Singer Hwang Young-woong is expected to begin an active, wide-ranging schedule starting with the '54th Gangjin Celadon Festival' on the 28th, leading to offers from terrestrial broadcasters.
The Gangjin Celadon Festival is a ceramic cultural and arts festival held from the 22nd of this month to the 3rd of next month around the Goryeo Celadon Museum in Gangjin, South Jeolla Province, and is a representative regional festival featuring a variety of hands-on experiences, sights and attractions.
This Gangjin Celadon Festival stage is known as Hwang Young-woong's first official external event, drawing great interest. Fans from across the country, including the Seoul and Gyeonggi areas as well as Busan, Daegu, Gangwon and Jeolla, are expected to visit. About 100 vehicles, including wrapping buses and tour buses printed with Hwang Young-woong's face, have already been booked.
An event official said, "Originally we expected about 1,200 people to gather for Hwang Young-woong's stage on the 28th, but about 4,000 fans reserved nearby accommodations and restaurants for the 27th and 28th, making it difficult to find lodging at present."
Amid this hot response, requests to invite Hwang Young-woong to regional events and festivals have continued. So far, more than 12 requests to appear at festivals and events nationwide have been received, and an appearance on a terrestrial broadcaster is under discussion.
Hwang Young-woong said, "I was able to return to the stage thanks to fans who quietly waited for three years," and added, "I think I must repay them by doing my best. I will prepare thoroughly and show a great stage." He continued, "I will always be humble, serve and be a singer who contributes to society," and said, "I sincerely thank everyone who called me again for broadcasts and events."
Earlier, Hwang Young-woong also issued an official position regarding the school violence allegations that had been raised. His agency, Golden Voice, explained on the 27th of last month, "The choice to remain silent instead of offering an immediate explanation at the time was not because the allegations were true, but because the singer feared that public clarification would harm the competition stage and fellow artists."
Meanwhile, Hwang Young-woong will meet the audience through a solo stage at the '54th Gangjin Celadon Festival — sound of celadon concert' to be held on the 28th.
OSEN=Jang Wooyoung reporter