New Year's countdown
Event Information
Year-end event
22:50 ~ 23:58
hour
Content
Details
22:50 ~ 22:52
Opening remarks
Host Year-end Opening Mentor
22:52 ~ 23:10
K-Light Dance
Combining traditional Korean music with digital and media art
23:10 ~ 23:35
Gwanghwamun Fashion Road
A modern clothing fashion show inspired by Hanbok
23:35 ~ 23:55
Artist Performance
A performance by Korea's representative emotional singer Yoon Min-soo
23:55 ~ 23:58
Countdown Guide
Countdown Guide (3 minutes)
Operating hours
Wednesday, December 31, 2025, 10:50 PM ~
Thursday, January 1, 2026, 12:30 AM
location
Special stage at Gwanghwamun Square North Side
New Year's Countdown Director: John Kim
Assistant directors: Lee Dong-min, Kim Do-geon
Countdown
23:58 ~ 00:00
hour
Content
Details
23:58 ~ 23:59
Pre-event
Summary of works by invited artists at Gwanghwamun
23:59 ~ 00:00
New Year's countdown
Building immersion and counting down to the New Year (10 → 0)
New Year's event
00:00 ~ 00:30
hour
Content
Details
00:00 ~ 01
New Year's content
- Firecrackers, HAPPY NEW YEAR, etc. (20 seconds)
- 2026 New Year's message (20 seconds), Seoul color promotion (20 seconds_self)
00:01 ~ 03
New Year's Wishes
New Year's Wish Interview (Children, Youth, Middle-aged, etc.)
00:03 ~ 05
media art
Red Horse Material (Gwanghwamun History, Present, and Future Vision)
00:05 ~ 30
Artist Performance
Capturing the world's attention with eye-catching performances
Balming Tiger performance
Building-specific content
Public content display (KT, Donga, Koreana)
Event details
National Museum of Korean Contemporary History ❶
New Year's Countdown
<2026 New Year's Content> 2 minutes
The work of four Gwanghwamun artists signals the start of the countdown, and color changes create a sense of immersion. Citizens then join in the countdown (10 → 0), welcoming the start of a new year.
2026 Seoul Color (Morning Yellow)
History Museum ❶
<Promotion of Seoul Color and Seoul Font> 20 seconds
We'll be with Morning Yellow, capturing the morning sun of a trouble-free daily life in 2026. Simultaneously transmitting messages, we'll showcase the beauty of Seoul's colors in 2026.
New Year's Wishes
History Museum ❶
<New Year's Wishes for Children, Youth, etc.> 2 minutes
It presents stories containing the New Year's wishes of various citizens, including children, young adults, job seekers, and middle-aged people, and delivers the hopes and dreams of each generation in a message that all generations can relate to.
media art
History Museum ❶
<2026 Red Horse Media Art Work> 2 minutes
This is a media art piece that encompasses the past, present, and future visions, with a red horse symbolizing the year 2026 running.
The dynamic movements of the red horse visually express the flow and change of time.
K-Light Dance
History Museum ❶
<Aperform> 18 minutes
〈Light Dance〉 is a futuristic performance that combines traditional Korean art and cutting-edge digital technology.
A sensuous demonstration of Seoul as a cultural city that is constantly evolving based on the legacy of the past.
This performance presents a contemporary aesthetic that only Seoul can embody, presenting an image of Seoul's future to the world.
Gwanghwamun Fashion Road
History Museum ❶
<New Seoul> 25 minutes
A 25-minute urban fashion performance where tradition and modernity collide. Gwanghwamun Square will feature a light sculpture that reinterprets the Ilwolobongdo (Ilwolbongdo) and Dancheong (Korean traditional painting) with a modern twist, creating a new silhouette for this historic space.
Fifty models marched across the plaza, symbolizing the people of Seoul today. Combining light, sound, and clothing, this stage transformed the entire Gwanghwamun Square into a living canvas.
Yoon Min-soo's performance
History Museum ❶
<Yoon Min-soo> 20 minutes
Singer Yoon Min-soo, who has been loved for his deep emotions and explosive vocals
The last night of 2025, a meeting of the heart of Seoul and the most intense emotions.
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Balming Tiger performance
History Museum ❶
Balming Tiger 25 minutes
Balming Tiger, a Korean alternative K-pop band
An artist who has garnered worldwide attention for his experimental music and performances that cross genres.
The Last Night of 2025, Seoul Light Gwanghwamun
The heart of Seoul meets the most contemporary sensibility.