PUAC Holds 2023 Youth Unification Golden Bell Finals
- South Region Division
- 07-24-2023
PUAC Holds 2023 Youth Unification Golden Bell Finals
The PUAC (Executive Vice-chairperson Kim Kwan-yong, Secretary General Seok Dong-hyeon) held the "2023 Youth Unification Golden Bell Finals" at the Sejong University Convention Center in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, on July 22, at 2 p.m.
This year's Youth Unification Golden Bell Competition, which marked its 13th year, was even more meaningful as the preliminary, second-round, and the finals were held in person for the first time in three years since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Over 40,000 youths from Korea and overseas participated in the preliminary round (organized by city, county, district, and overseas regional chapters) which started in April. After the second round (organized by metropolitan and provincial assemblies and overseas regional assemblies), 85 from Korea and 15 from overseas competed in the finals.
Executive Vice-chairperson Kim Kwan-yong gave the first question and Secretary General Seok Dong-hyeon gave the last question, respectively, and encouraged the final contestants.
The final round included the screening of videos of regional contest scenes and cheering, quiz contests, quiz for the last contestant, participants’ talent show, and the awards ceremony. The finals were broadcast live on YouTube, and viewers cheered for the participating students online.
For the finals, Korean War veteran Son Hee-won, chairman of the Korean War Veterans Association, and the Rev. Chosan, who contributed behind the scenes to the repatriation of the Pukkwan Victory Monument, gave questions via video, providing participants with a meaningful opportunity to think about national history
Ko Min-seo from Ohyun High School in Jeju won the finals. Ko was the last contestant to take on the golden bell, but unfortunately, Ko failed to answer the question No. 44 and dropped out of the challenge for the golden ball, for which the contestants should give correct answers to all the 45 questions.
The finals that marked the grand finale of the 2023 Youth Unification Golden Bell turned out to be a festive event filled with the passion of domestic and overseas youth and their families, friends, and teachers who supported and encouraged the participating students.
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