Politics · South Korea · 3 hrs ago
South Korea to stage Remembrance Day ceremony as a 50-minute musical
South Korea will hold its Remembrance Day ceremony as a 50-minute musical on Nov.
17 at the COEX convention centre in Seoul.
The event marks the 87th anniversary of the government ceremony for those who died in the independence movement.
The musical will include the usual formal parts, including a national ceremony, awards for independence activists and a commemorative speech.
Music director Kim Moon-jung and actor Yang Joon-mo, known for playing independence leader Ahn Jung-geun in the musical “Hero,” are taking part.
Free tickets for 500 people will be available from 1 p.m.
on Nov.
5 through NOL Ticket, with up to four tickets per account.
The day was established to remember Nov.
17, the date in 1905 when the Eulsa Treaty was forcibly signed.
The ceremony is the government’s final one this year, which also marks the 150th anniversary of independence leader Kim Gu’s birth.
South Korea will hold its 87th Remembrance Day ceremony as a 50-minute musical drama on Nov. 17 in Seoul.
The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs said the ceremony will weave formal proceedings, awards to independence activists and a commemorative address into the performance.
Music director Kim Moon-jeong and actor Yang Joon-mo will take part.
Free tickets for up to 500 people will be available from Nov. 5 through NOL Ticket.
The day commemorates Nov. 17, the date the Korean Provisional Assembly chose to remember the forced signing of the Eulsa Treaty.
- Who
- South Korea’s Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs is staging the ceremony, with music director Kim Moon-jeong and actor Yang Joon-mo taking part.
- What
- The 87th Remembrance Day ceremony will be presented as a 50-minute musical drama.
- When
- Nov. 17, 2026. Free ticket reservations open Nov. 5 at 1 p.m.
- Where
- COEX in Seoul.
- Why
- Remembrance Day was established to remember Nov. 17, the date of the forced signing of the Eulsa Treaty.
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The Korean Provisional Assembly established Remembrance Day to remember Nov. 17, the date of the forced signing of the Eulsa Treaty.
The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs announced that the ceremony would be staged as a musical drama.
Free ticket reservations are scheduled to open at 1 p.m., with 500 tickets available.
The ceremony is scheduled to take place at COEX in Seoul.
- Duration
- 50 minutes
- Ceremony
- 87th Remembrance Day
- Date
- Nov. 17, 2026
- Venue
- COEX, Seoul
- Free tickets
- 500 available for reservation
- Ticket booking
- Opens Nov. 5 at 1 p.m.
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What people are saying
a new ceremony that will show the high cultural power of a Republic of Korea that is a cultural powerhouse, as Mr. Kim Gu dreamed