, are available on the Rural-20 official website (www.rural20.kr).
 

* 4 categories of Rural-20 areas by theme.
○ Experience Travel: features a variety of experience programs (harvesting crops, fishing, etc.)
○ Nature Travel: focuses on the beauty of the country villages and the wide open fields
○ Orient Travel: includes villages with deep histories and rich cultural heritages
○ Well-being Travel: by doing leisure activities and relaxing, tourists can restore their health both mentally and physically

G-20 Summit Foreign Language Interviewers

- needed immediately

- interviewing Korean volunteer applicants by telephone to help find the volunteers with the best language abilities

- looking for speakers of various languages but especially many English speaking interviewers are needed

- pays 50,000 won per day

* Please click G-20 Foreign Language Interviewers[1] for more details.

You must fill out the Interviewer Form (click to open) and send it in to the Seoul Volunteer Center at kyuaf@hanmail.net (the photo can be taken later at the center). You should also indicate in the email contents which dates and times you are available to do the interviewing (the dates and times are in the attached document).

A map to the Seoul Volunteer Center: