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Busan Metropolitan City Holds the “579th Hangeul Day Celebration Ceremony” Today (October 13)

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that it will hold the “579th Hangeul Day Celebration Ceremony” at 2:00 p.m. today (October 13) at the City Hall Auditorium in commemoration of the 579th anniversary of the proclamation of Hunminjeongeum.

Considering that this year’s Hangeul Day (October 9) fell during the Chuseok holiday, the city rescheduled the ceremony to October 13 within the period of the “2025 Hangeul Week” (October 9–18), hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, to enhance convenience for citizens wishing to attend the event.

The ceremony will be attended by approximately 500 people, including Mayor Park Heong-joon, heads of major institutions, members of Hangeul-related organizations such as the Busan Hangeul Society, educators, and citizens, to commemorate the creation of Hangeul.

The program will include:
▲ the national pledge,
▲ screening of a congratulatory video,
▲ reading of the Preface to Hunminjeongeum by Lee Geun-yeol, President of the Busan Hangeul Society, together with an outstanding foreign scholarship student from the Busan Global City Foundation,
▲ commendations for contributors to the advancement of Hangeul,
▲ a congratulatory address by the Mayor,
▲ a commemorative choral performance by the Busan Metropolitan Choir,
▲ a joint singing of the Hangeul Day song, and
▲ three cheers of “Manse.”
The event is expected to last about 40 minutes.

During the “Reading of the Preface to Hunminjeongeum,” Lee Geun-yeol, President of the Busan Hangeul Society, and foreign scholarship student Najafzade Ozgaz Rida (female, Iran), who is participating in the “Busan Foreign Student Supporters” program operated by the Busan Global City Foundation, will read together, highlighting the global significance of Hangeul as a symbol of the Korean Wave (Hallyu).

In commemoration of the 579th Hangeul Day, nine individuals who have contributed to the promotion of Hangeul will receive commendations as a token of appreciation. Among them, Kim Hyeong-bok of Inje University, a pioneer in Korean language education for foreigners, will receive a mayoral commendation.

The Mayor’s commendation will be awarded to:

• ●Kim Hyeong-bok (Professor, Inje University),

• ●Park Hee-seon (Lecturer, Busan University of Foreign Studies),

• ●Park Young-ran and Jung Woo-young (Artists, Korean Calligraphy Research Association).

The Superintendent of Education’s commendation will be presented to teachers:

• ●Kim Eun-jin (Bukyeong Health High School),

• ●Lee Jung-eun (Nakdong Elementary School),

• ●Kang Rye-eun (Geoje Girls’ Middle School),

• ●Je So-yang (Minam Elementary School), and

• ●Jin Young-in (Bugok Girls’ Middle School).

In his congratulatory address, Mayor Park Heong-joon will state,
“Busan’s efforts to leap forward as a global hub city are being carried out alongside our endeavors to spread and cherish our beautiful and precious language.”

He will further emphasize,
“Through the collective practices of preserving and nurturing our language and culture, Busan will become a city where history and culture live and breathe, and will rise as a true global hub city that communicates with the world. The city will continue striving to use more native Korean words in its policies.”