Consolation Train Returns to Yeonpyeong Unit After 15 Years... Lee: "I'll Listen to Even Small Wishes and Make Them Come True"

President Lee Jaemyung congratulated the Marine Corps' Yeonpyeong Unit on hosting a Consolation Train performance, saying on November 7, "I will listen to even the small wishes of the service members defending our country and work to make them come true one by one."

That day, President Lee shared a media report on X (formerly Twitter) that a Consolation Train performance had been held at the Yeonpyeong Unit for the first time since 2011, and wrote the message. When he visited the unit this past June, a Marine had asked him to arrange a performance on Yeonpyeong Island.

President Lee Jaemyung greets service members at the Marine Corps' Yeonpyeong Unit in Ongjin County, Incheon, on June 24, 2026. (Yonhap)

In this regard, President Lee said, "(One service member) told me, 'I've never seen a cultural performance on Yeonpyeong Island. I hope the junior Marines can at least see a Consolation Train performance.' I was deeply grateful that he was thinking of those who would follow him, even as he prepared to leave the military."

"That promise was kept. A Consolation Train performance was held at the Yeonpyeong Unit for the first time in 16 years," he said. "I also thank the people involved with the Consolation Train who made the long journey to Yeonpyeong Island."

He added, "I hope the music and cheers that filled the unit for the first time in a while will remain a happy memory for the service members," and stressed, "I will listen to every service member."

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