Mayor Lee Hyun-jae Launches K-Culture Task Force as First Official Action in Ninth Term

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] Hanam City announced the composition of the K-Culture Cultural City Task Force as its first official action upon launching the ninth term, proclaiming a major transformation into a global cultural hub city.

This authorization reflects a powerful policy aimed at making the K-Culture Complex and National Garden Development Project top priorities to complete a premium global city beyond South Korea, reshaping Hanam City's future landscape.

The Task Force launching this time has been organized on a mammoth scale with a total of 20 members, bringing together administrative experts from high-ranking government backgrounds, key figures driving South Korea's cultural and arts sectors, representatives of global media and entertainment companies, and local residents representing community voices, thereby securing unprecedented strong implementation capacity.

Park Hak-bong, President and CEO of Hanam Children's Culture Foundation, and Kim Jeong-bae, former Vice Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, have been appointed as co-chairs of the task force, steering overall operations, public-private cooperation, and external communication.

Additionally, Jeon Hong-jun, CEO of Attract who built the legendary K-pop myth globally, Kim Ho-sang, President and CEO of KT ENA leading media trends, and Kim Byul-ah, President of Gangwon Culture Foundation and literary master, are positioned as advisory members, serving as core brains to elevate Hanam City's cultural capabilities to world-class standards.

From academia, Professors Kim Young-shin from Ewha Womans University and Ahn Min-ho from Sookmyung Women's University have joined, enhancing the academic completeness of the policy. Representatives from key local organizations including Misa Riverside Coalition, Misa Residents' Representatives Federation, Hanam Citizens' Association, and Parents' Federation—those who have led Hanam's growth—are participating en masse, aiming to drive both policy effectiveness and strong civic consensus simultaneously.

For efficient and professional implementation, the task force is subdivided into three divisions—Culture and Content, Policy and Investment, and Regional Governance—with a total of 19 advisory members and will commence operations immediately.

Each division plans to conduct intensive discussions on multiple pending issues including key regulatory reforms for successful implementation of the K-Culture Complex project, external cooperation activation strategies, and resident communication. When issues arise, meetings will be held as needed to develop substantive policy alternatives.

The city plans to hold the task force appointment ceremony and launch meeting in July, finalize detailed division composition, and begin full policy consultation and opinion collection procedures in the second half of the year to accelerate project implementation.

Mayor Lee Hyun-jae stated, "The K-Culture Complex and National Garden Development Project are significant milestones that will determine Hanam City's competitive edge over the next 100 years," and emphasized, "Befitting the symbolic meaning of the first official action in the ninth term, we will mobilize the country's highest-level public-private cooperation network to make global cultural city Hanam, envied by the entire world, a reality."