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BackFirst Lady Kim Hye-kyung visits the outdoor wedding ceremony at Gyeongbokgung Palace and congratulates the multicultural young couple.
First Lady Kim Hye-kyung visits the outdoor wedding ceremony at Gyeongbokgung Palace and congratulates the multicultural young couple.
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First Lady Kim Hye-kyung visits the outdoor wedding ceremony at Gyeongbokgung Palace and congratulates the multicultural young couple.

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  • First Lady Kim Hye-kyung, wife of President Lee Jae-myung, visited the first outdoor wedding held at Gyeongbokgung Palace and congratulated the multicultural young couple on their new start.
  • This event, planned by the National Heritage Administration, will feature weddings for 28 couples every weekend until the 8th of next month, and Estonian YouTuber Mai will be the first person to attend.

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Why It Matters

The National Heritage Administration planned an outdoor wedding at Gyeongbokgung Palace so that people could enjoy the value of cultural heritage in their daily lives.

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Cultural heritage should not remain in a solemn space but be part of the people's daily lives.

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Ko Dong-wook = President Lee Jae-myung's wife, Kim Hye-kyung, visited the 'Gyeongbokgung Palace wedding' held for the first time on the 2nd and congratulated the multicultural young couple on their new start, Blue House Deputy Spokesperson Ahn Gwi-ryeong announced in a written briefing on the 4th.

Mrs. Kim celebrated her new start by visiting the outdoor wedding ceremony held at the ginkgo tree rest area of ​​the National Palace Museum in Gyeongbokgung Palace this afternoon.

The outdoor wedding ceremony at Gyeongbokgung Palace was planned by the National Heritage Administration to enable people to enjoy the value of cultural heritage in their daily lives, and a total of 28 wedding couples will be held every weekend until the 8th of next month.

YouTuber Mai, who came from Estonia and introduces traditional Korean culture, including Hanbok, through her YouTube channel ‘Kimchi Ghost Mai’, became the star of her first wedding.

Mrs. Kim congratulated Mai on her decision to become a married couple with her Korean husband.

In addition, he expressed his expectation that "I hope that cultural heritage will not remain in a solemn space, but will be a friendly part of the people's daily lives."

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • The outdoor wedding event at Gyeongbokgung Palace will continue every weekend until the 8th of next month.

    Very likely · Within weeks

Open Questions

  • What is the budget for this event?
  • Are there any plans to regularize outdoor wedding events at Gyeongbokgung Palace in the future?

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