Yongin Mayor Lee Sangil and Senior Models Take a "Walk in Tandem" in Hanbok

Yongin Special City Successfully Holds 4th Senior Fashion Show
71 Seniors Take the Stage with Their Distinctive Style
Participation Nearly Triples in Three Years, from 25 in the First Year
Mayor Lee: "Expand Jobs and Health Promotion Programs"

At Ace Hall in Yongin Special City Hall in Gyeonggi Province on the 13th, Lee Sang-il, mayor of Yongin, dressed in an elegant hanbok, walked down the runway alongside white-haired senior models under dazzling lights. Their entrance drew enthusiastic applause and cheers from the more than 600 people filling the audience.

Lee Sang-il, mayor of Yongin Special City, walks the runway with senior models at the 4th Senior Fashion Show on the 13th. Provided by Yongin City.

The 4th Senior Fashion Show, hosted and organized by the Yongin Cheoin Senior Welfare Center (Director Kim Ki-tae), was held to great acclaim that day. Under the theme "A Shining Life, Confident Steps," the event was organized to give seniors the chance to take the stage as models and showcase an energetic and self-directed approach to later life.

A total of 71 senior models took to the stage. Confidently showing off the walking skills they had honed and their distinctive poses, they displayed stage presence rivaling that of professional models. The program began with a pre-show performance by the fusion gugak group Luna, followed by a commemorative ceremony, fashion presentations in Parts 1 and 2, and a congratulatory performance by singer Song Ji-hyeon. The event concluded with a finale featuring the entire cast on stage.

Among those attending were Mayor Lee, Yongin City Council Chair Jang Jeong-sun, and Jo Dang-ho, CEO of the social welfare corporation Yeonkkot Maeul, who encouraged the seniors as they took on new challenges.

Yongin Special City Mayor Lee Sang-il delivers congratulatory remarks at the 4th Senior Fashion Show on the 13th. Photo provided by Yongin City.

Mayor Lee said, "I have attended the Senior Fashion Show every year since it began four years ago, and I am always moved by the senior models' wonderful appearance and confident steps. I hope they will once again show off the skills they have honed, and I ask everyone here to give them your wholehearted support."

He continued, "Yongin Special City is steadily expanding its welfare budget and support to promote seniors' health and happiness. We will continue working harder to help seniors enjoy healthy, active later years by creating more jobs for them and expanding health promotion programs."

He added, "I would like to thank everyone who helped prepare the Senior Fashion Show, a signature program of the Cheoin Senior Welfare Center, and all the senior models who will put on a wonderful show today. We will continue to support seniors as they take on new challenges."

The 4th Senior Fashion Show, hosted and organized by the Yongin Cheoin Senior Welfare Center, is underway at Yongin City Hall on the 13th. Photo courtesy of Yongin City.

Launched in 2023 to provide seniors with opportunities for social participation and new challenges, the Yongin Cheoin Senior Welfare Center's Senior Fashion Show has grown in scale each year and become a signature senior cultural event in the region. The number of senior models participating has risen steadily, from 25 in its inaugural year to 48 in 2024, 58 in 2025, and 71 this year.

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