President Lee to Attend 'Light Committee' Launch Commemorative Citizens’ Invitation Event on the 17th

Light Committee to Promote Projects Continuing the Legacy of the Light Revolution Against the 12·3 Rebellion
President Lee to Attend Screening of the Documentary Film 'Ran 12·3'

President Lee Jae-myung will attend the "Citizens Invitation Event Celebrating the Launch of the Light Committee," which will be held at the Blue House on the 17th. The event is organized to commemorate the establishment of the presidential Light Committee under the slogan "Solidarity of Light: Connecting Hope and Opening the Future." President Lee will also join citizens who participated in the Light Revolution to watch the documentary film "Ran 12·3," directed by Lee Myung-se.

President Lee Jae-myung and First Lady Kim Hye-kyung are watching the opening ceremony of the Nadam Festival at the National Sports Stadium in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on July 11, 2026. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

According to the Blue House, the Light Committee is a presidential committee established in March of this year to commemorate and carry on the legacy of the Light Revolution, which stood against the 12·3 rebellion. The committee is responsible for collecting, preserving, and researching related historical materials. It also plans to pursue projects such as designating a memorial day for the Light Revolution and installing symbolic monuments.

President Lee, First Lady Kim Hye-kyung, Blue House officials, and members of the Light Committee, including Chairperson Park Mi-gyeong, will participate in the event. Minister of the Interior and Safety Yoon Ho-jung, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Koo Yun-cheol, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT Bae Kyung-hoon will also attend as government members of the Light Committee. In addition, approximately 100 people, including citizens who participated in the Light Revolution and representatives from civil society organizations, have been invited to join the event.

The event will proceed in the following order: a national ceremony, presentation of appointment letters to committee members, an expression of gratitude to citizen representatives, and President Lee’s opening remarks. Afterwards, attendees will watch the documentary film "Ran 12·3," which covers the circumstances before and after the imposition of martial law. Following the film, there will be a session where citizens who were present during those events share their reflections.

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