As vote-counting protests drag on... Seoul Park Music Festival venue ultimately changed

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As protests blocking the Jamsil vote-counting center continue, the 'Seoul Park Music Festival,' originally scheduled to be held at the Seoul Olympic Park Ticket Link Live Arena (formerly the Handball Gymnasium), has changed its venue to a nearby location.

On the 16th, the Seoul Park Music Festival organizers posted a 'Stage Change Notice' on their official SNS, stating, "We have been continuously reviewing the on-site situation with the safety of our audience and smooth operation of the performance as top priorities, given that the Handball Gymnasium has been blocked for an extended period," and announced, "As the original Ticket Link Live Arena stage is no longer available, we have decided to hold the performances at the 88th Swimming Pool Stage and Woori Financial Art Hall."

They added, "We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused to your viewing plans due to the stage change. Given that we are announcing this change just before the event, we kindly ask for your broad understanding that this decision was made to provide a safer and more comfortable viewing environment."

The venue change was a ripple effect of protests lasting over ten days near the performance site, condemning the 'shortage of ballot papers' during the the 3rd local elections.

This is not the first time the performing arts industry has suffered due to protests blocking the Jamsil vote-counting center. During the 'Weverse Con Festival' on the 6th and 7th, plans to use the Ticket Link Live Arena as a fan rest area were derailed by the protests. The 'Nexon MapleStory Showcase,' scheduled for the 13th, was also urgently moved from Olympic Park to KINTEX in Ilsan, Gyeonggi-do.

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