Inspire, JYP Entertainment and HearCycle to Assist Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Audiences at Performances

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On the 24th, Inspire Entertainment Resort announced that it has partnered with JYP Entertainment and the non-profit organization HearCycle to improve auditory accessibility.

This collaboration aims to enhance performance accessibility for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals and create a more inclusive performance environment. It is being implemented as part of Inspire's ESG project, "Sound Beyond Hearing."

JYP Entertainment and HearCycle are conducting activities to improve auditory accessibility so that audiences with hearing difficulties can enjoy cultural and artistic content more conveniently. Inspire will support this project by providing venue infrastructure and operational environment assistance.

Inspire will provide skyboxes as listening spaces and offer technical cooperation for transmitter installation and on-site operations to ensure the stable operation of an Auracast-based (a technology that wirelessly transmits performance audio to hearing aids or cochlear implants to support clearer listening) listening assistance system in connection with performances by JYP Entertainment artists held at Inspire Arena. The company also plans to collaborate on producing content featuring vivid reviews from project participants.

Notably, as the installation of listening assistance equipment is set to become mandatory in public facilities starting next November, interest and social demand for accessibility improvements in performance and cultural venues are gradually increasing. This project is significant as a private-sector collaboration case that can test technologies and operational models for improving auditory accessibility in actual performance environments.

Accordingly, Inspire plans to provide multi-faceted resources to ensure the stable operation of the Auracast-based listening assistance system at performance sites and accumulate experience in operating venue accessibility so that diverse audiences, including deaf individuals and cochlear implant users, can enjoy performances without inconvenience. JYP Entertainment will contribute by expanding performance participation opportunities for audiences with hearing difficulties through ESG activities and raising social awareness about cultural accessibility.

This collaboration will begin with performances by JYP-affiliated artists such as 2PM and DAY6's Young K held at Inspire Arena and is expected to continue through the second half of the year. Inspire will support the stable operation of listening assistance systems at each performance while continuously reviewing measures to improve venue accessibility based on project outcomes and participant feedback.

An Inspire official stated, "Inspire is striving to create an environment where everyone can enjoy performances and entertainment under equal conditions," adding, "Through this project, we aim to accumulate operational experience in improving venue accessibility and build an inclusive viewing environment where more audiences can enjoy performance culture together."

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