Gwangmyeong Mayor Park Seungwon: "Bid to Bring in 50,000-Seat Dome Stadium" ... Urges Residents to Sign at Cheolsan Station

Collecting signatures through November 8 before submitting them to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Highlighting advantages of KTX Gwangmyeong Station's transport network and the 3rd New Town
Mayor Park Seungwon: "Join us in this challeng

Park Seungwon, mayor of Gwangmyeong City in Gyeonggi Province, has taken to the streets to campaign for the city to host a 50,000-seat dome stadium for sports and concerts. The plan is to collect signatures from residents and convey the city’s commitment to hosting the stadium to the government, while drawing on its metropolitan transport network and new-town development to compete for the project.

Park Seungwon, mayor of Gwangmyeong, takes part in a citywide signature campaign to bring a multipurpose dome stadium for sports and concerts to Gwangmyeong near Cheolsan Station on the afternoon of the 4th. Photo provided by Gwangmyeong City.

On the afternoon of November 4, Mayor Park held a citywide signature campaign to bring the dome stadium to Gwangmyeong near Exit 2 of Cheolsan Station, joined by around 20 people, including staff from the Culture and Tourism Division, members of the Gwangmyeong City Sports Council and the Gwangmyeong Federation of Artistic and Cultural Organizations, and Red Cross members.

Participants handed out leaflets explaining the need for the stadium and Gwangmyeong’s location advantages, and collected signatures on site. They also explained how to scan a QR code with a smartphone to sign online.

Mayor Park said, "For South Korea to take a leap forward as a cultural powerhouse, a dome stadium capable of hosting world-class performances and sporting events must be successfully established. Gwangmyeong is ideally situated, with an extensive metropolitan transport network and favorable conditions for future development. We will bring the dome stadium to the city and develop it into a new growth engine for South Korea’s cultural industry."

He added, "The unified support and participation of our citizens are the greatest force behind our bid to host the dome stadium. This is an important challenge that will shape Gwangmyeong’s next 100 years, and I hope every citizen will join together in support."

The city plans to run the signature campaign through November 8 and then submit the petition to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Earlier, on October 23, it submitted a letter of intent to host a 50,000-seat dome stadium to Gyeonggi Province.

Gwangmyeong City is highlighting transport access centered on KTX Gwangmyeong Station and development of the Gwangmyeong-Siheung third new town as key advantages in the competition. The city says its strengths include the potential to improve access in conjunction with railway network expansions, including the Shinansan Line and the Wolgot-Pangyo Line, as well as favorable conditions for securing a site and building infrastructure through new-town development.

Gwangmyeong Mayor Park Seungwon leads a citywide signature campaign near Cheolsan Station on the afternoon of the 4th to bring a sports and entertainment dome stadium to the city. Provided by Gwangmyeong City.

Gwangmyeong City plans to host K-pop concerts and major sporting events throughout the year at the dome stadium and build a foundation for tourism that encourages visitors to stay in the area. Its goal is to turn these activities into job creation and stronger local businesses, and develop Gwangmyeong into a growth hub for K-culture.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.