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The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of South Korea launched the "Fishing Village New Vitality Promotion Project Competition" in the hope of reducing the outflow of people from fishing villages, attracting people to move in, and revitalizing the local economy and living infrastructure. This gave birth to the "Munwu City Trot Girls".
The 8-member girl group "Mun Oseong Trot Girls" debuted in the fishing village of Gijang County, Busan City, South Korea. The average age is 73 years old. (Picture taken from YT channel of Wendong area fishing village revitalization project)
The 8-member girl group "Munohseong Trot Girls" from the fishing village of Gijang-gun, Busan City, South Korea has made their debut! Their average age is 73, with the 76-year-old eldest sister born in 1950 and the 70-year-old "maknae (youngest)" born in 1956.
According to "Yonhap News Agency", the Gijang County Mundong Living Area Fishing Village New Vitality Promotion Office stated today (8th) that "Munwu Fortress" represents the five neighborhoods of Mundong, Munseo, Munsang, Munjung, and Munha in Ilgwang-eup, Gijang County. Eight old ladies usually work as haenyeo, farming, etc. They depict the life of the seaside village with South Korean traditional singing (Trot).
It is understood that the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of South Korea launched the "Fishing Village New Vitality Promotion Project Competition" in the hope of reducing the outflow of people from fishing villages, attracting people to move in, and revitalizing the local economy and living infrastructure, thus giving birth to the "Munwu City Trot Girls".
The Bundong office in Gijang County revealed that they originally wanted to hold a poetry writing class to record the living conditions of women in the fishing villages that are now disappearing. However, after seeing that the elderly can sing for 5 or 6 hours as long as they have a karaoke machine, they decided to change the direction and start Trot. They have released a single and MV, and will move towards documentaries in the future.

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