{
  "id": 5804757,
  "title": "Fireworks show lights up Seoul skies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/fireworks-show-lights-up-seoul-skies",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-05T17:57:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20260906/fireworks-show-lights-up-seoul-skies"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "South Korea's largest annual fireworks display took place in Seoul on Saturday night, illuminating the city's skies during a cool early autumn evening. Known as the Seoul International Fireworks Festival, organized by Hanwha Group, the event commenced shortly after 8 p.m. in Seoul's Yeouido district, attracting an estimated 530,000 spectators, according to both Hanwha and police reports. This year's show was three weeks earlier than usual, primarily due to Chuseok, the Korean harvest holiday, which was scheduled to arrive later in the month. The festival, launched in 2000, was titled \"Find Your Light\" for this edition. For the first time, the event featured fireworks teams from three different countries: South Korea's Hanwha Corp., the United States, and the United Kingdom. The festivities kicked off with the British team, whose fireworks synchronized to the melody of \"Soda Pop\" from the original soundtrack of the Netflix blockbuster, KPop Demon Hunters. Following them was the U.S. team, whose fireworks were set off while \"O Fortuna\" played in the background. The South Korean team concluded the night's performance, delivering a spectacular display in its final 20 minutes that left the audience in awe.",
  "summary": "South Korea's largest annual fireworks show took place in Seoul on Saturday, lighting up the skies on this cool early autumn night. The Seoul International Fireworks Festival, hosted by Hanwha Group, began just past 8 p.m. in Seoul's Yeouido district, with about 530,000 spectators on hand, as estimated by Hanwha and police. This year's show took place about three weeks earlier than in previous…",
  "key_points": [
    "Seoul International Fireworks Festival took place in Yeouido district",
    "530,000 spectators attended the event",
    "Three countries' fireworks teams participated"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Fireworks show lights up Seoul skies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/fireworks-show-lights-up-seoul-skies-5809799",
        "published": "2026-09-05T18:32:03.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}