The whole country is wild with excitement over the 2010 World Cup. In Korea, even if you aren’t much of a football fan it’s hard not to get caught up in the excitement. About two million people are expected to pour out into the main streets, with city authorities only too eager to add to the mood with big projection screens, outdoor concerts and performances.
Outdoor Cheering
The Korean national team held its first match against Greece on Saturday (Jun. 12), before going on to play Argentina (Jun. 17) and then Nigeria (Jun. 23). The first and second match both take place in the evening (Korean time) at 8:30 p.m. and the third one at 3:30 a.m . Naturally, the massive street cheering will center around that schedule.
Seoul Plaza and Cheonggye Plaza, the first of which has been the center of street cheering since the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup will be wide open to the public again on the 12th, 17th, 23rd, the opening date for the Final 16 matches and any other days that the Korean team will play. Olympic Stadium in Songpa-gu, Jamsil will open its doors on the 12th, 17th and 23rd and broadcast the match live. World Cup Park in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu district, where the 2nd Seoul Camping Festival will take place on June 12 and 13 will offer a space for cheering as well. The same goes for northern Seoul Dream Forest in Beon-dong, Gangbuk-gu district on June 12.
Other places for massive group cheering during the same period are the COEX Mall and Yangjae-cheon Yeongdong 6-gyo bridge in Gangnam-gu district on the 12th; Gangbyeon Techno Mart in Gwangjin-gu district on the 12th and 17th; Yangcheon Park (12th) and Shinwol Geunrin Park (17th) in Yangcheon-gu; Nowon Culture Street in Nowon-gu; Wangshimni Mijayeoksa Plaza in Seongdong-gu; and Garden 5, a giant shopping and leisure center in Songpa-gu on the 12th; Iljasan Jandi Square on the 12th in Gangdong-gu and the schoolyard of Bulgwang Middle School on the 17th .
Red Devils are back
The 2010 slogan for the Red Devils cheer squad is “Shouts of Reds, United Korea” and you can count on the scale of their cheering! The Red Devils Committee has already distributed to its members the trademark red T-shirts, trumpets and other equipment suitable for street cheering.
This year in particular, the committee along with the Ministry of Environment is also launching a green campaign (“Green is Victory”) to minimize trash and other street chaos. The campaign encourages the crowd to use public transportation, bring in their own water bottle, and clean up their own garbage and so on.
If you’d like to join in outside Seoul, the crowds can be found at Busan Sajik Stadium, Incheon World Cup Stadium, Ansan Wa Stadium, Daejeon World Cup Stadium, the main stadium of Cheonan Sports Complex, Chuncheon Songam-dong Sports Complex and Changdong Crossroads at Masan city.
Museums and special events
Seoul City and Hankuk Ilbo Newspaper will make a festival out of the three first round matches. On the day of Korea’s first match, special events will take place at Noeul Park inside the complex of World Cup Park, Sangam-dong, starting from 2 p.m. The events for the second and third matches will take place on the Floating Stage in Yeouido (38,000 square meters) at 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. on the 17th and 23rd, respectively.
During the second and the third matches, a 500-inch LED electronic display will be erected. B-boys, singers, a college cheering squad and cheerleaders will perform on stage next to the big screen. Prizes prepared for this event are Jabulani (the official ball of the 2010 South Africa World Cup), T-shirts (official football uniform), LED sticks (for cheering) and more. Drinks and snacks will be given out for free. For inquiries, call Seoul City 02-2115-7504/ Seoul Dasan Call Center: 120 (press 9 for English).
Korea Yakult Corporation is planning a similar function at Seoul Ttukseom Hangang Park nearby Han River. There will be not one but three giant screens installed on the 12th and 17th. Popular female dance bands After School and T-ara will perform before the games, accompanied by fireworks.
The National Museum of Korea has prepared its own large screen to televise the game in its courtyard on the 12th. Those who visit the museum on this day will enjoy a 50 percent discount on entry tickets to the special exhibitions. Singers will be invited to perform from 6 p.m. Food stands will tempt people with roasted duck and other street food. The Gana Art Gallery plans to screen World Cup messages and the live game on the exterior of the 23-story Seoul Square Building on the 12th and call it media art.
3-D Screens for World Cup
During the 2010 South Africa World Cup, 25 of the 64 matches will be broadcast in 3-D. The Korean team matches against Argentina (12th) and Nigeria (23rd) are two of them. SBS TV has the exclusive rights to air the games live. It will even cover preliminary matches between North Korea and Brazil.
Traffic & Safety
About 1,000 policemen from 90 units will be deployed around Seoul Plaza, Cheonggye Plaza, COEX and Daehangno areas. Traffic in that area will be restricted and emergency crews will stay on alert all night.
Operating hours for public transportation will be extended. Subway trains will run till 1 a.m. on the 12th and 17th. On those nights there will be more frequent subway trains and buses starting from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m., every five minutes or less.
Because the third match against Nigeria starts at 3:30 a.m. in the morning, the subway will run until 2 a.m. and the bus until 4 a.m. An extra 400 buses have been scheduled for the occasion and even more taxis around places like Seoul Station and the Han River, where big gatherings are scheduled.
There will be shuttle buses from World Cup Park to World Cup Stadium Station (subway line number 6) from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on the 12th and a few bus lines (no. 171, 771 etc.,) will extend their routes to reach within Noeul Park. For more information, call Dasan Call Center or visit www.seoul.go.kr.
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By Kim Hee-sung
Korea.net Staff Writer
Outdoor Cheering
The Korean national team held its first match against Greece on Saturday (Jun. 12), before going on to play Argentina (Jun. 17) and then Nigeria (Jun. 23). The first and second match both take place in the evening (Korean time) at 8:30 p.m. and the third one at 3:30 a.m . Naturally, the massive street cheering will center around that schedule.
Seoul Plaza and Cheonggye Plaza, the first of which has been the center of street cheering since the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup will be wide open to the public again on the 12th, 17th, 23rd, the opening date for the Final 16 matches and any other days that the Korean team will play. Olympic Stadium in Songpa-gu, Jamsil will open its doors on the 12th, 17th and 23rd and broadcast the match live. World Cup Park in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu district, where the 2nd Seoul Camping Festival will take place on June 12 and 13 will offer a space for cheering as well. The same goes for northern Seoul Dream Forest in Beon-dong, Gangbuk-gu district on June 12.
Other places for massive group cheering during the same period are the COEX Mall and Yangjae-cheon Yeongdong 6-gyo bridge in Gangnam-gu district on the 12th; Gangbyeon Techno Mart in Gwangjin-gu district on the 12th and 17th; Yangcheon Park (12th) and Shinwol Geunrin Park (17th) in Yangcheon-gu; Nowon Culture Street in Nowon-gu; Wangshimni Mijayeoksa Plaza in Seongdong-gu; and Garden 5, a giant shopping and leisure center in Songpa-gu on the 12th; Iljasan Jandi Square on the 12th in Gangdong-gu and the schoolyard of Bulgwang Middle School on the 17th .
Red Devils are back
The 2010 slogan for the Red Devils cheer squad is “Shouts of Reds, United Korea” and you can count on the scale of their cheering! The Red Devils Committee has already distributed to its members the trademark red T-shirts, trumpets and other equipment suitable for street cheering.This year in particular, the committee along with the Ministry of Environment is also launching a green campaign (“Green is Victory”) to minimize trash and other street chaos. The campaign encourages the crowd to use public transportation, bring in their own water bottle, and clean up their own garbage and so on.
If you’d like to join in outside Seoul, the crowds can be found at Busan Sajik Stadium, Incheon World Cup Stadium, Ansan Wa Stadium, Daejeon World Cup Stadium, the main stadium of Cheonan Sports Complex, Chuncheon Songam-dong Sports Complex and Changdong Crossroads at Masan city.
Museums and special events
Seoul City and Hankuk Ilbo Newspaper will make a festival out of the three first round matches. On the day of Korea’s first match, special events will take place at Noeul Park inside the complex of World Cup Park, Sangam-dong, starting from 2 p.m. The events for the second and third matches will take place on the Floating Stage in Yeouido (38,000 square meters) at 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. on the 17th and 23rd, respectively.During the second and the third matches, a 500-inch LED electronic display will be erected. B-boys, singers, a college cheering squad and cheerleaders will perform on stage next to the big screen. Prizes prepared for this event are Jabulani (the official ball of the 2010 South Africa World Cup), T-shirts (official football uniform), LED sticks (for cheering) and more. Drinks and snacks will be given out for free. For inquiries, call Seoul City 02-2115-7504/ Seoul Dasan Call Center: 120 (press 9 for English).
Korea Yakult Corporation is planning a similar function at Seoul Ttukseom Hangang Park nearby Han River. There will be not one but three giant screens installed on the 12th and 17th. Popular female dance bands After School and T-ara will perform before the games, accompanied by fireworks.
The National Museum of Korea has prepared its own large screen to televise the game in its courtyard on the 12th. Those who visit the museum on this day will enjoy a 50 percent discount on entry tickets to the special exhibitions. Singers will be invited to perform from 6 p.m. Food stands will tempt people with roasted duck and other street food. The Gana Art Gallery plans to screen World Cup messages and the live game on the exterior of the 23-story Seoul Square Building on the 12th and call it media art.
3-D Screens for World Cup
During the 2010 South Africa World Cup, 25 of the 64 matches will be broadcast in 3-D. The Korean team matches against Argentina (12th) and Nigeria (23rd) are two of them. SBS TV has the exclusive rights to air the games live. It will even cover preliminary matches between North Korea and Brazil.Traffic & Safety
About 1,000 policemen from 90 units will be deployed around Seoul Plaza, Cheonggye Plaza, COEX and Daehangno areas. Traffic in that area will be restricted and emergency crews will stay on alert all night.
Operating hours for public transportation will be extended. Subway trains will run till 1 a.m. on the 12th and 17th. On those nights there will be more frequent subway trains and buses starting from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m., every five minutes or less.
Because the third match against Nigeria starts at 3:30 a.m. in the morning, the subway will run until 2 a.m. and the bus until 4 a.m. An extra 400 buses have been scheduled for the occasion and even more taxis around places like Seoul Station and the Han River, where big gatherings are scheduled.
There will be shuttle buses from World Cup Park to World Cup Stadium Station (subway line number 6) from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on the 12th and a few bus lines (no. 171, 771 etc.,) will extend their routes to reach within Noeul Park. For more information, call Dasan Call Center or visit www.seoul.go.kr.
photos by yonhap news
By Kim Hee-sung
Korea.net Staff Writer
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