{
  "id": 14377866,
  "title": "Korean Dream festival brings unification message with music, culture",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/korean-dream-festival-brings-unification-message-with-music-culture",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-14T05:42:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/people-events/20261015/korean-dream-festival-brings-unification-message-with-music-culture"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The 2026 Korean Dream Hangang Festival conveyed the message of Korean unification along the banks of the Han River during National Foundation Day. The event aimed to engage the public through music, performances, and citizen involvement. Held at Ttukseom Hangang Park in Seoul on October 3rd, the festival adopted the theme \"From one beginning to one future,\" reflecting Korea's shared origins and history of division while looking forward to peace and unification. Organized by the Korean Dream Hangang Festival organizing committee with the support of the Seoul Metropolitan Government, this year's event marked National Foundation Day by contemplating the origins and future of the Korean people. The festival embodied the traditional principle of Hongik Ingan, broadly interpreted as \"benefiting all humanity,\" presenting unification through culture and public participation instead of political discourse. This followed the previous year's event, also held at the same venue, as part of celebrations commemorating the 80th anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japanese rule.",
  "summary": "The 2026 Korean Dream Hangang Festival brought the message of Korean unification to the banks of the Han River on National Foundation Day, seeking to engage the public through music, performances and citizen participation. Held at Ttukseom Hangang Park in Seoul on Oct. 3, the festival carried the theme “From one beginning to one future,” tracing Korea’s shared origins and history of division…",
  "key_points": [
    "2026 Korean Dream Hangang Festival held on National Foundation Day",
    "Festival promoted Korean unification through music and culture",
    "Event emphasized shared origins and future of Korean people"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Prioritizing cultural engagement over political discourse shifts the unification conversation toward shared heritage and public participation to foster a sense of common identity among the Korean people.",
  "illustration": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korean Dream festival brings unification message with music, culture",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/korean-dream-festival-brings-unification-message-with-music-culture-14381104",
        "published": "2026-10-14T06:02:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}