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Busan Metropolitan City Hosts Special Flame Lighting Ceremony at Peace Park, Illuminating Peace and Prosperity for the World

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Busan Metropolitan City Mayor Park Heong-joon announced that on September 27, 2025, the city held a Special Flame Lighting Ceremony and Peace Park Concert at Nam-gu Peace Park to wish for the successful hosting of the 2025 National Para Games in Busan.

The event, held under the theme “Illuminating Peace and Prosperity for the World,” featured a variety of programs, including the torch-lighting ceremony, relay experiences, and evening performances.

From 2 p.m., promotional and experiential exhibition booths for the National Games were open to citizens, encouraging their participation. The Special Flame Lighting Ceremony, which began at 6 p.m., opened with a performance by Korean War veteran Yu Jun-yeol and the Ambrass Ensemble.

Yu’s bugle call deeply moved and resonated with the audience.

Subsequently, An Seong-min, Chair of Busan Metropolitan Council; Oh Eun-taek, Mayor of Nam-gu; and Seo Seong-bu, Chair of Nam-gu Council, took the stage to deliver congratulatory remarks, wishing for peace, prosperity, and the success of the Games.

In particular, the “Peace Flame Lighting Ceremony,” joined by a civic choir, showcased a joint choral performance celebrating peace and diversity, culminating in the moving moment of igniting the flame.

The flame, once lit, was carried around the venue by Nam Gi-won, a national para-athletics athlete, who then transported the “Flame of Peace” to Busan City Hall.

From 6:50 p.m., the Peace Park Concert began with the indie band Burning Soda, followed by performances from singer Geoni, the duo Okdal (Okdalbit), and Shin Yong-jae, filling the autumn night with beautiful ballads.

This Special Flame Lighting Ceremony was recognized as a meaningful occasion that heralded the start of a festival where persons with and without disabilities come together, aligned with the vision of Busan as a Global Hub City and the realization of “One United Republic of Korea,” as the National Para Games returns to Busan after 25 years.

Son Tae-uk, Director General of Sports Bureau of the city, remarked, “This event is all the more meaningful as it was held in a space where all citizens can reflect on peace and harmony, overcoming past hardships. I believe it will serve as a symbolic new beginning, where citizens open the future together.”