Welcoming the new year at Seoul's Bosingak Pavilion
- 5 years ago
보신각에서 새해맞이...'제야의 종' 10만명 인파 예상
People all across the nation are ready to celebrate the coming of a new year.
Our reporters are braving the subzero temperatures to show us how Koreans are partaking in the celebrations.
First let's turn to our Park Hee-jun at the iconic Bosingak Pavilion.
Hee-jun, how are things looking over there?
Hello, Daniel.
It's that time of the year... here at the Bosingak Pavilion,... which is one of the most popular spots in the country for new year's eve.
We're expecting at least 10-thousand people tonight.
So it's going to get crazy as we draw closer to midnight.
There are still a couple of hours left until the bell is struck, but the crowds milling around are clearly excited and ready to celebrate.
There's no way to really escape the freezing cold, even if you wear lots of layers and use heat packs.
But that's not stopping families, couples and friends from coming out on the street and having a blast in the final moments of 2018.
Let me share with you the excitement here at Bosingak.
Take a listen.
"It's my first time experiencing this event, so I'm excited to be here, and just excited to see all the stuff that's going tonight."
"I came from Busan. I’ve only seen this event on TV, and it’s my first time to come in pe rson. I can really feel the year-end atmosphere, and I'm so excited. I'll be watching the bell ring tonight, and I hope everything goes well next year.
I can definitely see the year-end vibe over there.
Anything particularly special about this year?
Well this event isn't new and we've been covering it every year.
But I can tell you that it's going to be more exciting and livelier than ever.
Let me run you through some of the key events.
Here's tonight's timetable.
As you can see, it's not so different from the usual line-up,... but there is something a little bit extra.
Next year marks the 100th anniversary of the March First Independence Movement and the establishment of the country's provisional government.
So we have special events prepared for that.
But of course, the highlight is the actual bell-ringing ceremony.
16 people, including the Seoul mayor, will be ringing the bell.
And this year's 11 notable citizens include Lee Guk-jong a surgeon best known for saving a North Korean soldier who was shot while defecting to the South,... and speed-skater Lee Sang-hwa who's a world record holder and won two gold medals for South Korea at the Winter Olympics.
They're going to strike the bell 33 times,... which is a Buddhist tradition.
And for that, I will be back.
Happy New Year's, Daniel.
People all across the nation are ready to celebrate the coming of a new year.
Our reporters are braving the subzero temperatures to show us how Koreans are partaking in the celebrations.
First let's turn to our Park Hee-jun at the iconic Bosingak Pavilion.
Hee-jun, how are things looking over there?
Hello, Daniel.
It's that time of the year... here at the Bosingak Pavilion,... which is one of the most popular spots in the country for new year's eve.
We're expecting at least 10-thousand people tonight.
So it's going to get crazy as we draw closer to midnight.
There are still a couple of hours left until the bell is struck, but the crowds milling around are clearly excited and ready to celebrate.
There's no way to really escape the freezing cold, even if you wear lots of layers and use heat packs.
But that's not stopping families, couples and friends from coming out on the street and having a blast in the final moments of 2018.
Let me share with you the excitement here at Bosingak.
Take a listen.
"It's my first time experiencing this event, so I'm excited to be here, and just excited to see all the stuff that's going tonight."
"I came from Busan. I’ve only seen this event on TV, and it’s my first time to come in pe rson. I can really feel the year-end atmosphere, and I'm so excited. I'll be watching the bell ring tonight, and I hope everything goes well next year.
I can definitely see the year-end vibe over there.
Anything particularly special about this year?
Well this event isn't new and we've been covering it every year.
But I can tell you that it's going to be more exciting and livelier than ever.
Let me run you through some of the key events.
Here's tonight's timetable.
As you can see, it's not so different from the usual line-up,... but there is something a little bit extra.
Next year marks the 100th anniversary of the March First Independence Movement and the establishment of the country's provisional government.
So we have special events prepared for that.
But of course, the highlight is the actual bell-ringing ceremony.
16 people, including the Seoul mayor, will be ringing the bell.
And this year's 11 notable citizens include Lee Guk-jong a surgeon best known for saving a North Korean soldier who was shot while defecting to the South,... and speed-skater Lee Sang-hwa who's a world record holder and won two gold medals for South Korea at the Winter Olympics.
They're going to strike the bell 33 times,... which is a Buddhist tradition.
And for that, I will be back.
Happy New Year's, Daniel.