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Busan Metropolitan City and Lotte Join Hands to Share 10,000 Heads of Kimchi at Sajik Baseball Stadium

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that the “2025 Lotte Sharing Love Project: Kimchi-Making of 10,000 Heads” will be held today (December 3) at 10:30 a.m. in the plaza in front of Sajik Baseball Stadium.

This year’s event is hosted and organized by Lotte Group affiliates in the Busan area to support low-income households during the winter season.

Mayor Park Heong-joon, Busan Metropolitan Council Chair Ahn Seong-min, Busan Citizens’ Coalition Representative Cho Jeong-hee, Lotte Corporation Communications Office Director Lim Seong-bok, and Lotte Giants CEO Lee Kang-hoon will participate, along with approximately 150 employees from 21 Lotte affiliates, including Lotte Department Store, Lotte Mart, and Lotte Construction.

In addition, Lotte Giants players Kim Won-joong, Han Tae-yang, Yoon Seong-bin, Hong Min-gi, and Lee Ho-jun will also join in the kimchi-making to take part in the sharing initiative.

A total of 10,000 heads of kimchi made during the event, worth 150 million won, will be distributed to low-income households in Busan through food banks in all 16 districts and counties.

Since 2011, the city and Lotte Group have jointly held the annual kimchi-making of 10,000 heads each year.

Marking its 15th year, the event has attracted more than 3,700 Lotte Group employees to date. A cumulative total of approximately 150,000 heads of kimchi have been donated to low-income households, establishing the program as one of the largest kimchi-making events in the Busan region.

The city is also working to help low-income households maintain stable living conditions during the winter by providing winter support funds, heating subsidies for senior centers and social welfare facilities, and free meal services for vulnerable individuals at risk of food insecurity.

Mayor Park Heong-joon is expected to state, “Today’s kimchi-making event is a beautiful tradition that you all help uphold, and it is a valuable cultural asset that strengthens Busan’s progress toward becoming a warm, community-oriented global hub city. Busan Metropolitan City will continue this tradition and strive to spread the spirit of a caring and livable community.”