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By Korea HeraldPublished : Dec. 5, 2012 - 19:28
For many singles, Christmas is not exactly a day to celebrate but to suffer. To save those worrying about spending the romantic day at home, a 26-year-old college student came up with one striking idea.
Titled “Solo Battle,” Yoo Tae-hyung, a student at Kwangwoon University said he will host instant matchmaking event at Yeouido Park, central Seoul on Christmas Eve. The event, currently being promoted on Facebook, has already drawn about 35,000 people signing up for the event, including celebrities like comedians Yoo Joon-sang and Park Hwi-soon, and singer Gil Mi. Similar events will also be held in 13 other cities around the country.
The rule of the game is simple. Men are asked to wear white clothes and the women red to identify themselves as participants in the events. Both women and men will gather at the opposite sides of Yeouido Park at 3 p.m. on Dec. 24. On the signal, they will start running to find someone with whom they could fall in love at first sight. If they instantly become a couple, then the date starts on the spot ― what the host calls the “battlefield” ― with the couple leaving for a restaurant or a caf to get to know each other. They must then proclaim victory by posting a photo on the host’s Facebook page, Yoo said.
There are also some private companies encouraging their unmarried employees to participate in the event. K2 Korea, an outdoor apparel brand, has offered their employees a paid day off and duck down jackets to wear for the event.
If they succeed in becoming a couple on that day, the company will also pay 100,000 won for their dates, the company said.
“It sounds really fun. I was scared of thinking what to do without a boyfriend on Christmas Day. But I will have one last chance to find someone through the event,” said Lee Jung-eun, 32, an office worker in Seoul.
However, concerns are rising on the safety of participants.
“The event will be full of people and should watch out for pickpocketing or sexual harassment,” writes one internet user on a community site.
By Cho Chung-un (christory@heraldcorp.com)
Titled “Solo Battle,” Yoo Tae-hyung, a student at Kwangwoon University said he will host instant matchmaking event at Yeouido Park, central Seoul on Christmas Eve. The event, currently being promoted on Facebook, has already drawn about 35,000 people signing up for the event, including celebrities like comedians Yoo Joon-sang and Park Hwi-soon, and singer Gil Mi. Similar events will also be held in 13 other cities around the country.
The rule of the game is simple. Men are asked to wear white clothes and the women red to identify themselves as participants in the events. Both women and men will gather at the opposite sides of Yeouido Park at 3 p.m. on Dec. 24. On the signal, they will start running to find someone with whom they could fall in love at first sight. If they instantly become a couple, then the date starts on the spot ― what the host calls the “battlefield” ― with the couple leaving for a restaurant or a caf to get to know each other. They must then proclaim victory by posting a photo on the host’s Facebook page, Yoo said.
There are also some private companies encouraging their unmarried employees to participate in the event. K2 Korea, an outdoor apparel brand, has offered their employees a paid day off and duck down jackets to wear for the event.
If they succeed in becoming a couple on that day, the company will also pay 100,000 won for their dates, the company said.
“It sounds really fun. I was scared of thinking what to do without a boyfriend on Christmas Day. But I will have one last chance to find someone through the event,” said Lee Jung-eun, 32, an office worker in Seoul.
However, concerns are rising on the safety of participants.
“The event will be full of people and should watch out for pickpocketing or sexual harassment,” writes one internet user on a community site.
By Cho Chung-un (christory@heraldcorp.com)
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Articles by Korea Herald
