Profiler Kwon Il-yong, Singer Noh Ji-hoon, Traditional Music Artist Song So-hee, and Actor Lee Moon-sik Appointed as Gyeonggi Province Promotional Ambassadors

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Professor Kwon Il-yong, a first-generation domestic profiler; singer Noh Ji-hoon, who rose to fame through ‘Mr. Trot’; traditional music artist Song So-hee; and acclaimed character actor Lee Moon-sik have been appointed as Gyeonggi Province Promotional Ambassadors and will carry out various policy promotion activities for Gyeonggi Province.

On the 13th, Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung appointed them as Gyeonggi Province Promotional Ambassadors at the Gyeonggi Province Government Office. The term of activity is two years.

Professor Kwon Il-yong served as both a field forensics technician and criminal investigator, playing a decisive role in profiling and apprehending approximately 1,000 violent criminals.
After taking honorable retirement as a senior inspector in 2017, he currently serves as an adjunct professor at Dongguk University while working as a profiler.

Professor Kwon has taught investigative techniques to the Gyeonggi Province Special Judicial Police Unit and delivered lectures on ‘Scientific Investigation X-Files’ to civil servants at the Gyeonggi Province Talent Development Institute.

Going forward, he plans to conduct promotional activities in the field of ‘A livable and safe Gyeonggi Province.’

Singer Noh Ji-hoon overcame adversity by having to abandon his dream of becoming a youth national soccer representative due to difficult circumstances, and was recognized as a skilled vocalist through a public audition broadcast. In 2019, he transitioned to trot singing and receives love from all age groups. He currently resides in Opo-eup, Gwangju.

Artist Song So-hee, who debuted as a traditional music prodigy, ranked first in the first half when she performed Gyeonggi folk songs on KBS's ‘Nationwide Singing Contest’ at age 12 and majored in Gyeonggi folk songs in university.

Recently, she has been working to promote traditional music by planning the ‘Worn Out Project,’ collaborating with artists from different genres and sharing their performances on SNS, with plans to bring the sounds of hope to residents of the province.

Actor Lee Moon-sik has resided in Gwacheon and Uiwang for more than 20 years, consistently practicing good deeds and volunteering, including participation in campaigns to discover welfare blind spots in the local community.

Going forward, expectations are high for his activities as a promotional ambassador actively publicizing Gyeonggi Province's welfare policies and promoting the province's residents.

The province plans to strengthen government publicity through the appointment of these four promotional ambassadors and further enhance communication and empathy with residents.

Governor Lee Jae-myung stated, “I am truly grateful to be welcoming you, who have achieved great accomplishments in your respective fields, as promotional ambassadors for Gyeonggi Province,” and added, “I ask that you widely inform our residents, and furthermore the people of our nation and the world, of our efforts to establish Gyeonggi Province as the most advanced local government in South Korea.”

Professor Kwon Il-yong, appointed as a promotional ambassador in an expert field for the first time since the seventh civilian-elected administration began, said, “I am honored to take on the role of promotional ambassador for the nation's largest metropolitan region, and I will do my best to enhance the value of justice in Gyeonggi Province and promote good policies for a livable and safe Gyeonggi Province.”