
February 2025 : Top 6 Exhibitions to Visit in Seoul
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The city of Seoul has announced the 18 people who will participate in the “New Year’s Eve Bell” event, which will take place at midnight on Sunday, December 31, at Boshingak in Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea.
In the past, the event has been held as a ritual, but this year, the Seoul city said it will be held as a festival to be enjoyed not only by citizens but also by the world. In particular, this year’s event is the first time in four years that the public has been able to submit nominations. Nominations were accepted for citizens who have been exemplary to society this year.
1. 18-year-old Yoon Do-il saved the victim of the “stabbing incident” at the Seohyun Station
2. Kim Min-young, an optician who saved the life of an elderly man who collapsed outside a store
3. Park Sang-woo, a radiologist who saved the life of a patient who collapsed in an alleyway
4. Park Kang-bin, who became a mentor to children who were terminated from care at a nursery school to prepare young adults for independence
5. Baek Nam-moon, a wedding venue owner who helped 15,000 couples start a new life for free
6. Prof. Joo Seok Jong, Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Asan Medical Center, Seoul (with the participation of his bereaved wife, Kim Jung-Myung)
7. Chae Yoojin, team leader of “Golden Capsule,” the first Korean team to win the International Student Engineering & Design Competition Award
8. Kim Jung-ja, the oldest test taker of the Korean College Placement Test (“Sooneung”) in 2024
9. Hong Rin-kyung, a lecturer at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts’ Dreamers Orchestra
10. Chef Cho Hee-sook, winner of the Seoul Gourmet Awards Achievement Award in 2022
11. Lee Chang-jun, a deaf table tennis player from the Seoul Disabled Sports Association
12. Albiol Andres, the first foreigner (Argentine) train operator in Korea The six people below were selected as global influencers.
13. Jang Elina from Uzbekistan (raised in Korea since the age of 4, naturalized Korean, and influencer in spreading the Korean Wave at home and abroad)
14. Kika Kim, a famous model from Kazakhstan of Korean descent who collaborates with Korean influencers to create K-Pop and K-Beauty content and help spread the Korean Wave.
15. Filipino actress and singer Kristel Fulgar (who is very interested in Korea and is creating K-content and introducing Korea in various ways)
16. Anushka Sen, a top actress representing India (dreams of becoming a bridge between Korea and India)
17. Kem, who studied abroad in Korea and created content on K-Food, K-Fashion, etc.
18. Cassandra Bankson, an influencer who rose to fame as a cover makeup beauty star and reviews beauty products for small and medium-sized Korean brands
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