Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party of Korea presidential candidate's special committee, the "K-Culture Power Country Committee," was officially launched on the 9th.
The Democratic Party of Korea's Central Election Countermeasures Committee held the launch ceremony for the K-Culture Power Country Committee that day and noted, "We will do our best to discover pledges for realizing a cultural power country."
The chairperson is Yoo Hong-joon, a chair professor at Myongji University. He is the author of the "Cultural Heritage Travel Series" and served as the third commissioner of the Cultural Heritage Administration during the Roh Moo-hyun administration.
Chairperson Yoo stated, "I will recognize the issues regarding the cultural structure and cultural industry development, create various programs, and then persuade this candidate to open the way toward becoming a cultural power country."
He added, "The candidate's will toward becoming a cultural power country is quite strong," and "Recently, he emphasized the importance of the cultural industry in a meeting with the leaders of the five economic groups."
The committee is responsible for discovering culture-related pledges under the slogan "A country where culture shines," proposing policies to the campaign committee, and conveying the voices of the cultural and artistic community to this candidate.
Additionally, there are plans to promote meetings between the cultural and artistic community and this candidate, regional cultural policy discussions, and cooperation with major culture-related organizations.
Kim Min-seok, the Democratic Party's co-chair of the Central Election Countermeasures Committee, said, "The Culture Power Country Committee has long-term benefits, so I shared with this candidate that we need to pave the way for a cultural power country after the election," adding, "I hope it becomes a bridge of culture between our country and the world, a bridge of light."