Everland Baby Panda Name Vote… Surpasses 100,000 Participants in Six Days

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Samsung C&T Resort Division’s Everland announced on the 24th that participation in the nationwide voting event to name the youngest member of the panda family—the fourth panda born in Korea—exceeded 100,000 participants within six days of the campaign launch.

Everland has been simultaneously conducting online and offline name-voting events for the baby panda via its official app and at Panda World since the 18th.

On the online platform, fans are actively sharing the meanings and nicknames of candidate names and creating AI-generated content using panda photos, demonstrating voluntary engagement.

Short-form videos featuring zookeepers participating in the vote have accumulated over 2 million views. The footage includes lighthearted banter between Kang Cheol-won, the panda’s father and head zookeeper, and Oh Seung-hee, the panda’s mother and zookeeper, as well as scenes where fans ask busy zookeeper Kang whether he has participated in the vote. These cheerful clips are bringing fresh laughter and a sense of closeness to fans. Additional short videos featuring staff members caring for the panda family, including zookeepers Song Young-kwan and Lee Se-hyun, will also be uploaded soon.

Meanwhile, the candidate names featured in this voting round were carefully selected from approximately 10,000 submissions received during a nationwide open comment campaign held in the first phase. The final list was approved by a naming selection committee composed of zookeepers, veterinarians, and employees from relevant departments.

Following the panda family’s generational naming convention using 'Bao' (), five candidate names with varied pronunciations and meanings were chosen: 'Jubao' (, a treasure cherished like pearls or jewels), 'Junbao' (, an outstanding and refined treasure), 'Linbao' (, a precious gem like beautiful jade), 'Yubao' (, a treasure protected and blessed by all), and 'Shubao' (, a bright treasure like dawn light). The final selected name will be announced in September when the baby panda reaches 100 days of age.

Everland will award prizes to a total of 21 participants selected through a random draw from among those who voted. Prizes include travel vouchers to a Chinese panda base, invitations to a 100-day celebration party, merchandise, and Everland admission tickets.

An Everland representative stated, “Fans and zookeepers are coming together with shared hearts during this meaningful process of gifting the baby panda a precious name it will share for life. We kindly ask everyone to offer warm support so that the youngest panda can grow up healthily amidst care and blessings.”

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