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“15-Minute City, Connected through Culture and Arts” Busan Metropolitan City to Hold Talk Concert Promoting the 15-Minute Cultural City

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon), in cooperation with the Busan Cultural Foundation, announced that it will host a talk concert titled “15-Minute City, Connected through Culture and Arts” at the Domoheon Dahal Lecture Hall from 2:20 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on October 25.
This event will take place as a key session of the 2025 Socially Engaged Art Convention, held at Domoheon from October 25 to 26.

This talk concert aims to share how the 15-Minute City policy has brought culture closer to citizens’ everyday lives and to discuss the future direction of Busan’s cultural development.
Through this event, participants will engage in an in-depth discussion on how the spread of daily cultural activities across neighborhoods through the 15-Minute City initiative contributes to citizens’ happiness.
The session will also address the perceived impact of local cultural infrastructure and strategies to improve accessibility to culture. Citizen opinions gathered during the event will be reviewed by relevant departments and reflected in future policy development.

Mayor Park Heong-joon and several artists with close ties to Busan will participate as panelists, sharing their thoughts on the city’s evolving cultural landscape and regional charm.
The panel will feature singer Jeong Seo-joo, winner of Miss Trot 3 and Busan’s Honorary Ambassador for Public Communication; Ki-tae, leader of the Busan-based group Soonsoonhee; and composer Kang Hyun-min, selected as a 2022 Busan Youth World Class Talent.
In addition, about 100 citizens interested in local cultural activities will join the audience to share in the values and significance of a 15-Minute City where culture permeates daily life.

The 15-Minute City policy is one of the key initiatives under Busan’s core strategies—building a Citizen Happiness City and a Global Hub City.
As a representative policy for realizing a Citizen Happiness City, it has achieved tangible results, as shown by the upward trends in various institutions’ happiness index evaluations of Busan.

Major Citizen Happiness Indicators

• ●Ranked 6th in Asia on the 2024 EIU Global Liveability Index

• ●Ranked 1st in Korea for Children’s Quality of Life 2024 (Save the Children)

• ●Ranked 1st among metropolitan cities on the Citizen Happiness Index 2023

Starting with this talk concert, the city plans to host a variety of events to share the achievements of the 15-Minute City with citizens.
On November 8, an event titled “Neighborhood Sports & Arts” will be held at Samnak Ecological Park, allowing citizens to experience firsthand the results of the city’s 15-Minute City initiatives in the field of sports.
Later in November, at Deullak-Nallak in City Hall, Busan will host an event to present the overall achievements and step-up strategies of its 15-Minute City policies.

Mayor Park Heong-joon stated, “Busan has been creating intergenerational and customized anchor facilities—such as Deullak-Nallak and the Neighborhood ESG Centers—where citizens can gather and form social connections.”
He added, “To enable Busan to advance as a true 15-Minute Cultural City, we will expand support for artists, increase creative and rehearsal spaces, and continue developing various cultural infrastructures across the city so that citizens can enjoy high-quality cultural experiences without traveling far.”